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- Why animal is pugnacious (brave, bold). A2524
- Why dog is bold. A2524.6
- The four characteristics of wine. Devil helps Noah plant vineyard and kills various animals over it. These illustrate the four qualities of wine. peacock: brilliant colors; ape: jokes; lion: boldness; hog: drunkenness. A2851
- House to make household-spirit (cobold) surrender his booty. F480.3.1
- Cobold. A house-spirit. F481
- Acquiring a cobold. F481.0.1
- Cobold hatched out from a seven-year-old cock's egg or a boar's testicle. F481.0.1.1
- Cobold purchased. F481.0.1.2
- The purchased cobold discarded. On way home man believes himself cheated, and throws box with fly or piece of charcoal away. Later passing same place he finds a heap of corn or money. F481.0.1.2.1
- Cobold acquired by placing food for him in a certain place. He likes scrambled eggs. F481.0.1.3
- Cobold accidently acquired. A rope or chicken is found and taken home. Found to be a cobold. F481.0.1.4
- Cobold avenges uncivil answer (or treatment). F481.1
- Cobolds furnish supplies to their masters. F481.2
- Cobold furnishes inexhaustible grain to grinder of handmill. Latter kills him in disgust. F481.2.1
- Impossible to rid oneself of cobold. (Cf. F482.3.1.) F481.3
- Brewing in eggshell to drive away cobold. (Cf. F321.1.1.1, F451.5.17.1.) F481.4
- The devil unpeels a bold woman's skin. G303.20.5
- Cease being a king. A widow asks justice of a king. The latter says that he is too busy to hear her. "Then cease being a king," replies the widow. Her bold reply wins an audience with the king. J1284.2
- Stolen bacon offered to the owner. Making off with bacon, thief accidentally enters farmer's living-room. Boldly says: "Master, the devil from hell sends you bacon." The farmer: "Take yourself off to hell with the bacon." K419.4
- Sausage as revolver. Man scares robber with sausage; later boasts of event at inn. Robber hears this. Innkeeper secretly lends man a real revolver; robber is shot down when boldly attempting a second attack. K437.3