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Motifs
- Flood caused by gods or other superior beings. (Cf. A1018.) A1015
- Why one people is superior in power to another. A1689.11
- Man shows his patience by accepting blow in face with stool thrown by his superior in monastery. H1553.4
- Test of gratitude: magician makes pupil believe himself superior. Though he has promised magician great rewards he forgets his promise. Wealth removed. H1565.1
- Elephant and ape debate about superiority. Owl gives them task neither can perform and ends futile debate. J461.8
- Lowly animal tries to move among his superiors. Detected. J952
- Praying before the King of Kings. Man while praying refuses to salute superior. While standing before the King of Kings he could not show respect to inferiors. J1269.7
- Goose boasts superiority to mushroom. Both served up at same meal. L419.1
- King is superior to all in strength, beauty, largeness, etc., and usually has victory. P12.10
- Queen persuades husband to riot against his superior. P23.1
- Superior troops distributed throughout army to prevent their soldierly qualities from being too obvious. P552.2
- Superior rebirth as reward. Q143
- Future hero as child isolated from world kills increasingly larger game with superior weapons. T617.1
- Magic help sent to enemy. Hero sends fairy healing charms to his enemy so that when they resume fighting it cannot be said he wins because of superior care. W215.1