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Motifs — first 20 of 369
- Creator clothed in bear-skin (or in leaves). A18.4
- Sun-god bitten by snake, leaves earth for heaven. A222
- Goddess of autumn leaves. A430.1.2
- Sun's night journey with reversed face. It returns from west to east by the same way that it came, but it turns its light side to the sky and leaves the earth in darkness. A722.2
- God causes primeval sea to roll back and leave bare all the hills. A816.3
- Hail-storm leaves twelve chief rivers in Ireland. A934.6
- Shame for nakedness appears to first woman. (Leaves for clothes). A1383.1
- Buffaloes fail to come at god's leavetaking: now are killed by tigers. A2231.12
- Hare weeps for mother when forbidden: moon hits him and cleaves lip. (Cf. A2211.2, A2231.8, A2342.1.) A2234.4
- 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 dogs leave droppings at crossroads. A2473.1.1
- Thistle serves as milk-cup for Virgin Mary: white spots on leaves. A2711.4.2
- Trees fail to come at god's leavetaking, now bear bitter fruit. A2721.7
- Discontented pine-tree: cause of pine needles. Pine tree given silk leaves, glass leaves, etc. Always discontented. Finally has needles again. (Cf. A2767.1.) A2723.1
- Sky rests on top of trees: hence flat leaves. (Cf. A2761.3.) A2741.3
- Why khijur leaves are long and narrow: split with an arrow. A2741.5
- Leaves of plant. A2760
- Why all trees have leaves. A2760.1
- Shape of leaves of plant. A2761
- Why oak-leaves are indented. A2761.1