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- Dispute at creation of sun. God and devil discuss creation. God plans two suns; devil persuades him to create only one. A716
- Origin of hair around mouth and eyes. Original dispute between Hair and Stomach. Stomach compelled to stay on inside of man. Hair stands on guard at mouth and eyes to see that Stomach does not escape. A1315.4
- Ant thrown from heaven: hence narrow waist. God decides dispute between ant and spider in spider's favor. (Cf. A2355.1.2.) A2214.2
- Animals dispute. B299.2
- Owls and crows dispute over merits of night or day vision. B299.2.1
- Saint's dispute with devil. G303.16.11.5
- Cleverness of men disguised as peasants dissuades rivals from dispute. Wise men of two rival cities engage in dispute. One delegation disguises as peasants and debates with their adversaries. Latter withdraw fearing how clever the educated must be if their peasants are so learned. J31.1
- Pine and thornbush dispute as to their usefulness. Beauty of form does not give worth; pine grows slowly but it will withstand storms. J242.2
- Dog and hog dispute over their children: worth lies not in speed. J243.1
- Laurel and olive tree scorn thornbush as umpire in their dispute as to who is most useful. J411.7
- Fortune, Intellect, Knowledge, and Health dispute as to which is the greatest. J461.1.2
- Rice, wheat, and dal dispute as to which is the best. J461.5
- Dispute of hammer and anvil. J461.6
- Wealth and wisdom dispute as to who is greater. J461.7
- Pomegranate and apple tree dispute as to which is worth most. Blackberry reproves them for useless jangling. J466.1
- Drones dispute possession of honey. Ordered to make honey. Dispossessed. J581.4
- Day after Feast Day disputes importance with Feast Day. Former reprimanded. J976
- Confession of debt secured by having defendant dispute as to whether cat was present when debt was made. J1141.1.11
- Solomon's judgment: the divided bride. Three suitors dispute over a woman. When it is proposed to divide her, true lover is discovered. J1171.2
- Novel settlement of dispute. Judge orders woman's second husband to return her to the first in the same condition as he received her (with child). J1173.1