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• God given dominion over floating island. A179.2
• Man in the moon. A man is said to be seen in the moon. Various explanations are given as to how he came to be there. A751
• Man given hands, feet, mouth and nose by monkey. A1225.2.1
• Men and animals readjust span of life. At first, thirty years are given to all animals and to man. For the animals it is too long, for man too short. Man is given a portion of animals' lives. Years 1–30 vigorous (man's own); 30–48 burdens and blows (ass's); 48–60 no teeth (dog's); 60–70 foolish (monkey's). A1321
• Origin of death: serpent given immortality instead of man. Renews his skin. A1335.5
• Theft of fire – trick exchange. Child of fire-owner is stolen and then given back in exchange for fire. A1415.3
• Man given dominion over beasts. A1421.1
• Origin of the potlatch. A feast of the Indians of the Northwest Coast of America in which large amounts of property are given away to the guests. These feasts must be returned. A1535.1
• Laws given directly by deity. A1580.2
• Insects from devil's post-hole. Devil is given enough land to dig a post-hole. From this come all kinds of insects. To stop them a burning log is put in the hole. Insects therefore hate smoke. A2004
• Thrush's hospitality to peacock rewarded by being given motley coat of feathers. (Cf. A2411.2.1.1.) A2222.1
• Bird carries deity (his daughter) home from land of skulls: given brilliant plumage. (Cf. A2313.4, A2321.6, A2421.5.) A2223.2
• Tortoise given hard shell when it ferries rice-goddess across stream. A2223.6
• Beetle makes immoderate request; ant moderate: inverse awards. Creator hears wishes of animals. Beetle wants strong, noble appearance. Ant is modest. Beetle punished by being made to creep on ground. Ant is given own castle. (Cf. A2441.3.1.) A2232.3
• Peacock given ugly feet so as to prevent too great arrogance. (Cf. A2375.2.2.) A2232.7
• Wool on his forehead awarded sheep in lawsuit. He is given the privilege of keeping it when the rest of his body is shorn. (Cf. A2322.5.) A2255.1
• Cat loses dog's certificate: enmity between cats and dogs. Dog is given a certificate of nobility. Through cat's carelessness it is lost. (Cf. A2275.5, A2494.1.2.) A2281.1
• Place to live given as patent right to dog. A2433.1.3
• Animal given certain privilege. A2545
• Discontented pine-tree: cause of pine needles. Pine tree given silk leaves, glass leaves, etc. Always discontented. Finally has needles again. (Cf. A2767.1.) A2723.1
• Large reward given for return of helpful animal. B343
• Animals given water to drink: grateful. B391.4
• Animals grateful for being given appropriate food. Hero finds dog with hay and horse with meat. He changes it about. B392.1
• Marriage of person to animal. Extremely common. Only a few references are given. B600
• Tabu: looking into flask. Man given magic flask on condition that he never look into it. C323
• Prince not to be given eighth key until after he has ruled for five years. C611.1.1
• Tabu: making unreasonable requests. Given power of fulfilling all wishes, person oversteps moderation and is punished. C773.1
• Death by smothering for breaking tabu. Man given secret box conveying the power of making women love him. He disobeys warning and opens it. The women smother him to death. (Cf. C321.) C922
• Magic object acquired through trickery: child forced to cry till object is given. D835
• Magic (marvelous object) given back to placate crying child. D883
• Four balls given to each of four impoverished men point out places where they should dig. (Cf. 1256.) D1314.14
• Magic object given away returns to giver. D1602.18
• Speaking privates. Man given advice by his private parts. (Cf. D998.) D1610.6
• River grateful for being given color. D1658.1.6
• Man given power of wishing. D1720.1
• Truth given in vision. D1810.8.1
• Magic sight given to abandoned child. D1821.6
• Magic strength given horse by combing hair right way and wrong way. D1835.2
• Power of inducing love given by animals. (Cf. B500.) D1903
• Love-compelling man sickens of bargain. A man given the power of making all women love him is smothered to death by them. D1904
• Magic forgetting of wife when husband removes shirt she has given him. D2004.6
• Tree regains life and verdure after treasure it hides in its roots is given away. D2157.3.2
• Man given ability to return to life if killed. E167
• Student revives whole family following instructions given by demon. E181.2
• Dead grateful for having been spared indignity to corpse. Kind man has given it burial. E341.1.1
• Return from dead to ask forgiveness. E365
• Return of the dead to grant forgiveness. E365.1
• The unquiet grave. (Cf. D2151.1.2.3.) Dead unable to rest in peace. Aside from the references given in the numbers immediately following, see E200–E399 passim. E410
• Names given the soul. E700.1
• Soul of unborn son comes out of mother's mouth (in form of stone), is kept by her, and later is given to son. (Cf. E711.7.) E726.2
• Soul bound for hell given sight of heaven. E752.6
• Fairies as sprites who have been given immortality. F251.5
• Fairy bread must be eaten same day it is given or it turns to toadstools. F343.19.1
• Cup given by fairy not to be broken. Bad luck will follow (Luck of Edenhall). F348.2
• Fairies punish mortals who refuse to eat fairy food given them. F361.15
• Fairy leaves when he is given clothes. F381.3
• Fairy leaves when given impossible tasks to do. F381.11
• Water-spirits must be in water before dawn; delay is punished with death. (Cf. F451.3.2.1. and cross-references there given.) F420.3.4.2
• Seemingly worthless gifts of water-spirits turn to gold. (Cf. F451.5.1.4. and cross references there given.) F420.5.1.7.2
• Water-spirits take revenge if yearly tribute is not given. F420.5.2.6.1
• Dwarfs given inedible food to eat. F451.3.7.3
• Dwarfs' gold. Seemingly worthless gift given by dwarfs turns to gold. F451.5.1.4
• Money or treasure given by dwarfs. (Cf. F420.5.1.7.1.) F451.5.1.5
• Father given carved wooden image in lieu of son stolen by dwarfs. F451.5.2.3.1
• Dwarfs kidnap mortals. (Cf. F420.5.2.2. and cross-references there given.) F451.5.2.4
• Dwarfs and Christianity. (Cf. F420.5.3.4. and cross-references there given. Cf. also F451.9.1.6.) F451.5.9
• Brownies dance. (Cf. F471.1.1.2. and cross-references there given.) F482.5.1
• Tree of fire. (Cf. F785.3. and other references there given). F811.1.4
• Dry bone smells as sign of forgiveness. F991.2.1
• Laughing and crying at the same time (sundry reasons given). F1041.11
• Familiar is given to witch by devil when person becomes witch. G225.0.2
• Gaelic titles given to the devil: the worthless one; the one whom I will not mention; yon one; the one big one; the one from the abyss; the mean mischievous one; the big sorrow; the son of cursing; the big grizzled one; the bad one; the bad spirit; Black Donald. G303.2.4
• Poor people given alms: one of them recognized. H152.1
• Princess given to the one confessing all his treachery. H331.11
• Silent princess gives right answer when talking monkey is given wrong one by suitor-prince. H343.2
• Princess given to man who can heal her. H346
• Suitor test: to consort with princess without sleeping. Suitors are given sleeping potion. H347
• Sons tested for wisdom; given same amount of money. What will they do with it? H501.3
• Test: threading needle. Guest of convent is given choice of nuns. On the morrow he is given three opportunities to thread a needle. Success means reward, failure confiscation of his belongings. H509.1
• Girl given enigmatic commands must do the opposite. H580.1
• Enigmatic statement: the tank (pond) does not belong to you. (Else you would have given the beggar fish to eat.) H594.2
• Enigmatic statement: the flocks are only rocks and grass. (Else you would have given the beggar milk and curds.) H594.3
• Skillful companions create woman: to whom does she belong? Woodcarver carves a doll, tailor clothes her, gardener gives her speech (or the like). (Answer sometimes given: her father, her mother, or her husband). H621
• What was not born, yet life was given to it? (The golden calf.) H832
• Reductio ad absurdum of task. When an impossible task is given, the hero responds with a countertask so absurd as to show the manifest absurdity of the original task. (Cf. H1023.3.1, H1024.1.1.1.) H952
• Directions on quest given by sun, moon, wind, and stars. H1232
• Directions on quest given by herdsmen (peasants). H1232.1
• Directions on quest given by queen. H1232.2
• Directions on quest given by maiden or woman in castle. H1232.3
• Directions on quest given by peasant and his wife. H1232.4
• Directions on quest given by child(ren) still in mother's womb. H1232.5
• Quest accomplished by means of objects given by helpers. H1239.3
• Forgiveness the reward of successful quest. H1244
• Test: food with thorns. Hero given food in which thorns are hidden. H1515.3
• Rose given by supernatural wife to husband when he leaves for home will shed as many petals as times he thinks of her. H1556.4.6
• Counsel: if you take it you will be sorry; if you don't you will also be sorry. This advice given hero by helpful horse. J171.1
• Prisoners given choice between emasculation and blinding. J229.12
• A bird in the hand foolishly given away in hope of greater gain. J321.1
• Three sins of the hermit. Choice of three sins given him: adultery, murder (theft), drunkenness. He chooses drunkenness; the others follow. (Cf. J21.25.) J485
• Choice of friend over mistress. Given the choice of his friend or his mistress, man chooses his friend. J496