Types
Motifs A2317.3 why buzzard is bald
A2317.11 why john-crow has bald head
J0648.2 rabbit builds hold with two exits
Notes
There are 3 Jamican stories about Anansi and the buzzard family where Anancy pours boiling water on them. Back has an "Ann Nancy" tale stealing from Buzzard, and then invites Buzzards to dinner and pours boiling water:
Story Title: How Come Mr. Buzzard to Have a Bald Head
Lambrecht has rabbit escaping through another exit from a hunter
Baer concludes: "When a West Indian Anansi tale and a Brer Rabbit tale are this similar, there is often a common ancestry in Africa, but the sources consulted have not revealed it."
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