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- Creation match between goddess-wife, god-husband. A85
- Conflict between God's justice and mercy. A102.19
- Combat between god of light and dragon of ocean. A162.2
- Combat between thundergod and devil. (Cf. A157.1, A189.1.1, A284, A285.) A162.3
- Battle between God's orderly (giant) and plague. A162.6
- Single combat between gods. A162.7
- Game between gods. (Cf. A164.3.1.) A163.1
- Covenant between God and mortal. A185.9
- God establishes peace between mortals. A185.15
- Mortal as umpire of quarrel between gods. A187.2
- Goddess divides time between upper and lower worlds. Persephone spends six months on earth and six in Hades. A316
- Sun at night enters fissure between sky and earth. A722.7.1
- Contest between sun and moon. A736.11
- Moon's eclipse caused by moon's interfering between attacker and person attacked. A737.5
- Eclipses from quarrels between moon and sun. A737.7
- Rainbow as covenant between creator and men. A791.10
- Topographical changes or landmarks due to battle between gods. A901.1
- Quarrel between earth and waters. A917
- Holes in hills result of fight between gods. A964.1
- Chasms between rocks mark "leaps" of giants, heroes, etc. A972.5.2
- Fire producing rock result of contest between god of fire and god of rain. A975.2.1
- Origin of hair around mouth and eyes. Original dispute between Hair and Stomach. Stomach compelled to stay on inside of man. Hair stands on guard at mouth and eyes to see that Stomach does not escape. A1315.4
- Determination of relation between birth-rate and death-rate. A1322
- Confusion of tongues partly due to lack of understanding of difference between the word for "stick" and the word for "stone." A1333.1
- Origin of death from unwise choice. Choice between two bundles, one containing tempting articles, the other everlasting life. People choose the large bundle and lose everlasting life. A1335.3
- Origin of unrestricted sexual intercourse between husband and wife. A1352.1
- Why other members must serve belly. Result of a debate between members of the body. A1391
- Origin of trade between two places. A1471.1
- Marriage between close relatives. A1552
- Origin of code of conduct between husband and wife. A1571
- Differentiation between "free" (saer) and "unfree" (daer). A1691
- The devil's animals and God's. In the contest between God and the devil, certain animals are made by each. A1751
- Ant thrown from heaven: hence narrow waist. God decides dispute between ant and spider in spider's favor. (Cf. A2355.1.2.) A2214.2
- Flounder complains in race: crooked mouth. In race between fish he cries out in jealousy because herring is winning. He is punished with crooked mouth. (Cf. A2341.1.) A2252.4
- Dog burned in jumping contest over fire: enmity between dog and hare. A2253.1
- Enmity between animals from original quarrel. (Cf. A2494.1.1, A2494.1.3, A2494.2.3.) A2281
- Cat loses dog's certificate: enmity between cats and dogs. Dog is given a certificate of nobility. Through cat's carelessness it is lost. (Cf. A2275.5, A2494.1.2.) A2281.1
- Cat garbles message from man to tiger: enmity between man and tiger. A2281.1.1
- Squirrel steals dog's needle: enmity between them. (Cf. A2494.4.1.) A2281.2
- Animal characteristics result of contest between God and devil. A2286.2
- Friendships between the animals. A2493
- Former friendship between domestic and wild animals. A2493.0.1
- Friendship between man and dog. A2493.4
- Friendship between deer and fish. A2493.5
- Friendship between squirrel and quail. A2493.6
- Friendship between leopard-cat and squirrel. A2493.7
- Friendship between leopard-cat and night-jar. A2493.7.1
- Friendship between leopard and goat. A2493.8
- Oath of friendship between cat and rat. A2493.9.1
- Friendship between jackal and crocodile. A2493.11
- Friendship between jackal and alligator. A2493.11.1
- Friendship between jackal and elephant. A2493.11.2
- Friendship between jackal and tiger. A2493.11.3
- Friendship between jackal and partridge. A2493.11.4
- Friendship between turtle and heron. A2493.12
- Friendship between turtle and wallaby. A2493.12.1
- Friendship between hare and parrot. A2493.13
- Friendship between monkey and elephant. A2493.14
- Friendship between monkey and tiger. A2493.14.1
- Friendship between monkey and lion. A2493.14.2
- Friendship between monkey and stork. A2493.14.3
- Friendship between monkey and rabbit. A2493.14.4
- Friendship between partridge, monkey and elephant. A2493.14.5
- Friendship between wolf and ass. A2493.15
- Friendship between cock and dog. A2493.16
- Friendship between tiger and deer (fawn). A2493.17
- Friendship between cat and tiger. A2493.18
- Friendship between crab and cobra. A2493.19
- Friendship between frog and cricket. A2493.20
- Friendship between grasshopper and dungbeetle. A2493.21
- Friendship between goat and hog. A2493.22
- Friendship between louse and crow. A2493.23
- Friendship between cow and tiger, calf and cub. A2493.24
- Friendship between snake and crow. A2493.25
- Friendship between parrot and maina. A2493.26
- Friendship between bird and crab. A2493.27
- Friendship between mouse and butterfly. A2493.28
- Friendship between ant and pheasant. A2493.29
- Friendship between tiger and lion. A2493.30
- Friendship between lion and jackal. A2493.30.1
- Friendship between cow and lioness. A2493.30.2
- Friendship between dog and elephant. A2493.31
- Friendship between antelope, woodpecker and tortoise. A2493.32
- Friendship between pike and crawfish. A2493.33
- Friendship between hen and sparrow. A2493.34.1
- Enmity between cat and mouse. (Cf. A2281.) A2494.1.1
- Enmity between cat and dog. (Cf. A2281.1.) A2494.1.2
- Enmity between cat and hare. (Cf. A2281.) A2494.1.3
- Enmity between cat and rat. A2494.1.4
- Enmity between cat and hen. A2494.1.5
- Enmity between cat and tiger. A2494.1.6
- Enmity between cat and spider. A2494.1.7
- Enmity between civet cat and chicken. A2494.1.8
- Enmity between leopard and antelope. A2494.2.1
- Enmity between leopard and lion. A2494.2.2
- Enmity between leopard and goat. (Cf. A2281.) A2494.2.3
- Enmity between leopard and deer. A2494.2.4
- Enmity between dog and leopard. A2494.2.5
- Enmity between leopard and sheep. A2494.2.6
- Enmity between leopard and monkey. A2494.2.7