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- God created angels by striking one small stone with another. Lucifer created devils by imitation. A52.0.8
- Small-pox deity rides nude on an ass with the half of a winnowing fan for an umbrella and with a swing in one hand and a broom in the other. A137.8
- God (goddess) of smallpox. A478.2
- Making the earth smaller. Earth made too large. God learns from devil by trickery how to make it smaller. A852
- All countries burned while the wife of sun god pours fire from a small bowl. A1031.4.1
- Distribution of noses. The earlier comers receive big noses, the later small. A1316.1
- Origin of smallpox. A1337.7
- Why women laugh much. When Eve sees her first child she laughs over its smallness. A1372.2
- Ancient animal squeezed: hence small size. (Cf. A2302.) A2213.1
- Crab thrown to ground: breaks into small pieces. Hence crabs are small. A2214.4
- Diver eats nests of small birds: must not nest away from water. (Cf. A2431.3.2.) A2238.4
- Animal's body made smaller. (Cf. A2213.1.) A2302
- Mouse's body made smaller. A2302.1
- Hazel-cock's body made smaller. (Cf. A2231, A2213.1.) A2302.2
- Squirrel's body made smaller. (Cf. A2213.1.) A2302.3
- Eagle's body made smaller. (Cf. A2213.1.) A2302.4
- Wolf's body made smaller. (Cf. A2213.1.) A2302.5
- Lice made smaller. A2302.6
- How snake got small head. (Cf. A2213.1.) A2320.1
- Why weaver bird's head is small. A2320.1.1
Episodes
Tale types
- ATU 1368 Marriage to a Small Woman: The Smaller Evil
- ATU 1567H The Big and the Small Fish
- ATU 1800 Stealing Something Small (previously Stealing Only a Small Amount)
- ATU 1920G The Great Bee and Small Beehive
- ATU 232C* Which Bird Is Father A very small bird goes to God with his adult son, and asks God to guess which of them is the father and which the son