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- Purchase of night. Originally no night. Culture hero goes to distant land and buys it. He introduces sleep, etc. Cock to crow for day. (Cf. B755, J2272.1.) A1174.3
- 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
- God sends centipede down to introduce death into the world through its poisoned sting. A1335.13
- Custom of differentiating social classes by color of dress introduced. A1650.2
- First deer in Ireland – introduced by Tuatha Dé Danann. A1875.0.1
- Quarrels introduced among animals. A2575
- Devil in form of woman lures and punishes women. Introduces men disguised as women to seduce impious nuns. G303.3.1.12.1
- Thief bores hole in house wall, then introduces blackened pot as a feeler. K315.2
- Drug introduced into half of fruit from enemy's fingernail where it has been hidden. K873.4
- Beetles and barley introduced into wounds on pretence of healing them. K1016
- King has wounded ally attended by leeches, but bribes them to introduce beetles, awns of barley, etc. into the wounds. K2014.1
- Treasure-animal introduced into family's flock in order to stir up dissension and enmity. K2131.5
- Devil takes shape of old woman to punish impious nuns. Introduces them to three youths disguised as girls and brings about nuns' seduction. Nuns are stoned to death. Q220.1.1