Mythological motifs

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• Origin of opium. A2691.4
• Origin of betel. A2691.5
• Origin of poisonous plants. A2692
• Origin of plant characteristics. A2700
• Plant characteristics as reward. A2710
• Plant blessed for pious act. (Cf. A2221.) A2711
• Plant blessed for help at Jesus' birth. A2711.1
• Trees blessed that made the cross. A2711.2
• Elder tree is never struck by lightning because it was used in making the cross. A2711.2.1
• Plant blessed for helping holy fugitive. A2711.3
• Tree protects Jesus from rain: is green all year. (Cf. A2765.1.) A2711.4
• Hazel gives Virgin Mary shelter. Blessed. A2711.4.1
• Thistle serves as milk-cup for Virgin Mary: white spots on leaves. A2711.4.2
• Plant receives name because of service to Virgin Mary. A2711.4.3
• Rowan helps Thor out of river. A2711.5
• How the plum tree came to be so hardy: blessed by Ram. A2711.6
• Fig tree stays with the angels: rewarded with sap of all other trees. A2711.7
• Plant characteristics as punishment. A2720
• Plant cursed for impious act. A2721
• Plant cursed for disservice to child Jesus. (Cf. A2772.2.) A2721.1
• Plant cursed for disservice at crucifixion. (Cf. A2711.2.) A2721.2
• Tree cursed for serving as cross. (Cf. A2751.3.1, A2751.3.2, A2755.2, A2762.1, A2775.) A2721.2.1
• Aspen cursed for serving as cross. (Cf. A2762.1.) A2721.2.1.1
• Poplar cursed for serving as cross. (Cf. A2762.2.) A2721.2.1.2
• Cottonwood cursed for serving as cross. A2721.2.1.3
• Elder cursed for serving as cross. (Cf. A2766.1.) A2721.2.1.4
• Indentations on plants from Christ's biting them at crucifixion. (Cf. A2751.3.1.) A2721.2.2
• Plant punished for ungracious answer to holy person. A2721.3
• Man tells Jesus he is sowing stones. "You shall get stones." Why peas do not soften in boiling. A2721.3.1
• Farmer tells begging monk that potatoes are hard as stones: why potatoes are hard. A2721.3.2
• Plant cursed for betraying holy fugitive. A2721.4
• Tree on which Judas hanged himself cursed. A2721.5
• Why the mogli flower and the lime are cursed by gods. A2721.6
• Trees fail to come at god's leavetaking, now bear bitter fruit. A2721.7
• Barren trees as punishment of earth for disobedience at man's fall. A2721.8
• Plant punished for disobedience. A2722
• Plantain disobeys mother: hence bears but one stalk. (Cf. A2771.2.) A2722.1
• Plant punished for discontent. A2723
• Discontented pine-tree: cause of pine needles. Pine tree given silk leaves, glass leaves, etc. Always discontented. Finally has needles again. (Cf. A2767.1.) A2723.1
• God changes nature of plant to punish wastefulness of man: yield of plant is decreased. A2723.2
• Plant punished for tardiness. A2725
• Ash-tree late at distribution of qualities at creation: therefore buds last. (Cf. A2771.1.) A2725.1
• Plant punished for tale-telling. A2726
• Curse of tale-telling banana affects all others. A2726.1
• Miscellaneous reasons for plant characteristics. A2730
• Plant characteristics from transformation. A2731
• Trickster's burnt flesh becomes gum on trees. A2731.1
• Plant characteristics from tears. (Cf. A2755.3.1, A2755.3.2.) A2731.2
• Plant characteristics from Virgin Mary's tears. A2731.2.1
• Plant characteristics from Virgin Mary's milk. A2731.2.1.1
• Blood from wizard becomes red grain of cedar. Bleeding head of wizard who tries to kill the sun placed on top of a tree. (Cf. A2755.1.) A2731.3
• Why agar-tree has magic properties. A transformed magician. A2731.4
• [First Edition: A2732. Indentions on plants from biting. (Cf. A2751.3.1.) – See A2721.2.2.] A2732[1st ed.]
• Poppy characteristics from series of reincarnations. Opium produces each of the appropriate qualities. A2733
• Plant characteristics from object thrown by devil. A2734
• Devil throws sand at aspen: hence rough bark. Angered because aspens will not cease quivering. (Cf. A2751.2.1.) A2734.1
• Devil throws tar at tree: hence tar in tree-heart. (Cf. A2755.3.) A2734.2
• Evil spirit in spite puts bark and thorns on tree. (Cf. A2751.1, A2752.) A2736
• Christ puts knots in wood. Peter, angry at carpenters wants Christ to have iron knots in wood. Christ does make hard knots but not iron. (Cf. A2755.4.) A2738
• Plant characteristics from accident to original plant. A2741
• Bean laughs till it splits: cause of black stripe. (Cf. A2793.1, F1025.1.) A2741.1
• Yams dropped by bird and split: why some are good and some bad. (Cf. A2793.3.) A2741.2
• Sky rests on top of trees: hence flat leaves. (Cf. A2761.3.) A2741.3
• Bush loses clothes in shipwreck: hence catches passerby looking for clothes. (Cf. A2792.1.) A2741.4
• Why khijur leaves are long and narrow: split with an arrow. A2741.5
• Plant characteristics from exchange of qualities. A2742
• Plant characteristic because plant belongs to the devil. A2743
• Fuschia belongs to devil: hence ball and red petals. A2743.1
• Interior and bark of plant. A2750
• Bark of plant. A2751
• Origin of bark on plants. (Cf. A2736.) A2751.1
• Texture of bark of plant. A2751.2
• Why aspen's bark is rough. (Cf. A2734.1.) A2751.2.1
• Why bark of red willow is thin. A2751.2.2
• Why tinsa tree has no bark at bottom of trunk. A2751.2.3
• Markings on bark of plant. A2751.3
• Indentions in stem of reed. (Cf. A2721.2.1, A2721.2.2, A2732.) A2751.3.1
• Crosses on certain trees. (Cf. A2721.2.1.) A2751.3.2
• Color of bark of plant. A2751.4
• Why birch has white bark. A2751.4.1
• Why ebony tree is black. A2751.4.2
• Why tamarind bark is black. A2751.4.3
• Why bark of saja and tinsa is white. A2751.4.4
• Why broom-corn is covered with blood-red spots. A2751.4.5
• Why kava plant is grey. A2751.4.6
• Thorns on plants. (Cf. A2736). A2752
• Why bombax tree has thorns. A2752.1
• Internal parts of plant. A2755
• Origin of red grain of cedar. (Cf. A2731.3.) A2755.1
• Origin of blood-colored sap in trees. (Cf. A2721.2.1.) A2755.2
• Why the saja tree has no sap. A2755.2.1
• Origin of tar in heart of trees. (Cf. A2734.2.) A2755.3
• Origin of amber in poplar trees. (Cf. A2731.2.) A2755.3.1
• Origin of gum in myrrh tree. (Cf. A2731.2.) A2755.3.2
• Origin of knots in wood. (Cf. A2738.) A2755.4
• Why there are knots on the saja tree. A2755.4.1
• Why the bamboo has nodes. A2756
• Why certain reeds are hollow. A2757
• Leaves of plant. A2760
• Why all trees have leaves. A2760.1
• Shape of leaves of plant. A2761
• Why oak-leaves are indented. A2761.1
• Why vine-leaves are hand-shaped. A2761.2
• Why plant-leaves are flat. (Cf. A2741.3.) A2761.3
• Movement of leaves. A2762
• Why aspen-leaves tremble. A2762.1
• Why poplar-leaves tremble. A2762.2
• Why pipal leaves tremble. A2762.3
• Why certain leaves have holes in them. A2763
• Why certain leaves are hollow. A2764
• Why taro leaves are hollow. A2764.1
• Why leaves are evergreen. (Cf. A2711.4.) A2765
• [First Edition: A2765.1. Why fig-tree is evergreen. (See A2711.4.)] A2765.1[1st ed.]
• Why certain tree bleeds. A2766
• Why elder tree bleeds when cut. (Cf. A2721.2.1.4.) A2766.1
• Origin of tree's needles. A2767
• Origin of pine-needles. (Cf. A2723.1.) A2767.1
• Why leaves hang head downward. A2768
• Leaves of plant – miscellaneous. A2769
• Why tamarind leaves are small. A2769.1
• Other plant characteristics. A2770
• Budding and bearing of plant. A2771
• Why ash-tree buds last. (Cf. A2725.1.) A2771.1
• Why plantain bears but one stalk. (Cf. A2722.1.) A2771.2
• Why sago bears fruit from the stem. A2771.3
• Why banana bears fruit from crown of tree. A2771.4
• Why rice has ears only at top. A2771.4.1
• Trees bear first buds to commemorate reign of primitive hero. A2771.5
• Why certain willow tree bears fruit when fruit trees bear. A2771.6
• Why sorrel grows on certain rock every winter. A2771.7
• Why tree has bitter fruit. A2771.8
• Why olive is bitter. A2771.8.1
• Why laurel tree is bitter. A2771.8.2
• Why big trees have small fruit. A2771.9
• Why willow flowers do not bear fruit. A2771.10
• Color of plants. A2772
• Origin of rose's color. A2772.1
• Why end of rush is black. (Cf. A2721.1.) A2772.2
• Why the heartsease (polygonum persicaria) has red stripes. A2772.3
• Why ebony tree has black wood and smoke-colored leaves. A2772.4
• Why trees remain fixed. A2774
• Why ayikha-bush is firmly rooted. A2774.1
• Why certain trees are dwarfed. (Cf. A2721.2.1.) A2775
• Why plants no longer reach sky. A2775.0.1
• Why certain plants are cursed. A2776
• Why birch is cursed. A2776.1
• Why weeping-willow is cursed. A2776.2
• Why certain plants (trees) are blessed. A2777
• Why fig tree is chief priest of the trees. A2777.1
• King of trees. A2777.2
• Why certain tree is tall. A2778
• Why coconut tree is tall. A2778.1
• Why palm is tall. A2778.2
• Origin of plant names. A2781
• Origin of combustible property of wood. A2782
• Medicinal properties of trees. A2783
• Origin of shape of particular tree. A2785
• Origin of shape of wiliwili tree. A2785.1
• Why certain tree is hardy. A2788
• Sundry characteristics of trees. A2791
• Why trees do not talk. All ask to be spared when man begins cutting them. A2791.1
• Why lightning spares the nut-tree. A2791.2
• How banyan got its milk. A2791.3
• Why no one can find flower of wild fig. A2791.4
• Why tamarind fruit is sour. A2791.5
• Why some trees have no fruit. A2791.7
• Why sap comes from top of palm. A2791.8
• Why fruit of sago palm looks like an eye. A2791.9
• Why sago palm gives abundant sap. A2791.10
• Why fruit of date palm looks like breasts of old woman. A2791.11
• Why the bija tree is often struck by lightning. A2791.12
• Why the roots of the banyan hang down. A2791.13
• Sundry characteristics of shrubs. A2792
• Why bush holds on to passer-by. (Cf. A2275.5.3, A2741.4.) A2792.1
• Sundry characteristics of grains and vegetables. A2793
• Why bean has black stripe. (Cf. A2741.1.) A2793.1
• Why beans bear everywhere. A2793.1.1
• Why grain of wheat is divided. A2793.2
• Why wheat must be planted in one year and harvested in the next. A2793.2.1
• Why some yams are good, some bad. (Cf. A2741.2.) A2793.3
• Why potatoes are hard. (Cf. A2721.3.2.) A2793.4
• Why grain grows only at top of stalk (punishment for men's sinfulness). A2793.5
• Why corn does not yield in the middle. A2793.5.1
• Origin of shapes of grain. A2793.6
• Why rice is so abundant. A2793.7
• Why millet is red on top. A2793.8
• Why buckwheat produces twice a year. A2793.9
• Sundry characteristics of vegetables. A2794
• Why mushrooms are slimy. A2794.1
• Why yams are small but plentiful in certain place. A2794.2
• Sundry characteristics of flowers. A2795
• Why some flowers have no scent. A2795.1
• Origin of silk. A2811
• Origin of musk. A2812
• Origin of honey. A2813
• Origin of spices. A2814
• Origin of floating webs in summer. A2815
• Origin of smoke. A2816
• Origin of the will-o'-the-wisp (jack-o'-lantern). A2817
• Smith outwits devil, is admitted to neither heaven nor hell. The devil gives him a light to find his way back in the dark; he is known as the will-o'-the-wisp or jack-o'-lantern. A2817.1