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Motifs
- Woman who fell from the sky. – Daughter of the sky-chief falls from the sky, is caught by birds, and lowered to the surface of the water. She becomes the creator. A21.1
- Earth from spittle of primeval potter spreading on surface of water. A814.10.1
- Magic sod indicates falsehood by turning grassy surface downward, truth by turning it upward. (Cf. D934.1.) D1316.7
- Ring that has dropped into water rises to surface. D2149.4.2
- Saint scratches surface of earth with his spear and treasures of gold and silver are revealed. D2157.1.1
- Dwarf king Hibich comes to surface every 500 years. F451.6.12
- Water sinks to bottom, mud rises to surface to keep prophet from drowning. F930.3
- Herds of sea monsters on surface of sea. G308.3
- Demon drags beneath the water any person whose shadow falls on surface of water. G336.1
- Confinement in iron house below surface of earth to avoid fulfillment of prophecy. M372.1
- Treasure nearest to surface at full of moon. N555.2
- Man under the ice. Falls through ice with his horse, wanders around on the river bottom, pushes his spear through ice from below and rises to the surface. X1737.1.1