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- Anger of God. A102.17
- Sun-snarer: burnt mantle. A boy is angered because the sun burned his mantle. He makes a snare and catches the sun and delays him so that everything is burning up. A mouse finally gnaws the snare in two. A728.1
- Moon wants to marry his sister the sun. She is angered and throws hot ashes on his face. A751.5.2.1
- Goddess in anger breaks herself into five parts: hence, five branches of a river. A934.11.3
- Why one presents stranger with first fish caught. A1528
- Why rattlesnake is dangerous. A2523.2.1
- Devil throws sand at aspen: hence rough bark. Angered because aspens will not cease quivering. (Cf. A2751.2.1.) A2734.1
- Horse warns hero of danger. B133.1
- Man called by animal for help to his cubs in danger. B383
- Animal warns of fatal danger. B521
- Animals warn wife of husband's danger. B521.4
- Birds throw some of their feathers to the hero in danger and he flies off. B540.1
- Animal rescues man from dangerous place. B547
- Animals are spirit-sighted. Scent danger. B733
- Snake kills itself by biting part of body (when in danger or torture). B752.3
- Fanciful dangers from animals. B766
- Garlic juice dangerous to poisonous animals. B776.0.1
- Tabu: offending devil. A smith or priest continually insults the devil's statue or picture (cf. C13). The devil brings the offender into dangerous situation (suspicion of theft or murder), and saves him miraculously when he promises never again to abuse the devil's likeness. C45
- Tabu: speaking during seven days of danger. As result of prophecy of seven days of danger, an injunction of silence is imposed during this period. C401.2
- Dangerous animals not to be named. C433.2