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Motifs
- Soul weeps when departing from body. (Cf. E551.) E722.2.7
- Departing house. Hero in departing takes his house with him. F1063
- Departing husband assigns his wife tasks. H922
- Task left by departing husband for virgin wife to accomplish: have a son whose real mother she is and whose real father he is. She accomplishes this by disguising as a girl. H1187
- Fool digs holes in edge of road. Only those departing from straight path will fall in. Truth of principle later seen. J95
- Departing animal gives man counsels. J135
- Deserted wife chokes departing husband. Asks for one last kiss. K951.0.1
- Hypocritical stepmother weeps as she tells departing husband she will take good care of stepchildren though they beat her (she beats them instead). K2056
- Secret remedy revealed by departing animal. House spirit (or bird) leaves saying, "If you knew what valerian is good for, the people would not die so fast." N452.2
- Wife warns departing hero against seductions of women. T299.2.2