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• Devil and God create animals. Wolf created as God's dog. The devil creates goats to destroy things. A63.4
• Creator of animals. A84
• God's (goddess's) wagon drawn by unusual animals. A136.2
• Animals of the gods. (Cf. A136.) A155
• Animals as attendants of god. A165.1
• Animals as messengers of the gods. A165.2.1
• Goddess protects animals from hunters. A189.12
• God of animals. A440
• Goddess of animals. A440.1
• God (goddess) of domestic animals. A441
• God (goddess) of wild animals. A443
• Other animals as culture hero. A522.3
• Culture hero's extraordinary animals. A524.1
• Sun and moon carried through sky by animals. Speed depends upon hour and season. A728.4
• The sun's animals. A732
• Moon's phases caused by animals gnawing at edge. A755.4.3
• Ascent to stars. People or animals ascend to the sky and become stars. A761
• Earth Diver. From a raft in the primeval sea, the creator sends down animals to try to bring up earth. After a number of animals have failed, one (often the muskrat) succeeds. The earth is made from the bit brought up. A812
• Animals at earth-tree. A878.3
• Topographical features caused by animals. A903
• Inclosure made during world calamity and only best types of animals and men preserved. A1005.2
• Flood from conflict of monsters (giant animals). A1015.1.1
• Flood from animals' boring into ground (turtles, crawfishes, etc.). A1016.1
• Pairs of animals in ark. Seed of all beings put into ark to escape destruction. A1021.1
• Formerly men dumb: birds and animals talked. A1101.2.3
• Origin of swirling motion of water. Animals and birds scratch in it. A1118
• Descent of man from animals. A1224
• Creation in covered vessel. Men (or animals) created in a basket or from a bundle, or from under a blanket. A1295
• Men and animals readjust span of life. At first, thirty years are given to all animals and to man. For the animals it is too long, for man too short. Man is given a portion of animals' lives. Years 1–30 vigorous (man's own); 30–48 burdens and blows (ass's); 48–60 no teeth (dog's); 60–70 foolish (monkey's). A1321
• Why children learn to walk later than animals. A1321.1
• Bad women combination of nine different animals. A1371.2
• Theft of fire by animals. A1415.2
• Hoarded game released. Animals are kept imprisoned by malevolent creature. Released by culture hero. A1421
• Man rules all animals. God gives greatest strength to lion, but because of man's wisdom lion is in his power. A1421.1.1
• Assignment of edible animals. Certain animals may be eaten by man. A1422
• Animals sources of food because they were once unfaithful, disobedient wives of a visitor from god-country. A1422.0.1
• What animals are to be eaten by man. A1422.0.2
• Origin of domestication of animals. A1443
• Origin of custom of eating certain animals. A1515
• Why certain caste is kind to animals. A1599.13
• Creation of animals. (Cf. Chapter B. Animals.) A1700
• Creation of animals by God. A1701
• Creation of animals by creator. (Cf. A0.) A1702
• Culture hero creates useful animals. A1703
• All animals created in couples. A1704
• Animals created to serve man. A1705
• Creation of animals through transformation. (Cf. A1811.1, A1833.2, A1861.1, A1861.2, A1863, A1887). A1710
• Animals from transformations after deluge or world calamity. A1711
• Creator sent for water: Meantime animals assume present forms. A1713
• Animals from various transformed objects. A1714
• Animals from transformed cloth. A1714.1
• Animals from bark thrown on ground. A1714.2
• Animals created from earth. A1714.3
• Animals from transformed man. (Cf. A2005, A2011.2.) A1715
• Animals from Pharaoh's drowned army. From the army crossing the Red Sea came the various animals. A1715.1
• Animals from men transformed for discourtesy to God (Jesus). (Cf. A1831, A1862, A1871.) A1715.2
• Animals from transformed men according to favorite food. One man asks for flesh, one for blood, etc. They are changed to mice, cats, and bugs. (Cf. A1811, A1853.) A1715.4
• Animals from transformed survivors of shipwreck. A1715.5
• Animals from transformed ogre or giant. A1716
• Animals from different parts of body of slain giant. Giant person, cow, ox, etc. A1716.1
• Animals from transformed parts of the body (animal or human). A1724
• Animals from body of slain person. A1724.1
• Animals from severed fingers of woman. (Cf. A2102.) A1724.1.1
• Animals from transformed hair. A1724.2
• Animals from parts of body of deity or saint. A1725
• Animals from spittle of deity (saint). (Cf. A2181, A2182.) A1725.1
• Animals from body dirt of deity (hero). A1725.2
• Creation of animals as punishment. A1730
• Creation of animals as punishment for beating forbidden drum. A1731
• Creation of animals to take revenge. A1732
• Creation of animals as punishment for incest. A1733
• Animals from frogs sent as one of Egypt's plagues. A1734
• Animals created through opposition of devil to god. A1750
• The devil's animals and God's. In the contest between God and the devil, certain animals are made by each. A1751
• Devil's unsuccessful creation produces certain animals. (Cf. A1811, A1833.1, A1862, A1893.) A1755
• Devil produces animals only in God's name. He tries unsuccessfully without using God's name. A1756
• Animals created while god Mahadeo quarrels with his wife. A1758
• Creation of animals from unusual primeval mating. A1770
• Animals from mating of sun and moon. A1771
• Animals born from primeval mating of snake and person. A1772
• Creation of animals – other motifs. A1790
• Giant ox ancestor of all animals. A1791
• Animals vomited up by creator. A1792
• Animals emerge from tree. A1793
• Animals drop from clouds. A1795
• All qualities of animals appear with their creation. A2201
• Frightened animals scatter: cause of present habitat of each. (Cf. A2433.1.) A2212.2
• Animals' size increased by stretching. (Cf. A2312.1, A2301.) A2213.3
• Formerly animals have ears like elephant's: hare bites them off. A2216.7
• Animals blessed for honoring infant Jesus. (Cf. A2231.4, A2356.2.7, A2381.1.) A2221.1
• Animals blessed for good services at crucifixion. (Cf. A2231.2.) A2221.2
• Markings on animals as recollections of Christ's life and sufferings. (Cf. A2412.) A2221.3
• Dog guards master's life and wealth: may eat before other animals. A2223.5
• Discourteous answer: tortoise's shell. Zeus celebrates a wedding and invites the animals. Tortoise is late. Why? "I like my house." "May you bear your house always." (Cf. A2312.1.) A2231.1.4
• Beetle makes immoderate request; ant moderate: inverse awards. Creator hears wishes of animals. Beetle wants strong, noble appearance. Ant is modest. Beetle punished by being made to creep on ground. Ant is given own castle. (Cf. A2441.3.1.) A2232.3
• Animals ask for goddess's perfume: punishment, bad odor. (Cf. A2416.1.) A2232.5
• Animals refuse to help dig well (make road) and are punished. A2233.1
• Animals refuse to help dig well: may not drink from river or spring. (Cf. A2435.1.1.) A2233.1.1
• Animals eat deity's forbidden fruit: punished. (Cf. A2371.3.1.) A2234.2
• Animals punished for assaulting women. A2239.5