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Motifs — first 20 of 22
- Marplot at creation. An evil opponent attempts to undo or mar the work of the creator. A60
- God makes things and tosses them into the air; what he catches is good for mankind, what opponent catches is bad. A67
- Man magically stretches self to overcome opponent in battle. D55.1.1.1
- Strong man throws opponent into the air. F624.8
- Cross-eyes straighted when hero sets head of slain opponent upon his own. F959.2
- Strength from anger enables man to tear opponent to bits. F1041.16.3.3
- Contest of dogs. Two opponents test their powers by having their dogs fight. H1588
- Youthful fencer yields to infuriated opponent who has picked up a pestle. "Two against me. I surrender." J676
- Race won by deception: relative helpers. One of the contestants places his relatives (or others that resemble him) in the line of the race. The opponent always thinks the trickster is just ahead of him. (Told of animals or of men; often of the hare and the turtle.) K11.1
- Race won by deception: blinding opponent by spitting pepper into face. K11.7
- Waking contest won by giving opponent soporific. K51.1
- Deceptive eating contest: inexhaustible food. Hero can produce unlimited food which opponents must eat. K81.3
- Girl distracts opponent's attention so that gambling lover wins. K92.3
- Fencer calls opponent's attention to something behind him: when opponent looks around he cuts off his head. K832.2
- Trickster's boasting scares his powerful opponent from contest. K1766
- Enemy deceived into overestimating opponents: retreat. (Cf. K548.) K2368
- Vow not to be killed by a single opponent. M162
- Opponents agree not to fight and are thus undefeated. M237.1
- Jawbone cut from slain opponent. P555.2.1.2
- Warrior engaged in combat with one-armed opponent allows one hand to be bound to his side. P557.4.4.1