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• Culture hero performs remarkable feats of strength and skill. A526.7
• Fish perform races as welcome to saint. B251.2.2
• Animals perform offices of church. B253
• Spider performs penance. B253.4
• Animals perform tasks for man. B571
• Animal who arrives late performs tasks for man. (Cf. L147.1.) B571.2
• Wild animal performs for king. B771.5
• Tabu: son seeing mother perform sex act. C114.1
• Tabu: looking at women performing Bacchic rites. C312.2.4
• Compulsion to perform certain task yearly. C684
• Injunction: to perform certain act daily. C687
• Tabu: traveling beyond spot where feat of skill was performed before duplicating it. C833.6
• Magic object performs other services for owner. D1560
• Tasks performed by use of magic object. D1581
• Magic object performs services – miscellaneous. D1599
• Interred body of saint performs signs and miracles. D1685
• Magic results of reversing a spell. Formula said backward will sometimes undo the work performed by the formula. (Cf. D1273.) D1783.1
• Druid performs circumambulation right-handwise to confer honor or bring good luck. D1791.1.1
• Druid performs circumambulation withershins to bring ill luck. D1791.2.1
• Magic results from performing good deeds. D1799.6
• Magic prevention of performance of task. (Cf. H970.) D2072.4
• Magic spinning. Usually performed by a supernatural helper. D2183
• Dead lover sets tasks. If girl does not perform them (or answer his questions) he will carry her off. E212
• Woman's hand rises from grave and gives man performing vigil letter of salvation. E373.3
• Return from dead to make up enough men to perform ritual. E379.5
• Dwarfs help in performing task. F451.5.1.20
• Extraordinary companions perform hero's tasks. F601.1
• Performing on spear points. F698.2
• Stream becomes hot in which saint performs his ascetic devotions. F932.3
• The devil performs deeds of unusual strength. G303.9.2
• One is freed if he can set a task the devil cannot perform. G303.16.19.3
• Recognition by unique ability to perform magic act. H31.7
• Recognition by unique manner of performing an act. H35
• Recognition by ability to perform marvels. H151.1.3
• Holiness of saint tested: asked to perform miracles. H257
• Bride helps suitor perform his tasks. H335.0.1
• Otherworld mistress instructs hero how to perform tasks (imposed by her mother). H335.0.1.1
• Bride test: performance of tasks. H373
• Tasks imposed. A person's prowess is tested by assigning him certain tasks (usually impossible or extremely difficult) to be performed either to escape punishment or to receive a valuable reward. H900
• Heads placed on stakes for failure in performance of task. Unsuccessful youths are beheaded and heads exposed. Hero sees them when he sets out to accomplish his task. H901.1
• Tasks assigned because of mother's foolish boasting. The mother foolishly boasts to the king that the daughter can perform an impossible task (often spinning). H914
• Countertasks. When a task is assigned, the hero agrees to perform it as soon as the assigner performs a certain other task. (Cf. H691.2.1, H1021.1.1, H1021.3, H1021.6.1, H1021.6.2, H1022.2.1, H1022.3, H1022.9, H1023.1.1, H1023.1.2, H1023.2.2.1, H1023.9.1, H1023.10.1, H1142.3, H1146.) H951
• Tasks performed through cleverness or intelligence. H960
• Tasks performed by cleverness. H961
• Tasks performed by close observation. H962
• Tasks performed by means of secrets overheard from tree. H963
• Help in performing tasks. H970
• Task performed with help of old person. H971
• Tasks performed with help of old woman. H971.1
• Task performed with help of little old men. H971.2
• Tasks performed by captive spirits of the dead. H972.1
• Tasks performed by helpful forest spirits. H973
• Task performed by fairy. H973.1
• Tasks performed with help of four demons in ring. H973.2
• Task performed by dwarfs. (Cf. F451.5.1.) H973.3
• Task performed with help of supernatural wife. H974
• Task performed with help of mistress. H974.1
• Tasks performed by deity. H975
• Task performed by deity in answer to prayer. H975.0.1
• Tasks performed by aid of goddess. H975.1
• Task performed by mysterious stranger. H976
• Tasks performed with help of brother. H981
• Animals help man perform task. H982
• Task performed with help of angel. (Cf. N810.) H983
• Tasks performed with help of saint. H984
• Tasks performed with help of Brahmadaitya. H984.1
• Task performed with help of druid. H985
• Help in performance of tasks: invisible hands. H986
• Task performed with aid of magic object. H987
• Performance of tasks – miscellaneous. H990
• Task: sorting grains: performed by helpful ants. H1091.1
• Task: sorting grains; performed by helpful birds. H1091.2
• Helpful animal performs spinning task. (Cf. B571.) H1092.1
• Task: picking all nuts from tall tree. (Performed by grateful squirrel.) H1121
• Feat on spear point. Hero performs it as task set by otherworld amazon. H1149.5
• Loathly deed performed as evidence of Christian virtue. H1573.1.2
• Wisdom of hidden old man saves kingdom. In famine all old men are ordered killed. One man hides his father. When all goes wrong in the hands of the young rulers, the old man comes forth, performs assigned tasks, and aids with his wisdom. J151.1
• Wisdom from fool: absurdity of tight-rope walker's performance. J156.2
• Elephant and ape debate about superiority. Owl gives them task neither can perform and ends futile debate. J461.8
• The funeral for the ineligible husband. A king awards a young woman to a gardener, who is already married. The young woman performs a funeral ceremony for him. The king is pleased with the jest and takes her into the harem. J1191.3
• Any boon desired. Stingy king insists on trickster asking any boon desired. By asking king to perform disgusting act, trickster compels king to give expensive gift. J1593
• Anger bargain: may God give you a penny. A servant and his mistress agree that when they are angry with each other they shall say, "May God give you a penny!" When the master says this, the servant says, "May he give you two!" They keep increasing the amount till those who hear wonder at the performance. The mistress tells them, "You don't know the coin." K172.1
• Devil to release man for performing seemingly impossible task. The task is performed by trickery. K216
• Refusal to perform part in mutual agreement. K231.1
• Trickster pretends to ride home for tools to perform tricks. Rides away on horse. K341.8.1
• Respite from death granted until particular act is performed. K551
• Hare persuades cat to perform two gallops before eating him: escapes. K562.2
• Escape by pretending to perform errand (do work) for captor. K567
• Leopard persuaded to enter bag in order to see trickster perform marvel. K711.2
• Seduction attempted on threat of performing miracle. K1315.6.2
• While chief is performing suitor task, rival steals the bride. K1371.6
• Husband busied with performing task while paramour escapes. K1521.6
• Bluff: hero professes to be able to perform much larger task than that assigned. K1741
• Miracle must wait till one man is sacrificed. No one volunteers and it does not need to be performed. K1785
• Ruler has favorite perform tasks so that he may himself win a bride. K1848.2
• False bride finishes true bride's task and supplants her. The true bride must perform a certain task to win her husband and, being exhausted, commits the task to a slave. K1911.1.4
• Only the youngest brother helps his sister perform dangerous task. L32
• Vow to perform certain act unless cataclysm occurs. M117
• Vow to marry first person performing certain act. M138
• Vow to wed no man who cannot perform certain feat. M145