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- Origin of fire – children strike rocks together, accidentally produce fire. A1414.3
- Son accidentally kills father, who returns to life as cuckoo and tells people when to sow grain. A2275.6
- Magic object accidentally found. D841
- When spying follower accidentally touches holy man's cloak he loses his eyesight and falls down senseless. (Cf. D1053.) D1410.8
- Human blood (flesh) accidentally tasted: brings desire for human flesh. G36.2
- Princess defeated in repartee by means of objects accidentally picked up. E. g., Hero: What red lips you have! Princess: There is fire inside. – Hero: Then boil this egg (producing egg). H507.1.0.1
- Jackal accidentally made king but joins other jackals in howling at night. Killed. J512.13
- Rag accidentally in king's wardrobe thinks it is a ribbon. J953.18
- 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 fool accidentally kills his child and loses the body. J2661.1
- The fool seeks a midwife. Accidentally strikes the dog dead, drowns the midwife, and kills the child. J2661.2
- Damages for accidentally broken water pot: to pay for elephant. K251.5
- Trickster pretends to have spit in wine accidentally. Is allowed to drink it. K355.1
- Stolen bacon offered to the owner. Making off with bacon, thief accidentally enters farmer's living-room. Boldly says: "Master, the devil from hell sends you bacon." The farmer: "Take yourself off to hell with the bacon." K419.4
- Person sends wrong man to sleep with king's daughter. In revenge villain orders whoever first enters temple to be killed. Villain accidentally enters and is slain. K1612.1
- Through power of saint, man is caused to assume lover's form and sleep with princess. Lover plots death of saint, but is accidentally slain in his place. K1915.2
- Pepper as universal remedy of sham doctor: accidentally works. K1955.2.1
- Sham wise man accidentally predicts weather correctly. K1956.9
- Woman makes vain overtures to stepson and falsely accuses him of murder. She tries to poison him but her own son accidentally takes the beverage and apparently dies. Plot is revealed when doctor states that he had substituted sleeping potion for the poison. K2111.1
- Enraged old woman prophesies for youth. He has accidentally knocked her over (broken water pot, etc.). M301.2.1