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• Man chosen as best gift by primeval women. In beginning only women on earth. Deity kills one by accident and promises anything as reparation. They choose man. A1276
• Animal king chosen as result of a contest. B236.0.1
• Tabu: women marrying until hero has chosen their husbands. C566.4
• Magic object to be chosen from among identical worthless objects. Insect helps in choice. D859.5
• Saint declares that first man to come to certain place shall be his successor. Young cleric comes and is chosen. D1812.5.0.7.2
• Jinn kills whoever tries to occupy house he has chosen to live in. G307.3
• Man before whom riderless car stops chosen king. H171.4
• Man before whom oxen stop chosen king. H171.4.1
• Suitors chosen with feet as only part seen. H312.3
• Bride chosen from girls assembled at feast. (Cf. H311.) H362
• King chosen by test. H1574.3
• Choice: loss of beauty or speech. Latter chosen. J213
• Rescue alone from shipwreck chosen over drowning with goods. J222
• Choice: blind son with long life or healthy son with short. Latter chosen. J226.2
• Choice: foolish son always with him or four wise daughters who will leave him. Latter chosen. J226.3
• Wisdom chosen above all else. J231
• Health chosen as the most precious thing. J232
• Fruitful tree chosen. J241
• Peacock proved to be bad king. Chosen because of beauty; too weak to defend his flock. J242.4
• Weight of bodily member chosen rather than its loss. (Cf. J351.) J341
• Kind foster-parents chosen rather than cruel parents. (Cf. J325.) J391
• Prince of democratic tastes chosen. King asks three sons what kind of bird they would prefer to be. First: an eagle, because it is ruler of birds; second: a falcon; because it is beloved by the nobles; third: a bird which flies with many others, so as to receive advice. King chooses third. J412.1
• Wife chosen instead of fairy mistress. They let man choose between them. J414.1
• Inflicters rather than receivers of wounds chosen. Men with many wounds recommended as soldiers. King had rather have those who gave the wounds. J481
• Old sweetheart chosen in preference to new. J491
• Men not chosen for their ignorance; else he should have reached heaven. Upbraided for not knowing answer to question, man answers that he was chosen for his position because of what he knew, not of what he did not know. J911.1
• Ambitious branch chosen king of trees. Vine and fig tree have refused. J956
• Living crucifix chosen. Peasants take their old crucifix to an artist for a new one. The artist asks them whether they want a living or dead crucifix. Argument: living God takes less for upkeep and he can be killed later. J1738.2
• Two rival parties of fifteen each on ship. When food is exhausted, it is agreed that half the company be thrown overboard, "every ninth man as they stood to be selected." Clever sister of leader of one party arranges men so that enemies are chosen and so drowned. K527.4
• Death cheated by moving bed. The man who has chosen Death as his godfather has his bed turned around when he sees Death standing at the foot of his bed. He thus escapes death. K557
• Judith and Holofernes: girl from enemy camp chosen to sleep with intoxicated general kills him in bed. K872
• Woman pretends to be mother of child chosen to be king. K1923.4
• Poor girl chosen as wife in preference to rich. L143.1
• Poor girl chosen rather than the rich. Treasure follows. L213
• Modest choice best: wife chosen from crowd of women – only one poorly dressed. L213.1
• Old chosen rather than new. Fortunate choice. L214
• Unpromising magic object chosen. Hero refuses to take one that cries out "take me!" L215
• Former poverty chosen over new riches. Weaver laments loss of water vessel. Offered many new, but prefers old and modest life. L217.1
• Modest choice for parting gift – money or counsels. Counsels chosen. L222.1
• Modest choice of parting gift: magic iron measure chosen. L222.4
• The choice of roads. At parting of three roads are equivocal inscriptions telling what will happen if each is chosen. Brothers each choose a different road. N122.0.1
• Man chosen for execution because he is fat. N178.2
• Stranger accidentally chosen king. Picked up by sacred elephant. N683
• Naked soldier becomes general. Stripped for bathing he takes his place as guard when the king unexpectedly arrives. King invites him to come naked to the castle, where he is chosen as husband by a general's daughter. N684
• Bramble chosen king of trees. P11.0.2.1
• Kings chosen by lot. P11.1.1
• King chosen by contest: princes finding greatest fault with their father. Youngest can find no fault and is chosen. P11.2.1
• King chosen by contest. P11.2.2
• Owner of magic object chosen as king. P11.3
• King chosen on basis of strength and exploits. P11.4
• He who can fill out a certain wide seat chosen as king. P11.5
• Queen chosen to live rather than king so that she can bear an heir to the throne. Serpents alleged to tell by their death which shall die first: male serpent predicts king's death; female, queen's. King has male serpent killed. P17.2
• What the princes most desire: king asks each of three sons separately. Answers: to study, to make pilgrimages, to build a great kingdom. Last chosen. P17.13
• Unknown prince chosen chief of children in play. P35
• Brother chosen rather than husband or son. Only one can be saved; he alone is irreplaceable. P253.3
• Sacrificial victim chosen by lot. (Cf. N126.) S262.3
• In darkness of night trickster instead of her chosen lover elopes with girl. T92.4.3
• Column of light descends from heaven upon chosen man. V222.1.3
• The chosen people. V317