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Motifs — first 20 of 169
- God of gambling (luck). A482
- Goddess of ill-luck. A482.1
- Spirit of ill-luck a son of a god. A482.1.1
- Goddess of good luck (Lakshmi). A482.2
- Lake bursts forth where blind king plucks rushes. A920.1.12
- Why swallow brings good luck. A2536.1
- Why ring-dove brings good luck. A2536.2
- Why spider brings good luck. A2536.3
- Magpie refuses to get into ark, sits around outside, jabbering over drowned world, is unlucky. (Cf. A2232.4.) A2542.1.1
- Raven plucks out men's eyes. B17.2.3.1
- Tabu: speaking of good luck. C424
- Tabu: wishing good luck. One must not wish a hunter good luck or a sailor good voyage. C493.1
- Tabu: plucking ear of grain. C512
- Tabu: touching (plucking) flowers. C515
- Luck in hunting (fishing) lost for breaking tabu. C933
- Luck in hunting lost for breaking tabu. (Cf. C229.2.) C933.1
- Luck in fishing lost for breaking tabu. C933.2
- Transformation by plucking flowers in enchanted garden. D515
- Disenchantment from flower by plucking it. D711.4.1
- Disenchantment from fruit by plucking it from tree. D711.6
Tale types
- ATU 1415 Lucky Hans
- ATU 1646 The Lucky Blow
- ATU 1650 The Three Lucky Brothers
- ATU 1890 The Lucky Shot
- ATU 1890F Shot causes a Series of Lucky or Unlucky Accidents (previously Lucky Shot: Miscellaneous Forms)
- ATU 735A Bad Luck Imprisoned
- ATU 736 Luck and Wealth
- ATU 737B* The Lucky Wife
- ATU 739* The Luck-bringing Animal (previously The Luckless Son and His Wizard Father)
- ATU 750** Girls Plucking Berries