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Motifs — first 20 of 274
- Theft of ambrosia. Food of the gods stolen. A153.1
- Theft of sun. The sun, which is kept by a monster, is stolen and brought to earth. A721.1
- Stolen sun restored to sky. A721.3
- Moon stolen and divided into quarters. A755.4.2
- Theft of moon. Moon is kept by a monster. It is stolen and brought to earth. A758
- Spring breaks forth where saint's stolen cow is found. A941.5.5
- Why the sea is salt: magic salt mill. Stolen by sea-captain, who takes it aboard and orders it to grind. It will stop only for its master; ship sinks and mill keeps grinding salt. A1115.2
- February's shortage of days. Days stolen by January and March. A1161
- Night stolen and kept in jar. A1174.3.1
- Theft of light. Light originally absent is stolen by culture hero. A1411
- Light kept in box (basket). Stolen. A1411.1
- Fire stolen in hollow reed. A1415.1
- Theft of fire – trick exchange. Child of fire-owner is stolen and then given back in exchange for fire. A1415.3
- Origin of yeast: wasp stole it from the old woman underneath the earth. A1429.2
- Origin of human wisdom. It is kept hidden by monster and is later stolen. It escapes and spreads through the world. (Cf. A1111, A1421.) A1481
- Gull a transformed ravished maiden. While he is sleeping, the maiden the hero has stolen is ravished by another man. The hero thereupon turns her into a gull. (Cf. A1710.) A1945.2
- Animal characteristics: stolen from another animal. (Cf. A2313.3, A2375.2.2.) A2245
- Why dog has no horns: they were stolen by deer (goat). A2326.2.2
- How fox got his eyes. Stole from birch tree. (Cf. A2245.) A2332.1.4
- Why dog has hairy paws. Stole from rabbit. (Cf. A2245.) A2375.2.3
Episodes
Tale types
- ATU 1288B The Stolen Donkey
- ATU 1525B The Horse Stolen
- ATU 1525K* Awarding the Stolen Property (previously Umpire Awards his own Stolen Coat to Thief)
- ATU 1562B* Dog's Bread Stolen
- ATU 1574A The Stolen Piece of Cloth (previously The Oversight of the Thievish Tailor)
- ATU 1641B* Who Stole from the Church A man promises that in exchange for a good meal he will reveal who stole something from the church
- ATU 1840B The Stolen Ham (Goat)
- ATU 1843A The Stolen Bicycle
- ATU 301 The Three Stolen Princesses
- ATU 413 The Stolen Clothing (previously Marriage by Stealing Clothing)