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Motifs — first 20 of 23
- Angels created on fifth day with other winged creatures. A52.2.5
- Sea creatures as ancestors of goddess. A111.3.2
- Primeval crab pulls first five living creatures out of his side. A1211.8
- Creator sends two deities to tatoo all creatures: origin of animal markings. A2412.0.1
- Cobra writes letters on prince's tongue: "Having heard all kinds of creatures talk, you will understand them." B165.1.3
- Obedience of the feathered creatures to the commands of saint. B256.5
- Tabu: coming suddenly on supernatural creatures. C52.2
- Tabu: seeing supernatural creatures. C311.1
- Tabu: uttering name of malevolent creature (Eumenides). To avoid the evil results of naming these creatures other names are substituted. The Furies are spoken of as Eumenides; rats and mice as "the large" and "the small". C433
- Tabu: supernatural creatures being abroad after sunrise. C752.2.1
- Supernatural creatures change size at will. D631.4
- Magic power to see invisible creatures. D1825.3
- Land where all creatures are friendly to one another. F111.5
- Monstrous creatures in otherworld. F167.11
- Doors left open to let night creatures pass to and fro. F406.1
- When dead man's body is thrown into lake, water turns pitch black and all living creatures therein die. F934.5
- Demons. Malevolent creatures (not usually further defined). G302
- Bhrat, fierce flesh-eating creatures made by Creator in fit of anger. G312.5
- Ogre's ashes cast on stream cause rapids to stop. Also kill all creatures in the stream. G655
- Supernatural creatures propound riddles. (See also H541.1.1, H543, G681.) H540.1