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Motifs — first 20 of 194
- Miscellaneous objects become gods. A104.3
- Universe from copulation of various objects to produce others. A615.2
- Heavenly bodies from objects thrown into sky. The Christ Child throws mud pies into the sky and creates sun, moon, and stars. A700.1
- Stars from objects thrown into sky. A763
- Animate and inanimate objects attempt to destroy humanity. A1009.2
- Man made from combination of different objects. A1260.1
- Animals from various transformed objects. A1714
- Dog indicates other hidden objects. B153.1
- Tabu: looking at holy objects. C311.2
- Transformation: miscellaneous objects to persons. D439
- Transformation: miscellaneous objects to animals. D449
- Transformation: miscellaneous object to other objects. D469
- Transformation: objects to gold. D475.1
- Transformation: objects to silver. D475.3
- Transformation: miscellaneous objects change material. D479
- Stretching objects. D482
- Objects made larger – miscellaneous. D489
- Compressible objects. D491
- Compressible magic objects. D491.2
- Compressible magic box containing many people and objects. East Africa: Frobenius Atlantis IV 134ff. No. 13. D491.2.1.1
Tale types
- ATU 1152 Intimidation by Displaying Objects (previously The Ogre Overawed by Displaying Objects)
- ATU 1291D Other Objects or Animals Sent to Go by Themselves ' e
- ATU 1314 Mistaking Harmless Objects for Dangerous Ones (previously The Buttercask Taken for a Dead Man)
- ATU 1318 Mistaking a Person (Animal, Object) for a Supernatural Being (previously Objects Thought to be Ghosts)
- ATU 518 Men Fight over Magic Objects (previously Devils [Giants] Fight over Magic Objects)
- ATU 566 The Three Magic Objects and the Wonderful Fruits