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- Hairy anchorite. Beast-like man seduced by beautiful woman becomes human and handsome. D733.1
- Anchorite consumes tree by one blast of his fiery breath. D2082.2
- Anchorite's body rises out of river in favor to disciple. E379.2
- Anchor falls on fairies. F285
- Fairies steal anchor. F365.2
- Beast-like anchorite. Walks on all fours; covered with hair like beast; has horns like beast. (Cf. F521.1.) F526.4
- Anchor floats on water. F1047
- Is town too full of anchorites? Saint entering holy town is sent cup full to brim of milk by its worldly-minded fakirs that he may know the town can hold no more anchorites. Saint floats a flower on milk and returns cup. H607.4
- Needles and anchors. Fox leaving merchant's warehouse: "I had wanted a needle as big as an anchor and an anchor as small as a needle." J1391.8
- Wooden anchor would hold if it were only large, thinks the fool. J2212.3
- Lover masks as anchorite to reach sweetheart. K1826.3
- Anchorite falsely accused of murder. K2116.2.1
- Treacherous anchorite. K2285.2
- Anchorite's son as hero. L111.6
- Vow not to eat, drink, or move from position until dead anchorite comes himself to accept necklace. M151.5.1
- Anchorite prophesies at childbirth. M301.5.1
- Curse by anchorite. M411.14.2
- Anchor catching in oratory of submarine monastery leads to adventures. N786
- Punishment for greed: streams of sugar, molasses, and milk from anchorite's tomb dry up and petrify because of townspeople's greed. (Cf. Q272.) Q552.3.5
- Scorned lover becomes an anchorite. (Cf. T330.) T75.5