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- In dividing property clever younger brother takes hind part of buffalo, upper part of tree, and use of curtain during night. J242.8
- Clever dividing. J1230
- Clever dividing which favors the divider. J1241
- Dividing two sheep and a ram: trickster to divide with two friends. You two take one sheep; the ram and I will take the other. J1241.1
- Dividing four coins among three persons. Two coins apiece given to two; other is to wait till two more coins are found. J1241.2
- Dividing three fish among two men. Fools submit problem to trickster who solves problem by taking third fish himself. J1241.3
- Dividing the eggs: one man's hand in the pot at a time. Trickster alternates hands so fast that the other man never gets to put his hand in. He finally puts his foot in the pan. J1241.5
- Dividing by scripture quoting. J1242
- Inherited gold ring divided between three by selling it and dividing the money. J1243
- Clever dividing – miscellaneous. J1249
- Dividing five eggs equally between two men and one woman. Three to the woman and one each to the men. Men already have two (testicles). J1249.1
- Sharing his wounds. Two men on parting agree to share everything they receive. One returns with much money. His friend reminds him of the pact. He replies that he has also received many wounds. The friend is willing to forego dividing. J1621
- Dividing all they have. So advised, they cut their beds, houses, etc. in two. (Cf. M241.) J2469.3
- In dividing the fish, the dupe gets the bones. K171.6
- The heller thrown into others' money. A rascal sees robbers dividing their booty. He puts a red string through his only coin (a heller) and slips it into the others' money. He claims the money as his and says that he has marked it with a heller having a red string through it. The robbers divide. K446
- Dividing the discovered oyster. The umpire takes the oyster itself as fee and gives each contestant half the shell. K452.1
- Dividing the winnings: half of the bride demanded. When the hero shows that he is willing to carry out the bargain, his helper relents. M241.1
- Dividing the winnings: presents (favors) from man's own wife. After the agreement to divide all winnings the first man receives favors (presents, kisses) from the second's wife. He faithfully delivers them. M241.2
- Dividing after God's fashion: little to poor, much to rich. U61