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• Extraordinary possessions of culture hero. A524
• Why the gorilla and chimpanzee have hair all over the body. Punishment for not guarding possessions at creation. A2322.6
• Why gorilla and chimpanzee have large teeth in mouth: punishment for neglecting possessions. A2345.9
• Why gorilla and chimpanzee live in forests: punishment for neglecting their possessions. A2433.2.1.2
• Destructive cow possessed by demons. B16.1.5.2
• Kite steals jewels and thus saves condemned man. Innocent man in possession of stolen jewels, is about to be apprehended. Kite carries off the jewels and saves him. B522.2
• Tabu: touching possessions of god. C51
• Tabu: counting possessions. C776
• When a wer-tiger is injured, similar marks appear on the human body of man who has possessed it. D112.2.1.1
• Magic objects possessed by witch, sorcerer or evil dwarf. (Cf. F451.7, G234, D1711.) D801.1
• Boy overhears witches' conversation about magic objects, which he gets possession of. D838.9
• Man poisons couple, owners of magic gong, and gains possession of it. D838.11
• Magic ring shows the true nature of its possessor. (Cf. D1076.) D1316.4.1
• Green stone causes women to love the possessor. (Cf. D1070.) D1355.20
• Possession of mermaid's belt gives power over her. (Cf. D1057.) D1410.4
• "Witch bone" enables possessor to control animals in any way he wishes. D1442.8
• Saint's possessions cure disease. (Cf. V221.) D1500.1.13
• Magic spittle controls rain. Makes rain on everyone but possessor of spittle himself. (Cf. D1001.) D1542.1.2
• Deer of gold and jewels possessing life. D1620.2.3
• Magic immovability of saints (or their possessions). D1654.0.1
• Possession of magic powers. (Cf. D800.) D1710
• Possession of magic powers – miscellaneous. D1719
• Magic wisdom possessed by wild man. (Cf. F567.) D1719.2
• Magic wisdom possessed by extraordinary companion. D1719.4
• Man receives divine "possession" (becomes a diviner). D1720.2
• Spirit gives man the power of exorcising him out of anyone he possesses. (Cf. D2176.) D1721.1.3
• Possession of magic knowledge and witchcraft from having eaten of father-of-man's corpse. D1735.4
• Power of prophecy lost by spitting. When possessor of power on request spits into mouth of man who has taught him, he loses the power. D1812.6.1
• Possession by spirit of dead person gives second sight. D1821.8
• Madness from demonic possession. D2065.1
• Saint's possessions magically transported. (Cf. V220.) D2136.5
• Only one person possesses power to heal certain wound. D2161.4.10.0.1
• Devil cast out of man possessed. D2176.3.4
• Possessions buried with dead. E433.2
• Ghost possesses girl and she speaks in dialect unknown to her. E725.2
• Evil spirit possesses person. E728
• Soul leaves possessions on road to final resting place. E750.4
• Vital bodily members. They possess life independent of the rest of the body. (Cf. F1096.) E780
• Possessions of fairies. F240
• Fairies possess extraordinary strength. F253.1.1
• Fairies fight among selves for possession of island. F277.0.2
• Fairy gift not to leave possession of mortal's family. Bad luck will follow. F348.3
• Water-spirits possess magic power. F420.4.1
• Possessions of dwarfs. F451.7
• Dwarfs possess treasure (gold, jewels, etc.). F451.7.1
• Possessions of trolls. F455.4
• People possessed by trolls. F455.6.10
• Possessions of brownies. F482.4
• Saint possessed by demon of gluttony. F496.1
• Gigantic possessions of giant. F531.4
• Giant possesses treasure. F531.6.7.1
• Sword pierces rock when possessor will break it. F997
• Possessions of giant ogres. G110
• Giant ogres possess castle. G111
• Allies and possessions of the devil. G303.10
• Possessions of the devil. G303.25.16
• Troll's possessions. G304.3
• Recognition of wife's ring in friend's possession informs husband of her unfaithfulness. H94.0.1
• Ordeal by holy water. If simpleton closes his eyes to holy water he is possessed; if he laughs he is merely an idiot. H222.2
• Ring (jewel) bride test. Hero will marry girl possessing certain ring or jewel. H361
• Test: guessing nature of devil's possessions. H523
• King possessing one marvelous object sends hero on quest for another like it. H1218
• Quest for marvelous parts or possessions of animals. H1332
• Test of valor worthy for kingship: taking possession of royal insignia placed between two ferocious lions. H1561.5
• Tests of possession of magic powers. H1576
• Acquisition and possession of wisdom. J0
• Possession of wisdom. J180
• Acquisition and possession of wisdom – miscellaneous. J190
• Present possessions preferred to future possibilities. J321
• Present possessions preferred to future. J321.4
• Solomon refuses water of immortality for himself when he cannot have it for his possessions also. J369.1
• Doctor loses a horse for the sake of the truth. Overlord asks two doctors whether he is entitled to all the possessions of his retainers. One doctor unrighteously answers yes and receives a horse. The other who tells the truth receives nothing. J551.3
• Drones dispute possession of honey. Ordered to make honey. Dispossessed. J581.4
• Devil decides to leave of own accord. It is decided to drive the devil out of a man who is possessed. Devil sees the inevitable and flees so that they cannot say that he has been driven off. J829.2
• Judge should possess humility and modesty. J904
• Possession of gold turns humble servant into arrogant one. J1085.2
• Thief detected by his answer to question. "How would you treat a woman who came into your possession?" Answer: "I would use her and then give her to the servants." This reveals his true character. J1149.6
• The exiled wife's dearest possession. A wife driven from home is allowed by her husband to take her one dearest possession. She takes her sleeping husband and effects reconciliation. J1545.4
• The besieged women's dearest possession. (Women of Weinsberg.) Permitted to carry from the city their dearest possession, they take their husbands. J1545.4.1
• The penny baked in the wafer. A peasant always puts a bad penny into the offering. The priest has a penny baked in a wafer and gives it to the peasant at communion. The peasant, unable to swallow it, thinks that he is possessed of the devil. The priest asks whether he has ever done wrong with a penny, secures confession and a pledge of reform. J1582.1
• Trickster in disguise regains possession of his own horse by trading with man whom he has duped once before. K134.4
• Trickster reports lost money; searchers leave him in possession of premises. Unable to find a place by the inn fire the trickster mentions that he has lost money on the road. One by one the guests slip out to search and leave him the fire. K341.1
• Thief as umpire in contest. Three men are quarreling over the possession of a rescued girl. The umpire will give her to the one who soonest returns with the arrow he shoots. While they run, he takes the girl. K342
• Crow asks hospitality of sparrow and gradually takes possession of nest and kills young. (Often told of camel and tent.) K354.1
• Trickster pollutes house so that he is left in possession. He is in upper room and throws filth on those below (Cf. K344.) K355
• Surreptitious transfer of stolen object to innocent person's possession brings condemnation. K401.2.3
• The priest as surety. Feasters are imprisoned because of failure to pay for the food. They name the priest as surety and are released. The priest has been told that the host is possessed and agrees to come to heal him in two weeks. The host loses the money. K455.5
• Escape by alleged possession of external soul. Monkey caught for his heart (as remedy) makes his captor believe that he has left his heart at home. K544
• Devil must wait for man to tie his stocking before the man comes into his possession. It remains untied. K551.4.2
• Undesignated present starts quarrel for its possession. K1083
• Man hidden in roof sees girl and lover and falls: they flee and leave him in possession. K1271.1.4
• Man hidden in roof (or elsewhere) sees girl and lover: blows horn. They flee and leave him in possession. K1271.1.4.2
• Husband frightened by wife's paramour in hog pen. The husband sees the paramour who has hidden in the pen and says, "Who are you?" "I am a miserable hog." The husband thinks that his hogs are possessed. (Cf. K1515, K1555, K1566, K1574.) K1542
• Poor boy said by helpful cat to be dispossessed prince. This is believed. K1952.1
• Poor boy said by helpful animal to be dispossessed prince (wealthy man) who has lost clothes while swimming (in shipwreck). K1952.1.1
• Thieves set up poor weaver as prince and thus get possession of tribute and gifts. K1952.7
• Slander: woman said to be possessed of demons. K2125
• Girl reported possessed of demon: suitors frightened away. K2125.1
• Treacherous relatives. Distinction between treacherous relatives and cruel relatives (S0–S99) is frequently impossible to make. Relatives whose treachery seems to be uppermost have been listed here; those usually possessing power over their charges and exercising their power in a cruel fashion have been listed under cruel relatives. K2210
• Faithless queen aids lover to dispossess king. K2213.8