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Motifs — first 20 of 27
- Sun, moon, and stars bring forth first parents. Sun and moon beget son; morning and evening star beget daughter; these, the first parents, are at first without understanding, but it is awakened later by demigods. A1271.1
- Confusion of tongues partly due to lack of understanding of difference between the word for "stick" and the word for "stone." A1333.1
- Stone deity (image of) confers upon man powers of understanding animal language. B217.7
- The courtship of the stork and the crane. Go a-courting one another across the marshes but never come to an understanding, as each time either one or the other changes his mind. (Cf. T91.) B282.23
- Helpful animal killed through misunderstanding. B331
- Faithful falcon killed through misunderstanding. Tries to warn the king against drinking water poisoned by snake. B331.1
- Faithful horse killed through misunderstanding. Tries to warn king against drinking water poisoned by snake. B331.1.1
- Understanding poem as test. H509.4.3
- Task assigned from misunderstanding. H946
- Task assigned from misunderstanding: search for prince named Sabr ("wait"). H946.1
- Understanding of universality of death from watching animals prey on one another. J52.1
- The old man nods "Yes". A monk at an old man's deathbed asks if he hasn't promised this and that to the church. The old man from weakness rather than understanding nods "Yes". The son standing by asks, "Shall I throw this fellow down stairs?" The old man nods "Yes". J1521.2
- A box connection. Man refused hospitality tells rich man he is a relative. Asked for the "connection," he tells him there is a box connection. Rich man not understanding, man explains his cart is made of box wood and is tied to a rich man's box tree. Rich man, ashamed, entertains him with all due respect. J1561.6
- Other misunderstandings of words. J1805
- Inappropriate action from misunderstanding. J1820
- Misunderstanding of church customs or ceremonies causes inappropriate action. J1823
- Misunderstandings concerning images of Christ. J1823.1
- Other misunderstandings of the communion. J1824.1
- Jumping into the river after their comrade. Through misunderstanding one of the men jumps into the river. He calls out; the others think that he wants them to follow, and all jump in and are drowned. J1832
- Useless surgical operation from misunderstanding. J1842