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Motifs — first 20 of 69
- Dispute at creation of sun. God and devil discuss creation. God plans two suns; devil persuades him to create only one. A716
- Jackal persuades hyena to jump and break foot. Latter has short left hind foot. (Cf. A2375.2.5.) A2284.6
- 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
- Tree-spirit persuades man to spare tree. F441.2.0.1
- Devil persuades man to commit suicide. G303.9.4.2
- Crane persuades fish to let him change him from one lake into another: he eats fish. J657.3
- Noseless man persuades fools to cut off noses. J758.1.1
- Tailless jackal persuades other jackals to cut off tails. J758.1.2
- Wife persuades husband that she has returned immediately. She goes to a neighbor's to cook a fish. She is gone a week. She gets a new fish and cooks it and returns home with the hot fish. She convinces her husband of her short absence. J2315
- Wife leaves home, offers self to lover. Returning persuades husband that she has not been away. J2315.1
- Wife persuades her husband to have a good tooth pulled. J2324
- Alleged return from land of dead with bags of gold persuades dupe to try to imitate. J2411.5
- Race won by deception: rabbit as "little son" substitute. A man challenged by an ogre to a running race persuades the ogre to race with his little son instead. By this he means a rabbit. (Cf. K12.2, K15.1.) K11.6
- Wrestling match won by deception: bear as "grandfather." A man challenged by an ogre persuades the latter to wrestle with his old grandfather instead. By this he means a bear. (Cf. K11.6, K15.1.) K12.2
- Trickster persuades dupe to sacrifice animal and give it to him as payment for supposed services. K158
- Trickster persuades girl to reveal hidden gold by promising to make it into ornaments. K283
- Thief persuades owner of goods to dive for treasure. Meantime robs him. K341.4
- Thief persuades owner to take his place so he can go and catch thief: really steals owner's horse. K341.9.1
- Trickster persuades tailor to leave his goods. Makes him believe he will get order to clothe fifty poor. Trickster makes away with goods. (Or tries on boots and makes away with them.) K351.1
- Usurer blackmailed. Shrewd suitor persuades usurer to charge him 100 per cent interest, then has him arrested. Thus gets daughter for wife. K443.11
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 56B The Fox (Jackal) as Schoolmaster (previously The Fox Persuades the Magpies into Bringing their Young into his House)
- ATU 61 The Fox Persuades the Rooster to Crow with Closed Eyes