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Motifs — first 20 of 39
- Indentions on rocks from head of infant hero (saint). A972.5.1
- Animals blessed for honoring infant Jesus. (Cf. A2231.4, A2356.2.7, A2381.1.) A2221.1
- Frog fails to honor infant Jesus: loses tail. (Cf. A2221.1, A2378.2.3. A2231.4
- Bees (ants) leave honey on lips of infant to show future greatness. B147.3.1.2
- Animals worship infant Jesus. B251.1.1
- Brilliantly white cow comes to be milked for infant saint. B251.2.10.1
- Infants fed by bees. B531.1
- Prayers of nun cause Virgin Mary to show her the infant Jesus. D1766.1.2
- As result of fraud, Saturn swallows stone instead of infant Jove. G11.0.1.1
- Abandoned infant lives by eating corpse of murdered father. (Cf. S350.) G25
- Girl child fed on infant boys' flesh to make her grow faster. G72.3
- Infant picks out his unknown father. H481
- Infant indicates his unknown father by handing him an apple. H481.1
- Infant picks out his unknown mother. H482
- Wisdom from philosopher: give separate greetings to infants, youths, and old people. J152.5
- Man lets his infant son play in river. Son drowns. J2175.4
- Compassionate executioners. Slaves charged with killing (drowning) the infant heroine are touched by her "laughing smile" and put her in a calfshed (hollow tree), where she is found by cowherds, who rear her. K512.0.1
- Exposure of infant to avoid fulfillment of prophecy. M371
- Women, driven mad, devour their infants' flesh. N325.2
- Birth rites confer royalty on infant prince. P37