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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
- Birds of the gods. (Cf. A165.1.1.) A155.3
- Birds as messengers of the gods. A165.2.2
- Birds made of iron in hell. A671.2.11
- Earth supported on vast number of birds' legs. A844.10
- Unusual migration of birds as sign of Doomsday. A1002.2.4
- Birds fill sea with dirt and overcome flood. A1028.2
- Formerly men dumb: birds and animals talked. A1101.2.3
- Origin of swirling motion of water. Animals and birds scratch in it. A1118
- Sun and moon beget stones and birds: these transformed to first parents. A1271.2
- Liquor discovered when birds get drunk. A1427.0.1
- Creation of birds. A1900
- Various birds from Pharaoh's drowned army. (Cf. A1715.1). A1901
- God makes birds, devil reptiles. (Cf. A1751). A1903
- Creation of miscellaneous birds. A1970
- Birds cling to sky in flood: cause of tail colors. (Cf. A2412.2.) A2211.7
- Birds painted their present colors. A2217.1
- Cuckoo delivers other birds from their cruel king: they agree to hatch out cuckoo's young. A2229.5
- Birds who aspire to blackbird's coat punished. (Cf. A2412.2.2.) A2232.6
- Diver eats nests of small birds: must not nest away from water. (Cf. A2431.3.2.) A2238.4
Episodes
Tale types
- ATU 1683* Counting Birds (previously A Peasant Counts Pebbles)
- ATU 220 The Council of Birds
- ATU 221 The Election of King of Birds
- ATU 221A Test: who can Fly Highest The birds agree that whichever of them flies highest will be their king
- ATU 221B Test: who can Go Deepest in Earth The birds agree that whichever of them can go deepest in the earth will be their king
- ATU 222 War between Birds (Insects) and Quadrupeds (previously War of Birds and Quadrupeds)
- ATU 222A The Bat in War between Birds and Quadrupeds (previously Bat in War of Birds and Quadrupeds)
- ATU 225A The Tortoise Lets itself be Carried by Birds (previously Tortoise Lets self be Carried by Eagle)
- ATU 232 The Birch-cock and the Birds of Passage
- ATU 233A The Birds Escape by Shamming Death