The constellation
N699 Other lucky accidents
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The same sky, in words
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- Father and brother accidentally return home just as they are most needed in fight · N699.1 entry
- King's son comes home just at his father's funeral, when the heritage has to be divided · N699.2 entry
- Companions arrive as hero is about to be killed · N699.3 entry
- Orphan gets wife because swollen creek prevents marriage to someone else · N699.4 entry
- Boy while cutting trees comes to one which happens to be bound up with the life of an ogre. Ogre bribes him with large fortune not to cut tree · N699.5 entry
- Overheard wish is realized · N699.6 entry