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• Origin of death: serpent given immortality instead of man. Renews his skin. A1335.5
• Discourteous answer: flounder's crooked mouth. When God asks him where he is going, instead of answering he turns to go toward God. His mouth becomes crooked. (Cf. A2341.1.) A2231.1.2
• Why giant lizard is blind. Chose poison instead of eyes. A2332.6.2
• Why quail has no tail. Tricks crab into pulling out tail instead of killing her. Says that gripping her neck would not hurt but that pulling tail will be fatal. A2378.2.1
• Goat giving coins instead of milk. B103.3.1
• Ass carries usurer's body to the gallows instead of to the church. He has been denied burial in the church. B151.1.1.2.1
• Marvelous post wears down at top instead of rotting from bottom. (Cf. D956, D1250.) D1688
• Saint magically causes druids to bless instead of curse. D2076
• Diamond does not break when struck with sledge hammer; penetrates iron instead. F826.3
• Man has witch aid him in reaping contest, the devil to get the hindmost. The devil tries to take the man but gets shadow instead. (Cf. G303.19, K210.) F1038.2
• As result of fraud, Saturn swallows stone instead of infant Jove. G11.0.1.1
• Captive sticks out bone instead of finger when cannibal tries to test his fatness. G82.1.1
• Witch's charm opposite of Christian. Must be "Without God and Holy Mary" instead of "With God, etc." (Cf. G224.5.) G224.1
• Ogre deceived by throwing burning oil instead of spittle on him. G572.1
• Substitution of low-caste boy for promised child detected when he prefers long road to short one through jungle (swimming instead of ferry, etc.) H38.2.5
• "Do not prolong a friendly visit." Guest stays so long that host gives him black bread instead of white. J21.9.1
• Soldier asks to be stabbed in chest. Prostrate soldier asks enemy to stab him in chest instead of back in order to save his honor. Captor frees him and the two become friends. J216.4
• Take money instead of revenge. Fool advises uncle, in letter which he did not send, to take money from wife's paramour instead of revenge. J229.11
• Wife chosen instead of fairy mistress. They let man choose between them. J414.1
• Peacock spends so much time preening for coronation that birds become impatient and make the owl king instead. J515
• Eye of king's foster-son damaged by sting of bee. Boy's friends demand eye of king's son in forfeit; king decrees instead destruction of swarm of bees so that guilty one may perish. J1179.14
• Price of consecration. Bishop is paid 100 ova (eggs) instead of 100 oves (sheep) for consecrating man as priest. To bishop's protests the man answers, "You should have refused to consecrate me. If I had been worthy I should not have had to promise oves or ova." J1263.2.1
• Where did he get the wine? Father shows drunkard son a drunk man being mocked on the street. Instead of taking it as a warning the son says "Where does one get such good wine?" J1321.1
• Man bathing rich man uses sand instead of sandalwood: "Consider the sand of the Ganges to be sandalwood." When man asks for his fee, other takes a frog and gives it to him: "Know that the frog of the Ganges is a cow." J1511.2.1
• Substitute for candle repaid with substitute for money. A monk gives a man a stick instead of the candle the man has wanted to burn before a holy picture. The monk says that it will have the same effect as if the candle were burned. The man takes out his purse and lets the monk touch it. J1551.5
• Sulphur in the censer. Parishioners put base money into the collection. The priest burns sulphur instead of incense He tells them that their money will buy nothing better. J1582.2
• Ignorant priest forces rolls of cloth instead of bread down a dying man's throat. J1738.1
• Handful of black pepper taken into mouth instead of cooking it in food. J1813.6
• Sweeping with a stick instead of a broom. J1822
• Numskulls lose corpse and bury live person instead. J1834
• Bullock struck on hindquarters instead of head in attempt to kill it. (Only frightens it.) J1906.1
• Fools sent to buy cow procure a monkey instead. J2081.4
• Moving the fireplace. When it gives too much heat numskulls decide to move it instead of putting out the fire. J2104
• Scolding the drowning child instead of helping him. J2175.2
• Absent-minded nurse lets child down into well instead of bucket. J2175.3
• The polluted clothes. A Brahmin washes clothes to purify them. As they hang to dry, a dog walks under them and the Brahmin fears that they are polluted. By putting himself on all-fours like a dog and fastening a leaf like a dog's tail he experiments and decides that the dog must have touched the clothes. He therefore destroys them instead of rewashing them. J2184
• Numskull is glad to hurt his feet instead of his shoes. J2199.4.1
• Fool carries his wife to the remedy instead of the opposite. J2214.8
• Man honored above God: the dead hen. A fool finds a dead hen and cooks it and serves it for dinner. When reproached he says "How should it be unclean when God has killed it instead of men?" J2215.3
• Men hang old bedridden weaver instead of young, valuable member of colony after the young man has accidentally killed an Indian. The Indian tribe demands punishment. J2233.1.1
• The stag with iron shoes. Hunters shoot a stag and hide it. Another who sees puts a dead ass in the bag instead. When the bag is opened, one cries, "Oh Jesus, we have shot a stag with iron shoes!" J2335
• Unsuccessful imitation of a god: lions fall out of the furnace instead of men covered with gold and silver. J2411.1.2
• Foolish physician cauterizes "sick" cartwheel to stop it from creaking; burns it up instead. J2412.7
• Crab tries to imitate bird who lays egg in pot of boiling water. Falls in instead of being rewarded. J2415.3
• Pig sees goat return decked with ornaments and plenty of food; goes out and imitates trick played by goat but is beaten instead. J2415.6
• A snake for the real daughter. Stepdaughter, married to a snake, appears decorated with jewels. Stepmother desires a snake be procured for her daughter. She is swallowed instead. J2415.7
• Race won by deception: chariot disabled. A rival in a chariot race inserts linchpins of wax instead of those of bronze in the hero's chariot. The latter is dragged to death. K11.4
• Race won by deception: rabbit as "little son" substitute. A man challenged by an ogre to a running race persuades the ogre to race with his little son instead. By this he means a rabbit. (Cf. K12.2, K15.1.) K11.6
• Wrestling match won by deception: bear as "grandfather." A man challenged by an ogre persuades the latter to wrestle with his old grandfather instead. By this he means a bear. (Cf. K11.6, K15.1.) K12.2
• Devil gets another soul instead of one bargained for. The devil bargains with a man for his soul, but the man fulfills his contract and escapes. In envy two persons commit suicide. The devil rejoices that though he lost one he has gained two. K217
• Man cheats devil by giving him sole instead of soul. (Cf. E459.1.) K219.5
• Devil gets a flea instead of man's soul. K219.7
• The debt will be returned to the devil when the pigs walk instead of run home. K226
• Dancers given one coin instead of ten and have this taken away. Interpreter says they are complaining that the coin is bad. K231.2.1
• Trickster returns a bottle of water instead of the bottle of rum he has just purchased. K231.6.2.1
• Man orders a bottle of beer, then returns it and takes a loaf of bread instead. He refuses to pay for the bread because he has returned the beer undrunk. He refuses to pay for the beer because he has not drunk it. K233.4
• Conquered warrior kills victor instead of paying. K235.4
• Woman serves beggar with coals instead of food. K492.1
• Compassionate executioner: substituted child. The servant charged with sending the hero to executioners sends his own child instead. K512.2.2
• Compassionate executioner: sleeping potion supplied instead of poison. K512.4
• Dog buried instead of foster son, who is falsely reported killed so that he can safely be taken away. K525.6.1
• Cock's blood given spirits instead of human blood. K525.9
• Poisoned food (drink) fed to animal instead of to intended victim. Animal perishes. K527.1
• Man calls animal by his son's name so he can sacrifice it instead of his son. K527.5
• Escape by laughing and crying at same time. Captured bird cries in thinking of her little ones and laughs under pretext that the hunter is wasting his time instead of taking the treasure which she pretends is in her house. The hunter leaves her. K608
• Waxen statue left instead of abducted queen. K661.4
• Victim told to stand ready by tree to catch bee nest as it falls; trickster throws club at him instead. K815.19
• Trickster employed to educate baby crocodiles: he eats them instead. K931.1
• Feeling pulse: doctor severs arteries instead. K1017
• Girl asks importunate lover for weapon to use against her father. Instead, she uses it to defend herself against the suitor. K1218.5
• Woman draws a pelt to her instead of her husband. A woman asks of her husband a hair which will magically draw him to her. He gives her a hair from a pelt. K1281
• Priest draws a sow to him instead of a woman. He asks for a pubic hair which will draw the woman to him. Sow's bristles substituted. Sow rushes to church. K1281.1
• Devil comes to rendezvous instead of woman's lover. K1317.10
• Altered letter of execution gives princess to hero. On his way robbers steal the letter and change it so that instead of being killed he is married to the princess. K1355
• Trickster discovers adultery: food goes to husband instead of paramour. K1571
• Message of death fatal to sender. (Gang nach dem Eisenhammer.) A man is sent by the king to burners of a kiln who have been instructed to throw the first arrival into the fire. The intended victim goes elsewhere and the king's son (or the man's accuser), who next arrives, is burned instead. K1612
• Monkey instead of girl in floating basket: hermit made laughing-stock. He has persuaded girl's foolish father to place her in the basket. Prince takes girl and leaves monkey in her place. (Cf. K1333, K1674.) K1625
• Trickster purports to be deity's messenger to procure demon-skins for his drum. Demons bribe him instead of devouring him. K1715.9
• King persuades men to follow him, pretending that he is going to make peace with his brothers, instead battle. K1774
• Man pretends to kiss relative: bites him instead. K2021.2
• Hypocritical stepmother weeps as she tells departing husband she will take good care of stepchildren though they beat her (she beats them instead). K2056
• Accustomed rags preferred to new garments. A Brahmin returns home to find a palace instead of a cottage; he recognizes his wife only after she throws off her jewels and ornaments to stand before him in her old rags. L217
• Horse accidentally poisoned instead of master. An attempt is made to give the hero a poisoned cup. He is on horseback and spurs his horse away to avoid the cup. The poison is spilled and enters the horse's ear and kills him. N332.2
• Elephant on rampage accidentally poisoned instead of man. Man claims having killed elephant. N332.2.1
• Boy's servant takes pearl to his wife instead of to merchant; she throws it away. N351.1
• Sham execution proves fatal. Jester condemned to die on block. Pail of water used instead of axe. He dies. N384.7
• Parents descend to hell instead of sons. P241
• Tiger instead of girl in box tears lecherous teacher to pieces. Q243.6
• Punishment: eating ashes instead of food. Q478.5
• Devils instead of angels visit woman who has forgotten God in her prosperity. Q559.1
• Purchase money instead of bride given to suitor to settle dispute. T52.2
• In darkness of night trickster instead of her chosen lover elopes with girl. T92.4.3
• Female deer offers herself instead of her mate, who has been captured. Hunter, struck by her sacrifice, lets both go. T211.1.4
• Maiden queen prefers to fight instead of marrying, but is at last conquered and married. T311.4
• When boy cannot have his sister for a wife he asks for one of her eyes and ears instead. T415.7
• Woman advises husband to kill guest else, she will make him chase husband and marry her instead. T481.7
• Unworthy rewarded instead of the worthy. U14
• Martyrs emit milk instead of blood from their wounds. V229.2.6
• Priest uses cook-book instead of breviary. V467
• Prostrate soldier asks his enemy to stab him in the chest instead of the back in order to save his honor. The captor frees him and the two become friends. W45.1