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Motifs — first 20 of 47
- Stag defeated by snail vomits his gall-bladder. A2211.13
- Lance sounds when knocked on shield, except when its owner will be defeated. D1311.17.3
- Fairies otherwise defeated. F389
- Fairy defeated by druid's magic. F389.5
- Witch defeated. G275
- Seven-headed witch defeated by throwing egg at each head. G275.4
- Devil challenges boys to play a disc-game. Can be defeated only with rowan-sticks. (Cf. D950.9.) G303.9.9.9
- Rakshasa can be defeated by hero who has rakshasi blood in his veins. G369.1.2
- Ogre defeated. G500
- Defeated giant gives his daughter to victor. (Cf. G512.0.3.) G510.1
- Defeated giant becomes friend and helper of victor. G510.3
- Ogress with knife tail defeated by hunter. G510.5
- Ogre defeated with divine help. G537
- Ogre defeated with help of goddess. G537.1
- Princess defeated in repartee by means of objects accidentally picked up. E. g., Hero: What red lips you have! Princess: There is fire inside. – Hero: Then boil this egg (producing egg). H507.1.0.1
- King defeated in repartee by boy, who thus wins girl. Boy: "Who would give a man a bath, feed him his rice, and then bring him the tamal-pan to chew?" King: "No one but a wife." Boy claims minister's daughter. H507.1.0.2
- Frogs fear defeated bull. See two bulls fighting; know that the loser will take refuge in their marsh. J613.2
- United cocks defeat partridge. When they quarrel they are defeated. J1025
- Poem for poem: all for all. A poet gives the emperor a poem, hoping for a reward The emperor later gives the poet a poem in return. The poet thereupon sends the emperor two pennies, saying that this is all the money he has. The emperor, seeing that he is defeated in the exchange, laughs and becomes the poet's friend. J1581.1
- Wrestling between porcupine and deer. Deer defeated but always pleads illness. K12.5