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- Demon (opposed to God) allowed to earth four times a year (but must let people know who he is and not deceive them). A106.2.1.2
- Birth of culture heroes from human bones swallowed by jaguar's human wife. A511.1.4.3
- Culture hero swallowed and recovered from animal. A535
- Sun swallowed and spit out. In theft of sun, the raven (or devil) thus succeeds. A721.2
- Primeval human pair allowed to bear all children they wish. A1277.2
- Theft of light by being swallowed and reborn. The hero transforms himself to a particle. The daughter of the guardian of light swallows him as she is drinking water. He is reborn. As a child in the house he steals light. A1411.2
- Horse allowed to go as it pleases, finds unknown person. B151.1.1.0.3
- Fish bears men-children. Has swallowed rinsings of man's mouth. B631.3
- Swallowed blackbeetle reproduces inside person's body. B784.1.5
- Patient fed salt: animal comes out for water. The patient is fed salt or heavily salted food and allowed no water for several days. He then stands with mouth open before a supply of fresh water, often a running brook. The thirsty animal emerges to get fresh water. B784.2.1
- Tabu: profaning hallowed clothes and vessels. C93.2
- Tabu: drinking palm-drink: only prince allowed to break it. C272.3
- Forbidden chamber. Person allowed to enter all chambers of house except one. C611
- Forbidden stables. Person allowed to enter everywhere but into three stables. C611.2
- Tabu: relieving souls in hell. Boy who tends kettles in hell not allowed to raise covers to relieve poor souls. C741
- Overweening pride in good fortune forbidden. Man proud that he and his clan have never known unhappiness or want swallowed up by earth. C770.1
- Death by being swallowed for breaking tabu. C929.5
- Snake disenchanted by being allowed to wrap itself three times around person's neck. D759.8
- Magic object carried away; child allowed to play with it. D861.10
- Immortality exchanged. Wounded Centaur immortal but cannot be cured. He gives away his immortality to Prometheus and is thus allowed to die. D1853