Kurok-goru
animal_ally earth firefinches single tradition · 1
Kurok-goru is the fire-tailed finch who picks up some of the live coals flung by Crow and hides them behind his back. This is said to be the reason why firefinches have red tails to this day. He is associated with fire.
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Oral storytelling tradition.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Crow, Bunjil, Karatgurk, Djurt-djurt, Thara
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“The din frightened Crow and at last he flung several live coals at the crowd. Kurok-goru the fire-tailed finch picked up some of the coals and hid them behind his back, which is why to this day firefinches have red tails.”
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