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Motifs — first 20 of 52
- Nine nights' riding from heaven (or earth) to hell. A658.1.1
- Horse born of egg. Mythical hero will come riding on such a horse. B19.3
- Bird reveals dead rider. Calls out in human voice at seeing living woman riding behind dead man. B131.4
- Person frightened by animals successively replying to his remarks. Example: Man riding horse and followed by dog tells horse to jump over a hole. Horse says, "I will not." Man turns to dog and says, "Isn't that strange – a horse talking!" The dog says, "Yes, isn't it." Often the man runs, meeting other animals which answer him, until he falls exhausted. B210.1
- Unusual animal as riding-horse. B557
- Tabu: women riding in canoe. C181.10
- Tabu: looking at nude woman riding through town. (Godiva.) C312.1.2
- Tabu: concerning riding horses. C884
- Tabu: riding dirty on black-heeled horse across certain plain. C891.1
- Magic air-riding basket. D1118.1
- Bundle of wood magically acts as riding horse. D1523.3
- Broken-down nag becomes magnificent riding horse. D1868.1
- Rejuvenation by riding surf. D1889.8
- Revenant as woman riding hog. E425.1.5
- Journey to sky-world by riding unseen in supernatural wife's chariot. F66.1.1
- Sea-riding horse carries mortals to fairyland. F213.3
- Thumbling has cat as riding-horse. F535.1.1.6
- Witch causes man to strip naked and imitate a jockey riding himself. G269.21.3
- Riding speckled horse as credential test. H242.1
- Suitor contest: difficult riding. H331.1
Tale types
- ATU 1059* Riding on a Harrow (previously The Peasant Makes the Devil Sit on the Reversed Harrow)
- ATU 1091 Bringing an Unknown Animal (previously Who Can Bring an Unheard-of Riding-Horse)
- ATU 117 The Bear Riding the Horse lets his claws sink into the horse's flanks
- ATU 1381F* Riding on the Sow
- ATU 1880 Riding on the Cannonball (previously The Boy has a Hat of Butter)
- ATU 333 Little Red Riding Hood (previously The Glutton)