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- Goddess in anger breaks herself into five parts: hence, five branches of a river. A934.11.3
- Spring breaks forth where fairy horse lies down. A941.1.2
- Spring breaks forth where magic spear strikes ground. (Cf. A941.5.1.) A941.3.1
- Spring breaks forth to commemorate experiences of hero (deity). (Cf. A901, A913.1, A920.1.4.) A941.4
- Spring breaks forth to commemorate place of death or burial. A941.4.1
- Spring breaks forth at primitive hero's need. A941.4.2
- Spring breaks forth at need of demigod's warriors. A941.4.2.1
- Spring breaks forth through power of saint. A941.5
- Fountain breaks forth through power of Virgin Mary. A941.5.0.1
- Spring breaks forth where saint smites rock. (Cf. A941.3.1.) A941.5.1
- Many-colored fountain breaks forth where saint strikes earth with his foot. A941.5.2
- Spring breaks forth through power of saint at place where leper pulls out clump of rushes. A941.5.3
- Spring breaks forth where animal delivers book left behind by saint. A941.5.4
- Spring breaks forth where saint's stolen cow is found. A941.5.5
- 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
- Bridge of the Gods. A conflict of the gods breaks a primeval bridge and thus causes a rapid in a river (the Columbia River at The Dalles, Oregon). A986
- Vaginal teeth broken. Women originally had toothed vaginas. Culture hero breaks teeth so that women will be harmless to men. A1313.3.1
- Crab thrown to ground: breaks into small pieces. Hence crabs are small. A2214.4
- Bat falls from high perch due to extreme heat of sun's rays, breaks bones, etc. Hence peculiar feet and nose. A2214.6
- Bag of winds. Wind is confined in a bag. Man breaks prohibition against looking into bag and releases winds. C322.1