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Motifs — first 20 of 97
- Sun-snarer: fast sun. The sun goes too fast to dry clothing. The hero snares the sun's legs with a rope as he is climbing up from the underworld. He releases the sun upon the promise to go more slowly. A728.2
- Sea released from tree-top. A924.3
- Impounded water. Water is kept by monster so that mankind cannot use it. A hero defeats the monster and releases the water. (The monster is sometimes a giant frog.) A1111
- Night (darkness) in package. Released. A1174.1
- Hate released among mankind. A1388.1
- Hoarded game released. Animals are kept imprisoned by malevolent creature. Released by culture hero. A1421
- Hoarded plants released. A1423.0.1
- Origin of insects: released from sack. God places them in a sack and gives it to hare to carry to stream. He must not look in the sack. When he does so the insects escape. The hare laughs and this is the cause of his split lip. A2003
- Merman caught by fisherman (released). B82.6
- Captured goose warns tortoise: released in gratitude. B143.1.6
- Rain-withholding deer killed: rain released. B192.2
- Animal grateful for release of relative. B365.3
- Animal grateful to captor for release. B370
- Small animal released from jaws of large one: grateful. B371
- Lion spared mouse: mouse grateful. Later releases lion from net. (Cf. B363.) B371.1
- Other animals grateful for release. B374
- Release of animal by hunter (fisher). B375
- Bird released: grateful. B375.3
- Eagle released: grateful. B375.3.1
- Squirrel released: grateful and helpful. B375.4
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