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Motifs — first 20 of 121
- Man cheats a god in throwing dice. A189.3
- Stars are trees growing on the clouds. A769.1
- Why stones no longer grow. Devil sows stones; God sends cold to prevent their growing. A975.1
- Origin of water wheel and rice growing. A1441.3
- Origin of onion-growing. A1441.5
- Origin of custom of throwing fruits on bridal couple. A1555.1.1
- Animal characteristics from throwing members at ancient animal. A2215
- Animal characteristics: borrowing and not returning. Animal borrows a member (or quality) from another and refuses to return it. (Cf. A2242, A2313.3, A2345.1, A2351.3, A2375.2.1, A2421.4, A2435.4.1.) A2241
- Burrowing swine heat ground. B19.4.1
- Monkeys attack by throwing coconuts. B762
- Animal attacks by throwing pebbles. B762.1
- Tabu: throwing away holy image. C94.6
- Tabu: throwing away nail trimmings. C726.1
- Tabu: throwing "living fire" into river. C851.2
- Stretching lily plant. Miraculously quick growing. D482.2
- Transformation by throwing object or person. D571
- Transformation by throwing rice on person. D571.1
- Transformation by throwing ashes. D575.1
- Transformation to fish by throwing into sea. D586
- Disenchantment by throwing into fire. (Cf. E15.) D712.2.1
Tale types
- ATU 1062 Throwing a Stone
- ATU 1063 Throwing a Club (previously Throwing Contest with Golden Club)
- ATU 1063A Throwing Contest
- ATU 1087 Rowing Contest
- ATU 1276 Rowing without Going Forward
- ATU 1310C Throwing the Bird from a Cliff as Punishment
- ATU 1420C Borrowing from the Husband and Returning to the Wife
- ATU 1634E* Throwing the Thief over the Fence
- ATU 1871E The Cynic and the Stone-throwing Boy