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- Helpful animal otherwise acquired. B319
- Helpful animal acquired as reward for vigil. B319.2
- Magic object acquired as reward for burial of the dead. D812.4.2
- Magic object acquired by trickery. D830
- Magic object acquired by trick exchange. By means of second magic object hero recovers first. (Often mixed with D832). D831
- Magic objects acquired by acting as umpire for fighting heirs. When hero gets hold of objects he refuses to return it. D832
- Magic object acquired by tricking giant. Giant is persuaded to give the objects to the hero. (Cf. D831, where the person tricked is often a giant.) D833
- Magic object acquired by tricking devil. Man gets shelter in storm; devil gets wet. Devil gives man magic object in return for information as to how he kept dry. D834
- Magic object acquired through trickery: child forced to cry till object is given. D835
- Magic object acquired by exchanging letters. (Cf. K511). D836
- Magic object acquired through foolish bargain. D837
- Magic object acquired by stealing. D838
- Magic object acquired by trickery – miscellaneous. D839
- Magic root acquired by tricking mother bird into searching for it in order to disentangle her young. D839.1
- Fairy dun acquired by tricking owner. D839.2
- Magic object acquired by exchange. (No trick). D851
- Magic object acquired by wishing. D852
- Magic object acquired as reward. D855
- Magic object acquired as reward for vigil. D855.1
- Magic object acquired as reward for religious austerities. D855.2