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Motifs — first 20 of 134
- Creator with two horns on head. A18.2
- Man in moon banished there for stealing bundle of thorns. A751.1.4
- Earth rests on the horns of a bull who rests upon a fish. A844.5
- Mounds from horns cast by cattle. A967.1
- Man created from animal horns that bloomed and bore him as fruit. A1263.5
- Swallows lift Christ's crown of thorns from his brow: why their nests are not destroyed. (Cf. A2431.3.5.) A2221.2.4
- Crossbill, attempting to draw thorn from the crown of thorns, twists bill in the attempt. A2221.2.4.2
- Camel asks for horns: punishment, short ears. (Cf. A2325.4.) A2232.1
- Stag's horns borrowed from dog. (Cf. A2326.1.1.) A2241.1
- Origin and nature of animal's horns. A2326
- How animals got horns. A2326.1
- How caribou got antlers. Exchanged his teeth for walrus's horns. (Cf. A2247.) A2326.1.2
- How sheep got horns. A2326.1.3
- How ox got horns. Exchanged for horse's teeth. (Cf. A2247.) A2326.1.4
- How goats got horns. A2326.1.5
- How horned-viper got horns. A2326.1.6
- Why some animals have no horns. A2326.2
- Why cats have no horns. A2326.2.1
- Why dog has no horns: they were stolen by deer (goat). A2326.2.2
- Originally cock had horns. A2326.2.3
Episodes
Tale types
- ATU 132 The Goat Admires his Horns in the Water, and says to himself that he does not have to fear the wolf
- ATU 592 The Dance Among Thorns
- ATU 860 Nuts of 'Ay ay ay!' A princess is offered to any man who can bring a glass containing all kinds of water, a bouquet of all the flowers, and nuts of ay, ay, ay! A suitor brings seawater, a beehive, and hazelnuts with thorns so that the king cries, 'Ay, ay, ay!' [H1377