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- Miscellaneous objects become gods. A104.3
- Gods born from object. A114
- God appears as an object. A139.8
- Universe from copulation of various objects to produce others. A615.2
- Heavenly bodies from objects thrown into sky. The Christ Child throws mud pies into the sky and creates sun, moon, and stars. A700.1
- Sun from object thrown into sky. A714
- Moon from object (person) thrown into sky. A741
- Moon from transformed object. A743
- Stars from objects thrown into sky. A763
- Earth from object thrown on primeval water. A814
- Springs from beneath magic (holy) object. A941.7
- Islands from transformed object or person. A955.10
- The devil turns object or animal to stone which is still seen. A977.4
- Animate and inanimate objects attempt to destroy humanity. A1009.2
- Man made from combination of different objects. A1260.1
- Animals from various transformed objects. A1714
- The owl is a baker's daughter who objected to the size of the dough put into the oven for Jesus when he appeared in her house as a beggar. A1958.0.1
- Animal characteristics from transformation of implement (or other object). (Cf. A2335.3.1, A2378.3.3, A2378.4.1.) A2262
- Animal characteristics: imitation of other animal or object. A2272
- Animal's seeking attitude from ancient loss. The ancient animal loses something. Its descendants are forever seeking for the lost object. This explains the characteristic bearing of certain animals. (Cf. A2471.) A2275.5
- Object transformed to plant. A2615
- Plant characteristics from object thrown by devil. A2734
- Dog indicates other hidden objects. B153.1
- Talking animal or object refuses to talk on demand. Discoverer is unable to prove his claims: is beaten. B210.2
- Magic object received from animal. B505
- Magic object received from animal brother-in-law. B505.1
- Animal tells hero where to find magic object. (Cf. B560.) B505.2
- Animal rescuer or retriever. Rescue person or retrieve lost object. B540
- Animal retrieves lost object. B548
- Fish brings lost object from bottom of sea. B548.2
- Otter retrieves lost magic object from bottom of lake. B548.3
- Ducks recover lost object from water. B548.4
- Snake avoids object. B765.18
- Tabu: woman not to touch husband's drum (magic object). C181.1
- Tabu: looking at holy objects. C311.2
- Tabu: looking at certain object. C315
- Tabu: partaking of the one forbidden object. C620
- Object magically appears when tabu is broken. C917
- Transformation to object for breaking tabu. C961
- Person returns to original form when tabu is broken. A person originally transformed from an animal or an object returns to that form when the origin is mentioned. (Cf. C31.2, C33.1, C35.1, C440, C441.) C963
- Valuable object turns to worthless, for breaking tabu. C967
- Transformation: man to object. D200
- Transformation: man (woman) to golden object. D235
- Transformation: man to manufactured object. D250
- Transformation: man to object – miscellaneous. D270
- Transformation: animal to object. D420
- Transformation: mammal (wild) to object. D421
- Transformation: wolf to object. D421.1
- Transformation: antelope to object. D421.2
- Transformation: elephant to object. D421.3
- Transformation: tiger to object. D421.4
- Transformation: deer to object. D421.5
- Transformation: bear to object. D421.6
- Transformation: whale to object. D421.7
- Transformation: mammal (domestic) to object. D422
- Transformation: horse to object. D422.1
- Transformation: dog to object. D422.2
- Transformation: pig to object. D422.3
- Transformation: bird (fowl) to object. D423
- Transformation: goose to object. D423.1
- Transformation: insect to object. D424
- Transformation: reptile to object. D425
- Transformation: snake to object. D425.1
- Transformation: fish to object. D426
- Transformation: eel to object. D426.1
- Transformation: amphibian to object. D428
- Transformation: frog to object. D428.1
- Transformation: animal to object – miscellaneous. D429
- Transformation: dragon to object. (Cf. B11.) D429.2
- Transformation: object to person. D430
- Transformation: manufactured object to person. D434
- Transformation: manufactured object to person. D436
- Transformation: miscellaneous objects to persons. D439
- Transformation: object to animal. D440
- Transformation: manufactured object to animal. D444
- Transformation: miscellaneous objects to animals. D449
- Transformation: object to another object. D450
- Transformation: tree to other object. D451.1
- Transformation: plant to other object. D451.2
- Transformation: fruit to other object. D451.3
- Transformation: flowers to other object. D451.4
- Transformation: grass to other object. D451.5
- Transformation: stick (log) to other object. D451.6
- Transformation: wand to other object. D451.6.1
- Transformation: nut to another object. D451.7
- Transformation: leaf to another object. D451.8
- Transformation: vegetable to other object. D451.9
- Transformation: rock (stone) to other object. D452.1
- Transformation: shell to another object. D452.2
- Transformation: sand to another object. D452.3
- Transformation: earth (dirt) to another object. D452.4
- Transformation of manufactured object. D454
- Transformation: box to another object. D454.1
- Transformation: bread to another object. (Cf. D471). D454.2
- Transformation: clothing to other object. D454.3
- Transformation: handkerchief to other object. D454.3.2
- Transformation: cloak to other object. D454.3.4
- Transformation: needle to other object. D454.4
- Transformation: thread to other object. D454.4.1
- Transformation: milk sack to other object. D454.5