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• Archangels created on first, angels on third day of creation. A52.2.4
• Original creator followed by transformers. These demigods change the original creation into the present forms. A72
• Deity changes decision. A196.2.1
• Archangels Michael and Ariel as porters of two of the doors of heaven. A661.0.1.3
• Original moon changed into sun and sun into moon. A736.8
• Changes in the earth. A850
• Doubling size of the earth. Increase of population necessitates change. A853.1
• Topographical changes or landmarks due to battle between gods. A901.1
• Of ten original men one magically changes sex. A1275.3
• Change of animal and human skin in ancient times. A1281.2.1
• Change in bodily form at fall of man. Adam's body was formerly horn-like. (Cf. A1281.1.) A1310.1
• Why God changed right hand into left. Man loses hand with which he gives devil a box on ears. A1311.2
• Originally man rejuvenated himself by snake-like change of skin. A1319.12
• Why man does not change his skin: ancient contest lost by toad, representing man, won by lizard. A1319.12.1
• Death comes into the world by treachery of the gods: stick used by man for scratching his back is changed into cobra. A1335.14
• Bad women because of head exchanged with devil. Devil (serpent) and woman fight. St. Peter cuts off their heads and exchanges them. A1371.1
• Theft of fire – trick exchange. Child of fire-owner is stolen and then given back in exchange for fire. A1415.3
• Why husband and wife shall not exchange hats. A1571.1
• Why men no longer know time of death. Custom changed when men began to repair fences with stalks when they knew they were to die the next day. A1593
• Foreigners heads exchanged with those of devils in fight. A1610.1.1
• 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
• Animal characteristics: change in ancient animal. (Cf. A2311.) A2210
• Animal characteristics changed by stretching. A2213.4
• Chameleon saves hero's life: may change color. Fang: Einstein 96. A2223.8
• Animal characteristics: exchange of qualities. (Cf. A2313.2, A2326.1.2, A2326.1.4, A2326.2.1, A2332.6.5, A2345.4, A2378.1.3, A2378.1.4, A2421.2, A2421.3, A2431.3.3, A2431.3.4, A2435.3.1, A2435.3.2.) A2247
• Buffalo and cow exchange hides: hence bad fitting hides. (Cf. A2311.6.) A2247.1
• Snake and turtle exchange head for fangs. Explains snake's fangs and snake-like head of turtle. (Cf. A2320.2, A2345.5.) A2247.2
• Rhinoceros exchanges his red hide for hippopotamus's black. (Cf. A2411.1.6.2., A2411.1.6.7.) A2247.3
• Dove and magpie exchange eggs – dove's seven for magpie's two: why dove has two eggs. (Cf. A2486.3.) A2247.4
• Beaver and muskrat exchange tails. A2247.6
• Lizard wins contest with toad: why snakes and lizards change their skins. A2250.2
• God changes color (tails) of devil's cows. Devil makes all animals of same color (or all tailless). When God makes them of different colors (or with tails) devil no longer recognizes them. (Cf. A2378.1.) A2286.2.4
• Animal characteristics: change for convenience. A2292
• Why snakes and lizards change skins. (Cf. A2250.2.) A2311.9
• Origin of magpie's feathers. Exchanges with dove. (Cf. A2247.) A2313.2
• How caribou got antlers. Exchanged his teeth for walrus's horns. (Cf. A2247.) A2326.1.2
• How ox got horns. Exchanged for horse's teeth. (Cf. A2247.) A2326.1.4
• Why partridge has pretty feet. Exchanged with peacock. (Also told of jay and flamingo.) (Cf. A2241.) A2375.2.1
• Why chameleon can change his color. (Cf. A2223.8.) A2411.5.6.1
• Woodcock's ugly voice. Exchanged with thrush. (Cf. A2245.1.) A2423.1.1
• Thrush's beautiful voice. Exchanged with woodcock. (Cf. A2423.1.1, A2245.1.) A2423.2.1
• Frogs formerly were ducks stolen from Eden by Cain. God changed them to frogs; and so frogs sound like ducks in the spring. (Cf. A2162.) A2426.4.1.1
• Ring-dove's nest. Exchanged with gull. (Cf. A2247.) A2431.3.3
• Gull's nest. Exchanged with ringdove. (Cf. A2247.) A2431.3.4
• Animals change their type of dwelling-place. A2433.1.2
• How tiger formerly cooked its food and why it changed. A2435.1.2
• Food of dog. (Cf. A2247, exchanged with cat.) A2435.3.1
• Food of cat. (Cf. A2247, exchanged with dog.) A2435.3.2
• God changes nature of plant to punish wastefulness of man: yield of plant is decreased. A2723.2
• Plant characteristics from exchange of qualities. A2742
• Dragon from transformed horse. White horse plunges into water and is changed into a dragon. B11.1.2
• Wedding of fox and hyena. Fox refuses to marry hyena, since, according to belief, hyena yearly changes sex. B281.1
• The courtship of the stork and the crane. Go a-courting one another across the marshes but never come to an understanding, as each time either one or the other changes his mind. (Cf. T91.) B282.23
• Helpful animals obtained by exchange. B312.2
• Animals grateful for being given appropriate food. Hero finds dog with hay and horse with meat. He changes it about. B392.1
• Cow with changing colors. Changes every four hours: white, red, black. B731.4
• Animal changes sex periodically. B754.1
• Hyena changes sex yearly. B754.1.1
• Hare changes sex periodically. B754.1.2
• Change of language for breaking tabu. C966
• Physical changes in person because of broken tabu. C985
• Skin changes color because of broken tabu. (Cf. C94.3.) C985.1
• Ogre has unique powers of exchange of sex with human being. D10.1
• Change of sex after crossing water. D10.2
• Persons exchange forms. D45
• Kings exchange forms and kingdoms for a year. D45.1
• Gods exchange forms. D45.2
• Two friends exchange forms. D45.3
• Girl exchanges form with sorceress in order to visit her brother and get a son by him. D45.4
• Magic changes in man himself. D50
• Magic change to different appearance. D52
• Magic change of person's size. D55
• Giant changes to normal size. D55.2.3
• Ten serving-women carried in bottle. They change size at will. D55.2.4
• Magic change in person's age. D56
• Change in person's color. (Cf. D31.) D57
• Werwolf. A man changes periodically into the form of a wolf. He is usually malevolent when in wolf form. D113.1.1
• Transformation: dolls change to fairies when flute is played. D435.1.2
• Stick thrust in ground changes into spirit hut. D451.6.2
• Christ asks woman what she is cooking; she replies that she is boiling stones to make her children think they are peas and that they will have food. Christ changes the stones to peas. D452.1.6.1
• Transformation: material of object changed. D470
• Tears change to blood. D474.6
• Spittle changes to blood. D474.7
• Tin changed into silver. D475.3.2
• Oil changed to jewels. D475.4.9
• A cup of marble changed into one of crystal. D475.5
• Rock changed into milk. D476.1.7
• Stream changed to egg. D476.1.8
• Bone-powder changed into cheese. D476.1.10
• Edible substance changed to inedible. D476.2
• Cooked meat changed to raw. (Cf. D476.4.) D476.2.2
• Bacon changed to iron. D476.3.2
• Bacon changed to different foods. D476.3.2.1
• Wine miraculously changed into other object. D477.0.1
• Water changed to other substance (or vice versa). D478
• Transformation: water changed into oil. D478.7
• Water changed into balsam. D478.8
• Transformation: miscellaneous objects change material. D479
• Color of object changed. D492
• Color of hair suddenly changed. D492.3