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Motifs — first 20 of 182
- Sun hides face in shame: eclipse. A737.8.1
- Origin of shame for nakedness. A1383
- Shame for nakedness appears to first woman. (Leaves for clothes). A1383.1
- Origin of medicine: shaman sent down by the Creator equipped with it. A1438.1
- The various children of Eve. Eve has so many children that she is ashamed when God pays her a visit. She hides some of them and they fail to receive the blessing that God gives those in sight. Thus arises the differences in classes and peoples. A1650.1
- Origin of priesthood (shamanism, etc.) A1654
- Squirrel borrows coney's tail. When coney's tail is not returned, he goes in shame to live among rocks. (Cf. A2378.1.5, A2433.3.5.) A2241.7
- Why the hedgehog draws himself up: shame at sight of a good man. A2479.4
- Wedding of eagle and kite. Kite promises to secure ostrich as attendant. Fails and is put to shame. B282.2.1
- "Shame and disgrace" threatened for refusing love of forthputting woman. C929.1
- Shaman's wife controls weather. D2140.2
- Death from shame. F1041.1.13
- Girl dies of shame at being seen naked. F1041.1.13.1
- Woman dies of shame at seeing naked man (husband). F1041.1.13.2
- Illness from shame of enemies' scorn. F1041.9.3
- Shame causes smoke to rise from saint's head and sweat to stream from his brow. F1041.23
- Sham-dead person tested by hot lead poured on hand. H248.1
- Sham dead tested by stinging insects down back. H248.2
- Sham dead tested by pricking. H248.3
- Sham dead detected by batting eyes. H248.5
Tale types
- ATU 1139 Carrying a Sham-Dead Person (previously The Ogre Carries the Sham-Dead Man)
- ATU 113B The Cat as Sham Holy Man
- ATU 1534D* Sham Dumb Man Wins Suit
- ATU 1563* The Terrible Threat (previously Sham Threat: either
- ATU 1641A Sham Physician Pretends to Diagnose Entirely from Urinanalysis
- ATU 1641D The Sham Physician
- ATU 1862A Sham Physician: Using the Flea Powder
- ATU 233A The Birds Escape by Shamming Death
- ATU 3 Simulated Injury (previously Sham Blood and Brains)
- ATU 4 Sick Animal Carries the Healthy One (previously Carrying the Sham-Sick Trickster)