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• Earth made by transformation of broken ground. A824
• Mountain from accident to primeval lizard. Lizard passing through a mountain is broken; his fore and hinder parts become mountains. A961.3
• Origin of emeralds from marvelous vase broken into pieces. A978.3
• Flood from broken calabashes of water. A1016.4
• Man made from broken off toenail of creator. A1211.5.1
• Vaginal teeth broken. Women originally had toothed vaginas. Culture hero breaks teeth so that women will be harmless to men. A1313.3.1
• Why raven has nose marked as if it had been broken off. A2335.2.3
• Jointed snake can join its segments when it is broken into pieces. B765.7
• Sex tabu broken: child born without bones. C101
• Object magically appears when tabu is broken. C917
• Tabued pot broken: town appears. C917.1
• Food supply fails because of broken tabu. C934
• Loss of crops because of broken tabu. C934.1
• Land made sterile because of broken tabu. C934.2
• Elves set country afire because of broken tabu. C934.3
• Helpful animal disappears when tabu is broken. C935
• Rulers of inferior character after tabu is broken. C938
• Punishment for broken tabu: good money turns to counterfeit. C939.2
• Felled trees (cut weeds) return to their places because of broken tabu. C939.3
• Golden Age ends as result of broken tabu. (Cf. A1101.1.) C939.4
• Paralysis as punishment for broken tabu. C941.5
• Loss of strength from broken tabu. C942
• Magic horse becomes powerless because of broken tabu. C942.2
• Woman's breasts dry up because of broken tabu. C942.4
• Limb broken for stepping on grave. (Cf. C520.) C946.1
• Mouth expanded because of broken tabu. C948.1
• Man's liver snatched away because of broken tabu. C948.4
• Man's lungs cut out because of broken tabu. C948.5
• Hand cut off for broken tabu. C948.6
• Face chilled because of broken tabu. C948.7
• [First Edition: C951. Girl carried off because of broken tabu. (Cf. C756.2.)] C951[1st ed.]
• Immediate return to other world because of broken tabu. (Cf. C31, C31.4, C327.) C952
• Person must remain in other world because of broken tabu. C953
• Person returns to original form when tabu is broken. A person originally transformed from an animal or an object returns to that form when the origin is mentioned. (Cf. C31.2, C33.1, C35.1, C440, C441.) C963
• Person returns to original animal form when tabu is broken. C963.1
• Person returns to original egg form when tabu is broken. C963.2
• Person returns to original vegetable form when tabu is broken. C963.3
• Giants return to life if tabu is broken. C963.4
• Person must remain on mountain because of broken tabu. C983
• Disaster because of broken tabu. C984
• Great wind because of broken tabu. (Cf. C58.) C984.1
• Storm because of broken tabu. C984.2
• Flood because of broken tabu. C984.3
• Sea rolls in over the land from all sides and a sea serpent comes because of broken tabu. C984.4.1
• Island split apart for broken tabu. C984.8
• Physical changes in person because of broken tabu. C985
• Skin changes color because of broken tabu. (Cf. C94.3.) C985.1
• Snake bite for broken tabu. C992
• Unborn child affected by mother's broken tabu. C993
• Person falls because of broken tabu. C996
• Trees wither because of broken tabu. C998
• Magic mango returns to tree for broken tabu. D868.1
• Magic object heals broken bone. D1518.4
• Magic plant heals broken bone. (Cf. D1500.1.4.) D1518.4.1
• Broken-down nag becomes magnificent riding horse. D1868.1
• Calabashes broken by magic. D2099.4
• Magic cure of broken limbs. D2161.3.3
• Broken weapons magically restored. (Cf. D1080, F1098, H1023.8.) D2163.1
• Man advised how to resuscitate his mother: break waternuts on her head: she would revive and live one year for each nut broken. E181.1.1
• Crash as of breaking glass, though no glass is found broken. E402.1.6
• Fairy gift disappears or is turned to something worthless when tabu is broken. F348.0.1
• Cup given by fairy not to be broken. Bad luck will follow (Luck of Edenhall). F348.2
• Mountain-men leave broken implement for man to mend. F460.4.3
• Skillful tailor sews up broken eggs. F662.1
• Birds hatched from broken eggs repaired by skillful tailor have red line around necks. This indicates where eggs were broken. F662.1.1
• Origin of springs from broken coconut shell. (Cf. F715.1.1.) F718.12
• Saint able to carry fluid (water, wine, or oil) in broken container, bottomless jar, etc. F866.7.2
• Boy Jesus carries water in his cloak when water bottle is broken. F866.7.2.1
• Earth splits and plain sinks to become bottom of lake when tabu is broken. F944.4
• Animal dies of broken heart. F981.6
• Animal's broken heart disgorged. F981.6.1
• Death from broken heart. F1041.1.1
• Woman dies of broken heart on learning that her former husband is still alive. She had remarried thinking him dead. F1041.1.3.7
• Object miraculously broken. F1098.0.1
• Witch's back covered with nails and broken glass. G219.9
• Bird's neck broken: rakshasa dies. G252.3
• Devil has a broken foot. He limps. G303.4.5.2
• Backbone of ogre's old mother broken. G512.7
• Recognition by broken tooth. H57.1
• Branches broken from tree to prove journey. H84.1
• Identification through broken ring. (Cf. H100.) The two parts of the ring fit together. H94.5
• Identification by broken weapon. Point of weapon broken off. Later found to match rest of weapon. H101
• Task: sewing together a broken mill-stone. H1023.7
• Task: sewing together a broken egg. H1023.7.1
• Task: sewing together a broken ship. H1023.7.2
• Task: fixing the two pieces of a broken sword together. H1023.8
• Task: mending a broken jug. H1023.9
• Task: mending a broken jug; countertask: turning it wrong side out as one does a shoe. (Cf. H951.) H1023.9.1
• Task: catching a man's broken wind. H1023.13
• Task: carrying a wagon axle which has broken a wheel. H1183
• The quarreling sons and the bundle of twigs. Peasant puts twigs together and cannot break them. Separately they are easily broken. His sons apply the lesson. J1021
• Horn will tell the tale. Thus answers goat to herdsman who begs her not to tell master that he has broken off her horn. J1082.1
• The cat in the warehouse. One of four companions is left in a warehouse to care for a cat which has a broken leg. Cat scratches self near flame and sets warehouse afire. The three must pay the one left behind. Broken leg could not walk and it was the three legs belonging to the three traders which caused the fire. J1175.1
• Daydreamer has lost his chance for profit. He has broken his master's pots while dreaming of future profits. He has therefore lost more than the master and excuses himself of blame. J1493
• The porter's revenge for the three wise counsels. A man offers a porter three wise counsels for carrying his goods. "When anyone tells you that hunger and satisfaction are the same, don't believe him." The second and third are similar and equally valueless. The porter throws down the load: "When anyone tells you that any part of this load is not broken, don't believe him." J1511.6
• Christ's image has broken his arm. A man refuses to have anything to do with the crucifix because once an image of Christ has fallen on him in church and broken his arm. Reminded that this image is not the same, he replies that it is the son of the other and is just as bad. J1823.1.2
• Money from the broken statue. Fool sells goods to a statue and when it will not pay him knocks it to pieces. He finds a treasure inside. (Cf. J1852.1.) J1853.1.1
• Pot of flour to be sold: broken. J2061.1.3
• Man on camel has doorway broken down so he can ride in. It does not occur to him to dismount. (Cf. J2199.3.) J2171.6
• Damages for accidentally broken water pot: to pay for elephant. K251.5