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• Earth by murder of first brother and sister. A831.4
• Earth from the body of murdered child. A831.5
• Son of first human couple murdered by tiger sent by god; his head becomes the sun, his chest the moon, and his blood gives the red earth its color. A1277.3
• Origin of murder. A1336
• Origin of penalty for murder. A1581.1
• Punishment for first murder: thistles, etc. Until murder was committed, only useful plants grew on earth; since then, thistles. (Cf. A2688.1.) A2631.1
• Bird reveals murder. B131.1
• Dog betrays murder. B134.2
• Dog returns from dead to clear master of murder. B134.5
• Horse stops where murder has occurred. B151.1.1.0.2
• Vulture's chicks will not eat dead hero's leg, since they know he has been treacherously murdered. B159.4
• Faithful animal at master's grave avenges his murder. B301.2
• Helpful animal reincarnation of murdered child. B313.2
• Truth-telling dog killed so as to hide murder. B339.1
• Faithful dog kills would-be murderer of sleeping master. B524.7
• Animal avenges murder. B591
• Animals refuse to devour Cain to avenge murder of Abel. B591.0.1
• Horse kicks to death master's murderer. B591.2
• Tabu: offending devil. A smith or priest continually insults the devil's statue or picture (cf. C13). The devil brings the offender into dangerous situation (suspicion of theft or murder), and saves him miraculously when he promises never again to abuse the devil's likeness. C45
• Tabu: touching bones of murdered person. C541.3
• Water rages by boat of would-be murderer. (Cf. D1242.) D1317.22
• Blood springs from murderer's finger when he touches victim. D1318.5.1
• Corpse bleeds when murderer touches it. D1318.5.2
• Speaking blood reveals murder. D1318.5.4
• Blood bubbles at place of murder. D1318.5.6
• Speaking flesh reveals murder. D1318.7.0.1
• Light where murder is committed. D1318.11.1
• Speaking earth reveals murder. (Cf. D935, D1610.19.) D1318.16
• Apples which grow from tree under which murder was done have red centers. (Cf. D981.1.) D1318.18
• Murdered man's head will cause earth to burn up or sea to boil: must be carried about. (Cf. D1278.) D1549.7
• Murder made known in a dream. D1810.8.2.3
• Magic detection of murder. D1817.0.3
• Magic murder. (Cf. D1402.) D2061
• Means employed in magic murder. D2061.2
• Murder by sympathetic magic. An object or an animal is abused or destroyed to bring about the death of a person. D2061.2.2
• Murder by abuse or destruction of image. D2061.2.2.3
• Murder by abuse of clothing of victim. D2061.2.2.5
• Murder by boiling gloves of victim. D2061.2.2.5.1
• Murder by pointing. (Cf. D2069.1.1.) D2061.2.3
• Murder by showing man caul with which he was born. D2061.2.7
• Resuscitation when murder is discovered. E185
• Resuscitation after murderer is buried in the earth, wood laid over him, and a lighted lamp on its top. E185.1
• Dead mother returns to invoke curse on murderer-son. E222.3
• Ghost of murdered child. E225
• Return from dead to reveal murder. E231
• Ghost tells name of murderer. E231.1
• Ghost skeleton points lance at murderer. E231.2
• Ghost light hovers over hiding place of body of murdered person. E231.3
• Ghost returns to murderer, causes him to confess. E231.5
• Return from dead to slay own murderer. E232.1
• Return from dead to avenge death (murder). E234.3
• Ghost an unjustly executed man. Real murderer found. E234.4
• Ghost of murdered person haunts burial spot. (Cf. E413.) E334.2.1
• Murder sounds heard just as they must have happened at time of death. E337.1.1
• Ghost of murdered girl appears and lends jewels needed for a ball in exchange for flowers. E363.5.1
• Murderer cannot rest in grave. E411.1
• Murdered person cannot rest in grave. (C.f. all references to E231, E334, E337.1.1, E337.3.) E413
• Wild huntswoman wanders because of murder of daughter. E501.3.10
• Animals in wild hunt reincarnation of murdered person. E501.4.0.1
• Ball of fire haunts murderer. E530.1.2
• Reincarnation of murdered child as bird. E613.0.1
• Grass does not grow on murderer's grave. (Cf. H271.) E631.2
• Reincarnation as musical instrument. The Singing Bone. A musical instrument made from the bones of a murdered person, or from a tree growing from the grave, speaks and tells of the crime. E632
• Speaking bones of murdered person reveal murder. E632.1
• Drowned girl reborn as leech to take revenge on murderers. E693.1
• Bird, reincarnated murdered girl, resumes her original form when persecutor's blood is poured on her. E696.1
• External soul avenges murder. E710.2
• Wraith of murderer tells authorities where to find girl he has murdered. The murderer is in church at the time. E723.4.2
• Brownie (Redcap, Redcomb, Bloody Cap) murders travelers, catches their blood in his cap. F363.2
• Murderer's children become dwarfs. F451.1.2
• Murder causes dwarf to lose his soul. (Cf. E700.) F451.5.9.6
• Unbaptized children as nightmares. When caught, they beg baptism. Usually they are murdered illegitimates. F471.1.3
• House of skulls. Murderer's abode. F771.1.9
• Earthquake when good man is murdered. F960.2.5.1
• Sun refuses to shine when murder is done. F961.1.1
• Grass will not grow where blood of murdered person has been shed. F974.1
• Flame indicates place where innocent person was murdered. F1061.4
• Abandoned infant lives by eating corpse of murdered father. (Cf. S350.) G25
• Murderer caused to eat victim's flesh unwittingly. Sickens and dies. G62
• Murderous witch. G262
• Recognition of murdered person by severed fingernail. H57.2.2
• Recognition of murderers by their short hair. H75.7
• Tongue as proof that man has been murdered. H105.2
• Ordeal: carrying murdered man's blood. Must not spill it. H227
• Test of wife's ability to keep secret: the buried sheep's head. Husband tells her that he is burying head of murdered man. She is to keep secret. She tells. When head is dug up it is sheep's head. H472.1
• Husband refuses to murder his wife for high honors; wife agrees to murder husband. H492.1
• Arrested farmer tells who he is: one son is thief (priest), second beggar (teacher), and third murderer (doctor). H581.4
• Riddle of the murdered lover. With what thinks, I drink; what sees, I carry; with what eats I walk. (Queen has cup made from skull of her murdered lover; ring with one of his eyes; she carries two of his teeth in her boots.) H805
• Task: killing murderous bird. H1161.1
• Quest assigned as punishment for murder. H1219.2
• Test of fidelity through offering suspected assassin opportunity to commit the murder. H1556.3
• Test of friendship: substitute as murderer. A man in misery gives himself up as a murderer rather than endure further misery. His friend tries to take on himself the guilt and be substituted. The real murderer, touched by the generosity, confesses. H1558.2
• "Do not go where an old man has a young wife": counsel proved wise by experience. Discovers a murder in an inn. J21.3
• Angel (Jesus) kills man. Done because man is plotting a murder. J225.4
• Three sins of the hermit. Choice of three sins given him: adultery, murder (theft), drunkenness. He chooses drunkenness; the others follow. (Cf. J21.25.) J485
• Fox tries to mask as dove, but loses all thoughts of murder. J512.10
• Prevention of hostilities by disarming the suspect. Later learned that he is a fugitive murderer. J626
• Guilty man freed of murder charge is tricked into making a false accusation for which he is sentenced. J1141.12
• Murderer detected by actions of murdered man's dog. Attacks murderer whenever possible. J1145.1
• Demand that murderer restore life to victim. J1955