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- Prospective father-in-law requires that suitor for his daughter's hand visit foreign country (otherworld?) to learn feats of arms. H336.1
- Found mortar taken to king reveals peasant girl's wisdom. Peasant finds mortar in his field and against his daughter's advice takes it to the king, who demands the pestle as well. Peasant laments that he has not followed daughter's advice. King summons her. H561.1.2
- Man advised to choose good poor man for his daughter's husband rather than rich man. J247.1
- "Don't allow paint to wear off my daughter's feet." Bridegroom carries her upside down across river and drowns her. (Cf. J2412.6.) J2489.11
- Princess has brought ill luck to bridegroom. When palace and retainers disappear after wedding and only humble hut remains, clever fox tells king his daughter's feet have brought ill luck to the groom, his master. King gives half his kingdom in compensation. K443.12
- The trickster with painted member. The father wants his daughter's child to be a bishop. K1398
- Prophecy of death upon daughter's marriage. M341.1.1.3
- Eavesdropping man in disguise as devil killed unwittingly by daughter's lover. N322.1
- Deserted daughter's good fortune discovered by accident. N732.2
- Daughter's good fortune accidentally discovered by father who has become a beggar. N732.2.1
- Wicked mother and her sons do everything to prevent daughter's marriage with beloved. P232.1
- Punishment: using fat rendered from daughter's mutilated corpse to cook with and to light candles. Q478.4
- Jealous father vows to kill daughter's suitors. S11.4.1
- Abandoned daughter's son becomes hero. S371
- Father opposed to daughter's marriage. T97
- Father's consent to son's (daughter's) marriage necessary. T131.1.2