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Motifs — first 20 of 119
- Monkey as god. A132.2
- Descent of men from monkeys. A1224.5
- Men are monkeys who have lost their tails. A1224.5.1
- Man given hands, feet, mouth and nose by monkey. A1225.2.1
- 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
- Why Birhors eat flesh of monkeys and baboons. A1422.2
- Creation of monkey. A1861
- Monkeys from children hidden by Eve when God visited her. (Cf. A1650.1, A1710.) A1861.1
- Creation of monkeys: old woman thrown into fire. In unsuccessful imitation of Christ, the smith throws an old woman into the fire. She becomes a monkey. (Cf. A1710.) A1861.2
- Creation of monkey: lazy man. A1861.3
- Monkey borrows tail from deer and refuses to return it. A2241.11
- Why monkey's face is black. A2330.3
- Why monkey's buttocks are red. A2362.1
- How monkey got its tail. A2378.1.8
- Why monkey has short tail. A2378.4.6
- Color of monkey. A2411.1.5.1
- Why monkey lives in tree. A2433.3.19
- Why monkey has first fruits of harvest in every field. A2433.3.19.1
- Cause of monkey's walk. A2441.1.1
- Friendship between monkey and elephant. A2493.14
Tale types
- ATU 185 The Nightcap Dealer and the Monkeys
- ATU 186 The Monkey and the Nut
- ATU 241 The Officious Bird and the Monkey
- ATU 34C The Monkey with the Lentils
- ATU 48* Flatterer Rewarded, Honest One Punished (previously The Bear who Went to the Monkey for the Gold Chain)
- ATU 66A 'Hello, House!' An animal (crocodile) wants to catch a weaker animal (jackal, monkey) and hides in wait in its den
- ATU 798 Woman Created from a Monkey's Tail
- ATU 91 Heart of Monkey as Medicine (previously Monkey [Cat] who Left his Heart at Home)