A. Mythological Motifs
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A2032. Creation of flea. Cf. Type 276**. — Japanese: Ikeda.
A2032.1. Creation of flea: punishment for laziness. (Cf. A1730.) — Dh II 111ff.
A2032.2. Creation of flea: to give women work. (Cf. A2051.1.) — Flemish: DeMeyer FFC XXXVII 89 No. 125a; cf. Livonian: Loorits FFC LXVI 93 No. 103.
A2032.3. Origin of flea: from squirrel. (Cf. A1710.). — Livonian: Loorits FFC LXVI 93 No. 105.
A2032.4. Creation of flea: God plagues the devil with fleas. Lithuanian: Balys Legends No. 131ff.
A2033. Creation of gnat. Livonian: Loorits FFC LXVI 93 No. 102.
A671.2.7. Gnats in hell.
A2033.0.1. Gnats created by devil to worry God. Lithuanian: Balys Legends No. 131f.
A63.4.1. God and devil torment each other with their creations.
A2033.1. Origin of gnats in Lapland. Lappish: Qvigstad FFC LX 39 No. 60
A2034. Origin of mosquitoes. India: Thompson-Balys; Japanese: Ikeda; Hatt Asiatic Influences 89f.; Eskimo (Ungava): Turner RBAE XI 264; S. Am. Indian (Tucuna): Nimuendajú BBAE CXLIII (3) 294; N. Am. Indian (Kaska): Teit JAFL XXX 445.
A2034.1. Deity's wife creates mosquitoes to drive her husband out of jungle. India: Thompson-Balys.
A2034.1.1. Mosquitoes created by goddess to make sleeping outside impossible to men. Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 128.
A2034.1.2. Deity creates mosquitoes to irritate other gods. Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 128.
A2034.2. Mosquitoes from bones of slain demon flung into the air. (Cf. A2001.) — India: Thompson-Balys.
A2034.3. Mosquitoes from ashes of bad woman. (Cf. A2001.) — Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 128.
A2040. Creation of lepidoptera.
A2041. Creation of butterfly. India: Thompson-Balys.
A2050. Creation of hemiptera.
A2051. Creation of louse. Lappish: Qvigstad FFC LX 39 No. 61; Eskimo (Ungava): Turner RBAE XI 263.
A2051.1. Louse created to give women work. (Cf. A2032.2.) — *Fb "lus".
A2052. Creation of bugs. Esthonian: Aarne FFC XXV No. 71.
A2053. Creation of maggots. India: Thompson-Balys.
A2060. Creation of orthoptera.
A2061. Creation of cockroach. India: Thompson-Balys.
A2061.1. Origin of cockroach in Finland. Finnish: Aarne FFC VIII 22 No. 125.
