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Motifs — first 20 of 272
- Contests among the gods. A163
- Moon-god, overcome in contest with mortal, threatens to withold rain and game. A182.3.6
- Contest between sun and moon. A736.11
- Mountains (hills) from ancient contest (fight). A964
- Fire producing rock result of contest between god of fire and god of rain. A975.2.1
- Devil and man throw stones in contest. A977.2.1
- Why man does not change his skin: ancient contest lost by toad, representing man, won by lizard. A1319.12.1
- Origin of pleasant and unpleasant women. Contest arranged by Virgin Mary – laughter forbidden for some time. A1372.7
- The devil's animals and God's. In the contest between God and the devil, certain animals are made by each. A1751
- Animal characteristics: result of contest. A2250
- Cock and ptarmigan in contest: winner to live in town. (Cf. A2433.1.1, A2433.4.2, A2433.4.3.) A2250.1
- Man and tiger in contest: winner to live in town. A2250.1.1
- Lizard wins contest with toad: why snakes and lizards change their skins. A2250.2
- Animal characteristics from contest in carrying. A2251
- Animal characteristics from jumping contest. A2253
- Dog burned in jumping contest over fire: enmity between dog and hare. A2253.1
- Bird characteristics from flying contests. A2254
- Animal characteristics from contest in watching. A2256
- Hare and man contest in watching for leaf to fall off tree. First one to succeed may eat other. Hare loses. A2256.1
- [First Edition: A2259. Animal characteristics from miscellaneous contests.] A2259[1st ed.]
Episodes
Tale types
- ATU 1000 Contest Not to Become Angry
- ATU 1052 Carrying a Tree (previously Deceptive Contest in Carrying a Tree)
- ATU 1063 Throwing a Club (previously Throwing Contest with Golden Club)
- ATU 1063A Throwing Contest
- ATU 1070 Wrestling Contest
- ATU 1071 Wrestling Contest (with Old Grandfather)
- ATU 1072 Running Contest (previously Race with Little Son)
- ATU 1073 Climbing Contest
- ATU 1080* Laughing Contest
- ATU 1082A Singing Contest (previously The Soldier Who Rode on Death)