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Motifs — first 20 of 491
- God made by magic. A119.1
- House of god with pillars made of dead chief's bones. A151.4.4
- Primeval woman cut in pieces: houses, etc., made from her body. A642.1
- Universe from pre-existing rocks. Originally rocks are assumed and everything is made from them. A644
- Tree in hell made of living heads of the dead. A671.2.3
- Birds made of iron in hell. A671.2.11
- Pale sun made right again by using egg, yellow grass, etc. A721.4
- Moon made from shining fragments. A cap is opened and shining things fall out. Children pick them up and put them into a box. At the end of the month the box is full. The full moon shines when all the fragments are gathered together. A742
- Sacrifice made to free moon from sickness and allow waxing. A755.3.1
- Rainbow made as bridge by the gods. A791.3
- Earth Diver. From a raft in the primeval sea, the creator sends down animals to try to bring up earth. After a number of animals have failed, one (often the muskrat) succeeds. The earth is made from the bit brought up. A812
- Earth from steam made by fire thrown into primeval water. A814.5
- Earth made of lac. A821
- Earth made by mud shaken from back of primeval boar. A822
- Earth made by cups of earth placed on spider's web. A823
- Earth made by transformation of broken ground. A824
- Earth made by first couple dancing on bit of cloth laid on water. A825
- Earth made by drying up of primeval water. A827
- Making the earth smaller. Earth made too large. God learns from devil by trickery how to make it smaller. A852
- Lakes made by giant or devil. A920.1.10
Episodes
- Australian Legendary Tales and More Australian Legendary Tales · 40 How the Sun was Made
- Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes · Tale 147 147._THE OLD MAN MADE YOUNG AGAIN.
- Myths of the Cherokee · ( Josmogonic Myths — Myth 1 i. HOW THE WORLD WAS MADE
- Tales of the North American Indians · Tale 20 XX. THE BIRD WHOSE WINGS MADE
Tale types
- ATU 1284A White Man Made to Believe he is Black [K2013
- ATU 1552* Soup Made from Hare Soup (previously The Hare at Third Remove)
- ATU 1892* Wolf Made into Cheese
- ATU 201F* Hostile Dogs are Made Friendly
- ATU 235C* A Bird has New Clothes Made
- ATU 756B Robber Madej (previously The Devil's Contract)
- ATU 815* The Shoemaker who Made Shoes for the Devil