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• Gods born from various parts of creator's body. A112.3
• Various other dwelling places of gods. A151.14
• Early period when gods and men lived together, gods ruling men, ordaining how they should live and originating various customs. A189.9
• Universe as offspring of creator. The Sky Father begets various parts of the universe by his various wives. A615
• Universe from copulation of various objects to produce others. A615.2
• Universe created by various activities of creator. A618
• Various Buddhist otherworlds. A697
• Man in the moon. A man is said to be seen in the moon. Various explanations are given as to how he came to be there. A751
• Origin of various qualities of the sea. A925
• Various origins of rivers. A934
• Indentions on rocks from marks of various persons. A972.5
• Assignment of crafts and professions: creator opens shop and from it distributes plough, pen, bottle, pair of scales, fishing-net and loom to various groups. A1440.1
• Origin of various tribes. A1610
• Tribes from fruits of various trees. A1610.4
• Origin of various African tribes. A1611.3
• Origin of various tribes of India. A1611.4
• Origin of various European peoples. A1611.5
• Origin of various Near Eastern peoples. A1611.6
• The various children of Eve. Eve has so many children that she is ashamed when God pays her a visit. She hides some of them and they fail to receive the blessing that God gives those in sight. Thus arises the differences in classes and peoples. A1650.1
• Characteristics of various peoples – in personal appearance. A1660
• Hair and beard of various peoples. A1661
• Heads of various people. A1663
• Beauty of various peoples. A1664
• Feet of various peoples. A1665
• Eyes of various peoples. A1666
• Intelligence of various people. A1667
• Characteristics of various peoples – in industry and warfare. A1670
• Characteristics of various peoples – in habits. A1680
• Animals from various transformed objects. A1714
• Animals from Pharaoh's drowned army. From the army crossing the Red Sea came the various animals. A1715.1
• Various birds from Pharaoh's drowned army. (Cf. A1715.1). A1901
• Origin of insects from various experiences of saint. A2002
• Ant carries load as heavy as himself. Defeats bear, raven (or other bird). Various explanations. (Cf. A2435.3.3, A2486.1.) A2251.1
• Various haunts of animals. A2433.2
• Haunts of various animals – mammals. A2433.3
• Food of various animals – mammals. A2435.3
• Flight of various birds. A2442.2
• The four characteristics of wine. Devil helps Noah plant vineyard and kills various animals over it. These illustrate the four qualities of wine. peacock: brilliant colors; ape: jokes; lion: boldness; hog: drunkenness. A2851
• Animal languages. The various animals have languages of their own. (Cf. B251.1.2.) B215
• Various beasts as king of beasts. B241.1
• King of the various kinds of beasts. B241.2
• Various birds as king of birds. B242.1
• King of the various kinds of birds. B242.2
• Various fishes as king of fishes. B243.1
• King of various kinds of fishes. B243.2
• Various animals tried out as wives. Only one accepted. B600.1
• Various animals tried out as wives: none accepted. B600.1.1
• How animal gets into person's stomach (or body) (various methods). B784.1
• Transformation by various means. D560
• Transformation by various means – miscellaneous. D599
• Wine blessed by saint or received from the saint's hand cures various ills. D1500.1.10.2.1
• Soothsayer at work by various methods of divination. D1712.1
• Wandering soul assumes various shapes. E721.5
• Substituted limbs. Man borrows various limbs and successfully uses them. E782.0.1
• Various-colored horses of brownie. F482.4.1
• Spirits of various kinds of disease. F493.1
• Pygmies of various sizes. F535.2
• Devil in form of dragons and monsters of various sorts. G303.3.2.4
• Various holy persons save one from devil. G303.16.11
• Identity tests. Recognition. Elaborate means are employed in folk-literature for the recognition of persons even though they have been separated a very short time. The various means used are detailed in the following discussion. H0
• Chastity test. Various means are employed to test a woman's (or man's) chastity. H400
• Three stupid things for men to do (various answers). H871.1
• Question (propounded on quest): Why do the live stock die? (Various answers.) H1292.3
• Question (on quest): How can the girl thus far avoided by suitors marry? (Various answers.) H1292.5
• Question (on quest): Where is the lost key? (Various answers.) H1292.6
• Question (on quest): Where is the lost princess? (Various answers.) H1292.7
• Question (on quest): When will a certain water-animal be freed from an annoyance? (Various answers). H1292.9
• Fear test. A person is put to various tests in the attempt to make him show fear. H1400
• To each his appropriate food. Woman gives morsel of various foods to each guest, with explanation. J81.2
• The weighted order-cards. To a man going on a voyage, various people give commissions for purchases, which he writes down on cards. Some give him money; some promise it on his return. On ship he looks the cards over, placing the proper gold on the proper card. A wind blows into the sea those not weighted with gold. J1382.2
• Sickness ascribed to quarreling wines. A man has drunk so much of various wines that he is sick. He says to the wines, "Have peace among yourselves and don't quarrel or I'll throw you out the window." J1891.1
• Culture hero throws coconuts to various islands, but forgets one he stands on: hence none now on that island. J2031.3
• The bungling host. A trickster (animal) visits various animals who display their peculiar powers in obtaining food (often magic). He returns the invitation and tries to provide food in similar ways. He fails and usually has a narrow escape from death. (Cf. J2411.3.) J2425
• Milk bought on credit poured into one container. The trickster buys it from various women. After it is all poured together he says that each may have her own back. K231.6.1
• Master thief. Man undertakes to steal various closely guarded things. Succeeds by cleverness. K301
• Victim persuaded to hold out his tongue: cut off. Robbers induced by various excuses (to learn to sing, to learn foreign language, to have a hair taken off the tongue). K825
• Various kinds of treacherous murder. K950
• Animals hidden in various parts of a house attack owner with their characteristic powers and kill him when he enters. K1161
• Fairies cause sound to appear to come from various directions. K1887.3
• The false virgin. Various deceptions practiced to mask bride as virgin. K1912
• Death message softened by equivocations. Various false explanations are given to prepare the hearer. K2313
• Various prophecies connected with saints (or holy men). M364
• Magic perils threaten bridal couple. The perils are various – magic horse, poison, enchanted clothes, etc. T175
• Various ways of disposing of dead. V61
• Various events, from creation to Resurrection, that occurred on Sabbath. V71.3
• Motions of various kinds attributed to images. V128
• Lazy man is being taken to poorhouse or out of town or to cemetery to be buried alive. The group take pity on him, offer him various articles to help him get started again. One offers a bushel of corn. The lazy one rises up from the bottom of the wagon or coffin where he has been lying: "Is the corn shelled?" W111.5.10.1
• Usurers do not reply. The parson asks the various trades and professions to rise one by one for a special blessing. When he calls for the usurers none reply. X512
• Jokes concerning various cities. X680
• Lie: the great bee. Liar says that in a certain place bees are as big as sheep. – And the bee-hives? – The same as ours. – How do the bees get in? (Various answers.) X1282.1
• Ehod mi yodea (One; who knows?); Le dodici parole della verità, Las doce palabras retorneadas. The numbers from one to twelve are brought into relation with various objects, often of religious significance. Z22
• Little ant finds a penny, buys new clothes with it, and sits in her doorway. Various animals pass by and propose marriage. She asks what they do at night. Each one replies with its characteristic sound, and none pleases her but the quiet little mouse, whom she marries. She leaves him to tend the stew, and he falls in and drowns. She weeps and, on learning the reason, bird cuts off its beak, dove cuts off its tail, etc. Z32.3
• The fleeing pancake. A woman makes a pancake, which flees. Various animals try in vain to stop it. Finally the fox eats it up. Z33.1
• The old woman and her pig. Her pig will not jump over the stile so that she can go home. She appeals in vain for help until the cow gives her milk. The final formula is: cow give milk for cat; cat kill rat; rat gnaw rope; rope hang butcher; butcher kill ox; ox drink water; water quench fire; fire burn stick; stick beat dog; dog bite pig; pig jump over stile. (Various introductions.) Z41
• Never. Various ways of expressing this idea. When black sheep turn white, when a dry branch sprouts, etc. Z61
• Death (fate) assumes various forms to destroy men. Z111.5
• Symbolism: not to fight alone. Various figures employed to show it is not good for one warrior alone to fight the battles of a host. Z161