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• Task: guarding. H1199.17
• Task: guarding palace at night that no one can enter or leave. H1199.17.1
• Task: guarding six sisters-in-law so that they do not joke or talk to anyone. H1199.17.2
• Task: knocking off single fruit from king's tree. H1199.18
• Quest. H1200
• Quest assigned. H1210
• Quest assigned by father. H1210.1
• Quest assigned by king. H1210.2
• Quests assigned in order to get rid of hero. H1211
• Quest assigned because of feigned illness. Lion's milk (or the like) said to be necessary as cure; hero therefore sent on dangerous quest. H1212
• Quest assigned because of feigned dream. H1212.1
• Quest assigned by wife through appeal to husband's love for her. He is sent for liver of dangerous animal. H1212.2
• Prince sulks until quest is accomplished. H1212.3
• Quest assigned because of longings of pregnant woman. H1212.4
• Quest for remarkable bird caused by sight of one of its feathers. H1213
• Quest for princess caused by sight of one of her hairs dropped by a bird (or floating on river). H1213.1
• Quest for man caused by sight of one of his hairs dropped by bird (or floating on river). H1213.1.1
• Quest for original of picture. H1213.1.2
• Quest for strong man caused by sight of his handiwork. H1213.2
• Quest assigned because of hero's knowledge of animal languages. H1214
• Quest for beautiful girl about whom parrots are heard speaking. H1214.1
• Quest assigned because of hero's boast. H1215
• Mother sends son to find unknown father. (Cf. H1385.7.) H1216
• Quest assigned because of dream. H1217
• Quest for explanation of dream. H1217.1
• King possessing one marvelous object sends hero on quest for another like it. H1218
• Assignment of quests – miscellaneous. H1219
• Quest assigned as payment for gambling loss. (Cf. H942.) H1219.1
• Quest assigned as payment for magic object. H1219.1.1
• Quest assigned as punishment for murder. H1219.2
• Quest assigned as punishment by father of abducted girl. H1219.3
• Quest assigned by fairy. (Cf. H938.) H1219.4
• Quest assigned prisoner. H1219.5
• Quest assigned as result of slander. H1219.6
• Quest assigned as payment for hospitality. H1219.7
• Quest assigned as punishment for curiosity. H1219.8
• Quests voluntarily undertaken. H1220
• Quest for adventure. H1221
• Old warrior longs for more adventure. Refuses to rest in old age. H1221.1
• Prince a-hunting enters on quest. H1222
• Quest to undertake feats of valor. H1223
• Quest to recover one's honor through feats. H1223.1
• Quest to distant king for military aid. H1224
• Quest for a strong adversary. H1225
• Pursuit of rolling cake leads to quest. H1226
• Pursuit of rolling hoop leads to quest. H1226.1
• Pursuit of magic arrow leads to adventures. H1226.2
• Pursuit of rolling golden apple leads to quest. H1226.3
• Pursuit of rolling ball of yarn leads to quest. H1226.4
• Quest undertaken before hero will marry. H1227
• Quest undertaken by hero for vengeance. H1228
• Quest undertaken by hero to avenge his king. H1228.1
• Son goes out to avenge father's death. H1228.2
• Quests voluntarily undertaken – miscellaneous. H1229
• Quest undertaken by hero to fulfill promises. H1229.1
• Queen writes message on stone which hero finds: he goes in search of her. H1229.2
• Quest for marvelous thing seen in dream. H1229.3
• Accomplishment of quests. H1230
• Large boot-supply for journey. Quest is to be so long that many boots are to be worn out. H1231
• Directions on quest given by sun, moon, wind, and stars. H1232
• Directions on quest given by herdsmen (peasants). H1232.1
• Directions on quest given by queen. H1232.2
• Directions on quest given by maiden or woman in castle. H1232.3
• Directions on quest given by peasant and his wife. H1232.4
• Directions on quest given by child(ren) still in mother's womb. H1232.5
• Helpers on quest. H1233
• Old person as helper on quest. H1233.1
• Old woman helps on quest. H1233.1.1
• Old man helps on quest. H1233.1.2
• Relation as helper on quest. H1233.2
• Quest accomplished with aid of wife. H1233.2.1
• Quest accomplished with aid of brother in disguise. H1233.2.2
• Holy man as helper on quest. H1233.3
• Ascetic gives directions to hero on quest. H1233.3.1
• Fakir as helper on quest. H1233.3.2
• Quest accomplished with aid of prophet (sage, druid). H1233.3.3
• Supernatural creature as helper on quest. H1233.4
• Fairies as helpers on quest. H1233.4.1
• Quest accomplished with aid of giantess. H1233.4.2
• Griffin as helper on quest. H1233.4.3
• Demon as helper on quest. H1233.4.4
• Deity as helper on quest. H1233.5
• Goddess as helper on quest. H1233.5.1
• Animals help hero on quest. H1233.6
• Horse helper on quest. H1233.6.1
• Bird helper (adviser) on quest. H1233.6.2
• Porpoise as helper on quest. H1233.6.3
• Succession of helpers on quest. One helper sends to another, who sends to another, etc. (Cf. H1241.) H1235
• Helpers on quest demand pay for advice. H1235.1
• Perilous path traversed on quest. H1236
• Quest over path bristling with sharp points (knives, axes, etc.). H1236.1
• Quest over path guarded by dangerous animals. H1236.2
• Quest over path guarded by hags. H1236.3
• Quest over path guarded by giant. H1236.4
• Conjuring away obstacles on quest for lost wife. H1237
• Accomplishment of quest – miscellaneous. H1239
• Prince agrees to marry a servant girl if she will help him on a quest. H1239.1
• Objects of quest found in deserted castle where hero is served by unseen hands. H1239.2
• Quest accomplished by means of objects given by helpers. H1239.3
• Man with magic knowledge defeats his competitors in quest by misinforming them about the character of country they will be traveling (for a place where there is no water he makes them bring loads of wood; for a place where water is he makes them bring along loads of water). H1239.4
• Seductive women attempt to divert quester. H1239.5
• Other circumstances of quests. H1240
• Series of quests. One quest can be accomplished when a second is finished, etc. (Cf. H1235.) H1241
• Hero returning from successful quest sent upon another. H1241.1
• Hero returning with berries sent back to bring tree. (Cf. H561.1.2.) H1241.1.1
• Youngest brother alone succeeds on quest. H1242
• Unpromising hero succeeds in quest. H1242.1
• Riches the reward of questions solved on quests. H1243
• Forgiveness the reward of successful quest. H1244
• Quest to be accomplished in one day. H1245
• Sleep forbidden until quest is accomplished. H1247
• Object sought brings about death of assigner of quest. H1248
• Quests to the other world. H1250
• Test of hero before journey to otherworld. H1250.1
• Quest to other world for samples of magic animals' food. H1251
• Quest to other world for relative. H1252
• Quest to other world for ancestor. H1252.1
• Quest to the other world to receive news of ancestor. H1252.1.1
• Quest to the other world to learn whether father is in heaven or hell. H1252.1.2
• Quest to other world to take letters to dead relatives. H1252.2
• Quest for relatives sold to the otherworld. H1252.3
• King sends hero to otherworld to carry message to king's dead father. H1252.4
• Journey to otherworld for magic objects. H1254
• Journey to other world to obtain a wife. (Cf. H1381.3.1.2.) H1256
• Quest for the location of paradise. H1257
• Quest to the upper world. H1260
• Quest: a crown from heaven. H1261
• Quest: God to be brought from heaven. H1262
• Quest to God for fortune. H1263
• Quest to upper world for fire. H1264
• Quest to Paradise to get oil to anoint dying father's body. H1265
• Quest of a deity. H1266
• Pregnant woman craving fish sends husband to heaven after lucky fishhook. (Cf. H936.) H1267
• Quest to lower world. H1270
• Quest for Cerberus in hell: to be brought to earth. H1271
• Quest for devils in hell; hero brings them back with him. H1272
• Quest to devil for objects. H1273
• Quest to devil in hell for return of contract. H1273.1
• Quest to hell for return of contract from deceased rich man. H1273.1.1
• Quest for three hairs from devil's beard. H1273.2
• Quest in hell for three dragon feathers. (Cf. B11.) H1274
• Quest for money (treasure) in hell. H1275
• Quest to lower world for lost words. H1276
• Quest to confines of hell for blood of sorceress. H1277
• Quest to devil for answer to riddle questions. (Cf. H1282, H1283, H1284, H1292.) H1278
• Quests to other realms. H1280
• Quest to Fortune to seek fortune. H1281
• Quest to morning star for answers to questions. H1282
• Quest to moon for answers to questions. H1283
• Quest for sun for answer to questions. H1284
• Quest to place where sun sets. H1284.1
• Quest to Mother of Time for answers to questions. H1285
• Quest to bring Soma (a wizard woman) from across the seven seas to a wedding. H1285.1
• Quests to fairyland. H1286
• Quest to fairyland at bottom of lake. H1286.0.1
• Quest to fairyland for precious jewel. H1286.1
• Quest to fairyland for magic object. H1286.2
• Quest to submarine monastery. H1287
• Quest to submerged island. H1287.1
• Quest to Plain of Wonders. H1288
• Quest to different other realms. H1289
• Quest to animal realm. (Cf. B220.) H1289.1
• Quest to lions', elephants', and serpents' land for green stone. H1289.1.1
• Quest to land of snakes. H1289.1.2
• Quest to Bjarmaland. H1289.2
• Quest to giant's land. H1289.3
• Quest to land of cannibal giants. H1289.3.1
• Quest to see deity. H1289.4
• Quest for thread from lotus stalks growing on Vishnu's navel. H1289.4.1
• Quest to land where every raja dies. H1289.5
• Quest to the world of rakshasas. H1289.6
• Quests to the other world – miscellaneous motifs. H1290
• Questions asked on way to other world. H1291
• Answers found in other world to questions propounded on the way. (Cf. H1278, H1282, H1283, H1284.) H1292
• Question (propounded on quest): Why has spring gone dry? Answer: Animal to be removed from its water-vein. H1292.1
• Question (propounded on quest): Why does no one ever drink water of two certain wells? Answer: In their last birth they had been two Brahman women and whenever they wanted to give alms they gave only to each other. H1292.1.1
• Question (propounded on quest): Why does not a certain tree flourish? Answer: Gold is hidden under it (or a serpent is under its roots). H1292.2
• Question (propounded on quest): Why does no one desire to eat fruits of a certain tree? Answer: Tree in its last birth had been a very learned man who gave his knowledge away. H1292.2.1
• Question (propounded on quest): Why do the live stock die? (Various answers.) H1292.3
• Question (propounded on quest): How can the prince be cured? Answer: He must remove stone which he has spit out in the church. H1292.4
• Question (propounded on quest): How can the princess be cured? Answer: She must recover consecrated wafer which rat has stolen from her first communion. H1292.4.1
• Question (propounded on quest): How can snake be cured from blindness? Answer: By giving away his gem. H1292.4.2
• Question (propounded on quest): How can the cripple be healed? Answer: He must distribute his knowledge. H1292.4.3
• Question (on quest): How can the girl thus far avoided by suitors marry? (Various answers.) H1292.5
• Question (on quest): Where is the lost key? (Various answers.) H1292.6
• Question (on quest): Where is the lost princess? (Various answers.) H1292.7
• Question (on quest): When will a ferryman be released from his duty? Answer: When he is able to get out of the boat and leave the oar in another's hand. H1292.8
• Question (on quest): When will a certain water-animal be freed from an annoyance? (Various answers). H1292.9
• Question (on quest): How can mice rid themselves of cats? (Answer: tie on bell.) H1292.10
• Question (on quest): How can ants secure longer life? (Answer: by doing without wings.) H1292.11
• Question (on quest): Where does Bras-de-Fer (Ver-sous-Terre) live? H1292.12
• Question (on quest): Have you see my prince? H1292.13
• Question (propounded on quest): Why can't the dragon king ascend to the sky? H1292.14
• Question (propounded on quest): Why can't the child talk or the dog bark? H1292.15
• Question (propounded on quest): Why is the cow so severely beaten every day by her calf? Answer: in her last birth she had been the young of her present calf and had treated it the same way. H1292.16
• Question (propounded on quest): Is a poor shepherd known to God? Answer: He had been a very generous god-fearing person in his last birth and God had not forgotten him. H1292.17
• Question (propounded on quest): When can certain structure be finished? Answer: When king's daughter marries. H1292.18
• Question (propounded on quest): How can a man and woman be freed from their annoyance. H1292.19
• Question (propounded on quest): Why does kingdom go well by day and burn by night? H1292.20
• Quests for the unique. H1300