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Motifs — first 20 of 42
- God of boundaries. A414
- Origin of boundaries. A997
- Origin of erection of monuments to mark boundaries. A1599.2
- Elephant draws plow to mark boundaries of empire. B599.3
- Plough of gold and yoke of gold and pair of bullocks used by hero tills as much land as lies within a village boundary in one day. D1620.2.7
- Dead returns to replace boundary marks he has removed. (Cf. E416.) E345.1
- Ghost bound and jailed. E459.4
- Soul bound for hell given sight of heaven. E752.6
- Life bound up with light (flame). E765.1
- Life bound up with candle. When the candle goes out, person dies. E765.1.1
- Life bound up with burning brand (torch). E765.1.2
- Life bound up with that of animal. Person to live as long as animal lives. E765.2
- Life bound up with object. E765.3
- Life bound up with magic object. When magic object is lost, person dies. E765.3.0.1
- Life bound up with calabash. As calabash grows, so does girl. E765.3.2
- Life bound up with tree. E765.3.3
- Life bound up with external event. Death to come when certain thing happens. E765.4
- Bounds of the otherworld. F140
- Guardian of spirit-land boundary. F140.1
- Bounds of the otherworld – miscellaneous. F149
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