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- Animal's seeking attitude from ancient loss. The ancient animal loses something. Its descendants are forever seeking for the lost object. This explains the characteristic bearing of certain animals. (Cf. A2471.) A2275.5
- Animal useful for bearing burdens. A2515
- Budding and bearing of plant. A2771
- Animal bearing precious ornaments. B105
- Magic object assists woman in childbearing. D1501
- Amulet assists in childbearing. (Cf. D1070.) D1501.6
- Leaves assist in childbearing. (Cf. D955.) D1501.7
- Tree bearing all fruits. F811.7.1
- Tree bearing several fruits. (Cf. F811.18.) F811.7.1.1
- Tree bearing variety of fruits. F811.7.1.2
- Tree bearing unwonted fruit (flowers). F811.7.2
- Extraordinary flower-bearing tree in middle of seven forts. F811.23
- Miraculous blossoming and bearing of fruit. F971
- Ruler forbids blacksmith to reveal solution of riddle unless he has seen him 100 times. Smith reveals the solution on receipt of 100 crowns bearing the ruler's likeness. J1161.7
- Wife by cleverness wins back fortune overbearing husband has foolishly lost and humbles him. J1545.6
- Waiting in vain for fruit to fall from a non-fruitbearing tree. J2066.3.1
- Importunate lover beaten and sent on street bearing humiliating placard. K1218.6
- Seduction by bearing false order from husband or father. K1354
- Seduction by bearing false order from mother. K1354.3
- Seduction by bearing false order from lover. K1354.4
- Jealous queens tell child-bearing queen to put her head in the hole at the bottom of grain-bin, so that she fails to see what she delivers. K2115.0.1
- Prophecy: death at hands of man bearing a certain name. M341.2.15
- The overbearing wife. T252
- Child born bearing an object. T552
- Child born bearing lizard in each hand. T552.2.1
- Wanderers in shade of plane tree blame it for not bearing fruit. W154.7
- Man beats people bearing him gifts. W154.20
- Prayer that overbearing knight's illness be increased. A little sickness has made him kind; more may make him kinder. W185.2