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- Tabu: casting in graveyard after sunset. C752.1.5
- (Dream of) rock-casting contest. (Cf. A966.1, D931.) D1731.3
- Magic power of seeing Death at head or foot of bed and thus forecasting progress of sickness. D1825.3.1
- Troll's treasure obtained by casting steel on it. F455.6.4.2
- The devil creates devils by casting water behind himself. G303.1.4.1
- Casting lots as truth test. H245
- Contest: spear-casting. H1591.1
- Casting sheep's eyes at the bride. The foolish bridegroom is told to cast sheep's eyes at the bride. He buys some at the butcher shop and throws them at her. J2462.2
- Dissension aroused in army by casting suspicion on general. A general destroys everything except what belongs to the general of the enemy. Thus he brings about suspicion that the two leaders are in league. K1088
- Casting eyes: animal's eyes. Ordered to cast eyes on this or that, the trickster kills animals and casts their eyes at the object. K1442
- Casting into water in sack (barrel) as punishment. (Cf. Q474, S142.) Q467.1
- Casting of image of Buddha delayed until a maniac's mite is thrown into the furnace. V125
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