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Motifs — first 20 of 47
- Fiery nails in hell. A671.2.4.10
- Beings born in hell have long bodies and cling with long nails to walls. A671.6
- Earth from worm scratched by creator's nails. A828
- Four earth-nails. A841.4
- Origin of fingernails. A1311.3
- Fire carried from heaven in fingernails. A1415.1.1
- Flies on Christ's body rewarded. They look like nails and prevent more nails being driven. They may eat at the king's table. (Cf. A2545.1.) A2221.2.1
- Enmity between cattle and snails. A2494.12.3.1
- Monster with 100 hands, 100 palms on each hand, and 100 nails on each palm. B15.7.15
- Tabu: trimming fingernails. C726
- Transformation: fingernails to gold. D475.1.21
- Transformation: fingernails into jewels. D475.4.6
- Transformation by sticking nails into feet. D582.1
- Magic nails. D1252.1.2
- Dead body incorruptible. Beard and fingernails continue to grow. E182
- Revenant with peculiar nails. E422.1.8
- Ghost laid by burial outside village on far side of stream, with four iron nails driven into the corners of the grave. E442.2
- Person with unusual fingernails. F515.2
- Person with very long fingernails. F515.2.2
- Giant with nails like claws. F531.1.6.1