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Motifs — first 20 of 65
- Moon cut in two by sun: hence waxes and wanes. A755.4
- Stars as children of sun eaten by their father. Hence no stars in the day. A764.1.1
- Earth originates from fish brought from bottom of sea. The fish is hacked with knives; hence, mountains. A811.1
- Goddess in anger breaks herself into five parts: hence, five branches of a river. A934.11.3
- Cloud on lofty male mountain induced by a beautiful female mountain to bow to her feet: hence their present shape. A969.2
- Spider carries large stone on head and drops it: hence spiders under stones. (Cf. A2433.5.3.) A2211.6
- Lizard swallows fish bone: hence head bobs up and down. (Cf. A2474.1.) A2211.9
- Frightened rabbit puts head in charred tree: hence black ears. (Cf. A2325.2.) A2212.1
- Ancient animal squeezed: hence small size. (Cf. A2302.) A2213.1
- Animal pressed: hence facial or bodily marks. (Cf. A2412.4.) A2213.2
- Tortoise pressed into earth: hence humpy back. (Cf. A2356.2.9.) A2213.2.2
- Baboon pressed on hot, flat rock: hence bald place on his back. (Cf. A2317.10.) A2213.2.3
- Mole struck on head in attempt to steal fire: hence his flat head. A2213.5.1
- Fish struck by coconut: hence flat tail. A2213.5.2
- Ant thrown from heaven: hence narrow waist. God decides dispute between ant and spider in spider's favor. (Cf. A2355.1.2.) A2214.2
- Unicorn thrown from ark and drowned: hence no longer exists. A2214.3
- Crab thrown to ground: breaks into small pieces. Hence crabs are small. A2214.4
- Tortoise dropped by eagle: hence cracks in his shell. (Cf. A2312.1.1.) A2214.5.1
- Bat falls from high perch due to extreme heat of sun's rays, breaks bones, etc. Hence peculiar feet and nose. A2214.6
- Stick (leaf) thrown at animal's rump: hence tails. (Cf. A2378.3.3.) A2215.1