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- Descent of men from monkeys. A1224.5
- Men are monkeys who have lost their tails. A1224.5.1
- Why Birhors eat flesh of monkeys and baboons. A1422.2
- 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
- Why monkeys do not fall from trees. A2576
- Kingdom of monkeys. B221.1
- King of monkeys. B241.2.2
- War of monkeys and grasshoppers. B263.6
- Monkeys attack by throwing coconuts. B762
- Monkeys always copy men. B786
- Monkeys construct a bridge across the ocean. B846
- Monkey cut in two by magic sword becomes two monkeys. (Cf. D1081.) D1652.9
- Monkeys planning to found a city desist lest with walls up it will be easier to catch them than before. J648.1
- Clever merchant profits by being robbed. Monkeys steal his caps. Traps monkeys and sells them. J1115.7.1
- Glowworm thought to be a fire. The bird who tries to keep the monkeys from this error is killed for her pains. J1761.3
- Father tells son that he has been scratched by "hairy rascals" (monkeys). Son attacks hairy ascetics. J2484
- Man allows himself to be carried off by monkeys, who mistake him for cow: steals their magic cups. K311.6.2
- Monkeys lure tortoise into a tree and carry away his load of salt. K343.4
- Girl carried off by monkeys. R13.1.7.1
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