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- Sun at night lowers arm. The sun, a man, lies with arm uplifted. The shining comes from his armpits. When his arm is lowered the shining ceases. A722.5
- 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
- Origin of shining patches beneath sea. A925.7
- Sun shining at night as sign of Doomsday. A1052.2
- Moon shining by day as sign of Doomsday. (Cf. A1002.) A1053.1
- Liver of shining goat heals blindness of raja. D1505.14.1
- Magic sight by looking at shining object. D1821.3.7
- Shining bower on a pillar for fée in otherworld. F224
- Castle of wax, shining like gold. F771.1.8
- Devil has shining teeth. Girl wishes to marry man whose teeth shine. Such a man appears and they marry. When he removes his hat she finds he is the devil. G303.4.1.5.1
- Raven killed by apes who will not receive his teaching that a shining stone is not fire. J1064.1
- Shining cloud marks place of Nativity. V211.1.3