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• Heavenly bodies from objects thrown into sky. The Christ Child throws mud pies into the sky and creates sun, moon, and stars. A700.1
• Sun from object thrown into sky. A714
• Sun from fruit kernels thrown into water of flood. A718.3
• Moon from object (person) thrown into sky. A741
• Man in moon is person thrown or sent there as punishment. A751.1
• Stars from objects thrown into sky. A763
• Earth from object thrown on primeval water. A814
• Earth from stone thrown on primeval water. A814.1
• Earth from steam made by fire thrown into primeval water. A814.5
• Land thrown down from heaven. A953
• Mountains from stones (soil, sand) dropped or thrown. A963
• Mountains and hills from stones thrown by giant at church. A963.4
• Sun thrown on fire: period of darkness, rain. A1068
• Man made from piece of clay thrown on ground. A1241.1
• New race from stones thrown over head after deluge. (Cf. A1254.1.) A1245.1
• New race from seeds thrown over head after deluge. (Cf. A1245.1., A1006.) A1254.1
• Animals from bark thrown on ground. A1714.2
• Creation of monkeys: old woman thrown into fire. In unsuccessful imitation of Christ, the smith throws an old woman into the fire. She becomes a monkey. (Cf. A1710.) A1861.2
• Swallow thrown on his tail: cause of split tail. (Cf. A2378.5.1.) A2214.1
• Ant thrown from heaven: hence narrow waist. God decides dispute between ant and spider in spider's favor. (Cf. A2355.1.2.) A2214.2
• Unicorn thrown from ark and drowned: hence no longer exists. A2214.3
• Crab thrown to ground: breaks into small pieces. Hence crabs are small. A2214.4
• Stick (leaf) thrown at animal's rump: hence tails. (Cf. A2378.3.3.) A2215.1
• Red fruit thrown at rail's (bird's) head: hence red lump on head. (Cf. A2321.8.) A2215.4
• Plant characteristics from object thrown by devil. A2734
• Dragon must give up treasure when steel is thrown on him. B11.6.2.1
• Gold thrown on shore by siren. B53.3
• Woman slandered as adulteress is thrown into lion pit. Lions do not harm her. B522.3
• Tabu: touching old clothes. (Abandoned clothes should be thrown away.) C545.1
• Golden apple thrown to remind merman's wife not to forget to return to him. C713.4
• Fugitive transforms self to stone. Thrown to safety by pursuer. D671.0.1
• Magic sword thrown into lake by dying hero. D878.2
• Magic comb. See references to D672; in a large proportion of the occurrences of that motif (Obstacle flight) the comb is one of the magic objects thrown. D1072.1
• Hat thrown in air indicates road. (Cf. D1067.1.) D1313.2
• Seat-pillars thrown in the sea (with god's image) indicate where to settle. D1314.11
• Magic hair when thrown into fire summons supernatural. helper. (Cf. D991.) D1421.0.3
• Magic staff thrown causes wild animals to stand still. (Cf. D1254.) D1442.4
• Gloves thrown after ship cause disease. (Cf. D1066.) D1500.4.5
• Magic object thrown ahead carries owner with it. D1526
• Sacred weapon thrown into sky causes drought. (Cf. D1080.) D1542.2.1
• Magic flower thrown into lake causes waters to follow in the footsteps of the one who throws it in. (Cf. D975.) D1547.2
• Ring of hay thrown into empty lake fills it up with water. (Cf. D1276.) D1549.3.6
• Image of Christ bleeds from thrown stone. D1624.1
• Bananas run and hide when stone is thrown at them. (Cf. D981.13.) D1641.16
• Tree grows from stick saint has used and thrown aside. (Cf. D956.) D1673.1
• Magic sickness because girl has thrown away her consecrated wafer. (Cf. C55, C940.1.) D2064.1
• Walls overthrown by magic (Jericho). D2093
• Work of day magically overthrown at night. D2192
• Resuscitation through ashes thrown on funeral pyre. E132
• Husband resuscitated after wife's nose is cut off and thrown over grave. E165.2
• Water thrown on corpse to prevent return. E431.2
• Mould thrown on corpse to prevent return. E431.3
• Ashes of dead thrown on water to prevent return. E431.9
• Head of corpse thrown on water to prevent return. E431.9.1
• Corpses thrown in water to prevent return. E431.9.2
• Ghost laid when his skull is thrown into the Ganges. E459.7
• Effects of wild hunt remedied by asking to partake in booty of hunt. This booty is the same kind as the hunt has already thrown down. (Cf. E501.18.2.) E501.19.4
• Effects of wild hunt remedied by eating part of flesh thrown down by it. (Cf. E501.18.2.) E501.19.5
• Bones of dead collected and thrown into river. E607.1.1
• Changeling thrown into water and thus banished. F321.1.4.1
• Changeling thrown into ravine and thus banished. F321.1.4.2
• Changeling thrown on fire and thus banished. (Cf. F321.1.4.5.) F321.1.4.3
• Spear of fire (thrown by God). F834.1.1
• At certain time sheep thrown into well become crimson. F933.3
• Bones of bird constantly thrown up from well. F933.8
• When dead man's body is thrown into lake, water turns pitch black and all living creatures therein die. F934.5
• Ashes thrown into stream dissolve animals. F981.5
• King of cats killed by glowing mass of iron thrown by saint. F981.7
• Object thrown from heaven. F1037
• Footstool thrown from heaven. F1037.1
• Giant ogress with breasts thrown over her shoulder. G123
• Devil appears to girl who prays over pit where she has thrown the bodies of her babies. G303.6.2.7
• Devil's chair in hell made from thrown-away nail parings. G303.25.5
• Ogre captured with decoy smeared with tar. He is then killed and thrown into water. G514.7
• Cliff ogre thrown as food to his children. G519.3
• Recognition by trimmed leaf thrown from tree hiding place. H135.1
• Father recognizes son after having thrown him in oven. H165
• Suitor test: apple thrown indicates princess's choice. (Often golden apple.) H316
• Orange (lemon) thrown to indicate princess's choice. H316.1
• Flowers thrown to indicate princess's choice. H316.2
• Ball (goblet) thrown indicates princess's choice. H316.3
• Suitor test: garland thrown indicates girl's choice. H316.4
• Apple thrown in race with bride. Distracts girl's attention and as she stops to pick it up, suitor passes her. (Atalanta.) H331.5.1.1
• Pit test. Hero thrown into pit. H1535.1
• Man shows his patience by accepting blow in face with stool thrown by his superior in monastery. H1553.4
• Test of sex of girl masking as man: ball thrown into lap. Girls spread legs to catch it; men not. H1578.1.4
• "He who throws himself against a wave is overthrown by it": proved true. J21.52.9
• Picking up water thrown on ground no harder than the undoing of slander. J84
• Peasant ashamed of being thrown off by ass. Shameful to be thrown by such a creature. J411.4
• Youth trusts self to horse over which he has no control. Thrown off. J657.1
• Gnats think they have thrown horse down. He has only rolled over. J953.6
• Half of money thrown into tank. The monkey to the grocer: "You sold half water and half milk." J1551.9
• Clothes thrown into the cooking food. A trickster when told that food cooking is clothes being boiled retaliates by throwing his dirty hose into the pot. J1561.1
• The forehanded servant. A parson boasts that when he asks his maid if certain work is done she always answers that it has been done long ago. A guest wagers that she can be trapped if she is asked whether she has thrown the parson's suit of clothes into the tub of water. She overhears the wager and has the suit in the water before he asks the question. J1614
• Cheeses thrown down to find their way home. J1881.1.1
• Table thrown out of the sledge; to go home by itself. J1881.1.4
• The axes thrown away. The first lets his axe fall. The others throw theirs in the same place. J2171.4
• Literal numskull throws water on roasting pig. Told that he should have thrown water in the fire when the house burnt. J2461.1.3
• "Thank God they weren't peaches!" A man plans to take peaches as a present to the king. He is persuaded rather to take figs. They are green and the king has them thrown in his face. He is thankful that they weren't peaches. J2563
• Throwing contest: golden club on the cloud. Trickster shows the ogre the club he has thrown. (Really only a bright spot on the cloud.) (Cf. K1746.) K18.2