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- Two faces of the sun: fire, directed toward earth; hail, directed toward heaven. A733.3
- Blinded trickster directed by trees. He asks them their names and by their answers he can tell where he is. (Cf. D950.) D1313.4
- Magic rod pierces whatever directed against. (Cf. D1254.2.) D1404.1
- Fairies, directed by druid, bring about death of king by causing fish-bone to stick in his throat. F363.1
- Hero directed on journey by princess. J155.1
- Serpent directed on journey by his beautiful wife. J155.1.1
- Show me how it is done. Wronged woman thus addresses ruler, who is indifferent to insults directed at him. She wishes to be shown how to bear insults. This rebukes him. J1284.1
- Thieves directed to a hornet's nest as supposed money hiding place. K421.2
- Man whose death has been prophesied takes refuge in church, but is accidentally slain through window by arrow directed at stag. M381
- Accidental death through misdirected weapon. N337
- Pursuer misdirected by animal to help fugitive. R243.1