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- God (deity) girdled with snakes; on his forehead shines the moon. A123.10
- Creation from duck's eggs. Upper vault from half shell, lower vault from half shell, moonbeams from whites, sunshine from yellows, starlight from motley parts, clouds from dark parts. A641.2
- Sun and moon kept in pots when they do not shine. A721.0.1
- Moon made from shining fragments. A cap is opened and shining things fall out. Children pick them up and put them into a box. At the end of the month the box is full. The full moon shines when all the fragments are gathered together. A742
- Sun and moon do not shine during deluge. A1010.1
- Regulation of sunshine. A1172.1
- Why sun shines on Saturday (Friday). A1177
- Tabu: letting sun shine on girl before she is thirty years old. C756.2
- Magic white, red and yellow stone causes hail, sunshine or fire, according to which side is scratched. (Cf. D931.) D1540.2
- Magic castle shines from afar. (Cf. D1131, F771.) D1645.3
- Well shines at night. (Cf. D926.) D1645.9
- Corpse buried under stone so that sun will not shine on him again. E431.10
- Well shines at night. F718.5
- Sword shines as fire or as the sun. F833.4.1
- Sun shines but two hours the day of hero's funeral. F960.2.6.1
- Sun, moon, and stars do not shine seven days, mourning Adam's death. F961.0.3.1
- Sun refuses to shine when murder is done. F961.1.1
- Two suns shine in sky. F961.1.3.1
- Three suns shine in sky. F961.1.3.2
- Sun shines during night. F961.1.5