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Motifs — first 20 of 422
- Creator repents of creating certain things. A74.2
- Maggots squirm from mouth of man-eating god. A123.2.2.1
- Man-eating god (goddess). A135
- Other means of creating the universe. A640
- Goddess in moon beating tapa beneath tree. A751.8.6
- Creator sends crow, after creating her, to scout for earth-nucleus. A812.3
- Hart(s) eating of the earth-tree. A878.3.2
- Origin of monsoon: from chewed skin and spit of pair of divine friends eating guavas. A1129.2
- Thunder caused by God beating his weapon. A1142.5.1
- Thunder from thunder-spirit beating his children. A1142.5.1.2
- Origin of eating customs. A1510
- Origin of custom of not eating in the dark: devil eats from plates. A1512
- Origin of custom of eating certain animals. A1515
- Origin of custom of eating flesh of buffalo. A1515.1
- Origin of eating tabus. A1517
- Origin of seating arrangements in royal hall. A1539.1
- Origin of race colors from eating of ox. Those who eat livers are black; those who eat lungs and blood are red. A1614.4.1.1
- Tribal characteristics – eating. A1681
- Creation of animals as punishment for beating forbidden drum. A1731
- Discourteous answer: why cow (horse) is always eating. When God (Peter) wants to use the cow (horse) the excuse is made that she (he) is eating. Curse: "May you always be eating!" (Cf. A2472.1, A2478.) A2231.1.1
Episodes
Tale types
- ATU 1012A Seating the Children (previously Cleaning the Children)
- ATU 1088 Eating/Drinking Contest
- ATU 1204 Fool Keeps Repeating his Instructions so as to remember them
- ATU 122B The Rat Persuades the Cat to Wash her Face Before Eating
- ATU 122B* The Squirrel Persuades the Fox to Pray before Eating
- ATU 122G 'Wash Me' ('Soak Me') before Eating
- ATU 122K* The Wolf as Judge (previously Wolf Acts as Judge before Eating the Rams)
- ATU 1281A Getting Rid of the Man-eating Calf
- ATU 1320* Fish-eating Icon
- ATU 1560 Make-believe Eating; Make-believe Work