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Motifs — first 20 of 59
- Fettered monster questions visitor. He asks "Are lambs still being produced?" or the like; i.e. is nature still normal? He must remain fettered till he hears that nature's laws no longer hold. A1074.3
- Natural laws inoperative at end of world. A1091
- Origin of laws. A1580
- Laws given directly by deity. A1580.2
- Origin of laws: division of property in a family. A1585
- Origin of laws – miscellaneous. A1589
- Gull from transformed cat. A cat catches a strong fish with her claws. The fish carries the cat on its back to the sea, where the gull originates from the cat. (Cf. A1710.) A1945.1
- Chipmunk's back scratched: hence his stripes. As he is trying to escape, bear catches him with his claws and marks him permanently. (Cf. A2413.2.) A2217.2
- Animal characteristics result of lawsuit. A2255
- Wool on his forehead awarded sheep in lawsuit. He is given the privilege of keeping it when the rest of his body is shorn. (Cf. A2322.5.) A2255.1
- Lizard loses lawsuit: must bob his head. Lizard and ant accused of theft of king's crow. Ant pours boiling water down lizard's throat. When case is tried, lizard cannot talk but only bobs head up and down. Adjudged guilty and condemned to bob his head eternally. (Cf. A2474.1.) A2255.2
- Animal characteristics: claws and hoofs. A2376
- Dog's claws as grains under paws. In the great famine, God leaves the dog grain under his paws. From this grows new seed. A2376.2
- Why porcupine has only four claws. A2376.3
- How crab got its claws. A2376.4
- Roc. A giant bird which carries off men in its claws. B31.1
- Lawsuit between the owl and kite. B270.1
- Lawsuit between owl and mouse. B270.2
- Lawsuit against animals. B272.1
- Girl removes dog from lion's claws without being harmed. B848.2