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• Sun, moon and wind dine with their uncle and aunt, thunder and lightning. A153.3.2
• Animal's characteristic haunt. A2433
• Establishment of animal haunt. (Cf. A2212.2.) A2433.1
• Animal haunt established by contest (race). (Cf. A2250.1, A2252.1.) A2433.1.1
• Various haunts of animals. A2433.2
• Haunts of various animals – mammals. A2433.3
• Cat's characteristic haunt. A2433.3.1
• Dog's characteristic haunt. (Cf. A2233.2.) A2433.3.2
• Haunts of birds. A2433.4
• Haunts of insects. A2433.5
• Haunts of spider. (Cf. A2211.6, large stones, A2261.2, dusty corners.) A2433.5.3
• Why butterflies haunt urine-impregnated places. A2433.5.6
• Haunts of reptiles, etc. A2433.6
• Haunts of tortoise (turtle). A2433.6.1
• Haunts of crab. A2433.6.3
• Bee-master puts consecrated host into beehive. Has success with his bees. (Cf. B259.4.) – When he dies, his spirit haunts the place. C55.3
• Tabu: going into wild boar's haunt. C619.2
• Cat's paw cut off: woman's hand missing. A man spends a night in a haunted mill, where he cuts off a cat's paw. In the morning the miller's wife has lost her hand. (Cf. D142, D621.1.1.) D702.1.1
• Dead sweetheart haunts faithless lover. E211
• Dead lover haunts faithless sweetheart. E214
• Dead wife haunts husband on second marriage. E221.1
• Mother haunts daughter. E222.0.1
• Dead mother haunts daughter who marries against mother's will. E222.2
• Ghosts punish failure to provide for their wants. Haunt man because he does not leave food and drink for them. E245
• Sea-ghosts. Ghosts which haunt the sea. E271
• Road-ghosts. (Cf. E332ff., E582.) Ghosts which haunt roads. E272
• Gallows ghost. Ghost haunts gallows. E274
• Ghost haunts place of great accident or misfortune. E275
• Ghost haunts mine after tragedy. (Cf. E336.) E275.1
• Ghosts haunt tree. E276
• Ghosts haunt spring. E278
• The ghost haunts outside at night in human shape. E279.1
• Ghost haunts park, terrifies watchers. E279.4
• Ghosts haunt buildings. (Cf. H1411.) E280
• Ghosts haunt house. (It is sometimes hard to tell whether haunters are supposed to be ghosts or familiar spirits of some kind.) E281
• Ghost kills man who stays in haunted house. E281.0.1
• Hungry ghosts haunt house seeking food. E281.1
• Ghost haunts particular room in house. E281.3
• Ghosts haunt castle. (Cf. F771.4.5.) E282
• Ghosts haunt church. E283
• Ghost haunts cloister. E284
• Ghost haunts well, prevents drawing water after dark. E285
• Locations haunted by non-malevolent dead. (Cf. E270–E284 for locations haunted by malevolent ghosts.) E330
• Non-malevolent ghost haunts scene of former misfortune, crime, or tragedy. (C.f. E336, E337, E338, E339.) E334
• Ghost haunts scene of former crime or sin. E334.1
• Ghost haunts burial spot. (Cf. E411.1.) E334.2
• Ghost of murdered person haunts burial spot. (Cf. E413.) E334.2.1
• Ghost of tragic lover haunts scene of tragedy. (Cf. E337.3.) E334.2.3
• Ghost of soldier haunts battlefield. E334.5
• Non-malevolent ghost haunts building. See E281, E402. E338
• Non-malevolent ghost haunts house or castle. E338.1
• Non-malevolent ghost haunts church. (Cf. E283.) E338.2
• Non-malevolent ghost haunts cloister. E338.3
• The devil's concubine haunts after her death. E411.2.2
• Haunting ghost deceived so that he cannot find road to return. E432.1
• Ghost laid when house it haunts is destroyed or changed. E451.8
• Ball of fire haunts murderer. E530.1.2
• Ghost light haunts burial spot. E530.1.3
• Haunts of giants. F531.6.2
• Castle (house) haunted by demons. F771.4.5
• Haunts of cannibals. G18
• Witch causes haunted houses. G269.5
• Haunts of demons. G302.5
• Devil's expulsion from heaven and his present haunts. G303.8
• Devil haunts dance halls. G303.10.4.0.1
• Places haunted by the devil. G303.15
• Devil haunts premises about to be visited by calamity. G303.15.1
• Granary now haunted because of devil's defeat. G303.15.2
• Devil haunts a house. Finally is exorcised. G303.15.3
• Devils haunt tree. (Cf. G312.3.) G303.15.4
• Ruins of a palace haunted by Satan. G303.15.5
• Lake made dangerous by haunting serpent (dragon, péist). G308.4
• Task: catching devastating witch who haunts king's best garden. H1191.2
• Fear test: staying in haunted house. H1411
• Fear test: staying in haunted house where corpse drops piecemeal down chimney. Dead man's members call out to hero, "Shall we fall, or shall we not?" H1411.1
• Fear test: staying in haunted house where horse carcass drops down chimney. H1411.1.1
• Fear test: staying in haunted house infested by cats. H1411.2
• Fear test: spending night in house (hall) haunted by demon (monster). H1411.4
• Father wears a crown but is no king. Priest's son is thus taunted. J1264.3
• Serve the water and the wine separately. Server of diluted wine thus taunted. J1312.1
• Washed in the Rhine. Server of diluted Rhine wine thus taunted. J1312.2
• Monk says that he is a stallion. In reply to women's taunts he boasts of his powers. A woman calls on the devil to come and ride him. J1361
• When Caleb comes. Man attempts to stay in haunted house all night. One cat after another enters, says, "Everything will be all right when Caleb comes, won't it?" (or something similar). Man finally says, "When Caleb comes, tell him I was here and left." He leaves. J1495.2
• Taunts of charioteer to rouse anger in master (who is losing battle) so that he may fight more vigorously. J1682
• Dropping dough thought to be a ghost. It drops on the floor and the man thinks the place is haunted. J1782.2
• Person in haunted house shoots off all his toes thinking they are ghosts. (Cf. J1838.) J1782.8
• Capture by lying in wait in enemy's haunt. K782
• God Vishnu in shape of nephew scares and torments his aunt's lover. K1578
• Disguise as devil. Priest disguises as devil and "haunts" neighbor's house. Buys it cheaply. K1838
• Mock sunrise: dupe made to believe that flaunted bare buttocks are the rising sun. K1886.3.2
• Dispossessed prince taunted by usurper's son. P36
• Aunt. P294
• Paternal aunt as aid. P294.1
• Ogre appeased by being called uncle (aunt, etc.). Q41.1
• Cruel aunt. S72
• Abandoned child cared for by grandmother (aunt, foster mother). S351.1
• Heroine taunted with her unknown past. (Cf. F302.) S412
• Man marries his aunt (mother's sister). T421
• Illegitimate child taunted by playmates. T646