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Motifs — first 20 of 74
- Eclipses caused by animal hiding sun behind his body. A737.6
- Spring breaks forth where animal delivers book left behind by saint. A941.5.4
- Coyote burnt when hay is set afire: hence yellow patch behind his ears. A2218.4
- Discourteous answer: why crab has eyes behind. (Cf. A2332.4.1.) A2231.1.3
- Why crab lifts eye out of body or has eye behind. (Cf. A2231.10, A2231.1.3.) A2332.4.2
- Why coyote has yellow patch behind his ears. (Cf. A2218.4.) A2412.1.3
- Bird reveals dead rider. Calls out in human voice at seeing living woman riding behind dead man. B131.4
- Mare with foal left behind finds road home. The foal is left so that the force of nature in the mare will discover the unknown road home. B151.1.1.1
- Tabu: woman in other world forbidden to look behind curtains. C336
- Obstacle flight. Fugitives throw objects behind them which magically become obstacles in pursuer's path. D672
- Magic pistol forces one to run behind the ball. (Cf. D1096.2.) D1526.3
- Magic object answers for fugitive. Left behind to impersonate fugitive and delay pursuit. D1611
- Sword leaves no trace of blow behind it. (Cf. D1081, D1564.7, F833.) D1666
- Ghost rides behind rider on horse. (Cf. E215.) E272.2
- Ghost leaves behind a crucifix. E544.1.1
- Ghost jumps on horse behind man. (Cf. E262.) E581.2.1
- Ghost leaves stench behind. E588
- Rescued princess leaves her necklace behind in flight; hero returns for it and is left in underworld. F102.3
- People in otherworld with horses both before and behind wagon. They pull against each other. F171.6.4
- Fairy rides behind man on horse. F366.2.2