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- Prince envious of hero's wife assigns hero tasks. H931.1
- The envious accuser. A woman accuses another of being a harlot. The second: "You would like to be in my place but no one wants you." J1351.2
- Twice the wish to the enemy. (The covetous and the envious). A can have a wish, but B will get twice the wish. A wishes that he may lose an eye, so that B may be blind. J2074
- Envious jackal makes lion suspicious of his friend, the bull. The lion kills the bull. K2131.2
- The luckless son and his envious father. Seeing a luck-bringing animal at his son's house, the wizard father orders it to be destroyed, but the grandchildren eat of its meat and become fortunate. N251.6
- Children envious of money given by deceased father to bishop. In vision they take their father's body up and find a quittance saying that he has received more than a hundredfold reward. V415
- Envious man sets out to kill one who is noted for his generosity. He is won over by the generosity of his intended victim. W18
- Goose and turkey envious of peacock point out its ugly legs and voice. W195.1
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