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Motifs — first 20 of 33
- Buffaloes emerge from earth, the first man holding the tail of last one. A1714.3.1
- Rain-withholding deer killed: rain released. B192.2
- Tabu: holding meeting at certain place. C853.1
- Disenchantment by holding temporarily disenchanted person. D721.4
- Disenchantment by holding enchanted person during successive transformations. D757
- Disenchantment made permanent by holding to a hair. D793.1
- "Hand of glory" renders light invisible. Candles of human fat from dead man's hand make light invisible except to man holding it. (Cf. D1162.2.1.) D1361.7
- Magic calabash holding bones raises storm. (Cf. D965.2) D1541.1.7
- Woman cries out on beholding man her unborn child is destined to slay. (Cf. T575.1.) D1812.4.1
- Wild hunt avoided by holding bread. (Cf. D1031.1.) E501.17.5.6
- Wild hunt avoided by holding certain plant. (Cf. D965.) E501.17.5.7
- Ascent to upper world by holding on to morning star. F63.4
- Ascent to heaven by holding on to elephant's tail. F75
- Death on beholding hell. F1041.1.8
- Breaking spell on cream by holding churn handle hard against bottom of churn. This paralyzes the witch. (Cf. D2084.2.) G271.4.11
- Man protected from devil by holding three-year old child through night. G303.16.19.6
- Chastity ordeal: holding shaven and greased tail of bull. H412.2
- Chastity ordeal: holding hot iron. H412.4.1
- Holding in the heat. A numskull ties yarn around the stove to keep the heat from escaping. J1942
- Numskull going to heaven holding on tail of divine elephant, looses his hold to make gesture. He and all holding on to him fall. J2133.5.2