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Motifs — first 20 of 189
- Dispute at creation of sun. God and devil discuss creation. God plans two suns; devil persuades him to create only one. A716
- Underground monster fettered by trick. Is persuaded to try on fetters. (Sometimes told of fettering Satan, who plays same role.) A1071.1
- Origin of animal characteristics: animal persuaded into self-injury. A2284
- Animal persuaded to amputate limb: therefore lacks it. (Cf. A2371.2.10, A2377.1.) A2284.1
- Bustard persuaded to kill all but two children: has but two eggs. (Cf. A2486.2.) A2284.2
- Coyote persuaded to break leg: therefore has thin right leg. (Cf. A2371.2.6.) A2284.5
- Jackal persuades hyena to jump and break foot. Latter has short left hind foot. (Cf. A2375.2.5.) A2284.6
- Why elephant has testicles inside. Persuaded to eat them. (Cf. A2284.4.) A2365.1.1
- Noah's curse admits devil to ark. Devil persuades Noah's wife to stay out of ark till Noah shall call devil in. Noah at last loses patience and calls out, "The devil! Come in!" The devil comes in and turns himself into a mouse. C12.5.1
- Man (woman) persuaded to reveal fatal secret. C420.1
- Transformation to another form to persuade man to go to battle. D659.9
- Magic object acquired by tricking giant. Giant is persuaded to give the objects to the hero. (Cf. D831, where the person tricked is often a giant.) D833
- Tree-spirit persuades man to spare tree. F441.2.0.1
- Devil persuades man to commit suicide. G303.9.4.2
- Demon has to serve girl whom he cannot persuade to break vow of chastity. (Cf. D1714.) G303.16.19.5
- Ogre persuaded to go into hole: buried alive. G512.4
- Ogre persuaded to drink pond dry bursts. G522
- Boy saves life by showing father foolishness of plowing up his crop. Father has been persuaded to kill child. J92
- Monk discouraged by large amount of work to be done persuaded to undertake but a small amount each day. The small task will be done; the large one will merely discourage. J557.1
- Robbers persuaded to give hero sword with which they are afterwards killed. J642.2
Tale types
- ATU 122B The Rat Persuades the Cat to Wash her Face Before Eating
- ATU 122B* The Squirrel Persuades the Fox to Pray before Eating
- ATU 122C The Sheep Persuades the Wolf to Sing before he eats him
- ATU 122N* The Donkey Persuades the Wolf to Ride on his Back to the village
- ATU 2D The New Tail (previously Wolf [Bear] Persuaded to Turn in Wind)
- ATU 56B The Fox (Jackal) as Schoolmaster (previously The Fox Persuades the Magpies into Bringing their Young into his House)
- ATU 6 Animal Captor Persuaded to Talk
- ATU 61 The Fox Persuades the Rooster to Crow with Closed Eyes