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Motifs — first 20 of 518
- God makes man's hand rigid so he can no longer torment captive. A185.2.2
- Deity assists at man's wedding. A185.5
- Universe from parts of man's body. (Cf. A831.2) A614.1
- Why the sky receded upward: it was struck by a woman's pestle. A625.2.2
- Raising the sky: striking with broom. Old woman's hump strikes clouds as she sweeps. She strikes at sky with broom and thus raises it. A625.2.3
- World-fire because of man's arrogance. A1031.5
- Fettered monster's vain attempt to reach sword with man's help. Could he reach it he would escape. A1074.2
- Creation of first man's (woman's) mate. A1275
- Creation of first woman from man's rib. A1275.1
- First woman's mate made from transformed tree. A1275.6
- Arrangement of man's bodily attributes. A1310
- The lizard hand. Man's hand is modeled on that of the lizard. A1311.1
- Origin of knee-caps. A stone that magically joins self to woman's body. A1312.1
- Why the center of man's eye is black: blackened by spirits to make themselves invisible. A1319.7
- Why man's neck is its present size. A1319.13
- Origin of man's skin. A1319.14
- Men and animals readjust span of life. At first, thirty years are given to all animals and to man. For the animals it is too long, for man too short. Man is given a portion of animals' lives. Years 1–30 vigorous (man's own); 30–48 burdens and blows (ass's); 48–60 no teeth (dog's); 60–70 foolish (monkey's). A1321
- Man's growth and maturity. A1360
- Man rules all animals. God gives greatest strength to lion, but because of man's wisdom lion is in his power. A1421.1.1
- [First Edition: A2102. Fish from Woman's severed fingers. (Cf. A1724.1.)] A2102[1st ed.]
Tale types
- ATU 1176 Catching a Man's Broken Wind
- ATU 1177** Fetching the Woman's Grindstone
- ATU 1203 The Scythe Cuts a Man's Head off
- ATU 1369 The Woman's Tree
- ATU 1419G The Clergyman's Breeches
- ATU 1567E The Hungry Man's Lies (previously Hungry Apprentice's Lies Attract Master's Attention)
- ATU 1617* The Blind Man's Treasure
- ATU 1738B* The Clergyman's Dream
- ATU 1805* The Clergyman's Children
- ATU 1831B The Clergyman's Share and the Sexton's