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• Original creator followed by transformers. These demigods change the original creation into the present forms. A72
• God originally resident among men. A151.9
• Raising of the sky. Originally the sky is near the earth (usually because of the conjunction of the sky-father and earth-mother). It is raised to its present place. A625.2
• Heaven and earth originally connected by navel string. Navel string cut. A625.2.1
• Universe from pre-existing rocks. Originally rocks are assumed and everything is made from them. A644
• Originally a moon but no sun. A711.3
• Originally no sun. A711.4
• Raising the sun. Originally low, it is raised little by little by conjurors. A727
• Sun originally so hot that it threatens all life. A727.1
• Original moon changed into sun and sun into moon. A736.8
• Lake originally filled with palm wine. A920.1.16
• Islands originally form continent, later separated. A955.11
• Cave of winds. Winds originally confined in caves. A1122
• Purchase of night. Originally no night. Culture hero goes to distant land and buys it. He introduces sleep, etc. Cock to crow for day. (Cf. B755, J2272.1.) A1174.3
• Man originally without hands and feet. Boy steals them from Python, and afterward men have them. A1225.2
• Different types of men produced from one original type. A1227
• Of ten original men one magically changes sex. A1275.3
• Men originally self-luminous. A1281.4
• Misplaced genitalia. Originally genitals are misplaced. They are properly arranged by the culture hero. A1313.3
• Vaginal teeth broken. Women originally had toothed vaginas. Culture hero breaks teeth so that women will be harmless to men. A1313.3.1
• Origin of hair around mouth and eyes. Original dispute between Hair and Stomach. Stomach compelled to stay on inside of man. Hair stands on guard at mouth and eyes to see that Stomach does not escape. A1315.4
• Men originally blind: eyes opened by accident. A1316.3.3
• Originally man rejuvenated himself by snake-like change of skin. A1319.12
• Paradise lost. Original happy state forfeited because of one sin. A1331
• Confusion of tongues. Originally all men speak same language. Because of a sin they come to speak different languages. A1333
• Theft of light. Light originally absent is stolen by culture hero. A1411
• Original fire property of one person (animal). A1415.0.2
• Food originally obtained without effort. A1420.4
• Horse originally had eyes on feet: put out and became eyelike marks. (Cf. A2371.2.7.) A2262.1
• Enmity between animals from original quarrel. (Cf. A2494.1.1, A2494.1.3, A2494.2.3.) A2281
• Originally cock had horns. A2326.2.3
• Why rat may eat rice. Brings original rice-plant from pond. A2435.3.10.1
• Plant characteristics from accident to original plant. A2741
• Tabu: mentioning original form of transformed person. (Cf. C31.2, C33.1, and C35.1.) C441
• 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
• Person returns to original animal form when tabu is broken. C963.1
• Person returns to original egg form when tabu is broken. C963.2
• Person returns to original vegetable form when tabu is broken. C963.3
• Enchanted person. See also the entire section on transformation. No real difference seems to exist between transformation and enchantment. A bewitched or enchanted person may, however, retain his original physical form, but may be affected mentally or morally. D5
• Transformation to cure inconstant husband. He falls in love with another woman: his wife changes him to negro. He then falls in love with negress: wife changes him to ass. He then falls in love with she-ass. Finally restored to his original form. D662
• Swine bridegroom. Bride disenchants him by her love. He returns to original form. D733.2
• Magic object returns to original place. D868
• Magic object when sold always returns to original owner. (Cf. D1605, D1602.11.) D1602.17
• Magic ring when sold returns to original owner. (Cf. D1076.) D1602.17.1
• Countermagic against Evil Eye: returning glance of Evil Eye blights the original glancer. D2071.1.5
• Animals which devour each other are restored to their original forms by command of a saint. E32.2
• Reincarnated person restored to original form. E696
• Bird, reincarnated murdered girl, resumes her original form when persecutor's blood is poured on her. E696.1
• Giants' magic gifts return to original form in hands of men. (Cf. F451.5.1.4. and cross-references.) F531.5.6.1
• Reductio ad absurdum of task. When an impossible task is given, the hero responds with a countertask so absurd as to show the manifest absurdity of the original task. (Cf. H1023.3.1, H1024.1.1.1.) H952
• Quest for original of picture. H1213.1.2
• Reflection in water thought to be the original of the thing reflected. J1791
• Picture mistaken for original. J1792
• Statue mistaken for living original. (Cf. K1840.) J1794
• Sickle bought at great cost given back. In a land where the sickle is not known the new sickle cuts off the head of a man and is thereupon given back to the original owner. J2514
• Retrieving the buried treasure. Buried money is stolen. Blind owner pretends that he is going to bury more. Thief returns the money hoping to get all. Blind man recovers original treasure. K1667.1.1
• Vow not to reign and to starve to death unless picture's original is found. M151.2.1
• Treasure to be found by man who marries original owner's daughter. N543.3
• Sexual desire as original sin. T8
• Fisher and hunter exchange catches for variety: soon return to original food. U136
• Preacher criticizes the likeness of Christ exhibited in his church. Says that it is unworthy of the original. V124
• Relics (images) carried away return to their original church. V143.2
• Broken objects restored to their original forms by saint. V229.10