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- Cow grants all desires. B184.2.1.3
- Tabu: refusing to elope with woman who desires it. C192
- Magic antimony, rubbed on hero's eyes, will make whatever he looks at become far or near, as he desires it. (Cf. D1246.) D1331.3.3
- Magic lake: whoever dies in it will have his desires fulfilled in future birth. (Cf. D921.) D1470.1.45
- Choice between bad master, bad official, or bad neighbor. Bad master can do evil if he desires to do so; bad official can harm a poor person and complain against him to his master; bad neighbor can betray secret things about his neighbors. Bad neighbor worst. J229.5
- Weather to please one only. Attempt to please everyone with weather unavailing. Weather given therefore without regard to men's desires. J1041.1
- A snake for the real daughter. Stepdaughter, married to a snake, appears decorated with jewels. Stepmother desires a snake be procured for her daughter. She is swallowed instead. J2415.7
- Thief pretends to have recovered stolen horse. Returns it to owner after using it all he desires. K416.1
- Saint who desires broth containing no butter receives broth into which butter has been poured surreptitiously through hollow mixing-stick. (Cf. K498.) K499.2.1
- Saint who desires pottage of nettles containing no milk receives pottage into which milk has been poured surreptitiously through pipe. The secret is revealed, and the saint blesses the cook's successors. K499.2.2
- Wife surprises husband in adultery and shames him into giving her all she desires. K1271.3.1
- "No!" The princess must answer all questions by "No". By clever framing of his question the hero wins her to his desires. K1331
- Telling a story to allay a woman's amorous desires. K2111.0.1
- King promises daughter she may marry anyone she desires. Q115.2