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• Theft of ambrosia. Food of the gods stolen. A153.1
• Theft of sun. The sun, which is kept by a monster, is stolen and brought to earth. A721.1
• Stolen sun restored to sky. A721.3
• Moon stolen and divided into quarters. A755.4.2
• Theft of moon. Moon is kept by a monster. It is stolen and brought to earth. A758
• Spring breaks forth where saint's stolen cow is found. A941.5.5
• Why the sea is salt: magic salt mill. Stolen by sea-captain, who takes it aboard and orders it to grind. It will stop only for its master; ship sinks and mill keeps grinding salt. A1115.2
• February's shortage of days. Days stolen by January and March. A1161
• Night stolen and kept in jar. A1174.3.1
• Theft of light. Light originally absent is stolen by culture hero. A1411
• Light kept in box (basket). Stolen. A1411.1
• Fire stolen in hollow reed. A1415.1
• Theft of fire – trick exchange. Child of fire-owner is stolen and then given back in exchange for fire. A1415.3
• Origin of human wisdom. It is kept hidden by monster and is later stolen. It escapes and spreads through the world. (Cf. A1111, A1421.) A1481
• Gull a transformed ravished maiden. While he is sleeping, the maiden the hero has stolen is ravished by another man. The hero thereupon turns her into a gull. (Cf. A1710.) A1945.2
• Animal characteristics: stolen from another animal. (Cf. A2313.3, A2375.2.2.) A2245
• Why dog has no horns: they were stolen by deer (goat). A2326.2.2
• Frogs formerly were ducks stolen from Eden by Cain. God changed them to frogs; and so frogs sound like ducks in the spring. (Cf. A2162.) A2426.4.1.1
• Dragon's pearl stolen. B11.6.2.3
• Harp music makes merman restore stolen bride. B82.1.2
• Animal languages from stolen serpent's crown. (Cf. B176.) B165.1.2
• Wolf returns sheep stolen from saint. B256.11
• Ass insists upon payment of tithes. When stolen by thieves, the ass refuses to eat for three days because the thieves' provender has not been tithed. B259.1
• Monkey's money stolen. B294.2.1
• Kite steals jewels and thus saves condemned man. Innocent man in possession of stolen jewels, is about to be apprehended. Kite carries off the jewels and saves him. B522.2
• Animal finds stolen person. B543
• Bottlefly finds stolen woman in sky. B543.1
• Animal finds stolen goods. B543.2
• Stolen child rescued by animal nurse. (Cf. B535.) B543.3
• Elephant rescues stolen girl. B543.3.1
• Transformation: stolen meat to roses. D457.5.1
• Stolen chickens turned to stones in cooking. D471.8.1
• Transformation to recover stolen goods. D659.11
• Disenchantment by hiding skin (covering). When the enchanted person has temporarily removed the covering, it is stolen and the victim remains disenchanted until it is found. D721.2
• Stolen objects powerful in magic. D838.1
• Magic object stolen in Thor's temple. D838.3
• Magic object stolen from giant. (Cf. F531.6.7.3.) D838.6
• Magic armor stolen from dwarf by giant. D838.7
• Magic object stolen at night. D838.13
• Magic object stolen. D861
• Magic object stolen from local deity. D861.0.1
• Magic object stolen by host (at inn.) D861.1
• Magic object stolen by neighbor. D861.2
• Magic object stolen by brothers. D861.3
• Magic object stolen by rival for wife. D861.4
• Magic object stolen by rival's emissary. D861.4.1
• Magic object stolen by hero's wife. D861.5
• Magic object stolen by owner's fiancée. D861.5.1
• Magic object stolen in card game. D861.6
• Magic object stolen by relatives. D861.8
• Magic objects stolen from owner by his daughter, with whom he spends the night. D861.8.1
• Magic object stolen by giants. D861.9
• Magic object stolen back. D882
• Stolen magic object stolen back by helpful animals. D882.1
• Stolen magic object stolen back by helpful cat and dog. They steal the ring from the thief's mouth. D882.1.1
• Magic object stolen back by servant. D882.3
• Stolen magic object stolen back by man in disguise. D882.4
• Thief forced to vomit up stolen magic object. D884
• Flesh of stolen animal cannot be cooked (turns putrid). D1318.7.1.1
• Mill will not grind stolen wheat. (Cf. D1263.) D1318.15
• Magic power in chain. Lost when chain is stolen. (Cf. D1078.) D1561.2.3
• Saint's bell when stolen miraculously returns. (Cf. D1213.) D1602.8
• Stolen bell refuses to make a sound. D1602.8.1
• Magic object raises alarm when stolen. D1612.5
• Magic shirt tells owner when it is stolen. (Cf. D1056.) D1612.5.1
• Magic harp gives alarm when it is stolen. (Cf. D1231.) D1612.5.2
• Magic flageolet stolen but loses its magic power. (Cf. D1224.1.) D1651.7.3
• Stolen gun works only for master. (Cf. D838, D1096.1.) D1651.11
• Dream shows where stolen girl is hidden. D1810.8.2.1
• Wizard tells location of stolen property. D1817.0.1.2
• Wizard compels thief to return stolen property. D1817.0.1.3
• Wizard compels thief to deliver stolen property in person to the owner. D1817.0.1.3.1
• Bird overpowered by stepping on his shadow. Drops the stolen meat. D2072.0.4
• Crops stolen by magic. D2087.1
• Hunter's prey stolen during night by magic. D2087.2
• Gold stolen by magic. D2087.5
• Food stolen by magic. D2087.6
• Saint forces a beast (leopard, wolf) to bring back stolen child (domestic animal) to his mother (owner). D2156.3
• Ghost stampedes stolen cattle being driven past his ranch. E234.2
• Return from dead to demand stolen property. E236
• Return from dead to demand clothing stolen from grave. E236.1
• Return from dead to demand ring stolen from corpse. E236.1.1
• Return from dead to demand stolen children. E236.2
• Return from dead to demand money stolen from corpse. E236.5
• Ghostly noises disturb village until stolen church plate is returned. (Cf. E402.) E236.7
• Ghost seeks repayment of stolen money. E236.8
• Dead returns to restore stolen goods. E352
• Return from dead to reveal whereabouts of stolen goods. E371.1
• Child of deity stolen and brought down to earth. F31.1
• Bonga girl (fairy) will return stolen goods only if mortal man will go with her. F302.3.1.1
• Man goes to fairyland and rescues stolen child. (Cf. F322.2.) F321.3
• Unbaptized child stolen by fairies found in barn and rescued. F321.3.1
• Beggar returns to his mother child stolen by fairies. F321.4
• Stolen mother returns from fairyland each Sunday to minister to her children. F322.3
• King's crown stolen from fairyland. F355
• Fairy cattle (bull, cow) stolen. F356
• Eggs stolen from fairies. F359.1
• Fairy recovers stolen cup by posing as a beggar. F361.2.1
• Father given carved wooden image in lieu of son stolen by dwarfs. F451.5.2.3.1
• Troll's costly cup stolen. F455.6.4.1