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• In god's absence his function ceases. Death, reproduction, etc., suspended until the god's return. A173.1
• First man created from nothing wanders until he finds mate. A1275.7
• Why tiger does not attack wild boar until latter is old: result of duel. A2257.1
• Punishment for first murder: thistles, etc. Until murder was committed, only useful plants grew on earth; since then, thistles. (Cf. A2688.1.) A2631.1
• Person frightened by animals successively replying to his remarks. Example: Man riding horse and followed by dog tells horse to jump over a hole. Horse says, "I will not." Man turns to dog and says, "Isn't that strange – a horse talking!" The dog says, "Yes, isn't it." Often the man runs, meeting other animals which answer him, until he falls exhausted. B210.1
• Faithful cattle fight at master's grave until they cast their horns. B301.6
• Tabu: women marrying until hero has chosen their husbands. C566.4
• Prince not to be given eighth key until after he has ruled for five years. C611.1.1
• The one compulsory song. Beer cannot be brewed until an old man sings the song of the origin of beer. C671
• Compulsion to invite singer to feast. Until that is done, the beer will not stop foaming. (Cf. C671.) C682
• Tabu: sleeping two nights in the same place until certain result is attained. C735.2.8
• Tabu: to rest sitting or lying until answer to certain question is learned. C735.2.9
• Tabu: staying two nights in one place until certain event is brought to pass. C761.4.1
• Magic porridge-pot keeps cooking. Against command, mother of owner bids pot to cook. It fills house with porridge and will not stop until ordered by mistress. C916.3
• Disenchantment by hiding skin (covering). When the enchanted person has temporarily removed the covering, it is stolen and the victim remains disenchanted until it is found. D721.2
• Bell indicates place for settlement. Remains dumb until place destined for saint's final settlement is reached. (Cf. D1213, D1314.1.2, D1314.2.1.) D1314.4
• Two automatic giants fight until separated. D1620.3.1
• Dead beggar's stick will not stay still until back in beggar's service. (Cf. D1254.) D1651.5
• Man's feet fixed to pavement so that he cannot move until he makes vow. D2171.7
• Magic repetition. Person must keep on doing or saying thing until released. D2172.1
• Body placed in building and worshipped until it comes to life. (Cf. E62.) E63.1
• Ghostly noises disturb village until stolen church plate is returned. (Cf. E402.) E236.7
• Dead wife returns to live with her husband until his death. E322.6
• Suicides must walk the earth until time for their natural death. E411.1.1.1
• Dead cannot rest until certain work is finished. E415
• Ghost unlaid until iron he hid in life is found. E415.1.1
• Dead cannot rest until money debts are paid. (C.f. E351.) E415.4
• Corpse cannot be laid until after he has confided the secret of magic charms. E451.1.1
• Wild huntsmen cannot die until evil in world has been made right and things return as they had been. E501.3.9
• Wild hunt abroad until cockcrow. E501.11.1.2
• The dead cannot speak until spoken to. E545.19.1
• Girl lives until her cowslip is pulled. E765.3.4
• Fairies scare treasure-seeker away from hoard. They get bigger and bigger, and cause violent storms until seeker leaves. Cf. D2141.0.2. F244.4
• Lost fairy child found by mortals. Mortals feed, warm it, keep it until one day it hears voice calling: "Coleman Grey!" It leaves with the remark "Ho! ho! ho! My Daddy's come!" F329.4.1
• Fairies give haymakers dinner each year until one of men keeps a fairy knife. They give no more food even though the man returns the knife. (Cf. F353.) F343.17
• Giant does not grow until another giant causes him to do so. F531.6.8.8
• Swallowed person eats on swallower's liver (heart) until disgorged. (Cf. F914, F915.1.) F912.3
• Well floods when gazed upon until mass is said over it. F933.7
• Bean, straw, and coal go journeying. Coal burns straw in two and falls into the water. Bean laughs until it splits. F1025.1
• Breaking spell by burying bottle of water, preventing witch from urinating until the bottle is emptied. G271.4.7
• Devil rides cow until she goes mad. G303.7.8
• Devil dances with a maid until she dies. G303.10.4.1
• Devil saves heretic from fire, until priest brings host. G303.22.13
• Giant ogre tricked into running round a tree the branches of which catch the strokes of his iron bar, until he falls down dead. G519.5
• Valley from which no false lover can escape until it has been entered by a true lover. H421.1
• Test of resourcefulness: weighing elephant. Man puts him on boat; marks water-line; fills boat with stones until it sinks to same line; weighs stones. H506.1
• Test of resourcefulness: to swing seventy girls until they are tired. H506.5
• What two trees do not fade until they wither? (Yew and holly.) H852
• Prince sulks until quest is accomplished. H1212.3
• Sleep forbidden until quest is accomplished. H1247
• Strength contest: contestants stand with back to rock on opposite side, an iron ring around neck of each connected by chain. They tug until ring severs neck of one. H1562.7
• "Do not cross a swollen stream until it has run down": counsel proved wise by experience. J21.21
• Fools learn to be peaceable. Two fools in the habit of striking people are brought together when they strike each other until they appreciate the value of peace. J24
• Monotony of restriction to one's favorite food. Counselor refuses to arrange extramarital pleasures for his lord. Ruler feeds him only his favorite food until the counselor protests the monotony. Ruler drives home his point. J81.0.1
• Bravest know how to wait. Three men are pursued in battle. First throws himself on enemies; second waits a little; third does not fight until the enemy begins. Latter is bravest. J572.1
• Man decides to make himself strong in peaceful times rather than wait until attacked. J674.2
• Looking for the keys of the abbey. Monk goes about with downcast eyes until he is made abbot; then lives in luxury. He explains that he was looking for the keys of the abbey. Now he has them. J703.1
• Fish swells with pride until it bursts. J955.1.1
• Stag found by master when overlooked by servants. Hides under hay and escapes until master himself comes. J1032
• The guest who could not keep warm. He keeps calling for more bed clothes. The host finally piles a ladder, a trough, etc., on top of him until he calls for help. J1563.1
• Hero does not learn his name until after first adventure. J1730.1
• Family do not realize that Lent has arrived until it is Palm Sunday. Then they explain that Lent will be short because it has been a short winter. J1743.2
• Sleep-walker thought to be a ghost until discovered. J1782.7
• Fool tries to shoot dead antelope until it will come to him. J1909.2
• Men hang down in a chain until top man spits on his hands. They all fall. J2133.5
• Builders throw away beams from the scaffolding until it all falls down. J2171.3
• Anticipatory whipping. A schoolmaster whips his pupils to keep them from wrong-doing. He does not wait until after the deed is done. J2175.1
• The dog between the two castles. In castles on opposite hills guards play different tunes during meals. The dog goes toward the music in one castle but when he is about half way up the hill the music begins on the other. He keeps alternating and running up and down until the meals are over and he gets nothing. J2183.1
• "Till the front sweats." A mother orders her daughter to knead the dough until the front of the oven (stirn) sweats. She does so till her forehead (stirn) sweats. J2499.1
• Boxing match: fatal boxer defeated. All comers are challenged and all are killed until the hero defeats the challenger. (Argonauts and Amycus.) K13
• Deceptive drinking contest: rising and falling tide. Buffalo and heron wager as to which can drink the sea until the water falls. The buffalo drinks as the tide is coming in; the heron drinks in the falling tide and wins. K82.1.1
• Until the log burns out: time given servant for Christmas holidays. Soaks the log so that it burns a week. K197
• Devil pounded in knapsack until he releases man. K213
• Devil's magic power turned on himself. The hero who is riding the devil as a horse receives supernatural strength from plucking a hair from the devil's mane. He then spurs the devil until he agrees to forego his bargain for the man's soul. K214
• The sacrifice of the cock is at last carried out. Postponed until a hawk carries off the cock. Then the woman says, "O holy St. Martin, I have long owed you a living sacrifice. Take the cock as sacrifice, and may it be pleasing to you." K231.3.3
• Horse withheld as sacrifice to a saint refuses to move. The deceiver takes the horse to the church planning to remove him again, but the horse will not stir until a money equivalent has been paid. K231.3.4
• "Come tomorrow". The devil keeps calling daily until the gate with the inscription rots. He then claims his debtor. K231.12.1
• Dupe denied food until hands are clean. Grass burned around food makes continued washings unavailing. K278
• Stealing the platter for the intended gift. Thief asks for silver platter saying that it is needed for an intended gift of confections. Servant carrying platter is told to wait until it is filled. Thief disappears with it. K362.3.1
• Clever animal betrays thief. Horse catches arm of thief and holds on until help comes. K427.1
• The devil gets into the ark. The devil wants to know what Noah is doing when he is building the ark. He forbids Noah's wife to enter the ark until Noah has also invited him. K485
• Trickster dupes rival by exchanging beds: receives his food. Overhears maiden tell rival she will bring food at night, waits until rival is asleep and carries him to another bed, takes his place, and is fed by maiden. K499.8
• Respite from death granted until particular act is performed. K551
• Respite from death granted until prayer is finished. It lasts till rescue comes. K551.1
• Respite from death granted until confession is made. K551.1.1
• Respite from death until mass is said. K551.1.2
• Respite from death until prisoner has finished drinking his glass. It is left half finished. K551.2
• Respite from death until victim has blown on a horn (three times). Rescuers come. K551.3
• Respite from death until toilet is made permits escape. K551.4
• Respite from death until clothes are changed. K551.4.1
• Respite from death until hero bathes and drinks. K551.4.4
• Respite from death until mouth is washed; crow slain with arrow as he goes to wash mouth. K551.4.6
• Wolf kept at door until children have been christened. He loses his feast. K551.8
• Respite from death until muddy victim may dry self in sun. K551.12
• Respite from death until one pays a last visit. K551.13
• Respite from death until visit is finished. K551.13.1
• Respite from death until captive has taken six steps toward God. Takes prodigious ones and escapes. K551.14
• Respite from death until prisoner is healed by magic object. K551.15
• Respite from death granted until wolf reads horse's passport. Wolf kicked to death. (Cf. J1608.) K551.18
• Respite from death until minister shows king how to reap pearls. K551.21