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Motifs — first 20 of 21
- Creator appoints a chief for each class of created things: Lucifer for demons, Sion for mountains, etc. A1187
- Origin of different classes – social and professional. A1650
- The various children of Eve. Eve has so many children that she is ashamed when God pays her a visit. She hides some of them and they fail to receive the blessing that God gives those in sight. Thus arises the differences in classes and peoples. A1650.1
- Custom of differentiating social classes by color of dress introduced. A1650.2
- Origin of different classes – miscellaneous. A1659
- Origin of spider. [Note: In folk thought the spider is classed as an insect and not with the other arachnida.] (Cf. A1751.) A2091
- Trees classified as "pleasant trees, herb trees, shrub trees." A2855
- Woman slays faithful mongoose which has saved her child. "A Classical Indian Folk-Tale as a Reported Modern Event: The Brahman and the Mongoose" B331.2.1
- Class tabu. C550
- Tabu: things not to be done by certain class. C560
- Unclassified tabus. C830
- Additional unclassified tabus. C899
- Transformation to person of different social class. D20
- Transformation to a person of different social class – miscellaneous. D29
- City's inhabitants transformed to fish. Different classes to different colored fish. D692
- Unclassified ogre motifs. G650
- Stupid classes. J1705
- Unlucky classes. N256
- Punishment for consorting with one of lower class. Q243.5
- Humor concerning other social classes. X500