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Motifs — first 20 of 322
- Wedding of eagle and kite. Kite promises to secure ostrich as attendant. Fails and is put to shame. B282.2.1
- Life of helpful animal demanded as cure for feigned sickness. B335.2
- Saint cures the blind young ones of a hyena or wolf by the sign of the cross and the application of his saliva. (Cf. D1500.1.8.1.) The animal mother is grateful. B384
- Cobra grateful for cure of ulcer. B388
- Rat cures man of wound. B511.4
- Vulture cures blindness. B511.5.1
- Remedy learned from overhearing animal meeting. The hero learns how to cure his own blindness and the sickness of the king (princess). B513
- Transformation to cure inconstant husband. He falls in love with another woman: his wife changes him to negro. He then falls in love with negress: wife changes him to ass. He then falls in love with she-ass. Finally restored to his original form. D662
- Magic object received from grateful fairy. Hero has cured sick fairy by making her laugh. D813.2
- Magic object received through particular intermediaries. Only one person can help secure it. D827
- Prince procures magic object from bathing fairy when he steals her clothes. D838.10
- Recovery of magic object cures madness. D880.0.1
- Ghoulish magic object cures disease. (Cf. D1278.) D1500.1.6
- Parts or products of human body cure disease. D1500.1.7
- Blood of saint as cure. D1500.1.7.3.2
- Magic amulet cures disease. (Cf. D1070.) D1500.1.8
- Magic jewel cures disease. (Cf. D1071.) D1500.1.9
- Magic sapphire cures disease. D1500.1.9.1
- Magic pearls cure disease. D1500.1.9.2
- Sacred objects cure disease. (Cf. V150.) D1500.1.10
Tale types
- ATU 1142 How the Lazy Horse Was Cured (previously Hot Tin under the Tail of the Ogre's Horse)
- ATU 1376A* How a Husband Cures his Wife of Fairy Tales (previously Story-teller Interrupted by Woman)
- ATU 1561* A Cure for Nearsightedness (previously The Boy 'Loses his Sight')
- ATU 1567A Stingy Innkeeper Cured of Serving Weak Beer
- ATU 1572N* Cure for Constipation
- ATU 1706D How the Drunken Man Was Cured
- ATU 902* The Lazy Woman is Cured