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- Impounded water. Water is kept by monster so that mankind cannot use it. A hero defeats the monster and releases the water. (The monster is sometimes a giant frog.) A1111
- Ant carries load as heavy as himself. Defeats bear, raven (or other bird). Various explanations. (Cf. A2435.3.3, A2486.1.) A2251.1
- Cow whose bellowing defeats army. B741.3
- Magic staff defeats enemies. (Cf. D1254.) D1400.1.7
- Saint's bachall defeats enemies. (Cf. D1277.) D1400.1.12
- Magic feather defeats enemy. (Cf. D1021.) D1400.1.19
- Magic (human) head defeats enemy. (Cf. D992.) D1400.1.20
- Remarkably strong women defeats man in arrow and spear contest. F610.0.1.1
- Man with magic knowledge defeats his competitors in quest by misinforming them about the character of country they will be traveling (for a place where there is no water he makes them bring loads of wood; for a place where water is he makes them bring along loads of water). H1239.4
- Boxing match: fatal boxer defeated. All comers are challenged and all are killed until the hero defeats the challenger. (Argonauts and Amycus.) K13
- Boar in duel with tiger cakes mud on body: defeats tiger. K97.1
- Fugitive bull-calf returns when grown and defeats his father. L111.1.2
- Little strong man defeats giant in race. L312
- Fish pricks monster with fins and defeats him. L315.8
- Falcon attacks eagle repeatedly and defeats him. L315.9
- Lizard defeats leopard. L315.11
- Hedgehog defeats tiger by jumping into tiger's mouth and tormenting him. L315.13
- Queen banished when she defeats king in argument. S416