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- Helpful animals quench execution fire. Master is to be burned at stake. B526.1
- Man transformed to deer decoy for people at execution of saint's friend. D643.2
- Magic object saves person from execution. D1391
- Saint's bachall saves prisoner from execution. (Cf. D1277, V220.) D1391.2
- Speech magically recovered on execution stake. D2025.1
- Execution sword turned to wood. D2086.1.1
- Premature darkness at time of execution of innocent people. F965.1.1
- Man suddenly acquires long gray beard on scaffold at execution. F1044
- Rakshasa eats horse, dog, and child. Suspected Ranis ordered for execution. G369.1.4
- Magic manifestation at execution proves innocence. H215
- Sword magically changed to wood when executioner is to decapitate innocent person. H215.1
- Execution escaped by use of special permissions granted the condemned. J1181
- Execution: man induced to kill self. King may not execute Brahmin, but gets him drunk and brings about his death. J1181.0.1
- Execution evaded by using three wishes. King ordains that guest who turns his plate shall be executed, but orders that anyone so condemned shall have three wishes granted. One of the wishes: to have all blinded who saw him turn the plate. He is freed. J1181.1
- Execution evaded by having three wishes granted: to be emperor, judge and the emperor's son-in-law during the last week of his life. As judge he frees himself and is in reality freed. J1181.2
- Execution escaped by invoking laws of hospitality. J1183
- Ears not to be cut off a second time. Executioner discovers that the prisoner's ears are of stucco, having been clipped for a previous offense. J1184.2
- Execution escaped by story-telling. Cf. Browning's "Balaustion's Adventure." J1185
- Scheherazade: story with indefinite sequels told to stave off execution. J1185.1
- Youth will answer question only when king places him on throne: then youth calls executioners to punish cruel king. J1189.1