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Motifs — first 20 of 58
- Gods recognized by natural phenomena associated with their worship – color, scent, etc. A139.11
- 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
- Water-spirits appearing like human beings are recognized by traces of water. F420.1.7
- 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
- Witch may be recognized by absence of bleeding when she is pricked with pins. G259.3
- Witch may be recognized after death by great weight of corpse. (Cf. E400.) G259.4
- Witch stretches out her hand and brings water from ocean without getting out of her bed; is recognized. G259.5
- Recognition by song (music). Person is recognized because the song is sung only by him or because he is the only one besides the listener who knows it. H12
- Disguised king (noble) recognized by habitual speech. H38.1
- Impostor of low origin recognized by habitual speech. H38.2
- Slave recognized by his conversation, habits, and character. H38.3
- Princess on the pea. Princess recognized by her inability to sleep on bed which has a pea under its dozen mattresses. H41.1
- King recognized by unique ability to occupy certain seat (Siege perilous). H41.9