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Motifs — first 20 of 131
- Gods discover liquor. A154.3
- Goddess of thousand eyes discovered by lousing. A475.1.1.1
- Five great roads of Ireland "discovered" on night of king's birth. A994
- Discovery of oil. A1426.1
- Liquor discovered when birds get drunk. A1427.0.1
- Liquor discovered by rain-god. A1427.0.2
- Discovery of oil (edible). A1429.1
- What creature has sweetest blood: gnat's tongue torn out. Assembly to decide who has the sweetest blood so that it may be the food for the serpent. Gnat discovers that man has the sweetest blood. Rather than let him tell this secret, swallow tears out his tongue. Gnat can only buzz. (Cf. A2344.2, A2426.3.2.) A2236.1
- Mare with foal left behind finds road home. The foal is left so that the force of nature in the mare will discover the unknown road home. B151.1.1.1
- Talking animal or object refuses to talk on demand. Discoverer is unable to prove his claims: is beaten. B210.2
- Animals discover liquor and get intoxicated. B299.3
- Helpful animal discovers jewel. B562.1.0.1
- Animals help man overcome monster with external soul. Discover where he keeps his soul. B571.1
- Tabu: consuming feast without discovering a new wonder. C287
- Magic yew rod used by druid to discover whereabouts of woman carried off by fairies to underground retreat. D1311.15.1
- Arrow shot into air discovers iron pit. D1314.1.6
- Arrow shot to discover direction of attacking army. D1314.1.7
- Saint's bachall discovers gold. (Cf. D1277.) D1314.3
- Solution to problem is discovered in dream. D1810.8.4
- Magic discovery of desired place. (Cf. D1314.) D1816
Tale types
- ATU 1358A Hidden Lover Buys Freedom from Discoverer
- ATU 1358C Trickster Discovers Adultery: Food Goes to Husband Instead of Lover [K1571]
- ATU 1381 The Talkative Wife and the Discovered Treasure
- ATU 1420D Accidental Discovery of Identity
- ATU 1725 The Lover Discovered (previously The Foolish Parson in the Trunk)
- ATU 873 The King Discovers his Unknown Son
- ATU 938* Master Discovers that the Slave Girl he Wants to Marry is a Near Relative [T410
- ATU 956D How a Young Woman Saves herself when she Discovers a Robber under her Bed
- ATU 961 Conqueror of Robber Discovers his Money-stick