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Motifs — first 20 of 103
- Third sky above prevents earth being burned by sun. A651.1.1.1
- Sun-snarer: burnt mantle. A boy is angered because the sun burned his mantle. He makes a snare and catches the sun and delays him so that everything is burning up. A mouse finally gnaws the snare in two. A728.1
- Each of sun brothers works for a month and plays for the other eleven; were they to work all together, the world would be burned up by the heat. A739.3
- All countries burned while the wife of sun god pours fire from a small bowl. A1031.4.1
- Eel burned by torch: hence red eyes. A2218.8
- Dog burned in jumping contest over fire: enmity between dog and hare. A2253.1
- Magic pig burned to prevent resuscitation. B192.1
- Helpful animals quench execution fire. Master is to be burned at stake. B526.1
- Transformation by being burned. (Cf. D1787.) D576
- Rue, when burned, keeps evil spirits at a distance. (Cf. D965.16.) D1385.2.2
- Magic door catches bear so that he is burned to death. (Cf. D1146.) D1402.9
- Magic incense (when burned) summons genie. D1421.1.7
- Ashes from burned snake-woman's body will turn anything into gold. D1469.10.1
- Holy maidens carry glowing embers in their chasubles without being burned. D1841.3.2.4
- Invulnerability by being burned and anointed with magic ointments. (Cf. D1244.) D1846.1
- Girl becomes more beautiful as she is burned but her brother, who loves her incestuously, turns to charcoal. D1865.2.1
- Hair of victim burned, causing his death. D2061.2.2.4.1
- Candle burned causes victim to waste away. D2061.2.2.6
- Clothes burned by magic. D2089.8
- Person burned through magic wishing (curse). D2144.4.1