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Motifs — first 20 of 91
- Rodent gnaws away ladder to other world and thus ghosts remain on earth. A666.2
- Sun and moon to remain half their time in underworld. A722.10
- Man in moon a frog which has jumped into person's face and remains there. A751.3.1
- Man in the moon: tarring of the moon. Man sets out to tar the moon and remains with his tar-bucket in the moon. A751.4
- Devil throws down quoits when he is told that it is wrong to play on Sunday. They remain as stones to this day. A977.2.3
- Fettered monster questions visitor. He asks "Are lambs still being produced?" or the like; i.e. is nature still normal? He must remain fettered till he hears that nature's laws no longer hold. A1074.3
- Why sheep walk with bowed heads: they have remained so after having bowed to God. A2221.9
- Dog will not help build house: must remain out of doors. (Cf. A2223.1, A2433.3.2.) A2233.2
- Nit tries to bore through man's head: must remain at edge of hair. (Cf. A2433.5.1.) A2236.6
- Where horse got arched neck: arches neck to kick tiger from rear; remains so. A2351.6
- Toad remains still when he hears footsteps (defense). A2461.2
- Why trees remain fixed. A2774
- Horses refuse to remain with owner who has been cursed by clerics. B133.4.1
- Animal's skin revolves while flesh and bones remain stationary. B738
- Girl from elfland must eat earthly food in order to remain. C661
- Tabu: remaining on journey too long. C761.1
- Tabu: angel to remain on earth more than one week. C761.4.3
- Person must remain in other world because of broken tabu. C953
- Person must remain on mountain because of broken tabu. C983
- Disenchantment by hiding skin (covering). When the enchanted person has temporarily removed the covering, it is stolen and the victim remains disenchanted until it is found. D721.2