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Motifs — first 20 of 30
- Goddess in moon beating tapa beneath tree. A751.8.6
- Thunder caused by God beating his weapon. A1142.5.1
- Thunder from thunder-spirit beating his children. A1142.5.1.2
- Creation of animals as punishment for beating forbidden drum. A1731
- Daily beating of men transformed to dogs. Necessary unless hero himself is to be transformed. D691
- Disenchantment by beating. D712.5
- Self-beating drum. (Cf. 1211.) D1601.18.3
- Resuscitation by beating. E11
- Ghost summoned by beating drum. E384.1
- Ghost laid by beating body to pieces. E446.3.1
- Breaking spell by beating the person or object bewitched. This injures the witch. G271.4.5
- Beating the devil. One must give him an odd number of strokes. Devil asks for one stroke more. G303.16.19.19
- Beating brings about outcry and recognition. H182
- Wisdom acquired from beating. Incognito prince, beaten for his courtesy, realizes his folly and returns home. J18
- Naïve remark of child: "You forgot to strike mother." A father in habit of beating his wife remarks that he has forgot something. The child says, "I know. You forgot to strike mother." J122
- To be beaten by deceiver of husband. Lady has her women ready to give a trickster a beating. He is allowed to make one request. The one who has most often deceived her husband shall strike first. J1182.1
- Thief punishes the escaped ox. An ox strays on the rascal's land but escapes from him. The next week he sees the ox yoked up and gives him a beating. The master is astonished. The rascal: "Let me alone; he knows well enough what he has done." J1861
- "Thank God it's over!" Man who has been promised a beating lives in constant dread. Is eventually beaten. He thanks God. J2568
- Strokes shared. The boy promises the soldier what the king has promised to give him. The soldier receives a beating in place of the boy. K187
- Ogre frightened away by beating tom-tom. K547.6