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Motifs — first 20 of 238
- God in tiger's skin. A131.4
- Tiger-god. A132.10
- Tiger as god's messenger. A165.2.1.1.2
- Culture hero cared for by tiger. A511.2.2.2
- Culture hero exterminates race of tigers. A531.3
- Tigers in hell. A671.2.14
- Mark of tiger's paw on moon. A751.5.4
- Son of first human couple murdered by tiger sent by god; his head becomes the sun, his chest the moon, and his blood gives the red earth its color. A1277.3
- Creation of tiger. A1815
- Buffalo helps tiger quench fire: white mark left on buffalo's neck where tiger held on while being ducked in water. A2211.12
- Buffaloes fail to come at god's leavetaking: now are killed by tigers. A2231.12
- Man and tiger in contest: winner to live in town. A2250.1.1
- Why tiger does not attack wild boar until latter is old: result of duel. A2257.1
- Cat garbles message from man to tiger: enmity between man and tiger. A2281.1.1
- Origin of marks on tiger's face. A2330.4
- Where horse got arched neck: arches neck to kick tiger from rear; remains so. A2351.6
- Stripes of tiger. A2413.4
- Why tiger lives in jungle. A2433.3.21
- How tiger formerly cooked its food and why it changed. A2435.1.2
- Food of tiger. A2435.3.9
Tale types
- ATU 1149 Bluff: Children Desire Tiger's Flesh (previously Children Desire Ogre's Flesh)
- ATU 131 The Tiger as False Friend to the Cow
- ATU 177 The Thief and the Tiger
- ATU 181 The Man Tells the Leopard's Secret (previously The Man Tells the Tiger's Secret)
- ATU 312A The Rescued Girl (previously The Brother Rescues His Sister from the Tiger)
- ATU 535 The Boy Adopted by Tigers (Animals)