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- Totemistic gods. Gods which have animal associations; e.g., Athena with the owl, Venus with the sparrow. A113
- Forsaken merman. Tabu: association of fairy's (merman's, etc.) human wife (husband) with human relatives. C713
- Association of equals and unequals. J410
- Profitable association of great and lowly. J412
- Unprofitable association of unequals. J413
- Association of strong and weak. J420
- Association of rat with cat ceases as soon as mutual danger has passed. The rat threatened by the weasel and the owl allies himself with a cat caught in a net. Saved by the cat, he rescues the cat with precaution and then prudently renounces further relations with her. J426
- Association of mouse with cat ceases as soon as mutual danger has passed. J426.1
- Association of cow and tiger: tiger eats cow as soon as she is hungry. J427
- Association of tiger and crane. They soon quarrel. J428
- Association of strong and weak – miscellaneous. J429
- Association of swan and swallow: swan unable to fly away from danger. J429.1
- Association of young and old. J440
- Profitable association of young and old. J441
- Foolish association of young and old. J445
- Association of the good and the evil. J450
- Stork killed along with cranes. Ill-advised associations end fatally. J451.2
- Harm of association with flatterers. J455
- Association with fools. J1710
- Association of wise men with fools. J1714