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Motifs — first 20 of 168
- Earth from egg breaking on primeval water. (Cf. A1222). A814.9
- Breaking forth of springs partial cause of Flood. A941.6
- Mountains from breaking of God's sieve. He is sifting stones and the bottom of the sieve breaks, letting huge stones and mountains fall through. (Cf. A971.) A963.2
- Origin of rocks from breaking of God's sieve. A971
- Flood partially caused by breaking forth of springs. A1011.1
- Flood as punishment for breaking tabu. A1018.1
- Tabu: breaking promise to fairy: death on twelfth day. C46.1
- Tabu: breaking bones of eaten animal. C221.3.2
- Tabu: breaking twig. C513
- Tabu: breaking the sabbath. C631
- Tabu: breaking up revelry before its end. C874
- Punishment for breaking tabu. C900
- Punishment for breaking tabu: assigner of punishment suffers his own penalty. C901.4
- Permanent sign of disobedience for breaking tabu. C910
- Continuous action started by breaking tabu. C916
- Death for breaking tabu. C920
- Death of children for breaking tabu. C920.1
- Death of wife for breaking tabu. C920.2
- Immediate death for breaking tabu. (Cf. C52, C51.3, C453, C533.) C921
- Death by smothering for breaking tabu. Man given secret box conveying the power of making women love him. He disobeys warning and opens it. The women smother him to death. (Cf. C321.) C922
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