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Motifs — first 20 of 53
- God advises mortal. A182.3.5
- Cock helper advises of coming enemy. B122.7
- Baalam's ass. Advises master that angel is barring the way. B151.1.1.2.2
- Horse advises hero not to wash in water (as his false wife told him to) or his eyes will pop out. B521.1.1
- Animal advises about investment. B562.2
- Owl advises old man of projected visit by gods (in disguise). B569.1
- Owl advises old man where to plant his crops after listening in to council of gods concerning rainfall distribution for the year. B569.2
- Transformed cow advises daughter. D688.1
- Laughing skull advises hero. (Cf. E545.) E366.1
- Heads of slain people in magician's house advises hero. E545.21
- Hospitable host entertains (guides, advises) adventurer on way to otherworld. F151.0.1
- Mortal advises fairy. F394.1
- The devil advises human beings. G303.9.7
- Devil advises young girl not to go to a castle. Later, when she returns pregnant she says that the devil advised her to serve at the castle. He slaps her and tells her she is lying. G303.9.7.1
- The devil advises a suspicious husband. The Ring of Hans Garvel. Appears in a dream and hands the husband a ring. "When you wear this ring you will be sure of your wife." He awakens to understand the obscene implication. G303.9.7.3
- Dream advises against the popularizing of science. J157.3
- Take money instead of revenge. Fool advises uncle, in letter which he did not send, to take money from wife's paramour instead of revenge. J229.11
- Father with handsome son and hideous daughter. Advises both to look in mirror daily lest son exchange handsome face for bad character; daughter to triumph over face by good manners. J244.1
- Count only the waves before you. Fox sees man trying to count the waves. Advises him to count only those immediately before him and to pay no attention to those which have already passed. J311.1
- Swallow advises hen against hatching out serpent's eggs. She is hatching her own destruction. J622.1.1