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- Creator's companions. A30
- Animal as creator's companion. A33
- Beast as creator's companion. A33.1
- Bird as creator's companion. A33.2
- Insect as creator's companion. A33.3
- Other animal companions of creator. A33.4
- Armadillo as creator's companion. A33.4.1
- Creator's companions: unicorn, phoenix, tortoise, and dragon. A36
- Heavenly bodies as creator's companions. A38
- Creator's companions: sun and moon. A38.1
- Divinity's companions. A195
- Wisdom as God's companion. A195.2
- Culture hero creates a companion from a toenail. A511.1.4.4
- Cat leaves house when report is made of death of one of his companions. His master has been told to say "Robert is dead". As soon as this is said, the cat leaves. B342
- Hero saved from ravaging snake by crab companion. [Inadvertant duplication of B549.5.] B524.1.12
- Hero saved from ravaging snake by crab companion. [Inadvertant duplication of B524.1.12.] B549.5
- Magic mist separates person from his companions. D1361.1.1
- Magic wisdom possessed by extraordinary companion. D1719.4
- Giant comes to bake too soon; spills dough. Giant who has common oven with another thinks he hears companion in next valley scraping the kneading trough. He bakes his dough but finds he is too early and that he has only heard himself scratching. He spills the dough: hence fruitful soil. (Cf. F451.7.2, F455.3.5.) F531.3.7
- Extraordinary companions. A group of men with extraordinary powers travel together. F601
Tale types
- ATU 1346A* 'Guess how Many Eggs I Have and you shall Get all Seven!' A fool (farmer) says to his companion, 'If you can tell me how many eggs I have in my bag (young pigs my sow brought forth) you will get all seven (four, ten)
- ATU 1525N* Theft of Butter by Companion
- ATU 513 The Extraordinary Companions
- ATU 650B The Quest for a Strong Companion