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- Sun's affection for human girl rouses moon's jealousy. A736.7
- Moon's eclipse caused by moon's interfering between attacker and person attacked. A737.5
- Man in the moon: moon's face scratched by hare in retaliation for injury to hare. (Cf. A2216.3.) A751.5.1
- Man in the moon: dung (ashes) on moon's face smeared there by sun. A751.5.2
- Mark of her mother's hand to be seen on moon's shoulder. A751.5.3
- Woman in moon's oven seen on clear nights. A751.8.4
- Causes of moon's phases. A755
- Moon's phases caused by its being put in box. (Cf. A754). When it is closed up in the box, it is dark; when taken out of the box, light. A755.1
- Moon's phases caused by watcher's death. Moon is hung in tree and is tended by four men. As one dies it loses a quarter. Later it is united in the lower world. A755.2
- Moon's waning caused by her sickness. A755.3
- Moon's phases caused by animals gnawing at edge. A755.4.3
- Moon's phases caused by feeding or starving. A755.5
- Moon's phases as punishment for moon's misdoing. A755.6
- Moon's waning caused by menstrual period. A755.7
- Stars as drops of the moon's blood. A764.2
- Marvelous sensitiveness: ulcer from moon's rays. F647.7
- Moon's reflection thought to be gold in water. Fools dive for it. J1791.3.3