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A1853.1. Creation of mouse by devil in ark. (Cf. A1811.2.) — *Dh I 166, 273; *Fb "mus" II 632a.; Finnish: Aarne FFC VIII 11 No. 55, XXXIII 53 No. 55.
A1853.1.1. Mice engendered after flood from rottenness: no mice on ark. Nouvelles Recreations No. 66.
A1854. Creation of rat. India: Thompson-Balys.
A1854.1. Why we have rats: one escapes from slaughter of rats. India: Thompson-Balys.
A1856. Creation of hare (rabbit). Dh I 164; India: Thompson-Balys; Eskimo (Central): Boas RBAE VI 639, (Ungava): Turner RBAE XI 263.
A1857. Creation of mongoose. India: Thompson-Balys.
A1858. Creation of porcupine. India: Thompson-Balys.
A1860. Creation of primata. India: Thompson-Balys.
A1861. Creation of monkey. India: *Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Graham; Philippine (Tinguian): Cole 189f.; S. Am. Indian (Macovi): Métraux MAFLS XL 35.
A1861.1. Monkeys from children hidden by Eve when God visited her. (Cf. A1650.1, A1710.) — BP III 320f.; Dh I 247.
Q220. Impiety punished.
A1861.2. Creation of monkeys: old woman thrown into fire. In unsuccessful imitation of Christ, the smith throws an old woman into the fire. She becomes a monkey. (Cf. A1710.) — Dh II 168. — Finnish: Aarne FFC VIII 13 No. 68; Esthonian: Aarne FFC XXV 146 No. 46; Flemish: DeMeyer FFC XXXVII 86 No. 68; German: Grimm No. 147. — Cf. Type 753.
E15. Resuscitation by burning. J2400. Foolish imitation.
A1861.3. *Creation of monkey: lazy man. *Fb "abe" IV 2a.
A1862. Creation of ape. Dh I 156ff. (Cf. A1755); ibid. I 164 (Cf. A1751); ibid. II 100 (Cf. A1715.2.) — Indonesian: De Vries's list No. 74; Palestine: Schmidt-Kahle Volkserzählungen aus Palestina I No. 59; Jewish: Neuman; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 121f. 411 s.v. "Affen entstehen"; Africa (Cameroon): Rosenhuber 38.
A1863. Creation of baboon. Ila (Rhodesia): Smith and Dale 349 No. 4; Zulu: Callaway 178 (transformed men, cf. A1710).
A1870. Creation of ungulata.
A1871. Creation of hog (pig). Dh II 102 — Esthonian: Aarne FFC XXV 144 No. 34; Livonian: Loorits FFC LXVI 88 No. 68; India: Thompson-Balys; Rarotonga (Cook Island): Beckwith Myth 101.
A1871.0.1. God's urine used to make pig. India: Thompson-Balys.
A100. Deity. D1006. Magic urine.
A1871.1. Origin of wild boar. Jewish: Neuman.
A1871.2. Origin of peccary. S. Am. Indian (Cashinawa): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 685.
A1872. Creation of hippopotamus. Africa (Ekoi): Talbot 386.
