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- Raven as creator. A13.2.1
- Ravens as attendants of god. A165.1.1
- Raven as culture hero. A522.2.2
- Sun swallowed and spit out. In theft of sun, the raven (or devil) thus succeeds. A721.2
- Burial learned from watching raven bury its dead. A1591.1
- Creation of crow (raven). A1919
- Raven caught in smoke-hole: hence is black. (Cf. A2411.2.1.5.) A2218.1
- Raven singes feet on hot stones: why its wings clap when it flies. (Cf. A2442.2.1.) A2218.6
- Dove returns to ark in obedience to Noah: receives sheen of raven. A2221.7
- Ravens show Adam how to bury dead: are born with white feathers. A2223.7
- Raven attempts to imitate dove: punished with awkward gait. A2232.10
- Raven does not return to Noah: must suffer thirst and break bill. (Cf. A2231.2.1, A2411.2.1.5, A2435.4.3.) Variant: he is cursed to be black or to eat carrion. A2234.1
- Raven does not return to ark in obedience to Noah: black color is resulting punishment. A2234.1.1
- Ant carries load as heavy as himself. Defeats bear, raven (or other bird). Various explanations. (Cf. A2435.3.3, A2486.1.) A2251.1
- Why young ravens have white feathers. A2313.5
- Why raven is bald. A2317.5
- Why raven has nose marked as if it had been broken off. A2335.2.3
- Why ravens have crooked legs and walk lame. A2371.2.3
- Magpie is a hybrid of dove and raven; was not baptized by water of the flood in Noah's time. (Cf. A2291.) A2382.1
- Color of raven. (Cf. A2237.1, A2234.1, A2231.1, A2218.1). A2411.2.1.5
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