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- Strong man catches stones hurled from catapults by enemy and throws them back upon the besiegers. F636.4.2
- The besieged women's dearest possession. (Women of Weinsberg.) Permitted to carry from the city their dearest possession, they take their husbands. J1545.4.1
- Fortress captured as harper puts garrison to sleep with music while besiegers place fingers in ears. K776.1.1
- Sparrows of Cirencester. Fire is attached to birds who fly in and set fire to a besieged city. K2351.1
- Treasure cast down crushes besiegers. K2353
- Rabbi feigns death to be carried out of the besieged city and to approach enemy. K2357.4
- Enemy induced to surrender city by show of wealth on part of besiegers, who shoot golden apples over walls. K2365.2
- Besieger scatters beads in protecting hedge: besieged destroy hedge to find beads. K2367
- Enemy induced to give up siege by making it look as if the besieged have got reinforcement. K2368.4
- Besiegers drowned by diversion of river. K2369.5
- Vow of enemy chief to marry princess of besieged city. M146.7
- Only one way to besiege certain city. Z316