Tests

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• Obedience of king's subjects tested by willingness to allow spear to be carried crosswise into houses. Way must be hewn. H1557.5
• King tests gardener's obedience by playing thief. H1557.6
• Tests of friendship. H1558
• Test of worthiness for friendship. H1558.0.1
• Apple test of worthiness for friendship. Father gives son three apples to offer to those he meets. If the man eats all, avoid him; if he divides, make friends with him. (Cf. H1557.1.) H1558.0.1.1
• Test of friendship: the half-friend. A man kills a hog and tells his friends that he has killed a man and asks where he can hide the body. All of them drive him away and only his father's half-friend remains true to him in his feigned trouble. H1558.1
• Of three friends the least loved proves true in emergency. H1558.1.1
• Test of friendship: substitute as murderer. A man in misery gives himself up as a murderer rather than endure further misery. His friend tries to take on himself the guilt and be substituted. The real murderer, touched by the generosity, confesses. H1558.2
• Test of friendship: to go with one to death. Everyman. He calls in Riches, Family, etc. Only Good Deeds remains with him. H1558.3
• The hare with many friends. In the final test none help and only her legs save her. H1558.4
• Test of friendship: death feigned to test debtor friends. H1558.5
• Test of friendship: the imagined refusal. Man wonders if his friend would lend him his palfrey. Decides he would refuse. Imagines that he has actually asked for the palfrey and has been refused. Cools toward his friend. The owner of the horse asks for an explanation. He agrees to lend him the horse and they are reconciled. H1558.6
• Test of friendship: the power of money. Spendthrift loses his friends in poverty. H1558.7
• Sultan takes disguise of beggar to test friends. H1558.7.1
• Friends desert when man reports loss of his money. H1558.7.2
• Friends refuse to fight against each other. H1558.8
• Sword too heavy to lift against a friend. H1558.8.1
• Pregnant wife left in charge of friend. H1558.9
• Friendship kept up even during sons' jealousy and enmity. H1558.10
• Test of friendship: to take a slap publicly from friend. H1558.11
• Test of friendship: mourner says dead husband can be touched only by sinless person; volunteers for cremating body immediately disperse. H1558.12
• Test of friendship: loyalty to condemned friend. H1558.13
• Tests of valor. H1561
• Tests of valor: tournament. H1561.1
• Single combat to prove valor. H1561.2
• Holmgang. Single combat on an island. H1561.2.1
• Fight with father's old friend, though only to mention who he is would assure the youth a friendly reception. H1561.2.2
• Combats at fords. H1561.2.3
• Test of valor: not flinching under a blow. H1561.3
• Test of valor: rousing servant's anger. Nobleman, when examining servants for hire, bids each stand before him and comb his long beard. Occasionally he snaps at them as if to bite them. Those who dodge he lets go; those who offer fight he employs. H1561.4
• Test of valor worthy for kingship: taking possession of royal insignia placed between two ferocious lions. H1561.5
• Test of valor: fight with giant. H1561.6
• Test of valor: attack by warrior and hound. H1561.7
• Warriors battle against leader as test of valor. H1561.8
• Prince chooses shorter but more dangerous road. H1561.9
• Master tests disciple by asking him if he will be willing to plunge with him into the Indus. H1561.10
• Test of strength. H1562
• Test of strength: pulling up tree by roots. H1562.1
• Test of strength: cutting tree with one stroke. H1562.1.1
• Test of strength: lifting stone (fireplace, etc.) H1562.2
• Test of strength: lifting sword. H1562.2.1
• Before undertaking rescue, bat tests strength by lifting stone. H1562.2.2
• Test of strength: breaking heavy glass bottle over loaf of rye bread. H1562.3
• Test of strength: prodigious jump. H1562.4
• Test of strength: heavy stone flung at boaster; he throws it back. H1562.5
• Test of strength: breaking spirited horse. H1562.6
• Strength contest: contestants stand with back to rock on opposite side, an iron ring around neck of each connected by chain. They tug until ring severs neck of one. H1562.7
• Test of strength: breaking witch's back. H1562.8
• Test of strength: wrestling. H1562.9
• Test of strength: pushing out heavy ferry. H1562.10
• Test of strength: pulling in two iron bars passing through hole. H1562.11
• Task: destruction of iron castle. H1562.12
• Test of strength: shooting through seven iron plates with arrow. H1562.13
• Mighty-of-His-Mouth and Mighty-of-His-Hands decide to live together to test strength. Strength of mind is winner. H1562.14
• Test of skill. H1563
• Test of hospitality. H1564
• Tests of gratitude. H1565
• Test of gratitude: magician makes pupil believe himself superior. Though he has promised magician great rewards he forgets his promise. Wealth removed. H1565.1
• Test for admission to warrior band. H1566
• Test of leadership. H1567
• Frightful meal as test of leadership. H1567.1
• Test of leadership (obedience): swallowing mouse without vomiting. H1567.1.1
• Test of the champion. H1568
• Test of championship: sitting on pillow covering egg without breaking egg. H1568.1
• Tests of character – miscellaneous. H1569
• Test of industry. (Cf. H382.) H1569.1
• Man tests industry of prospective servant girl. H1569.1.1
• Test of sensitiveness. (For details see F647.) H1571
• Test of fertility. H1572
• Stone under fertile woman produces milk; under barren woman produces blood. H1572.1
• Religious tests. H1573
• Angel helpers in religious test. H1573.0.1
• Belief in Christianity tested. (Cf. V300.) H1573.1
• Heathen swallowed by earth. Proof of his belief. H1573.1.1
• Loathly deed performed as evidence of Christian virtue. H1573.1.2
• Druid attempts to shake king's faith by magic manifestation. H1573.1.3
• Man commanded by saint to leap into fiery furnace: unharmed. H1573.1.4
• Religious personages tested. H1573.2
• Magic manifestation required as proof in test of saintliness. H1573.2.1
• Saint tested by visit of deity in disguise. H1573.2.2
• Test of worthiness for bishop: plowing without plowshare. H1573.2.3
• Power of Christianity tested. H1573.3
• Saint drinks poison without injury as proof of power of Christianity. H1573.3.1
• Saint's horse miraculously preserved as proof of power of Christianity before fairy. H1573.3.2
• Transformation by saint as proof of Christianity before druid. H1573.3.3
• Wizard (druid) burned, saint saved in test of power of Christianity. H1573.3.4
• Power of other religions tested. H1573.4
• Power of Judaism tested. H1573.4.1
• Test of steadfastness of love for God: though warned in dream man refuses to part with sacred stone. H1573.5
• Test of righteousness. H1573.6
• Ability to cross bridge as test of righteousness. H1573.6.1
• Test of repentance. H1573.7
• Test of repentance: culprit exposed to situation identical to that in which he sinned. (Cf. H1573.) H1573.7.1
• Tests of social position. H1574
• Social rank determined according to portion taken from cauldron of food. H1574.0.1
• Tests for noble blood. H1574.1
• Fruitfulness of nature as proof of kingly right. H1574.2
• King chosen by test. H1574.3
• Test imposed on young princes as candidates for throne. H1574.3.0.1
• Two deities test virtues of a king. H1574.3.0.2
• The burning forge (smithy): he who salvages anvil will be king. H1574.3.1
• He who wins maiden queen is king. H1574.3.2
• Tests of sight. H1575
• Test of sight: stepping stones. Captives re-blinded if they cross stepping-stones without stumbling. H1575.1
• Tests of possession of magic powers. H1576
• Test of magic powers: telling sex of unborn goat. H1576.1
• Test of skill for a fakir: heating iron and passing it through hands without burning them. H1576.2
• Test of divine favor. H1577
• Test of goddess' favor: man throws away his wife's jewel-box to see if she can regain it with the aid of goddess. H1577.1
• Test of goddess's favor: husband drowns his son to see if his wife's tutelary goddess can bring him back to life. H1577.2
• Test of sex: to discover person masking as of other sex. H1578
• Test of sex of girl masking as man. H1578.1
• Test of sex of girl masking as man: peas spread on floor. Men tread firmly; women slip. H1578.1.1
• Test of girl masking as man: nuts and corn spread on floor. H1578.1.1.1
• Test of sex of girl masking as man: spinning wheel brought. Men take no notice; women interested. H1578.1.2
• Test of sex of girl masking as man: choosing flowers. Girl will choose a carnation; man a rose. H1578.1.3
• Test of sex of girl masking as man: ball thrown into lap. Girls spread legs to catch it; men not. H1578.1.4
• Woman throws apple to man in woman's dress. He puts his legs together to catch it. (Cf. H1578.1.4.) H1578.1.4.1
• Test of sex of man masking as girl: jumping over pit (only man succeeds). H1578.1.4.2
• Test of sex of girl masking as man: nuts and apples offered. Men put them in their shirts, girls into their handkerchiefs. H1578.1.5
• Test of sex of girl masking as man: warned by a parrot, she picks only one flower. H1578.1.6
• Test of sex of man masking as girl: arms placed among baskets and war-trumpet sounded. Man snatches arms. H1578.2
• Test of heirship. H1581
• Health test. H1582
• Recognition of good health by hearing voice. H1582.1
• Recognition of good health by smoke rising from chimney. H1582.2
• Tests of time. H1583
• Time measured by worn iron shoes. H1583.1
• Time measured by fit of ring. H1583.2
• Tests of space. H1584
• Land measured according to amount within person's view. H1584.1
• Land measured according to amount encompassed during certain hours. H1584.2
• Test of cleanliness by being shaken to see if lice fall off. H1585
• Contest of dogs. Two opponents test their powers by having their dogs fight. H1588
• Litter of puppies tested by throwing them one by one at hanging hide of wild beast, and keeping the one that grips hide. Puppy grows up to be great hunting dog. H1588.1
• Man and king compete by letting their domestic animals fight. H1588.2
• Shooting contest. H1591
• Contest: spear-casting. H1591.1
• Hunting contest. H1592
• Goaling match between fairies and mortals as test of supremacy. H1593
• Foot-racing contest. H1594
• Death as penalty for losing foot-race. H1594.0.1
• Foot-race between fairy and mortal. H1594.1
• Foot-race between giant and mortal. H1594.2
• Test of memory. H1595
• Test of memory: Solomon asks Marchus question, receives answer; fourteen months later he asks second question based on first, again receives correct answer; four months later asks third question based on first two, again receives correct answer. H1595.1
• Beauty contest. H1596
• Test for attractiveness to men. H1596.0.1
• Golden apple as prize in beauty contest. Judgment of Paris. H1596.1
• Strangers umpire beauty contest. H1596.2
• Women to appear naked in beauty contest. H1596.3
• Contest between man and other being. H1598
• Contest between man and angel. H1598.1