• The bull with three cranes. (Cf. A132.6.) A137.7
• Creation of crane. A1992
• Crane will not weep at crucifixion: must suffer thirst in August and break bills. Is the only bird who will not weep. (Cf. A2234.1, A2435.4.2.) A2231.2.1
• Why crane suffers thirst. (Cf. A2231.2.1.) A2435.4.2
• Minister of lion-king a crane. B240.4.1
• The courtship of the stork and the crane. Go a-courting one another across the marshes but never come to an understanding, as each time either one or the other changes his mind. (Cf. T91.) B282.23
• Helpful crane. B463.3
• Circling cranes carry away girl. B522.4.1
• Crane as nurse for child. B535.0.7.2
• Marriage to crane. B602.5
• Crane as wooer. B623.1
• Man marries crane in human form. B652.2
• Transformation: man to crane. D162
• Magic bag made from skin of crane (transformed woman). D1193.1
• Reincarnation as crane. E613.9.1
• Soul in crane. E715.1.4
• War of pygmies and cranes. F535.5.1
• Princess appears before crane (who had demanded her in marriage) and is recognized by him despite loathly disguise. H188
• Peacock and crane in beauty contest. Better be able to soar like crane than to strut about like peacock. J242.5
• Association of tiger and crane. They soon quarrel. J428

all 39 in the index →

• Australian Legendary Tales and More Australian Legendary Tales · 7 Bootoolgah the Crane and Goonur
• Australian Legendary Tales and More Australian Legendary Tales · 34 The Crane and the Crow
• Myths of the Cherokee · Bird Myths — Myth 43 43. THE RACE BETWEEN THE CRANE AND THE HUMMINGBIRD

• ATU 225 The Crane Teaches the Fox to Fly
• ATU 231 The Heron and the Fish (previously The Heron [Crane] Transports the Fish)
• ATU 244A* The Crane and the Heron (previously Crane's Courtship of Heron)
• ATU 60 Fox and Crane Invite Each Other
• ATU 76 The Wolf and the Crane
• ATU 960A The Cranes of Ibycus