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- Water-birds' flight and diving. A2442.2.6
- Otherworld reached by diving into water (of well or lake). F153
- Strong man bathing and diving in river catches thousands of fishes in his beard. (Cf. X1112.) F634.1
- Diving for cheese. Man (animal) sees moon reflected in water and, thinking it a cheese, dives for it. J1791.3
- Diving for reflected enemy. J1791.5
- Diving for reflection of beautiful woman. J1791.6
- Diving for reflected fruit. Meantime rascal steals the fruit itself. J1791.11
- Diving match won by deception. K16
- Diving match won by deception: breathing under brush. Trickster comes up and breathes under some floating brush, where he is not detected. K16.1
- Diving match: trickster eats food while dupe is under water. K16.2
- Diving for sheep. Dupe persuaded that sheep have been lost in river. K1051
- Diving for clothes. K1051.2
- Diving to become strong. K1051.3
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