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- Owl saves man from plunging over cliff. Flaps wings and arrests man's attention. B521.5
- Owl saves man from drowning: flaps wings to call attention to direction of land. B527.3
- Enchanted person attracts attention of rescuer. D794
- Enchanted person attracts attention by dancing. D794.1
- Forgotten fiancée reawakens husband's memory by detaining lovers through magic. Heroine takes up residence near home of her forgetful husband. She is apparently going to permit a lover to sleep with her when she detains him by having him try to place some magic birds on their roost. They continue to fall down throughout the night. (Or the lover is left magically sticking to a calf's tail or other object.) The thwarted lover tells of his experience, and in this way the attention of the husband is gained. D2006.1.1
- Forgotten fiancée attracts attention by magically stopping wedding carriage of new bride. D2006.1.5
- Mortal mother pays no attention to changeling; the mortal child is returned. F321.1.4.7
- Ogre attracts attention by whistling. G653
- Recognition by overheard conversation (usually with animals or objects). Person not daring to reveal self directly thus attracts attention and recognition. H13
- Attention drawn and recognition follows. H151
- Attention drawn by magic objects: recognition follows. H151.1
- Attention drawn by playing marbles with remarkable jewel. H151.1.1
- Attention drawn by gold and silver decorated mouse: as princess turns after it, suitor recognizes her. H151.1.2
- Attention drawn by helpful animal's theft of food from wedding table; recognition follows. H151.2
- Attention attracted by hints dropped by heroine as menial: recognition follows. H151.5
- Apple thrown in race with bride. Distracts girl's attention and as she stops to pick it up, suitor passes her. (Atalanta.) H331.5.1.1
- Don't set a hungry guard over food. Parrot set to guard figs eats his fill. When replaced he calls attention to the fact that he is now full and therefore safer than another hungry parrot. J215.1.1
- 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
- Inattention to danger. J651
- Throstle giving all attention to sweet fruits is caught by bird catcher. J651.1