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- Gods recognized by natural phenomena associated with their worship – color, scent, etc. A139.11
- Origin of death when early people put on new skins. Child fails to recognize mother, who puts old skin back on. A1335.4
- God changes color (tails) of devil's cows. Devil makes all animals of same color (or all tailless). When God makes them of different colors (or with tails) devil no longer recognizes them. (Cf. A2378.1.) A2286.2.4
- Magic horse mysteriously recognized by everyone. B184.1.9
- Wolf boy (girl) running around with wolf and cubs recovered by parents after six years: recognized by scar. B635.2
- Mortal not to recognize fairy who gives him gift. F348.5
- Water-spirits appearing like human beings are recognized by traces of water. F420.1.7
- Marvelous sensitiveness: man recognizes milk of his stolen cows. F647.5.3
- Blind man able to recognize real pearls by their smell, diamonds by touch, a good horse by screwing its ears, and raja of noble birth by his generosity. F655.1
- Blind tiger recognizes by man's voice that he is a hypocrite. F655.2
- Chief beheads sentinel who does not recognize him. F1041.16.9
- Child recognizes relative's flesh when it is served to be eaten. G61.1
- Mother recognizes child's flesh when it is served to be eaten. G61.2
- Witch recognized by seeing wandering soul return. G251
- Witch recognized by seeing wasp (beetle) enter her mouth while asleep. Only when it enters can she be awakened. G251.1
- Witch recognized when skin of witch is found with soul absent. (Cf. G229.1.1.) G251.2
- Witch in form of cat has hand cut off: recognized next morning by missing hand. G252
- A cat in form of an old woman has hand cut off; recognized next morning by missing paw. G252.0.1
- Witch recognized by looking in or through magic object. G259.1
- Witch recognized by odor. (Cf. G303.4.8.1, G303.6.3.4.) G259.2