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- Animals from frogs sent as one of Egypt's plagues. A1734
- How frogs lost tails. (Cf. A2231.4, A2236.3.) A2378.2.3
- Why frogs cannot speak. A2422.7
- Frogs formerly were ducks stolen from Eden by Cain. God changed them to frogs; and so frogs sound like ducks in the spring. (Cf. A2162.) A2426.4.1.1
- Community of frogs. B226.2
- King of frogs. B245.1
- War between toads and frogs. B263.1
- Magic plague of frogs drawn down on foe. D2091.2
- Magic army of snakes and frogs drawn down on foe. D2091.2.1
- Trolls eat from golden dishes, but food is frogs and snakes. F455.4.2.2
- Frogs cast themselves into oven-flames and devour bread. F989.24
- Frogs croak at prince's command. H71.10.3
- Task: placing frogs in a tree. H1024.2
- Snake is willing to suffer the indignity of serving frog king as mount because frog king gives him frogs to eat. J352.2
- Frogs want to collect honey like bees. J512.15
- Frogs fear increase of sun's power which will dry up all their puddles. J613.1
- Frogs fear defeated bull. See two bulls fighting; know that the loser will take refuge in their marsh. J613.2
- Frogs demand a live king. King Log. Zeus has given them a log as king, but they find him too quiet. He then gives them a stork who eats them. J643.1
- Frogs decide not to jump into the well. Their spring having dried up, they consider jumping into a well. They decide that the well may also dry up. J752.1
- More timid than the hare. Hares take heart when they see that frogs are more timid than they. J881.1
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