• Theft of light by being swallowed and reborn. The hero transforms himself to a particle. The daughter of the guardian of light swallows him as she is drinking water. He is reborn. As a child in the house he steals light. A1411.2
• Lizard swallows fish bone: hence head bobs up and down. (Cf. A2474.1.) A2211.9
• Cow swallows book; cause of maniplies in stomach. A2219.2
• Swallows lift Christ's crown of thorns from his brow: why their nests are not destroyed. (Cf. A2431.3.5.) A2221.2.4
• Swallows put on mourning at crucifixion: have never taken it off. A2221.2.4.1
• Swallows torment Christ on cross: lose voice. (Cf. A2422.9.) A2231.2.2
• Why swallows lost voice. (Cf. A2231.2.2.) A2422.9
• Why swallows migrate. A2482.1
• Mandrake from blood of person hanged on gallows. (Cf. A2664.) A2611.5
• Mermaid swallows man. B81.10
• Ass carries usurer's body to the gallows instead of to the church. He has been denied burial in the church. B151.1.1.2.1
• Faithful horse allows only its master to catch and ride it. B301.4.4
• Dragon swallows arrow (thunderbolt) intended for hero. B529.2
• Fish swallows man to rescue him from sea. B541.1.1
• Sea-beast allows voyager to land upon his back. B556
• Snake swallows young to protect them. B751.1
• Person drinking from brook swallows animal eggs (frog or newt). B784.1.1
• Person swallows pebble on beach; snake grows in stomach. B784.1.2
• Person swallows snake semen or egg while eating watercress. B784.1.3
• Girl swallows frog spawn; an octopus grows inside her with tentacles reaching to every part of her body. B784.1.4

all 123 in the index →

• ATU 1868 Anecdotes about Hanging (Gallows Humor)
• ATU 366 The Man from the Gallows
• ATU 78 Animal Tied to Another for Safety (previously Animal Allows himself to be Tied to Another for Safety)
• ATU 78A Animal Tied Up because of a Storm (previously Animal Allows Himself to be Tied so as to Avoid Being Carried off by Storm)
• ATU 838 Son on the Gallows (previously The Bad Rearing)