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- God's unusual mouth. A123.2.2
- Maggots squirm from mouth of man-eating god. A123.2.2.1
- Goddess with eight mouths. A123.2.2.2
- Thunder god or spirit has very long mouth. A284.3.1
- Earth from nut in devil's mouth. God throws a nut over his left shoulder. The devil catches it in his mouth. The nut grows rapidly and the devil spits it out. A835
- Man given hands, feet, mouth and nose by monkey. A1225.2.1
- Origin of hair around mouth and eyes. Original dispute between Hair and Stomach. Stomach compelled to stay on inside of man. Hair stands on guard at mouth and eyes to see that Stomach does not escape. A1315.4
- Discourteous answer: flounder's crooked mouth. When God asks him where he is going, instead of answering he turns to go toward God. His mouth becomes crooked. (Cf. A2341.1.) A2231.1.2
- Flounder complains in race: crooked mouth. In race between fish he cries out in jealousy because herring is winning. He is punished with crooked mouth. (Cf. A2341.1.) A2252.4
- Origin and nature of animal's mouth. A2341
- Why flounder's mouth is crooked. (Cf. A2252.4, A2231.1.2.) A2341.1
- Why animal's mouth is large. A2341.2
- Why opossum's mouth is large. A2341.2.1
- Why zebra's mouth is large. A2341.2.2
- Why animal's mouth is closed. A2341.3
- Why serpent's mouth is closed. A2341.3.1
- Why gorilla and chimpanzee have large teeth in mouth: punishment for neglecting possessions. A2345.9
- Why animals move mouth, nose, etc. A2476
- Why rabbit continually moves mouth. A2476.1
- Many-mouthed animal. (Cf. B15.7.2.) B15.2