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- Why the sea is salt: magic salt mill. Stolen by sea-captain, who takes it aboard and orders it to grind. It will stop only for its master; ship sinks and mill keeps grinding salt. A1115.2
- Mermaid asks captain to move boat which blocks entrance to her dwelling. B81.13.1
- The Flying Dutchman. A sea captain because of his wickedness sails his phantom ship eternally without coming to harbor. E511
- It's better to fight in the shade. Soldier tells captain that the enemy are so numerous that their arrows darken the sun. Captain: "Good, it will be more comfortable fighting in the shade." J1453
- Why captain takes lame and one-eyed soldiers into army. The lame cannot flee from the enemy; the one-eyed soldiers will not see enough to make them afraid. J1494
- Captain hangs own son for violating order not to enter enemy city. M13.2
- Person pursued by misfortune. (Placidas, Eustacius.) His goods are destroyed, his wife carried off by a ship captain and his children by animals. N251
- Captain will not betray king's secret. He refuses to betray where recruits are being raised. P361.7
- Girl prays to Virgin to spare her virginity. Two soldiers quarrel over possessing her. Captain slays her, thus "saving" her. T321.4
- Captain buried with his crew. V67.4.1
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