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Motifs
- In god's absence his function ceases. Death, reproduction, etc., suspended until the god's return. A173.1
- Sun at night lowers arm. The sun, a man, lies with arm uplifted. The shining comes from his armpits. When his arm is lowered the shining ceases. A722.5
- Singing of birds ceases at time of revelation. B251.8.1
- Tabu: betraying privacy of god. Emperor visited by God conceals his wife so that she may hear. God ceases his visits. C51.4.1
- Magic branch of peace. Warfare ceases when it is shaken. (Cf. D954.) D1351.2
- Upon destruction of pestilence-spirit, plague ceases. F493.3.1
- River ceases to flow. F932.6
- Association of rat with cat ceases as soon as mutual danger has passed. The rat threatened by the weasel and the owl allies himself with a cat caught in a net. Saved by the cat, he rescues the cat with precaution and then prudently renounces further relations with her. J426
- Association of mouse with cat ceases as soon as mutual danger has passed. J426.1
- Friendship of snake and frog ceases when snake wants to eat frog. J426.2
- Punishment: angel ceases to appear to self-righteous hermit. Q553.2
- Cat ceases catching rats as soon as he is given a home in a monastery. Thus with lazy priests. U271