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• Deity arises from shell of darkness where he has been for million ages. A115.6
• Home of god where he is the only living one. A151.0.1
• River's source where sky and earth meet. A659.3
• Mountain where sun goes through. A722.7
• Creation of the moon. (Cf. A710 to A719, where many of the motifs refer to the moon). A740
• Condition and nature of the moon – miscellaneous. For eclipse of the moon see A737, where both eclipses of the sun and moon are handled. A759
• Creator's giant servant puts a valley where earth's crust is heavy and a mountain where it is light so as to stabilize it. A857.2
• Creator's giant servant puts trees to hold earth together where it slipped. A857.3
• Lake bursts forth where island is plowed out. (Cf. A951.) A920.1.9
• Lake bursts forth where blind king plucks rushes. A920.1.12
• Rivers formed where certain stones are placed. Each of seven children are to go in a different direction, to walk a mile and put down a stone, then another mile and a stone, etc. Thus rivers are formed. A934.2
• Rivers where god drags his staff. A934.4
• Spring breaks forth where fairy horse lies down. A941.1.2
• Spring breaks forth where magic spear strikes ground. (Cf. A941.5.1.) A941.3.1
• Spring where god throws his staff or spear. A941.3.2
• Spring breaks forth where saint smites rock. (Cf. A941.3.1.) A941.5.1
• Many-colored fountain breaks forth where saint strikes earth with his foot. A941.5.2
• Spring breaks forth through power of saint at place where leper pulls out clump of rushes. A941.5.3
• Spring breaks forth where animal delivers book left behind by saint. A941.5.4
• Spring breaks forth where saint's stolen cow is found. A941.5.5
• Origin of springs where deity dug. A941.5.7
• Hot springs rise where Christ bathed his feet. (Cf. A901.) A942.1
• Footprints of holy man are still seen in stone where he stood to preach. A972.1.3
• Dark brown patches on soil mark place where marvelous cow (Glas) and her calf lay. A989.1
• Sacred place where thunderbolt fell down. A992.2
• Why carpenters are found everywhere: flood scatters them on raft over world. A1445.2.1
• Gull from transformed cat. A cat catches a strong fish with her claws. The fish carries the cat on its back to the sea, where the gull originates from the cat. (Cf. A1710.) A1945.1
• Buffalo helps tiger quench fire: white mark left on buffalo's neck where tiger held on while being ducked in water. A2211.12
• Fly steals fire from spider: may eat everywhere. Spider brings fire from hell. Fly steals it from him on the way. (Cf. A2545.1.) A2229.4
• Discourteous answer: flounder's crooked mouth. When God asks him where he is going, instead of answering he turns to go toward God. His mouth becomes crooked. (Cf. A2341.1.) A2231.1.2
• Lemur looks where forbidden: has big eyes. (Cf. A2332.3.1.) A2234.3
• Race of animals to see where each shall live. (Cf. A2433.1.1.) A2252.1
• Sparrow taught to sing by lark but not sufficiently: where sparrow got voice. A2271.2
• Where owl got his eyes. A2332.1.5
• Where kingfisher got his long beak. A2343.1.1
• Where snipe got his long beak. A2343.1.2
• Where hornbill got his big beak. (Cf. A2241.9.) A2343.1.4
• Where horse got his upper teeth. Borrowed them from buffalo. (Cf. A2241.) A2345.1
• Where coyote got his long teeth. A2345.2
• Where reindeer got his small teeth. A2345.3
• Where walrus got his tusks. Traded antlers with caribou for tusks. (Cf. A2247.) A2345.4
• Where snake got his fangs. (Cf. A2247.2.) A2345.5
• Where Jahrvogel (rhytidoceros) got its necklace. Borrowed form dove. (Cf. A2241.) A2351.3
• Where horse got arched neck: arches neck to kick tiger from rear; remains so. A2351.6
• Where animal got feet. A2375.1
• Where baboon got tail. (Cf. A2262.2.) A2378.1.1
• Where rat got tail. (Cf. A2241.7.) A2378.1.2
• Where lizard got tail. From the snake. (Cf. A2247.) A2378.1.3
• Where mole got tail. Traded eyes for it. (Cf. A2247, A2332.6.5.) A2378.1.4
• Where squirrel got tail. (Cf. A2241.7, A2242.) A2378.1.5
• Where beaver got tail. (Cf. A2241.10.) A2378.1.6
• Where crow got voice. Traded with thunder-bird. (Cf. A2247). A2421.3
• [First Edition: A2433.2.5. Animals privileged to live anywhere.] A2433.2.5[1st ed.]
• Why bear lives where he does. A2433.3.17
• Why leopard lives where he does. A2433.3.18
• Why owl lives where he does. (Cf. A2229.3, steeple.) A2433.4.1
• Why certain animals are found everywhere. A2434.1
• Why birds are everywhere. A2434.1.1
• Why bluebirds are everywhere. A2434.1.2
• Why snowbirds are everywhere. A2434.1.3
• Why black ants are everywhere. A2434.1.4
• Why jackal may go everywhere. A2434.1.5
• Why flies may eat anywhere. (Cf. A2221.2.1, A2229.4.) A2545.1
• 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
• Why beans bear everywhere. A2793.1.1
• Will-o'-the-wisp is girl cursed by her mother for gathering plants for dyestuffs on Sunday. Will-o'-the-wisp is seen where girl disappeared. A2817.2
• Dragon as power of evil. So considered everywhere except in the East, where are also found beneficent dragons. B11.9
• Ass alone knows where hidden wind can be found. B133.0.1.1
• Horse stops where murder has occurred. B151.1.1.0.2
• Building site determined by halting of animal. Where the animal stops the building is erected. B155.1
• City founded on spot where cow lies down. B155.2
• Location of settlement at place a cow stops and where milk flows by itself. B155.2.2
• Birds indicate the place where a town (castle) is to be built. B155.2.3
• Pursued animal indicates where city is to be built. B155.2.4
• Animal tells hero where to find magic object. (Cf. B560.) B505.2
• Birds show man treasure. Doves saved by monk from death show him where to dig for treasure. B562.1.3
• Owl advises old man where to plant his crops after listening in to council of gods concerning rainfall distribution for the year. B569.2
• Animals help man overcome monster with external soul. Discover where he keeps his soul. B571.1
• Man and bear in the rick of hay. The bear, persecuted by wolves, runs onto the hay-rick where the man was hidden, and defends himself from the wolves with bunches of hay. B855
• Tabu: asking where supernatural husband comes from. (Cf. C421.) C32.2.2
• Tabu: cutting down tree wherein resides deity. C93.6
• Forbidden stables. Person allowed to enter everywhere but into three stables. C611.2
• Injunction: sleep where night overtakes you. Otherwise misfortune will come. C683
• Tabu: traveling beyond spot where feat of skill was performed before duplicating it. C833.6
• Cat's paw cut off: woman's hand missing. A man spends a night in a haunted mill, where he cuts off a cat's paw. In the morning the miller's wife has lost her hand. (Cf. D142, D621.1.1.) D702.1.1
• Magic object acquired by tricking giant. Giant is persuaded to give the objects to the hero. (Cf. D831, where the person tricked is often a giant.) D833
• Fountain bursts forth where water is not available for baptismal ceremonies of future saint. D925.1.0.1
• Fountain gushes up at place where saint's head was cut off. D925.1.2
• Magic yew rod used by druid to discover whereabouts of woman carried off by fairies to underground retreat. D1311.15.1
• Blinded trickster directed by trees. He asks them their names and by their answers he can tell where he is. (Cf. D950.) D1313.4
• Magic object shows place where person has been killed. D1314.0.1
• Magic arrow shot to determine where to build city. (Cf. D1314.4.) D1314.1.2
• Magic arrow shot to determine where to seek bride. D1314.1.3
• Divining rod sinks at place where tribe shall settle. D1314.2.1
• Divining rod (twig) points out spot where unwed mother had drowned child. D1314.2.4
• Saint's bell lands at place where monastery is to be founded. D1314.4.0.1
• Seat-pillars thrown in the sea (with god's image) indicate where to settle. D1314.11
• Coffin lands where the dead is to be buried, and his son to settle. D1314.12
• Four balls given to each of four impoverished men point out places where they should dig. (Cf. 1256.) D1314.14
• Dried root sprouts when planted to indicate spot where holy man should set up his abode. (Cf. D967.) D1314.15