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- Lizard loses lawsuit: must bob his head. Lizard and ant accused of theft of king's crow. Ant pours boiling water down lizard's throat. When case is tried, lizard cannot talk but only bobs head up and down. Adjudged guilty and condemned to bob his head eternally. (Cf. A2474.1.) A2255.2
- Wolves and wild pigs condemned to death in lion's court for killing and eating sheep. B275.1.3.2
- Serpent shows condemned man how to save prince's life. Bites the prince and then shows the man the proper remedy (cf. B512). By thus ingratiating himself the man is freed from false accusation. B522.1
- Kite steals jewels and thus saves condemned man. Innocent man in possession of stolen jewels, is about to be apprehended. Kite carries off the jewels and saves him. B522.2
- Eagle carries off condemned child. B522.4
- Transformation to falcon in order to rescue condemned man at the gallows. D643.1
- Soul as black or white spirit over coffin. Black if condemned. Can be seen by peeping between horse's ears. E722.1.1
- Soul as black or white entity. Black if condemned. E722.1.2
- Condemned soul forked from body by Satan. (Cf. E752.2.) E722.2.4
- Virgins condemned to wander at death. E750.1.1
- Condemned soul recovered. E754.1
- Condemned soul saved by prayer. E754.1.1
- Condemned soul saved by Virgin Mary. (Cf. V250.) E754.1.2
- Condemned soul saved by penance. (Cf. Q520.) E754.1.3
- Condemned soul saved by holy person. E754.1.4
- Condemned soul released by God. E754.1.5
- Condemned soul released from hell by Christ. E754.1.6
- Condemned soul released because of tears of living. E754.1.8
- Devil as advocate of falsely condemned men. Carries off the judge. G303.22.11
- Contest in generosity. Ruler vies with minister in generosity. Minister declared loser and condemned to die. Pardoned on acknowledging defeat. H1552.2