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• Gods of abstractions. A460
• Gods of abstractions – miscellaneous. A489
• Mountain or hills from actions of the devil. A969.9
• Origin of commemorative religious meal (to memorialize death or actions of ancestor or holy person). A1549.1
• Miscellaneous actions of mermaid. B81.13
• Resuscitation of decapitated princess by hero by imitating ogre's actions of night before: passing sword three times up and down her throat. E149.2
• Ghost misleads traveler on road. See similar actions of fairies, witches, Will-o-the-wisp. (Cf. F402.1.1.) E272.5
• Sounds of re-enacted actions. (Cf. E402.) E337.1
• Actions of headless revenant. E422.1.1.3
• Actions of ghostly horse. E423.1.3.5
• Dead man visiting wife deceived by wife's absurd actions – "no more absurd than ghost visiting wife". (Cf. E321.2, E474.) E432.2
• Miscellaneous actions of revenants. E540
• Other actions of revenants. E599
• Actions of wraith. E723.7
• Deeds and actions of water-spirits. F420.5
• Other actions of water-spirits. F420.5.3
• Other actions of dwarfs. F451.6
• Actions of knockers. F456.1.2
• Malicious actions of knockers. F456.1.2.1
• Helpful actions of knockers. F456.1.2.2
• Other actions of knockers. F456.1.2.3
• Actions of nightmares (alps). F471.1.1
• Miscellaneous actions of poltergeist. F473.6
• Malicious or troublesome actions of brownies. F482.5.5
• Cure by physician's imitating sick man's actions. F957
• Extraordinary physical reactions of persons. F1041
• Extraordinary physical reactions of angry warriors in battle. (Cf. F1041.8.7.) F1041.16.6
• Reactions to excessive grief. (Cf. F1041.1.1.) F1041.21
• Witch controls actions of animals. (Cf. D2072.0.2, D2083.2.) G265.7
• Miscellaneous actions of the devil. G303.9.8
• Recognition by observing emotional reactions of another to object of common experience. H14
• Princess brought to laughter by foolish actions of hero. H341.3
• Extraordinary actions explained. H591
• Murderer detected by actions of murdered man's dog. Attacks murderer whenever possible. J1145.1
• Truth detected by spies listening to reactions of defendants at night. J1149.10
• To give the accounting afterward. A nobleman embezzles money from the public treasury. When counsellors urge an accounting, he replies that he is ready as soon as they have themselves made an accounting of all their transactions. They are ready to let well enough alone. J1627
• Literal following of instructions about actions. J2461.1
• Literal numskull destroys inherited property since his sister has instructions not to object to his actions. J2461.1.8
• Servants frightened by ferocious actions of robbers; give up masters' food. K335.0.11
• Pride or wealth of man brought low by actions of gods. L473
• Friend unfaithful but brother faithful. Brought to test by actions at apparent death of hero. P251.1
• Lie: other strong physical reactions. X959
• Lie: remarkable actions of big fish. X1303
• [First Edition: X961. Extraordinary objects or actions in Schlaraffenland.] X961[1st ed.]