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• God descends on rainbow. A171.0.3.1
• Moon-god, overcome in contest with mortal, threatens to withold rain and game. A182.3.6
• Rain-god. A287
• Rain-god and wind-god brought back in order to make liveable weather. Have been banished by sun-god. A287.0.1
• Rain-goddess. A287.1
• St. Peter as ruler for the air and rain. Often misunderstands the orders of God. A287.2
• Rainbow-goddess. A288
• The seven grain sisters. A433.2
• Origin of the Rainbow. A791
• Rainbow as bow of deity. A791.1
• Rainbow as snake. A791.2
• Rainbow made as bridge by the gods. A791.3
• Rainbow has three colors. A791.4
• Rainbow is a transformed king; the lesser rainbow is the king's wife. A791.5
• Rainbow from gods' emptying their drinking cups. A791.6
• Rainbow is horse of rain-god. A791.7
• Rainbow comes out of an anthill. A791.8
• Rainbow lives in a hole. A791.8.1
• Origin of rainbow: transformed butterflies (souls of lovers). A791.9
• Rainbow as covenant between creator and men. A791.10
• Fire producing rock result of contest between god of fire and god of rain. A975.2.1
• No rainbow for fifteen years before the Day of Judgment. A1002.2.1
• Flood from conflict of gods. Sea god and rain god. A1015.1
• Rain invoked to destroy world-fire. A1035.1
• Sun thrown on fire: period of darkness, rain. A1068
• World destroyed by rain of stones. A1099.1
• Why the sea is salt: heavy rain showers on ashes of wood burnt by primeval fire. A1115.3
• Angels set over clouds, winds, and rains. A1130.1
• Origin of rain. A1131
• Regulation of rains. A1131.0.1
• Why it rains most in the hills. A1131.0.2
• Rain from tears. A1131.1
• Rain from urine. A1131.1.1
• Rainy weather sent by saint as punishment. A1131.2
• Rain from sea in upper world. A1131.3
• Rain from container in sky. A1131.4
• Rain kept in waterskin dragged along sky floor. A1131.4.1
• Rain from rain-god (rain spirit). A1131.5
• Rain shed by stars. A1131.6
• Origin of clouds from Ymir's brain. A1133.1
• Thunder is noise of waterskin which rain-god drags along sky floor. A1142.8
• Liquor discovered by rain-god. A1427.0.2
• Insects from brains, blood, and bones of slain helpful animal. A2001.1
• Tortoise left out in rain: hard shell develops. (Cf. A2312.1.) A2211.10
• Rabbit (frog) eats seed-grain from fields: nose closed during sowing season. (Cf. A2335.2.4.) A2238.1
• Ring-dove eats man's grain: man may kill him. Similarly francolin and guinea fowl. A2238.2
• Son accidentally kills father, who returns to life as cuckoo and tells people when to sow grain. A2275.6
• Dog's claws as grains under paws. In the great famine, God leaves the dog grain under his paws. From this grows new seed. A2376.2
• Origin of cry of brain-fever bird. A2426.2.16
• Why owl eats no grain. A2435.4.9.1
• Why animals are unrestrained. A2526
• Why dog lacks restraint. A2526.1
• Origin of straw. Formerly whole blade became grain. Straw left for dog. A2685.2
• Tree protects Jesus from rain: is green all year. (Cf. A2765.1.) A2711.4
• Blood from wizard becomes red grain of cedar. Bleeding head of wizard who tries to kill the sun placed on top of a tree. (Cf. A2755.1.) A2731.3
• Origin of red grain of cedar. (Cf. A2731.3.) A2755.1
• Sundry characteristics of grains and vegetables. A2793
• Why grain of wheat is divided. A2793.2
• Why grain grows only at top of stalk (punishment for men's sinfulness). A2793.5
• Origin of shapes of grain. A2793.6
• Dragon as rain-spirit. B11.7
• Horse lies down when grain of wheat falls from load. B159.2
• Magic cock carries great loads in his ear (load of grain, fox, tiger, bees, wasps, etc., also fire and water). B171.1.0.1
• Rain-withholding deer killed: rain released. B192.2
• Animals refrain from spoiling consecrated food. B259.4.1
• Grain as damages for injury to cat. B271.2
• Shut in with elephants, blackbird orders ants to burrow themselves into the elephants' brains. B524.1.8
• Owl advises old man where to plant his crops after listening in to council of gods concerning rainfall distribution for the year. B569.2
• Fish trained to answer person's call. B771.4
• Elephants have power of bringing rain. B791
• Tabu: looking at rainbow. C315.2.3
• Tabu: speaking about lost money which is to be regained by witchcraft. The loser cannot refrain from speaking of his loss; the money cannot be recovered. C401.3.1
• Tabu: plucking ear of grain. C512
• Tabu: bathing without straining stream afterwards. C721.3
• Tabu: pointing at rainbow. C843.1
• Tabu: using grain to clean child. C851.1.2
• Transformation to grain. D214
• Transformation: man to rice-grain. D214.1
• Transformation: man to sheaf of grain. D218
• Transformation: brain to giant serpent. D447.10
• Transformation: rushes to grain. D451.2.1.1
• Transformation: apples to grain. D451.3.1
• Transformation: grain to gold. D475.1.6.1
• Wood turned into grain. D476.1.3
• Disenchantment by burying victim and sowing grain over him. D719.1
• Magic rain. (Cf. D910.) D902
• Magic grains. D973
• Magic rice-grains. D973.1
• Rice-grains magically produced by gourd. D973.1.1
• Magic brain. D997.2
• Magic brain of animal. D1011.7
• Magic strength-giving rice-grain. (Cf. D973.1.) D1335.1.1
• Magic rain makes people foolish. All on whom it falls act like fools. (Cf. D902.) D1353.1
• "Brain of forgetfulness" lost by person in battle. D1365.11
• Miraculous rain extinguishes fire used at stake. (Cf. D902.) D1391.1
• Raja's guards magically transform stones and dry bones rained upon him by army of witches and turn them back. D1400.1.22
• Magic object tames or restrains animal. D1442
• Magic bridle restrains all horses. (Cf. D1209.1.) D1442.1
• Straw on horse's back restrains him. (Cf. D1276.) D1442.2
• Charm makes treasure rain from sky. (Cf. D1273.) D1469.17