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Motifs — first 20 of 130
- Origin of fire – children strike rocks together, accidentally produce fire. A1414.3
- Animal characteristics: accidental action of ancient animal. A2211
- Son accidentally kills father, who returns to life as cuckoo and tells people when to sow grain. A2275.6
- Magic object accidentally found. D841
- When spying follower accidentally touches holy man's cloak he loses his eyesight and falls down senseless. (Cf. D1053.) D1410.8
- Power of prophecy from accidental drinking of water from magic fountain. D1812.2.3
- Persons who die violent or accidental deaths cannot rest in grave. E411.10
- Accidental arrival in lower world. F102
- Human blood (flesh) accidentally tasted: brings desire for human flesh. G36.2
- Recognition through accidental encounter. H152
- Princess defeated in repartee by means of objects accidentally picked up. E. g., Hero: What red lips you have! Princess: There is fire inside. – Hero: Then boil this egg (producing egg). H507.1.0.1
- Accidental discovery of answer to riddle. H575
- Jackal accidentally made king but joins other jackals in howling at night. Killed. J512.13
- Rag accidentally in king's wardrobe thinks it is a ribbon. J953.18
- Intentional and accidental fire. Rich man wishing to get rid of a neighbor's tree sets it afire. Neighbor's house catches and burns. Must pay four times value of tree since fire is intentional, but only actual value of house, since that fire was accidental. J1175.2
- Men hang old bedridden weaver instead of young, valuable member of colony after the young man has accidentally killed an Indian. The Indian tribe demands punishment. J2233.1.1
- The fool accidentally kills his child and loses the body. J2661.1
- The fool seeks a midwife. Accidentally strikes the dog dead, drowns the midwife, and kills the child. J2661.2
- Damages for accidentally broken water pot: to pay for elephant. K251.5
- Trickster pretends to have spit in wine accidentally. Is allowed to drink it. K355.1