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• Deity born in shape of egg. A114.2.1
• God as shape-shifter. A120.1
• Goddess of war in shape of hag. A125.1
• Goddess of war in shape of (red) woman. A125.1.1
• God of the wind in shape of kite. A139.8.4
• God in shape of an image. A139.8.6
• God of fate in shape of golden frog. A463.0.1
• Children from union with the sun turn into bit of blood in daytime as soon as they are exposed to sun; take human form (shape) again at sunset. A736.5.2
• Earth wheel-shaped (flat and round). A875
• Origin of island's shape and position. A955.3
• Origin of an island's shape. A955.3.1
• Mountains fight each other: cause of their present shape. A964.2
• Cloud on lofty male mountain induced by a beautiful female mountain to bow to her feet: hence their present shape. A969.2
• First men undeveloped. Rudimentary and amorphous, gradually assume present shape. A1225
• Shape of bee's body. A2300.1
• Shape and position of animal's eyes. A2332.4
• Origin of shape of animal's back. A2356.2
• Shape of animal's legs. A2371.2
• Shape of leaves of plant. A2761
• Why vine-leaves are hand-shaped. A2761.2
• Origin of shape of particular tree. A2785
• Origin of shape of wiliwili tree. A2785.1
• Origin of shapes of grain. A2793.6
• Beast with human head and shape of smith's bellows. B96
• Tabu: showing surprise when supernatural husband resumes his true shape. C32.1.2
• Spirit takes shape of man. D42.2
• Mortal temporarily takes shape of demon. D47.1
• Offer to make pups born of woman in shape of hound human. D601
• One shape by day; another by night. D621.0.1
• Girl destroys crab shape of husband and disenchants him permanently. D719.2
• Divine beings assume their own shape in sleep. D796
• Magician appears as swineherd, dwarf, and giant in order to seduce queen and scorns her later in the same shapes. D2031.4.2
• The ghost haunts outside at night in human shape. E279.1
• Ghost in shape of a bag. E426.1
• Tops of trees from lovers' graves show shapes of their heads. E631.0.1.1
• Wandering soul assumes various shapes. E721.5
• Wandering soul assumes shape of wolf. (Cf. D113.1.1, E731.) E721.5.1
• Souls await Judgment Day in shapes of birds. E751.2
• Souls redeemed from hell in shape of sheep. F81.6
• Voyage to Isle of Shape. Visitors become beautiful. F129.4.3
• Fairy as shape-shifter. F234.0.2
• Fairy assumes shape of woman and frequents bazaars. F234.2.8
• Dwarf can take what shape he wants. F451.3.3.0.1
• Mountain-man in animal shape. F460.1.1
• Mountain-man in shape of hog. F460.1.1.1
• Giantess in crow's shape. F531.1.8.4
• Giant in a gam's shape. F531.1.8.6
• Well in shape of a sieve-like rock, out of which water gushes forth. (Cf. D926.) F718.10
• Fire bends bough to shape of crozier. (Cf. F979.5.) F964.1
• Giant ogre in shape of animal. G126
• Giant ogre in the shape of a cat. G126.1
• Giant ogre in shape of horse. G126.2
• Devil appears in shape of a dead man while hidden in his corpse or skin. G303.3.1.20
• Devil in shape of a stone. G303.3.4.6
• Devil changes shape. G303.3.5
• Demon in the shape of serpent guards forest where treasure tree grows. G354.1.1
• Rakshasa. Dog or ape-shaped; red hair and eyes; mouth reaching from ear to ear; ears pointed like spears; shape-changers; cannibals; three heads, five feet, four eyes, no fingers, bear-neck, horns. Attack women. G369.1
• Genie in form of smoke, taking shape with three wings, one on back. G369.2
• Ogre in shape of small boy. G376
• Dogs in human shape: friends who seduce man's wife. H592.4
• Which is man and which demon in man's shape? Decision to go to whichever can go through end of reed. J1141.1.7
• The minstrel repays the cobbler. The cobbler learns the minstrel's songs and sings them so that the minstrel loses his trade. He in turn sews the cobbler's leather into crazy shapes. He has done no worse than the cobbler, who marred his songs. When they sing together the people realize the contrast and patronize the minstrel. J1632
• Deduction: mare has she-buffalo as mother. Told by shape of hoofs. J1661.1.4
• Fairies in animal form persuaded they will hear music better in own shapes. Are killed. K821
• God Vishnu in shape of nephew scares and torments his aunt's lover. K1578
• Fairy visits queen in her husband's shape and begets son with her. K1844.4
• Illusory shapes of animals made to appear on hilltops. K1886.6
• Brahmin takes shape of a prince. K1952.0.1
• Mountain in human shape prophesies whole family's death. M301.15
• Prophecy: death by tiger. Tiger-shaped cake becomes tiger and kills man in spite of all precautions. M341.2.10.1
• Curse: descendants to be unshapely. M442.1
• Devil takes shape of old woman to punish impious nuns. Introduces them to three youths disguised as girls and brings about nuns' seduction. Nuns are stoned to death. Q220.1.1
• Mutinous clerics expelled in shapes of swine. (Cf. Q551.3.2.) Q226.2
• Man tempted by fiend in woman's shape. (Or woman by fiend in man's shape.) T332
• Misshapen child from brother-sister incest. (Cf. T415.) T550.3
• Angel in bird shape. V231.1
• Cross vigil. Cleric stands with hands extended in shape of cross. V462.4.2