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Motifs — first 20 of 305
- God with tail. A123.11
- Woman created from dog's tail. Eve. A1224.3
- Men are monkeys who have lost their tails. A1224.5.1
- Why men lack tails. A1319.2
- Origin of games (fair) at Telltown (Tailtiu). A1535.3
- Buffaloes emerge from earth, the first man holding the tail of last one. A1714.3.1
- Snake preserved in ark: to stop hole with tail. A2145.2
- Birds cling to sky in flood: cause of tail colors. (Cf. A2412.2.) A2211.7
- Fox's tail pulled out long. (Cf. A2378.3.4.) A2213.4.2
- Fish struck by coconut: hence flat tail. A2213.5.2
- Swallow thrown on his tail: cause of split tail. (Cf. A2378.5.1.) A2214.1
- Stick (leaf) thrown at animal's rump: hence tails. (Cf. A2378.3.3.) A2215.1
- Hare runs away at creation; almost loses tail. When, as the most timid of all beasts, he runs away, God throws a tail at him from a pile of tails. (Cf. A2378.4.1.) A2215.2
- Fox struck with churn-dash: hence white tail. (Cf. A2378.8.1.) A2215.5
- Bear fishes through ice with tail: hence lacks tail. (Cf. A2378.2.4.) A2216.1
- Devil pulls off goats' tails: hence lack tails. (Cf. A2378.2.2.) A2216.2
- Bush-rat bites off tortoise's tail: hence tortoise's short tail. (Cf. A2378.4.4.) A2216.4
- Hawk's tail cut in two by sword as he is being transformed. Cause of his forked tail. (Cf. A2378.5.2.) A2216.5
- God as falcon has tail cut off: hence falcon's short tail. A2216.6
- Bird has red spot on its tail as reward for having moved woman's organ to its present position. A2229.6
Episodes
- Australian Legendary Tales and More Australian Legendary Tales · 24 Deereeree the Wagtail, and the
- Gods and Fighting Men: The Story of the Tuatha de Danaan and of the Fianna of Ireland · Ch. 8 CHAPTER II. THE BATTLE OF TAILLTIN
- Gods and Fighting Men: The Story of the Tuatha de Danaan and of the Fianna of Ireland · Ch. 76 CHAPTER I. TAILC, SON OF TREON
- Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes · Tale 20 20.— THE VALIANT LITTLE TAILOR.
- Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes · Tale 35 35.— THE TAILOR IN HEAVEN.
- Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes · Tale 114 114.— THE CUNNING LITTLE TAILOR.
- Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes · Tale 183 183.— THE GIANT AND THE TAILOR.
- Myths of the Cherokee · Quadruped Myths — Myth 18 18. WHY THE POSSUM'S TAIL IS BARE
Tale types
- ATU 1036 Hogs with Curly Tails
- ATU 1096 Sewing Contest (previously The Tailor and the Ogre in a Sewing Contest)
- ATU 1142 How the Lazy Horse Was Cured (previously Hot Tin under the Tail of the Ogre's Horse)
- ATU 1229 If the Wolf's Tail Breaks
- ATU 1422 Parrot Reports Wife's Adultery (previously Parrot Unable to Tell Husband Details of Wife's Infidelity)
- ATU 1574 The Tailor's Dream
- ATU 1574A The Stolen Piece of Cloth (previously The Oversight of the Thievish Tailor)
- ATU 1631* The Tailor and the Smith as Wooer (previously The Tailor and the Smith as Rivals)
- ATU 1640 The Brave Tailor
- ATU 166A* The Wolf Puts his Tail through the Window of the stable and alarms the sheep