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Motifs
- Animal with horn on his head pointing to the sky. B15.3.5
- Tabu: pointing boat toward island of the gods. C51.9
- Tabu: pointing. C843
- Tabu: pointing at rainbow. C843.1
- Murder by pointing. (Cf. D2069.1.1.) D2061.2.3
- Person made to fall down by pointing at door. (Cf. D2061.2.3.) D2069.1.1
- Magic storm by pointing root of tree at sky. D2141.0.12
- Forest-spirits with wings and with backward-pointing fingers and toes. (Cf. F401.9, F451.2.2.1.) F441.4.4
- Image with pointing finger. Inscription says, "Dig here." Treasure etc. found when directions are followed. F855.1
- Bridegroom-to-be has to have three pecks, three quarts of gold and an animal with a horn on his head pointing to the sky, and a large red hair. H312.8
- How the tail pointed. One who believes in auguries asks peasant woman if she has seen a bird. "Yes, a crow." And in what direction was his tail pointing?" Answer: "Toward the rear!" J1305
- "Why didn't you stay on the horse?" The rider: "I couldn't; you see, it ended there" (pointing to horse's head). J1483.4
- Peasant betrays fox by pointing. The peasant has hidden the fox in a basket and promised not to tell. When the hunters come, he says, "The fox just went over the hill," but points to the basket. K2315