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Motifs — first 20 of 344
- God consults mercy on his right and justice on his left. A42.2
- Carpenter (wright) of the gods. A143
- Soul-bridge: easy for righteous to cross, more difficult for others. A661.0.5.1
- Pale sun made right again by using egg, yellow grass, etc. A721.4
- Devil as Earth Diver. Satan dives for earth at instance of God. Succeeds only third time (by use of right formula). He hides the earth under his tongue. It swells, and he must be rescued by God. A812.1
- Why God changed right hand into left. Man loses hand with which he gives devil a box on ears. A1311.2
- Why Jews read and write from right to left: because of the ugly name of the king of the Jews. A1689.6
- Frightened rabbit puts head in charred tree: hence black ears. (Cf. A2325.2.) A2212.1
- Frightened animals scatter: cause of present habitat of each. (Cf. A2433.1.) A2212.2
- Dog loses his patent right; seeks it: why dogs look at one another under the tail. (Cf. A2471.1.) A2275.5.5
- Coyote persuaded to break leg: therefore has thin right leg. (Cf. A2371.2.6.) A2284.5
- Why coyote's right leg is thin. (Cf. A2284.5.) A2371.2.6
- Place to live given as patent right to dog. A2433.1.3
- Why leopard cannot capture animal who passes him on right side. A2463.1
- Dragon guards hermit's food, frightens off robbers. B11.6.5
- Vegetable lamb. Generated from ground. Umbilical cord is in the ground and the lambs will die if it is forcibly severed. They are frightened into severing it themselves and then live. Vertebrae of the neck planted to produce new ones. B95
- 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
- Parrot and sparrow argue right to inherit property left by man. Sparrow says his interests are the same as man's; parrot says that he caused all man's wealth, since man sold his feathers. People's decision for parrot. B271.1
- The cat as vixen's husband. Frightens the other wild animals invited by the vixen. (Cf. K2324.) B281.9.1
- Man falls in hole with horse; buzzards gather; he lassoes a number of buzzards, ties them together, frightens them; all fly at once, carry him from hole. (Tall tale.) B547.2.1
Tale types
- ATU 118 The Lion Frightened by the Horse
- ATU 126A* The Frightened Wolves
- ATU 1321 Fools Frightened
- ATU 1321A Fright at the Creaking of a Wheelbarrow (Mill)
- ATU 1321C Fools are Frightened at the Humming of Bees (bumblebee, hornet)
- ATU 1419F Husband Frightened by Wife's Lover in Hog Pen
- ATU 1676B Frightened to Death (previously Clothing Caught in Graveyard)
- ATU 1679* Conscript Cannot Tell Left from Right
- ATU 200A The Dog Loses a Certificate (previously Dog Loses his Patent Right) which he had put under his tail to cross a river
- ATU 229 Animals Fear a Bird's Body Part (previously The Hawk Frightened at the Snipe's Bill)