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- Deity particular friend to one mortal. A185.6
- Sun and moon as friends. A736.6
- Origin of monsoon: from chewed skin and spit of pair of divine friends eating guavas. A1129.2
- Origin of covenanted friendships. A1599.12
- Squirrel's call: asks whether viper (who ate up his children) is his friend. A2426.1.2.1
- Friendships between the animals. A2493
- Former friendship between domestic and wild animals. A2493.0.1
- Friendship of prairie-dog and owl. A2493.1
- Friendship of bat and owl. A2493.2
- Friendship of tiger and buffalo. A2493.3
- 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
- Friendship of cat and mouse. A2493.9
- Oath of friendship between cat and rat. A2493.9.1
- Friendship of fox and titmouse. A2493.10
- 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 of hen and duck. A2493.34
- Friendship between hen and sparrow. A2493.34.1
- Deer in net freed by friendly animals, a crow, a mouse and a tortoise. B545.1
- Animal (lion) pines away with grief upon his friend's grave. B773.2
- Two friends exchange forms. D45.3
- Man transformed to deer decoy for people at execution of saint's friend. D643.2
- Eyes of hero's buffalo friend turn into two powerful dogs that protect his wife. D699.1
- Falling of two trees reveals Savior's will as to separation of friends. D1311.4.0.2
- Magic power obtained secretly from magician's friends. D1721.0.2
- Resuscitation by friends. E127
- One man prays either to keep friend from death or for both to die. Both allowed to live. E165.1
- Friendly return from the dead. E300
- Dead lover's friendly return. (Cf. E210.) E310
- Dead relative's friendly return. E320
- Dead husband's friendly return. E321
- Dead wife's friendly return. (Cf. E221.2.) E322
- Dead mother's friendly return. E323
- Dead child's friendly return to parents. Frequently to stop weeping. (Cf. P230.) E324
- Dead sister's friendly return. E325
- Dead brother's friendly return. E326
- Dead father's friendly return. E327
- Other reasons for friendly return from the dead. E360
- Return of the dead to keep promise and tell of land of the dead. Two friends promise each other that the first to die will do so. E374.1
- Friendly return from the dead – other motifs. E379
- Return from dead to protect friends. E379.3
- Friendly return from the dead – miscellaneous. E390
- Body in coffin moves so as to make room for his recently deceased friend. E477
- Reincarnated benefactor helped by man he has befriended in former life. E601.2
- Dead friends come for dying man's soul. E722.2.9
- Wraith returns to home and goes to bed while body is at home of friends in deep reverie. E723.4.1
- Land where all creatures are friendly to one another. F111.5
- House of dwarf's friend spared in fire. F451.5.1.21
- Trolls' friendship with men. F455.6.1
- Friendly night-spirits. F475
- Giant friendly to man. F531.5.1
- Giants and dwarfs friendly. F531.6.15.3
- Friends identical in appearance. F577.1
- Man cries at hearing of friend's death. F1041.21.4
- Man eats friend. G74
- Knight saved from devil by friends. G303.16.19.8
- Defeated giant becomes friend and helper of victor. G510.3
- Stealing from ogre to help a friendly king. G610.2
- Recognition of wife's ring in friend's possession informs husband of her unfaithfulness. H94.0.1
- Judicial combat interrupted by friends of loser. H218.1
- Husband has a friend woo his wife: she is seduced. H492.2
- Husband has friend woo his wife: wife is generous to certain point only. Husband makes her wear dress symbolic of her generosity – blouse of coarse cloth; dress of gold brocade. H492.2.1