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Motifs — first 20 of 21
- Why weaver bird's head is small. A2320.1.1
- Enmity between woodpecker and weaver-bird. A2494.13.8
- Fairies skillful as weavers. F271.4.2
- Weaver married to princess betrays trade by talking in his sleep. H38.2.4
- Weaver married to princess betrays his identity when he unconsciously waves his hands as though he were weaving and asks for his shuttle. H38.2.4.1
- Arrested man tells who he is: father throws himself into the ranks and holds them (weaver). H581.3
- Weaver prefers master with one hedgehog. Insists on his master putting hedgehog out of house. When master refuses, weaver leaves. Next master has two hedgehogs, and next has three. Weaver returns to first master. J229.8.1
- The short blanket must be patched. Weaver makes blanket shorter than ordered. Weaver ordered to add a piece to the blanket and then to receive full price. J1179.3
- Weaver hearing of tax for every doorway of weavers takes his door to the khan: will not return for the sidewalls of his house. J1289.13
- Men hang old bedridden weaver instead of young, valuable member of colony after the young man has accidentally killed an Indian. The Indian tribe demands punishment. J2233.1.1
- Seduction: weaver posing as king. K1315.14
- Thieves set up poor weaver as prince and thus get possession of tribute and gifts. K1952.7
- Weaver poses as deity. K1969.4.1
- Poor weaver as hero. L113.3
- Former poverty chosen over new riches. Weaver laments loss of water vessel. Offered many new, but prefers old and modest life. L217.1
- Weaver married by Wealth to a princess to show Wisdom that he is the more powerful. N141.4
- Weaver. P445
- Why weavers are the most unhappy of men. They gave a nail for the Crucifixion. P445.1
- Why weavers have patience. P445.2
- Jokes on weavers. (Cf. P445.) X251
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