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Motifs — first 20 of 34
- Sun a fat woman walking across sky. A738.1.2
- Origin of art of walking on stilts. A1491
- Disenchantment by maidens walking with lighted candles in procession. D759.6
- Speaking and walking divan brings supernatural information. D1310.8
- Magic from maiden walking naked in public. D1796
- Walking upon water without wetting the soles or garments. D1841.4.3
- Resuscitation from touch of a child at his first walking. E149.3
- Walking around a grave twelve times backward will raise the ghost. E386.4
- Burial service read into hat to prevent dead walking. E431.1
- Head of beheaded man separated from body (by walking between them) to prevent return. (Cf. E721.1.2.2.) E431.7.2.1
- Dog buried alive to prevent ghosts from walking. E431.8
- Burial of suicide to prevent walking. (Cf. E334.7, E411.1.1, E441.) E431.16
- Criminals buried at crossroads to prevent walking. (Cf. E434.4.) E431.17
- Burial of corpse at midnight to prevent walking. E431.19
- Walking ghost "laid". E440
- Water-spirits leave trace of water when standing or walking. F420.1.7.3
- Giant wins walking contest against man. F531.5.11.1
- Long ears. People must hold them up so as not to impede walking. F542.1
- Lands with extraordinary names. Land of the boot, the towel, the walking-stick, and the like. F703
- Walking on grass-blades without bending them. F973.2