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• Contests among the gods. A163
• Moon-god, overcome in contest with mortal, threatens to withold rain and game. A182.3.6
• Contest between sun and moon. A736.11
• Mountains (hills) from ancient contest (fight). A964
• Fire producing rock result of contest between god of fire and god of rain. A975.2.1
• Devil and man throw stones in contest. A977.2.1
• Why man does not change his skin: ancient contest lost by toad, representing man, won by lizard. A1319.12.1
• Origin of pleasant and unpleasant women. Contest arranged by Virgin Mary – laughter forbidden for some time. A1372.7
• The devil's animals and God's. In the contest between God and the devil, certain animals are made by each. A1751
• Animal characteristics: result of contest. A2250
• Cock and ptarmigan in contest: winner to live in town. (Cf. A2433.1.1, A2433.4.2, A2433.4.3.) A2250.1
• Man and tiger in contest: winner to live in town. A2250.1.1
• Lizard wins contest with toad: why snakes and lizards change their skins. A2250.2
• Animal characteristics from contest in carrying. A2251
• Animal characteristics from jumping contest. A2253
• Dog burned in jumping contest over fire: enmity between dog and hare. A2253.1
• Bird characteristics from flying contests. A2254
• Animal characteristics from contest in watching. A2256
• Hare and man contest in watching for leaf to fall off tree. First one to succeed may eat other. Hare loses. A2256.1
• [First Edition: A2259. Animal characteristics from miscellaneous contests.] A2259[1st ed.]
• Animal characteristics result of contest between God and devil. A2286.2
• Animal haunt established by contest (race). (Cf. A2250.1, A2252.1.) A2433.1.1
• Magic animal used by hero in contest grows bigger with every round. B195
• Animal king chosen as result of a contest. B236.0.1
• Wren king of birds. Wins contest for kingship. (Cf. B236.1.) B242.1.2
• Hero contests with demons, using fighting animals: cock, goat, bull, horse, wild bull, peacock. B524.1.11
• Animal wins contest for man. B587
• Magic horse wins jumping contest for man. B587.1
• Transformation combat. Fight between contestants who strive to outdo each other in successive transformations. D615
• Transformation contest between magicians. D615.1
• Transformation contest between master and pupil. D615.2
• Disenchantment by overcoming enchanted person in fight (contest). D716
• Disenchantment by magic contest. D785
• Disenchantment produced by hero winning series of contests with seven demons. D785.1
• Contest in magic. (Cf. H1573.3.) D1719.1
• Contest in magic between druid and saint. D1719.1.1
• Contest between druid and fairy personage. D1719.1.2
• Magic contest, magician and giant: magician would make a dog's tail crooked, the giant would straighten it – and so on, ad infinitum. D1719.1.3
• Contest between carpenter and son to race wooden horses they had both made. D1719.1.4
• (Dream of) rock-casting contest. (Cf. A966.1, D931.) D1731.3
• Contest of heat and cold. Magicians contest with each other in producing heat or cold that will overcome the other. D2144.2
• Constant replacement of fighters. In contest between gods and demons, latter are constantly slain and replaced. E155.1.1
• Contest over souls. (Cf. E754.1.) E756
• Devils and angels contest for man's soul. E756.1
• Pixies win dancing contest with man. F302.3.4.2.1
• Giants and dwarfs in contest. F451.10.2
• Mowing contest with household spirit. Farmer puts harrow teeth in plot spirit is to mow. Spirit mows through them, thinking they are dock weeds. F488.2
• Giant in contest with man. F531.5.11
• Giant wins walking contest against man. F531.5.11.1
• Remarkably strong women defeats man in arrow and spear contest. F610.0.1.1
• Contest between runner swift as thought and one swift as sight. Former wins. F681.3.1
• Man has witch aid him in reaping contest, the devil to get the hindmost. The devil tries to take the man but gets shadow instead. (Cf. G303.19, K210.) F1038.2
• Witch makes man engage in dangerous contests. G292
• Devil engages in drinking contest with man for purse of gold. Gold causes man to become miser. G303.9.8.5
• Farmer has devil aid in reaping contest, loses his shadow when devil attempts to take hindmost. (Cf. K42.) G303.19.2
• Decision made by contest. H217
• Suitor contest: bride offered to suitor giving the token of the greater love. H315.2
• Suitor contests: bride offered as prize. H331
• Suitor contest: difficult riding. H331.1
• Suitor contest: riding up glass mountain. H331.1.1
• Suitor contest: riding to fourth story of tower. H331.1.2
• Suitor contest: jumping horse over palace. H331.1.2.1
• Suitor contest: riding up mast (spear). H331.1.3
• Suitor contest: riding across pit. H331.1.4
• Suitor contest: riding through fire. H331.1.5
• Suitor contest: jumping river on horseback. H331.1.6
• Suitor contest: jumping ditches and hedges of spears. H331.1.6.1
• Contest in reaping: best reaper to get beautiful girl as wife. H331.1.7
• Suitor contest: tournament. H331.2
• Suitor contest: success in battle. H331.2.1
• Suitor contest: bride offered to the one distinguishing himself most in battle. Girl loves both suitors equally. H331.2.1.1
• Suitor contest: prize to one whose staff blooms. Told of Joseph in contest for Virgin Mary. H331.3
• Suitor contest: shooting. H331.4
• Suitors contest with bride's father in shooting. H331.4.1
• Suitor contest: bending bow of woman's absent husband. H331.4.2
• Suitor contest: race. H331.5
• Suitor contest: race with bride's father. H331.5.2
• Suitor contest: wrestling. (Cf. H1562.9.) H331.6
• Suitor contest: wrestling with bride. H331.6.1
• Suitor contest: aiming with missile. H331.7
• Suitor contest: splitting antlers. H331.8
• Suitor contest: trapping. H331.9
• Suitor contest: carrying one hundred jugs of water from sea to castle in one day. H331.10
• Suitor contest: splitting block of wood. H331.12
• Suitor contest: cheating. H331.13
• Suitor contest: trial of strength. H331.14
• Suitor contest: animal fight. H331.15
• Suitor contest: cockfight. H331.15.1
• Suitor contest: bullfight. H331.15.2
• Suitor contest: throwing ball up to princess. H331.16
• Suitor contest: throwing iron ball. H331.16.1
• Suitor contest: eating one hundred carcasses at a sitting. (Cf. H1141.) H331.17
• Suitor in contest with bride or member of her family. H332
• Suitor in contest with bride. H332.1
• Shooting contest with bride-to-be. H332.1.5
• Suitor contest with brother-in-law. H332.2
• Bride's parents (supernatural) help suitor win in suitor contests. H335.0.1.2
• Bride contest: game. H375
• Song duel. Contest in singing. H503.1
• Contest in lifelike painting. H504.1