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Motifs — first 20 of 23
- God with single eye, through lid of which passes a polished handle with which lid is lifted. A128.2.2
- Condition and nature of the moon – miscellaneous. For eclipse of the moon see A737, where both eclipses of the sun and moon are handled. A759
- Animal handles money. B294.2
- Oath: "May the devil whet my scythe." Devil leaves only the handle. C12.3
- Transformation: man to pick-handle. D266
- Transformation: finger to ax handle. D457.9
- Milk transferred from another's cow by squeezing an axehandle (or the like). D2083.3.1
- Reincarnation as hoe-handle. Back made into hoe-handle. E649.3.1
- Handless people in otherworld. F167.6
- Amazons cut off left breast of daughters so that they can handle bow. F565.1.1
- Knife with handle half gold and half silver. F838.2
- Tree grows through handle of saint's bell. F979.6
- Breaking spell on cream by holding churn handle hard against bottom of churn. This paralyzes the witch. (Cf. D2084.2.) G271.4.11
- Recognition by unique ability to handle easily a heavy stone. H31.9
- Quest for marvelous golden wood for knife handle. H1359.1
- The cup with two and three handles. When the servant girl presents the cup to the emperor she holds the handle herself. When there are two handles she holds one in each hand, and when there are three she holds the third one toward her. J2665.1
- Owner pretends to help burglars to divide booty: handles weights so loudly that police are summoned. K432.2
- Conqueror of robber discovers his money-stick. Thinking that he has killed the robber, the man takes his stick or knife with big handle. The robber recovers and, disguised as a beggar, inquisitively looks at the stick. The man is suspicious and by examining finds much money inside it. K437.4
- Thieving wolf persuaded to stick head through handle of jar of wine so as to be able to carry it off and also sing. K1022.7
- Warriors whitewash weapons thus disguising identity of one of their number who bears white-handled battle-axe. K1839.6