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- Clothing of gods. A158
- Sun-snarer: fast sun. The sun goes too fast to dry clothing. The hero snares the sun's legs with a rope as he is climbing up from the underworld. He releases the sun upon the promise to go more slowly. A728.2
- Acquisition of clothing. A1437
- Plants from clothing of deity. (Cf. A2615.) A2625
- Tabu: selling used clothing. C782.1
- Tabu concerning clothing. C878
- Transformation: clothing to other object. D454.3
- Transformation: one article of clothing to another. D454.3.1
- Transformation by putting on skin, clothing, etc. D530
- Disenchantment by covering with deliverer's clothing. D789.1
- Magic underclothing. D1058
- Word charms woven in clothing produce love. D1355.18.1
- Clothing protects from evil spirit. (Cf. D1050.) D1385.19
- Magic clothing furnishes treasure. D1455
- Murder by abuse of clothing of victim. D2061.2.2.5
- Rubbish magically becomes food and clothing. D2105.3
- Spells to recall dead lover. Boiling dead man's head, bones, or carcass in a pot, or burning a piece of lover's clothing or cat in a hot oven. E218
- Return from dead to demand clothing stolen from grave. E236.1
- Ghost pulls bedclothing from sleeper. E279.3
- Clothing of wild huntsmen. E501.8
Tale types
- ATU 123B Wolf in Sheep's Clothing Gains Admission to the Fold
- ATU 1569** Clothing the Servant
- ATU 1639* The Royal Order Concerning Clothing (previously King Enriches Clothier)
- ATU 1676B Frightened to Death (previously Clothing Caught in Graveyard)
- ATU 413 The Stolen Clothing (previously Marriage by Stealing Clothing)