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Motifs — first 20 of 291
- Moon steals food from banquet of the gods. (Cf. A153.1.) A153.3.1
- Devil (ogre) steals thunder's instruments. A162.3.1
- Man in moon banished there for stealing bundle of thorns. A751.1.4
- Moon steals from a garden. A753.3.2
- Theft of the seasons. Certain seasons are lacking. A culture hero steals the season from a monster and brings it to his people. A1151
- Man originally without hands and feet. Boy steals them from Python, and afterward men have them. A1225.2
- Theft of light by being swallowed and reborn. The hero transforms himself to a particle. The daughter of the guardian of light swallows him as she is drinking water. He is reborn. As a child in the house he steals light. A1411.2
- Theft of fire. Mankind is without fire. A culture hero steals it from the owner. A1415
- Culture hero steals tools for men. A1446.0.1
- Tribal characteristics – stealing. A1674
- Why it is not a sin for a Gypsy to steal: helpful at crucifixion. A1674.1
- Mole struck on head in attempt to steal fire: hence his flat head. A2213.5.1
- Animal who steals fire scorched: cause of his color. (Cf. A1415.) A2218.3
- Robin steals fire, has breast scorched. A2218.5
- Rabbit burns self under chin when he steals an ember. A2218.7
- Dog lets devil into church to steal: rewarded with dog-skin. (Cf. A2311.1.) A2229.2
- Fly steals fire from spider: may eat everywhere. Spider brings fire from hell. Fly steals it from him on the way. (Cf. A2545.1.) A2229.4
- Spider steals thread from Christ: has thread in back of body. (Cf. A2356.2.8.) A2231.6
- Thrush steals woodcock's song. (Cf. A2423.1.1, A2423.2.1.) A2245.1
- Serpent steals from God's coat a stick for his back. (Cf. A2356.1.1.) A2262.3
Tale types
- ATU 1148B Thunder's Instruments (previously The Ogre Steals the Thunder's Instruments [Pipe, Sack, etc
- ATU 1341 Fools Warn Thief what Not to Steal
- ATU 1477 The Wolf Husband (previously The Wolf Steals the Old Maid)
- ATU 1525E Thieves Steal from One Another (previously The Thieves and their Pupil)
- ATU 1589 The Lawyer's Dog Steals Meat
- ATU 162A* The Wolf Steals and Eats One Sheep, then two, and finally the whole herd and the shepherd
- ATU 1638* Why it Is Not a Sin for a Gypsy to Steal
- ATU 1676D 'That's my Head!' Several young men (at an inn) dare each other to steal a skull from a graveyard
- ATU 1785A The Sausage in the Pocket (previously The Sexton's Dog Steals the Sausage from the Parson's Pocket)
- ATU 1790 The Clergyman and the Sexton Steal a Cow