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Motifs — first 20 of 35
- God created angels by striking one small stone with another. Lucifer created devils by imitation. A52.0.8
- Deity's limitations. A196
- Origin of death from bad creator's unsuccessful imitation. The bad creator attempts in vain to endow his creations with life like the good creator. Fails and thus introduces death. A1335.2
- First poetry composed in imitation of tones of hammer on anvil. A1464.1.1
- Creation of monkeys: old woman thrown into fire. In unsuccessful imitation of Christ, the smith throws an old woman into the fire. She becomes a monkey. (Cf. A1710.) A1861.2
- Animal characteristics: imitation of other animal or object. A2272
- Animal cries: imitation of sounds. (Cf. A2425.) A2272.1
- Peculiar limitations of fairies. F255
- Youth announces fire in imitation of priest's metaphorical language. The fire set by cat's tail gains headway. J1269.12
- Imitation and the real pig. Imitator of the pig's cries applauded. Fool brings real pig but fails. J2232
- Foolish imitation. J2400
- Fatal imitation. (Cf. J2411.1, J2411.2, J2413.4.2, J2422.) J2401
- Types of foolish imitation. J2410
- Foolish imitation of miracle (magic). J2411
- Imitation of magic rejuvenation unsuccessful. (Cf. J2401.) J2411.1
- Foolish imitation of sham death and return (= resuscitation). J2411.1.1
- Unsuccessful imitation of a god: lions fall out of the furnace instead of men covered with gold and silver. J2411.1.2
- Imitation of miraculous horse-shoeing unsuccessful. Christ takes off a horse's foot to shoe it and then successfully replaces it. (Cf. J2401.) J2411.2
- Unsuccessful imitation of magic production of food. (Cf. J2425.) J2411.3
- Imitation of magician unsuccessful. Person does self injury. J2411.4