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- Woman who fell from the sky. – Daughter of the sky-chief falls from the sky, is caught by birds, and lowered to the surface of the water. She becomes the creator. A21.1
- Living person becomes god. A104.1
- Dead body becomes god. A104.2
- God's throne becomes hot because of activities on earth. A152.9
- Divinity becomes mortal. A192.4
- Deity's child becomes fire as soon as he is born. A199.3
- Sun as man who left earth. Man, usually of supernatural birth, ascends to the sky and becomes the sun. A711
- Chest of sacrificed youth becomes the moon. A741.2
- River taken to sky becomes star. Eridanos. A761.1
- Stone emerges from primeval water. Devil sits on the stone, which becomes a mountain. A816.1
- Why earth becomes warm and wet: two huge copper vessels steaming over fire are underneath earth. A857.1
- Cliff from lovers' leap. Lovers in despair throw themselves from a high place. This becomes a cliff. A968.2
- Son of first human couple murdered by tiger sent by god; his head becomes the sun, his chest the moon, and his blood gives the red earth its color. A1277.3
- Emergence of tribe from lower world stopped by fat woman or pregnant woman who becomes lodged in the hole of egress. A1631.1
- Creation of monkeys: old woman thrown into fire. In unsuccessful imitation of Christ, the smith throws an old woman into the fire. She becomes a monkey. (Cf. A1710.) A1861.2
- Discourteous answer: flounder's crooked mouth. When God asks him where he is going, instead of answering he turns to go toward God. His mouth becomes crooked. (Cf. A2341.1.) A2231.1.2
- Why the cock's comb becomes white when he is angry. A2321.10.1
- Seaweed becomes vegetation. A2615.4
- Willow shelters Holy Family: becomes weeping willow. (Cf. A2681.1.) A2632.1
- Trickster's burnt flesh becomes gum on trees. A2731.1