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Motifs — first 20 of 87
- Man in moon banished there for stealing bundle of thorns. A751.1.4
- Tribal characteristics – stealing. A1674
- Animal's occupation: stealing. A2455
- Tabu: stealing from altar. (Cf. C51.2.) C51.1.2
- Tabu: stealing from sacred booty. C51.1.2.1
- Tabu: stealing from god or saint. (Cf. C51.1.2.) C51.2
- Tabu: stealing wife of god. C51.2.3
- Tabu: stealing from holy statue. C51.2.4
- Tabu: stealing from spirits. (Cf. C51.2.) C91
- Tabu: stealing garment from a rock. The rock pursues. (The offended rolling stone.) C91.1
- Tabu: stealing fruits from sacred tree. (Cf. C262.3.) C91.2
- Magic object acquired by stealing. D838
- Return from dead as punishment for trying to raise ghost. (Cf. E384ff., F491.7.) Ghost accuses man of stealing a trifle and thus has revenge. E235.3
- Dwarfs emigrate because mortals object to their stealing. F451.9.1.8
- Strong man serves ogre as punishment for stealing food. F613.4
- Earl king. Child-stealing ogre. (Cf. F321.5.) G305
- Child-stealing demon. G442
- Child watched throughout night as protection against child-stealing demon. G442.2
- Stealing from ogre for revenge. G610.1
- Stealing from ogre to help a friendly king. G610.2