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Motifs
- God born from peculiar part of parent's body. A112.7
- Origin of tornado sunsets; i.e., peculiar sunsets foreboding tornadoes. A1148
- Peculiar smell of body. A1662
- Bat falls from high perch due to extreme heat of sun's rays, breaks bones, etc. Hence peculiar feet and nose. A2214.6
- Why wolverine has peculiar marks on back. A2356.3.3
- Revenant with peculiar nails. E422.1.8
- Peculiar limitations of fairies. F255
- Dwarfs wear peculiar caps. (Cf. F451.2.7.1.) F451.2.7.6
- Giant with peculiar nose. F531.1.6.6
- Giant's peculiar cheeks. F531.1.6.8
- Recognition through personal peculiarities H30
- Recognition through personal peculiarities – miscellaneous. H49
- The bungling host. A trickster (animal) visits various animals who display their peculiar powers in obtaining food (often magic). He returns the invitation and tries to provide food in similar ways. He fails and usually has a narrow escape from death. (Cf. J2411.3.) J2425
- Prophecy: king will have head pounded by strange queen. Due to peculiar set of circumstances this happens. M369.9
- Secret physical peculiarity discovered by barber. (Midas.) N465
Tale types
- ATU 1562A 'The Barn is Burning!' A master has instructed his farmhand (a traveler) to use peculiar names for everything, for example, Purity for the cat, Beauty for the fire, High for the roof (and punishes the farmhand when he does not)
- ATU 2010IA The Animals with Peculiar Names (previously The Animals with Queer Names)