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- How the earth became oblong. God the Father situated on one side of the earth, the Son on the other. A851
- Why stones became hard. By God's order. (Cf. A968.1.) A975
- How rattlesnake became harmful: earthworm feeds him chili pepper. A2211.11
- Horse originally had eyes on feet: put out and became eyelike marks. (Cf. A2371.2.7.) A2262.1
- Why certain species of eagle cries like a baby: spirit of tortured baby became an eagle. A2426.2.15
- Origin of straw. Formerly whole blade became grain. Straw left for dog. A2685.2
- Pagan gods became devils. G303.1.3.4
- What is the tree that became flesh? (Moses's staff.) H823
- Riddle: what is that which has drunk water for its sustenance and eaten after its death? (Moses's staff, which became a serpent.) H824
- The years not counted. Man says that he is the youngest present, for he does not count the years before he became monk (or the like). J181