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Motifs — first 20 of 90
- Goddess flies in bird's plumage. A136.1.8
- God flies in bird plumage. A171.2
- God flies in pillar of floating clouds, thunder, and lightning. A171.3
- Origin of rainbow: transformed butterflies (souls of lovers). A791.9
- Flies on the ark. Noah tries to keep them out. Devil says that either the flies go in or he does. Noah chooses the lesser of two evils. Later the devil slips in nevertheless. A2031.2
- Creation of fireflies. A2094
- Raven singes feet on hot stones: why its wings clap when it flies. (Cf. A2442.2.1.) A2218.6
- Flies on Christ's body rewarded. They look like nails and prevent more nails being driven. They may eat at the king's table. (Cf. A2545.1.) A2221.2.1
- Why flies lack tail. A2378.2.8
- Origin of butterflies' marks. A2412.3.2
- Speech of fireflies. A2426.3.6
- Why butterflies haunt urine-impregnated places. A2433.5.6
- Why cuckoo flies with difficulty, and sings with wings spread. A2442.2.2
- Why lapwing flies in curves. A2442.2.3
- Why flies fly around ox's eyes. A2479.9
- Why bat flies by night. (Cf. A2275.5.3.) A2491.1
- Why stinging flies sit on eyes of cattle. A2494.14.3
- Why flies may eat anywhere. (Cf. A2221.2.1, A2229.4.) A2545.1
- Dragon flies to its nest with human being. B11.6.8
- Dragon flies away with lion. B11.6.8.1
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