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Motifs — first 20 of 290
- Moon-god, overcome in contest with mortal, threatens to withold rain and game. A182.3.6
- God killed and eaten. A192.1.2
- Clouds as tapa beaten out by woman in moon. A705.1.2
- Sun originally so hot that it threatens all life. A727.1
- Stars as children of sun eaten by their father. Hence no stars in the day. A764.1.1
- World turned topsy-turvy and eaten by an earthworm. A1099.3
- Assignment of edible animals. Certain animals may be eaten by man. A1422
- What animals are to be eaten by man. A1422.0.2
- Origin of flounder from Virgin Mary's half-eaten fish. (Cf. A2305.1.2.) A2126.0.1
- Why dog looks back at person who has beaten him. A2471.6.1
- Treasure-producing bird-heart. (Cf. D1015.1.1.) Brings riches when eaten. B113.1
- Animal languages learned from serpent (not eaten). (Cf. B176.) B165.1
- Talking animal or object refuses to talk on demand. Discoverer is unable to prove his claims: is beaten. B210.2
- Man hangs wolf who has eaten sheep left in his charge. B275.1.3.1
- Llewellyn and his dog. Dog has saved child from serpent. Father sees bloody mouth, thinks the dog has eaten the child, and kills the dog. B331.2
- Helpful animal killed (threatened) by ungrateful hero. B336
- Eaten meat of bear-lover causes unborn son to have bear characteristics. (Cf. B611.1.) B635.1.1
- "Bear's food." To urge on his horses a man threatens them with the bear, calling them "bear's food." The bear hears and comes for them. C25
- Child threatened with ogre. Latter takes child off. C25.1
- Tabu: breaking bones of eaten animal. C221.3.2
Tale types
- ATU 122Z Other Tricks to Escape Being Eaten
- ATU 1263 Porridge Eaten in Different Rooms
- ATU 130B Fleeing Animals Threatened with Death (previously Animals in Flight after Threatened Death)
- ATU 1335 The Swallowed Moon (previously The Eaten Moon)
- ATU 1339F Frog Eaten as Herring
- ATU 1349N* The Mistaken Prescription (previously Leeches Prescribed by Doctor Eaten by Patient) [J1803
- ATU 1630A* Son Has Only Beaten Father's Cap
- ATU 1741 The Priest's Guest and the Eaten Chickens
- ATU 361* The Wolf with an Iron Head (previously Wolf Threatens to Eat Hero)
- ATU 50B The Fox Leads the Donkey to Lion's Den but Is Himself Eaten