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Motifs — first 20 of 360
- God rewards mortal for pious act. A185.11
- Animal characteristics as reward. A2220
- Hedgehog's skin reward for good deed. (Cf. A2311.4.) A2220.1
- Animal characteristics reward for pious act. (Cf. A2231.) A2221
- Flies on Christ's body rewarded. They look like nails and prevent more nails being driven. They may eat at the king's table. (Cf. A2545.1.) A2221.2.1
- Blood from cross on robin redbreast: He helps Jesus; rewarded with red breast. (Cf. A2353.2.) A2221.2.2
- Bird coloring as reward for obedience to deity. A2221.6.1
- Squirrel's markings and immunity from falling as reward by deity. A2221.8
- Deity rewards animal for bringing him water: cause of present characteristics. A2221.11
- Animal characteristics reward for hospitality. A2222
- Thrush's hospitality to peacock rewarded by being given motley coat of feathers. (Cf. A2411.2.1.1.) A2222.1
- Animal characteristics reward for helpfulness. A2223
- Animal characteristics as reward – miscellaneous. A2229
- Dog lets devil into church to steal: rewarded with dog-skin. (Cf. A2311.1.) A2229.2
- Bird has red spot on its tail as reward for having moved woman's organ to its present position. A2229.6
- Donkeys ask immediate reward from God: eat their own excrements. A2232.11
- Why cat and dog fight: dog ate up cat's part in master's reward. A2281.3
- Why deer has antlers: as reward for not cheating. A2326.1.1.1
- Why sparrow may build nest near people's houses; reward for hospitality. A2431.3.7.1
- Origin of plant as reward. A2632
Tale types
- ATU 1610 Sharing the Reward (previously To Divide Presents and Strokes)
- ATU 460A The Journey to God (Fortune) (previously The Journey to God to Receive Reward)
- ATU 48* Flatterer Rewarded, Honest One Punished (previously The Bear who Went to the Monkey for the Gold Chain)
- ATU 750B Hospitality Rewarded
- ATU 756E* Charity Rewarded
- ATU 779 Miscellaneous Divine Rewards and Punishments