Featherless bird-riddle
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title:
Featherless bird-riddle
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The featherless bird-riddle is an international riddle type that compares a snowflake to a bird. In the nineteenth century, it attracted considerable scholarly attention because it was seen as a possible reflex of ancient Germanic riddling, arising from magical incantations. Although the language of the riddle is reminiscent of European charms, later work, particularly by Antti Aarne, showed that it occurred widely throughout Europe─particularly central Europe─and that it is therefore an interna
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Featherless_bird-riddle
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2023-02-01T18:09:48Z
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