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Motifs
- Four world-cords. Earth is suspended from the sky by cords at four corners. A841.1
- Four streams from four corners of earth. A871.1
- Cat helps man build house: may occupy chimney corner. (Cf. A2233.2, A2433.3.1.) A2223.1
- Spider transformed for greediness: now occupies dark corners. (Cf. A2433.5.3.) A2261.2
- Why cat keeps chimney-corner. (Cf. A2223.1.) A2433.3.1.1
- Haunts of spider. (Cf. A2211.6, large stones, A2261.2, dusty corners.) A2433.5.3
- Ghost laid by burial outside village on far side of stream, with four iron nails driven into the corners of the grave. E442.2
- Fairies with three-cornered hats. F236.3.1
- Corner of water-spirits' dress is always wet. F420.1.7.1
- Cornered paramour threatens the husband. Admits guilt. Husband: "Had you denied it I would have killed you!" J2626.1
- Too dirty to eat. Trickster, cornered by leopard, leaps into swamp, then says he is too dirty to eat. Leopard smells of him and agrees. K553.6
- One lover disguised and carried out of house by other. The wife has the lover put on a robe and stand in the corner; she tells the husband that a tradesman has left the robe and will return for it. The other lover comes and she gives him the "robe". K1517.1.1
- Bells hung at every corner of ship. P651.1
- Lie: man ties up 700 camels in a corner of his sheet. X942.1