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• In god's absence his function ceases. Death, reproduction, etc., suspended until the god's return. A173.1
• Expected return of deity. A192.3
• Expulsion and return of culture hero. A516
• Culture hero returns to upper world. A566
• Return of mortal reincarnation of celestial being to the country of the gods after his mission has been accomplished on earth. A566.1
• Culture hero's (divinity's) expected return. Divinity or hero is expected to return at the proper time and rescue his people from their misfortunes. Often joined with A571. A580
• Culture hero (divinity) returns. A581
• Culture hero returns and assists mortals. A581.1
• Culture hero returns and aids followers in battle. A581.2
• Culture hero returns to prove power of saint. A581.3
• Sun's night journey with reversed face. It returns from west to east by the same way that it came, but it turns its light side to the sky and leaves the earth in darkness. A722.2
• Ghosts of the sun's children return to cause eclipse. A737.4
• Origin of the potlatch. A feast of the Indians of the Northwest Coast of America in which large amounts of property are given away to the guests. These feasts must be returned. A1535.1
• Dove returns to ark in obedience to Noah: receives sheen of raven. A2221.7
• Beetle demands return of gold from God: must hum. In his overweening pride he hits fence and ever afterward has hummed. (Cf. A2426.3.1.) A2231.11
• Raven does not return to Noah: must suffer thirst and break bill. (Cf. A2231.2.1, A2411.2.1.5, A2435.4.3.) Variant: he is cursed to be black or to eat carrion. A2234.1
• Raven does not return to ark in obedience to Noah: black color is resulting punishment. A2234.1.1
• Animal characteristics: borrowing and not returning. Animal borrows a member (or quality) from another and refuses to return it. (Cf. A2242, A2313.3, A2345.1, A2351.3, A2375.2.1, A2421.4, A2435.4.1.) A2241
• Nightingale borrows blindworm's eye. Each has one eye. Nightingale borrow's blindworm's and will not return it.(Cf. A2332.6.1.) A2241.5
• Squirrel borrows coney's tail. When coney's tail is not returned, he goes in shame to live among rocks. (Cf. A2378.1.5, A2433.3.5.) A2241.7
• Monkey borrows tail from deer and refuses to return it. A2241.11
• Animal characteristics: obtaining for feast and not returning. (Cf. A2378.1.5, A2378.2.6.) A2242
• Son accidentally kills father, who returns to life as cuckoo and tells people when to sow grain. A2275.6
• Peter lets key of heaven fall: origin of "Heaven Key" (primrose). Peter hears that duplicate key to heaven has been made. In his excitement he lets his key drop to earth. It is returned by an angel. Where it dropped are the "Heaven Keys". (Cf. A2653.) A2622
• Self-returning dragon's head. (Cf. B11.2.3, B11.11.2.) B11.5.5
• Dragon fight: respite granted and dragon returns with renewed strength. B11.11.1
• Dog returns from dead to clear master of murder. B134.5
• Magic mouse to be flayed. Mouse orders hero to flay him and to use skin for magic purposes. Later the skin is returned to the mouse. B183.1.1
• Fly habitually buzzes when cleric returns from matins. B251.2.4
• Wolf returns sheep stolen from saint. B256.11
• Faithful dog killed by overhasty master: thinks mistakenly he has returned home against orders. (Cf. Llewellyn and his dog.) B331.2.2
• Large reward given for return of helpful animal. B343
• Fish returned to water: grateful. B375.1
• Frog returned to spring: grateful. Teaches hero animals' language (Cf. B217). B375.2
• Family dares not discuss tigers, fearing that son in form of tiger will return. C441.1
• Tabu: disembarking from boat on return from other world. C524
• The one forbidden thing: returning to home country after marrying fairy. C644
• Tabu: going into bath on return from serpent kingdom. (Cf. C721.) C711
• Golden apple thrown to remind merman's wife not to forget to return to him. C713.4
• Felled trees (cut weeds) return to their places because of broken tabu. C939.3
• Immediate return to other world because of broken tabu. (Cf. C31, C31.4, C327.) C952
• 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
• Giants return to life if tabu is broken. C963.4
• Woman transforms herself into a bird and lends her female organ to a boy. He fails to return it and she becomes a man when she resumes human form. D11.2
• Transformation by eating leaf from a tree. Falcon is returned to form of girl. D551.5
• Transformation by touching ground on return from fairyland. D565.0.1
• Swine bridegroom. Bride disenchants him by her love. He returns to original form. D733.2
• Magic object received from man in return for rescue of child. D817.1
• Magic object received from dwarf in return for rescue of child or kindness to child. D817.1.1
• Magic object received in return for being shaved. D817.2
• Magic objects acquired by acting as umpire for fighting heirs. When hero gets hold of objects he refuses to return it. D832
• Magic object acquired by tricking devil. Man gets shelter in storm; devil gets wet. Devil gives man magic object in return for information as to how he kept dry. D834
• Magic object returns to original place. D868
• Magic mango returns to tree for broken tabu. D868.1
• Magic sword returned to lake whence it was received. Taken back by lake spirit. (Excalibur). (Cf. D813.1.1.) D878.1
• Magic object returned in payment for removal of magic horns. (Cf. D881.1). D895
• Arrows returned upon those who shoot saint. D1093.1.1
• Magic stone hits everything and returns by itself. (Cf. D931.) D1401.5
• Charm causes spearhead to return. (Cf. D1273.) D1428.2
• Magic stone turned thrice compels person to return to it. (Cf. D931.) D1429.1
• Hero's breath returns head to headless horseman. (Cf. D1005.) D1518.3
• Magic feather causes chips from tree to return as cut. Thus the tree remains uncut. (Cf. D1021.) D1565.1
• Magic song causes chips from tree to return. (Cf. D1275, A2426.4.1.) D1565.1.1
• Self-returning magic object. (Cf. D868.1.) D1602
• Stones, being removed, return to their places. (Cf. D931, D1401.5.) D1602.1
• Chips from tree return to their places as cut. (Cf. D950.) D1602.2.2
• Self-returning robe. (Cf. D1052.) D1602.3
• Self-returning moccasins. (Cf. D1005.4.) D1602.4
• Self-returning bangle. (Cf. D1075.) D1602.5
• Self-returning spear. (Cf. D1084.) D1602.6
• Self-returning spear-head. (Cf. D1084.1.) D1602.6.1
• Self-returning wheel. (Cf. D1207.) D1602.7
• Saint's bell when stolen miraculously returns. (Cf. D1213.) D1602.8
• Self-returning bell. (Cf. D1213.) D1602.8.0.1
• Saint's bachall when lost returns. (Cf. D1277.) D1602.9
• Self-returning magic book. (Cf. D1266.) D1602.10
• Self-returning magic coin. Keeps coming back. (Cf. D1288.) D1602.11
• Self-returning head. When head is cut off it returns to proper place without harm to owner. (Cf. D992.) D1602.12
• Self-returning body. D1602.12.1
• Self-returning cruet. (Cf. D1171.8.1.) D1602.13
• Self-returning magic apple. (Cf. D981.1.) D1602.14
• Self-returning hammer. (Cf. D1209.4.) D1602.15
• Arrow shot at bull returns to shooter. (Cf. D1092.) D1602.16
• 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
• Magic object given away returns to giver. D1602.18
• Equipment of slain hunter returns alone. (Cf. D1170.) D1602.19
• Magic thieving pot. Boy sells pot to neighbors and when they have put things into it the pot returns to the boy. (Cf. D1171.1.) D1605.1
• Sacred scroll returns to heaven. (Cf. D1266.1, V151.) D1641.11
• Magic object departs and returns at formulistic command. D1686
• Loosing knots permits horse to return home. D1782.3.2
• Wizard compels thief to return stolen property. D1817.0.1.3
• Saint magically compels thief to return goods. D1817.2.2
• Sight of old home reawakens memory and brings about return from other world. D2006.2
• Countermagic against Evil Eye: returning glance of Evil Eye blights the original glancer. D2071.1.5
• Resuscitation by returning dead person's soul (breath) to body. E38.1
• Resuscitation by universal weeping. Return of deity from dead granted if all men will weep. One person refuses. E58.1