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Motifs
- Sea dragon in serpent's form to accompany hero. (Cf. D419.1.1, B11.) D659.4.2
- Hell-hounds accompany soul to lower world. E752.5
- Natural phenomena accompanying the devil's appearance. G303.6.3
- Devil in fold of knight's cloak. (Cf. G303.6.2.12.) Knight permits him to lodge there and accompany him to a tournament on condition that he leave him without harm upon request. G303.8.9.1
- Task: bringing well to king; countertask: sending his own well to accompany it. (Cf. H951.) H1023.25.1
- To follow the king. In order to test a favorite, a king says that he is going to retire from the world and offers the regency to the favorite. On advice from his philosopher, the favorite says that he is going to accompany the king into retirement. J1634
- Boots sent by telegraph. A peasant hangs boots and an accompanying letter on a telegraph wire, expecting them to reach the city. J1935.1
- The sleeper answers for the dead man. A man falls asleep by a gallows. A company of wags come and invite the dead man on the gallows to accompany them. The sleeper awakes with a start and says, "I'll come at once." The wags flee in terror. J2618
- King's counselor expelled from a court thereby escapes accompanying the king, who is killed by robbers. N178.3
- Marvelous light accompanying saint. V222.1