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- Magic charm (formula) used injudiciously brings death to owner's wife, children, himself. D806.2
- Magic object stolen by owner's fiancée. D861.5.1
- Magic object disappears at owner's death. D867.1
- Magic sack furnishes mannikin who cudgels owner's enemies. (Cf. D1193.) D1401.2
- Magic pot with demons who beat owner's enemy. (Cf. D1171.1.) D1401.4
- Drop of hound's blood from magic spear (lance) pierces owner's foot (head). (Cf. D1081.) D1404.2
- Magic object comes at owner's call. (Cf. D1651.) D1649.2
- Harp comes at owner's call. (Cf. D1231.) D1649.2.1
- Inexhaustible pitcher stops pouring only at owner's command. (Cf. D1171.4, D1652.) D1651.4
- Jewel responds to owner's voice. (Cf. D1070.) D1651.13
- Magic clock flies only at owner's command. D1651.14
- Eaten heart gives one the owner's qualities. E714.4.1
- Clock stops at moment of owner's death. E766.1
- Ash pole appears at doorway several times on day owner's daughter dies. (It is used for coffin rests. The pole has previously mysteriously escaped being used for other purposes.) E767.1
- Garden becomes wilderness because of owner's wickedness. F975.1
- Books show sorrow for owner's death by falling from shelf. F994.1
- Recognition through gold ring with owner's name engraved on it. (Cf. H88.) H94.10
- Thief exposes owner's unjust claim. J1213
- Thief disguised as owner's wife. K311.8.1
- Theft by disguise as owner's grandmother. K311.8.5
- Thief disguised as owner's cook. K311.12.1
- Thief ties owner's hair while he escapes with goods. K338
- Owner's interest distracted while goods are stolen. K341
- Owner of horse climbs tree after thief, who drops down and rides off on owner's horse. K341.4.1.1
- Shoes dropped to distract owner's attention. The thief drops two shoes in different places and steals a ram while the shepherd goes after the shoes. K341.6
- Animal's cry imitated to distract owner's attention from his goods. Meantime rascal steals an animal. K341.7
- Baby's cry imitated to distract owner's attention from his goods. K341.7.0.1
- Cattle let loose so as to distract owner's attention from his goods. K341.7.1
- Cat made to mew so as to distract owner's attention from his goods. K341.7.2
- Thief persuades owner to take his place so he can go and catch thief: really steals owner's horse. K341.9.1
- Owner's attention distracted by man fishing in street. Meanwhile the man's confederates rob the dupe. K341.11
- Trickster falsely announces marriage celebration and distracts owner's attention. K341.12
- Attempted capture by causing owner's pig to squeal at night. K756.2.1
- Castle captured with assistance of owner's daughter. She loves the attacker. (Cf. K811.1.1, K2340.) K781
- Thief climbing rope discovered and rope cut. He has tricked the guardian of the food-supply in the tree (by imitation of the owner's voice or the discovered pass-word) to let down the rope. K1622
- Treasure to be found by man who marries original owner's daughter. N543.3
- Slave killed who killed enemy at owner's order. Q211.13