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- Origin of villages. A991
- Origin of the village dormitory. A1559.1
- Dragon lives under the ground. By his movements a building or village will be dislodged. (Cf. A1070.) B11.3.5
- Village founded on spot when cock crows, dog barks, and mithian bellows. B155.2.1
- Village of wer-tigers. B221.6.1
- Tabu: embracing at village gate. C194.1
- Tabu: bringing head of slain enemy within village walls. C845.1
- Village sinks in earth for violation of tabu. C984.7
- Village of lion-men. D112.1.1
- Village of tiger-men. (Cf. B221.6.1.) D112.2.1.2
- Log of wood animated by spirit of malignant holy man strikes left and right to kill offending villagers. (Cf. D956.) D1401.8
- Plough of gold and yoke of gold and pair of bullocks used by hero tills as much land as lies within a village boundary in one day. D1620.2.7
- Magic village and people disappear by magic. D2095.1
- Village vanishes. D2188.3
- Ghostly noises disturb village until stolen church plate is returned. (Cf. E402.) E236.7
- Ghost laid by burial outside village on far side of stream, with four iron nails driven into the corners of the grave. E442.2
- Villages in otherworld. F168
- Bonga made village headman and advice asked. F347.1
- Water-spirits live in village under water. F420.2.2
- Water-maidens dance at village fair. F420.3.2.1.1