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- Deeds of the gods. A170
- Deeds of the gods – miscellaneous. A179
- Intermediate future world. Residence for those whose good and evil deeds exactly counterbalance. A693
- Deeds of dragons. B11.6
- Magic object as reward for good deeds. D855.5
- Magic power rendered ineffective by pious deeds. D1745.2
- Magic results from performing good deeds. D1799.6
- Deeds of vampires. E251.3
- Soul of hermit who fasts to death for worldly fame would be damned but for past good deeds. E754.4
- Fairy minstrel lives among mortals to learn of their heroic deeds. (Cf. F262.3.) F393.1
- Deeds of evil spirits. F402.1
- Deeds of familiar spirits. F403.2.3
- Deeds and actions of water-spirits. F420.5
- Deeds of wood-spirits. F441.6
- Deeds of brownies. F482.5
- Helpful deeds of brownie or other household spirit. (Cf. F403.2.) F482.5.4
- Deeds of pygmies. F535.5
- Evil deeds of witches. G260
- Evil deeds of witches – miscellaneous. G269
- Deeds of demons. G302.9
- Deeds of the devil. G303.9
- The devil performs deeds of unusual strength. G303.9.2
- Test of friendship: to go with one to death. Everyman. He calls in Riches, Family, etc. Only Good Deeds remains with him. H1558.3
- Parents's misdeeds innocently betrayed by children. J125
- Man criticizes the devil because his deeds are not fair. Devil says that they are strong nevertheless. Hence strong speakers rather than clever are to be preferred. J246.1
- One wrong and five hundred good deeds. A man steals a large sum, keeps half and distributes the rest among five hundred persons. He says that he has committed one wrong but has done five hundred good deeds. J1605
- Cow punished for calf's misdeeds. Blamed for not teaching calf better. J1863
- Wolf punished for his father's misdeeds. J1863.2
- Jackal singing about his deeds falls down from tree and is eaten by alligator. L476
- Deeds of friendship – miscellaneous. P319
- Deeds rewarded. Q10
- Saint gives a man all his credit for good deeds so that the man may go to heaven. Saint is then rewarded with even greater credit. (Cf. Q172.) Q42.8
- Deeds punished. Q200
- Misdeeds concerning property punished. Q270
- Deeds punished – miscellaneous. Q380
- Faithful attendance at mass outweighs evil deeds. V44
- His faith into the balance. A clerk sees his good and evil deeds being weighed. He asks them to throw his faith in Christ (the Virgin) into the scale. He is saved. V512.1