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- Origin of hair around mouth and eyes. Original dispute between Hair and Stomach. Stomach compelled to stay on inside of man. Hair stands on guard at mouth and eyes to see that Stomach does not escape. A1315.4
- Compulsion to answer cry. Hero is magically compelled to do so. C681
- People magically compelled to bend arm. D2069.2
- Knockers (ghosts of Jews) are compelled to sing carols in mines at Christmastime. F456.1.2.3.2
- Man compelled to live on peas takes comfort when he sees a man once rich eating the hulls. J883.1
- Substitute smoker. The hero is compelled to smoke a fatal pipe, but the helpful insect which he carries on his head smokes the pipe for him. K528.1
- Escape by playing magic music. Captor is compelled to dance while victims escape. K606.1.1
- Lover's gift regained: accidental discovery of identity. The lover, ignorant of the identity of the husband, tells him of his experience with the wife. The husband persuades the lover to lead him to the scene, where the wife is compelled to restore all but a small part of the money. K1581.4
- Innocent man compelled to write treasonable letter. It brings about his death sentence. K2156
- "Skillful" physician compelled to help carry away the bier of his dead patient. P424.3.1
- Adulteress compelled to eat with dog. (Cf. Q241, Q478.) Q478.2
- Adulteress compelled to eat a dog's leavings. (Cf. Q241, Q523.3.) Q478.3
- Princess (queen) compelled to keep an inn. (Cf. Q523.5.) Q481