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- God flies in pillar of floating clouds, thunder, and lightning. A171.3
- God given dominion over floating island. A179.2
- Earth from turtle's back. Earth erected on back of a turtle floating in primeval water. (Cf. A844.1.) A815
- Earth from serpent's head. Earth reared on head of serpent floating in primeval water. A815.1
- Old woman as guardian of floating islands of the gods. A955.12
- Deluge: escape on floating tree. A1021.0.4
- Deluge: escape on floating building. A1021.0.6
- Origin of floating webs in summer. A2815
- Tabu: landing on floating island of the gods without invitation. C93.8
- Saint's bell carried on floating stone. (Cf. D1213.) D1524.3.2
- Fairies depart to floating island. F388.2
- Floating rock (stone). F804
- Identification by hair found floating on water. H75.1
- Quest for princess caused by sight of one of her hairs dropped by a bird (or floating on river). H1213.1
- Quest for man caused by sight of one of his hairs dropped by bird (or floating on river). H1213.1.1
- Bear mistaken for a floating log (blanket). J1761.9
- Hedgehog and crab jump from boat after turtle. They fall on floating leather. J2133.11
- Diving match won by deception: breathing under brush. Trickster comes up and breathes under some floating brush, where he is not detected. K16.1
- Seduction by having maiden placed in floating chest. K1333
- Monkey instead of girl in floating basket: hermit made laughing-stock. He has persuaded girl's foolish father to place her in the basket. Prince takes girl and leaves monkey in her place. (Cf. K1333, K1674.) K1625
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