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Motifs — first 20 of 112
- Creation of jackal. A1834.2
- Jackal carries sun in bag on back; burns his back black. (Cf. A721.1, A2356.3.2.) A2218.2
- Jackal persuades hyena to jump and break foot. Latter has short left hind foot. (Cf. A2375.2.5.) A2284.6
- Why jackal has bare tail. A2317.12.2
- Why jackal has black back. (Cf. A2218.2.) A2356.3.2
- Why hyena has short left hind foot. Deceived into jumping by jackal. (Cf. A2284.6.) A2375.2.5
- Why jackal's tail is short. A2378.4.5
- Why jackal cries in the night. A2427.1
- Why jackal may go everywhere. A2434.1.5
- Why jackals make noise at night when seeking food. A2479.3
- Why jackals do not go in herds. A2492.1
- Friendship between jackal and crocodile. A2493.11
- Friendship between jackal and alligator. A2493.11.1
- Friendship between jackal and elephant. A2493.11.2
- Friendship between jackal and tiger. A2493.11.3
- Jackal and tiger as business partners. A2493.11.3.1
- Friendship between jackal and partridge. A2493.11.4
- Friendship between lion and jackal. A2493.30.1
- Enmity between hyena and jackal. A2494.3.2
- The jackal's enemies. A2494.5
Tale types
- ATU 223 The Bird and the Jackal (previously The Bird and the Jackal as Friends)
- ATU 56B The Fox (Jackal) as Schoolmaster (previously The Fox Persuades the Magpies into Bringing their Young into his House)
- ATU 58 The Crocodile Carries the Jackal
- ATU 59* The Jackal as Trouble Maker
- ATU 66A 'Hello, House!' An animal (crocodile) wants to catch a weaker animal (jackal, monkey) and hides in wait in its den
- ATU 68 The Jackal Trapped in the Animal Hide