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Motifs — first 20 of 329
- Household gods speak to explain events. A182.1.1
- God (angel) speaks to mortal. A182.3
- God speaks to Moses from bush. A182.3.0.1
- Angel speaks to Patrick from bush that merely seems to burn. A182.3.0.1.1
- God speaks to saint in prison. A182.3.0.2
- Saint speaks with God each Thursday. A182.3.0.3
- God speaks from mountain. A182.3.0.5
- Culture hero speaks before birth. A511.1.2
- Speaking stars. A769.4
- Even trees could speak in golden age. A1101.1.2
- Confusion of tongues. Originally all men speak same language. Because of a sin they come to speak different languages. A1333
- Why dogs do not speak. A2422.1.1
- Why sheep do not speak. Curse of Virgin Mary. (Cf. A2231). A2422.2
- Why frogs cannot speak. A2422.7
- Why cormorant cannot speak. (Cf. A2344.2.5.) A2422.8
- Why cock does not speak. A2422.10
- Why hornbill speaks through his nose. A2423.1.5
- Truth-speaking cow. B132
- Truth-speaking horse. B133
- Speaking horse-head. The helpful magic horse (B181) is killed (B330). The head is preserved and placed on the wall. It speaks and reveals the treachery practiced against the heroine. B133.3
Tale types
- ATU 1351A 'God Help You!' A husband and wife quarrel and do not speak to each other for a whole day
- ATU 1351B* Miscellaneous Tales of Quarreling Couples (previously Guilty to Speak First)
- ATU 1562 'Think Thrice before you Speak
- ATU 1575A* God Speaks
- ATU 1628* So They Speak Latin
- ATU 1750 The Hen Learns to Speak (previously The Parson's Stupid Wife
- ATU 1750B Teaching the Donkey to Speak
- ATU 533 The Speaking Horsehead
- ATU 780B The Speaking Hair