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Motifs
- Creator from below. God rises from beneath (the center of the spiritual world) and creates the world. A25
- Creation because of creator's lonesomeness. Dissatisfied at being alone in center of primeval water, God creates the earth. A832
- Mountain at center of earth. A875.1.1
- Determination of world center. By reaching to its ends. A1181
- Why the center of man's eye is black: blackened by spirits to make themselves invisible. A1319.7
- Apples which grow from tree under which murder was done have red centers. (Cf. D981.1.) D1318.18
- Wood-spirit gigantic with one eye in center of forehead. F441.4.1
- Person with one eye in center of forehead. (Cf. F441.4.1, F531.1.1.1.) F512.1.1
- Perilous trap bridge. High in center. One end rises when one steps on it and throws him backwards. F842.2.1
- Riddle: what is the center of the earth? H681.3
- Where is the center of the earth? Here; if you don't believe it, measure it yourself. H681.3.1
- Where is the center of the earth? Here, for the earth is round and any point can serve as center. H681.3.2
- Task: eat bread but bring it back whole. (Center of loaf eaten.) H1071
- Mowing contest won by trickery. The man takes the center of the field. The ogre is given a dull sickle and mows around the outside of the field. K42.2
- Beaver and porcupine trick each other. Beaver carries porcupine and abandons him in the center of a lake. Porcupine causes the lake to freeze and escapes. He then carries beaver and abandons him in the top of a tree. K896.1
- Wager: woman to turn somersault in middle of public square. It is performed not exactly in the center of the square; hence she loses. N56