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• Heavenly music caused by four columns under Lord's chair. A661.0.2.1
• Eclipse caused by monster devouring sun or moon. A737.1
• Moon's eclipse caused by moon's interfering between attacker and person attacked. A737.5
• Eclipses caused by animal hiding sun behind his body. A737.6
• Moon's phases caused by its being put in box. (Cf. A754). When it is closed up in the box, it is dark; when taken out of the box, light. A755.1
• Moon's phases caused by watcher's death. Moon is hung in tree and is tended by four men. As one dies it loses a quarter. Later it is united in the lower world. A755.2
• Moon's waning caused by her sickness. A755.3
• Moon's phases caused by animals gnawing at edge. A755.4.3
• Moon's phases caused by feeding or starving. A755.5
• Moon's waning caused by menstrual period. A755.7
• Topographical features caused by experiences of primitive hero (demigod, deity). Footprints of the gods, thoroughfares of heroes, etc. A901
• Topographical features caused by animals. A903
• Tide caused by breathing of sea-monster. A913.2
• Contours of land caused by plowing of goddess. (Cf. A901.) A951
• Contours of land caused by rooting of swine. A951.2
• Contours of land caused by occult hero driving harrow. A951.3
• Holes in stones caused by piercing by saint's finger. A972.3
• Holes in stone caused by saint (warrior). A972.3.1
• Hole in stone caused by weapon of warrior. A972.5.6
• Indentions on rocks caused by giants. A972.6
• Flood partially caused by breaking forth of springs. A1011.1
• Flood caused by rising of river. A1011.2
• Flood caused by loosing fairy horse and allowing it to stale. A1012.2.1
• Flood caused by gods or other superior beings. (Cf. A1018.) A1015
• Flood caused by deity stamping on floor of heavens. A1015.3
• Flood caused by melting of ice after great spell of cold. A1016.3
• Flood caused to satisfy emotional need. A1017
• Flood caused by prayer. A1017.2
• Flood caused by curse. A1017.3
• Winds caused by flapping wings. A giant bird causes the wind with his wings. The wings are cut by the culture hero so that the bird cannot flap so hard. A1125
• Wind caused by flapping of ears of giant. A1125.1
• Wind caused by wind-god's movements. When the son of the wind lies down, the wind blows. A1126
• Thunder caused by God beating his weapon. A1142.5.1
• Night caused by deity wrapping himself in dark mantle. A1174.4
• Disease caused by the gods. A1337.0.1
• Disease caused by ghosts. A1337.0.2
• Disease caused by witchcraft. A1337.0.3
• Disease caused by menstrual blood. (Cf. D1003.) A1337.0.4
• Animal characteristics caused by animal's lateness at distribution of qualities. (Cf. A2378.2.5.) A2235
• Parrot and sparrow argue right to inherit property left by man. Sparrow says his interests are the same as man's; parrot says that he caused all man's wealth, since man sold his feathers. People's decision for parrot. B271.1
• Particular disease caused by breaking tabu. C941
• Boomerang effect of hurled missiles caused by a saint. D1093.1
• The water of spring which a saint caused to flow has curative powers. D1500.1.1.2
• Wounds caused by sword can only be healed by a certain stone. D1503.14.1
• Curing wound by treating object which caused wound. D1782.2
• Cure for leprosy by drinking from opposite lip of horn from that which caused it. (Cf. D1500.4.1, D1502.4.1.) D1783.2
• Forgetfulness caused by specific place. D2004.9
• Forgetfulness caused by Tower of Babel. (Cf. F772.1.) D2004.9.1
• Thirst magically caused to disappear. (Cf. D1349.1.) D2033
• Persons magically caused to dance selves to death. D2061.1.2
• Person caused to squint as punishment. D2062.2.3
• Enemies magically caused to lose sight of each other while hunting. D2062.2.4
• Magic insanity caused by hearing strange sound. D2065.2.1
• Person magically caused to fall. D2069.1
• Magic paralysis caused by saint. D2072.3
• River magically caused to rise against enemy. D2091.7.1
• Plants and animals magically caused to shriek, frightening enemy. D2091.12
• Man caused to sink into mud. D2092
• Rain caused to fall in certain place (by rain-god). D2143.1.0.1
• Snow magically caused to melt (burn). D2143.6.4
• Snow magically caused to last. D2143.6.5
• Earth magically caused to quake. D2148
• Disease cured by same thing (person) that caused it. D2161.4.10
• Wound healed by same spear that caused it. D2161.4.10.1
• Blindness cured by killing snake that caused it. D2161.4.10.5
• Seat (chair) caused to stick to person. (Cf. D1413.6.) D2171.1.1
• Tankard caused to stick to person's lips. D2171.1.2
• [First Edition: E164. Dead body caused to speak by setting door ajar.] E164[1st ed.]
• Noises caused by ghost of person. E402.1
• Fetter for Fenris wolf. Made of sound caused by the footfall of cats, beards of women, roots of mountains, sinews of bears, breath of fish, and spittle of birds. F864.1
• Murderer caused to eat victim's flesh unwittingly. Sickens and dies. G62
• Illness caused by curse of witch. G263.4.0.1
• Devil vexing friars caused to repent by singing "Te sanctum dominum". G303.24.3
• Quest for remarkable bird caused by sight of one of its feathers. H1213
• Quest for princess caused by sight of one of her hairs dropped by a bird (or floating on river). H1213.1
• Quest for man caused by sight of one of his hairs dropped by bird (or floating on river). H1213.1.1
• Quest for strong man caused by sight of his handiwork. H1213.2
• 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
• Logically absurd defenses. Thief brought to judgment for breaking into house blames mason for building poor house. Mason blames maker of mortar, who blames potter, who blames pretty woman who diverted his attention. She blames goldsmith who caused her to go for her earrings. Goldsmith has no one to blame but he is too old to make a good execution. Hence a shopkeeper across the way is convicted. J2233
• Enemies magically caused to lose sight of each other while hunting. K1886.2.1
• Through power of saint, man is caused to assume lover's form and sleep with princess. Lover plots death of saint, but is accidentally slain in his place. K1915.2
• Death caused by elements (exposure, drowning, etc.) as punishment for broken oath. M101.3.1
• Escape from vengeance caused by broken oaths. M106
• Gambling caused by possession of men by evil demons. N1.0.1
• Separation of persons caused by looking for water. N311
• Punishment of evil magician who has caused plague. Q392
• Adulteress caused to fall down stairs from which steps have been removed. (Cf. Q241.) Q469.1
• The Eaten Heart. Adulteress is caused unwittingly to eat her lover's heart. (Sometimes other parts of his body.) (Cf. Q241.) Q478.1
• Emaciation caused by envy. (Cf. Q302.) Q551.6.6
• Drowning caused by magic wind as punishment of braggart. (Cf. D906, Q330.) Q552.19.0.1
• Fugitive has magic wind against him, pursuer with him (caused by goddess). R236.4
• Frightened wife shows marks of affection for husband. This is so rare that he pardons the robber who has caused the fright. T284
• Abortion caused by fear. T572.2.5
• Robbers who enter saint's garden to steal are caused to spade it up for him. This proves him to be saint. V222.16