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Motifs — first 20 of 136
- Earth made by transformation of broken ground. A824
- Mountain from accident to primeval lizard. Lizard passing through a mountain is broken; his fore and hinder parts become mountains. A961.3
- Origin of emeralds from marvelous vase broken into pieces. A978.3
- Flood from broken calabashes of water. A1016.4
- Man made from broken off toenail of creator. A1211.5.1
- Vaginal teeth broken. Women originally had toothed vaginas. Culture hero breaks teeth so that women will be harmless to men. A1313.3.1
- Why raven has nose marked as if it had been broken off. A2335.2.3
- Jointed snake can join its segments when it is broken into pieces. B765.7
- Sex tabu broken: child born without bones. C101
- Object magically appears when tabu is broken. C917
- Tabued pot broken: town appears. C917.1
- Food supply fails because of broken tabu. C934
- Loss of crops because of broken tabu. C934.1
- Land made sterile because of broken tabu. C934.2
- Elves set country afire because of broken tabu. C934.3
- Helpful animal disappears when tabu is broken. C935
- Rulers of inferior character after tabu is broken. C938
- Punishment for broken tabu: good money turns to counterfeit. C939.2
- Felled trees (cut weeds) return to their places because of broken tabu. C939.3
- Golden Age ends as result of broken tabu. (Cf. A1101.1.) C939.4