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- Markings on animals as recollections of Christ's life and sufferings. (Cf. A2412.) A2221.3
- Ant collects incense and myrrh for Christ: grows thin in middle. (Cf. A2451.1, A2453.1.) A2221.4
- Animal's occupation: collecting. A2453
- Why ant collects resin. (Cf. A2221.4.) A2453.1
- Camrosh. Giant bird which collects seeds and sees that they are properly placed. Carries off the people's enemies. B35
- Magic bird collects seeds. Sees that they are properly placed. Also carries off people's enemies. B172.3
- Serpent acts as a rope to collect wood for man. B579.5
- Disenchantment by laying collected bones in a seven-fold cloth and spreading another above it. D717.1
- Chariot collects flowers by itself. (Cf. D1114.) D1601.33
- Bones of dead collected and buried. Return in another form directly from grave. E607.1
- Bones of dead collected and thrown into river. E607.1.1
- Dwarf conducts shepherd to hell to collect debt from nobleman. F451.5.1.14
- Task: collecting firewood quickly, sufficient to last remainder of one's life. H1095.1
- Task: to collect together all the drops of water. H1144.1
- Task: collecting enormous amount of material (number of rare objects, etc.) H1149.4
- Frogs want to collect honey like bees. J512.15
- Sulphur in the censer. Parishioners put base money into the collection. The priest burns sulphur instead of incense He tells them that their money will buy nothing better. J1582.2
- "Collect goats under tree." Fool piles up their carcasses. J2465.10
- Man collects toll fraudulently, stamps "Brass Gate" on receipts he gives. People think this is some Government phrase. K157.1
- Man contracts for load of hay on the road (without making any payment), orders the seller to deliver it at a certain inn. He then goes to the inn, sells the hay to the innkeeper, and pockets the money. The owner of the hay delivers it at the inn, tries to collect at the inn; the trickster absconds. K282.1
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