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- Children from union with the sun turn into bit of blood in daytime as soon as they are exposed to sun; take human form (shape) again at sunset. A736.5.2
- Sheep and oxen protect exposed child. B535.0.10
- She-wolf cares for baby exposed in the forest. B535.0.11
- Touching magic boat with exposed child in it cures leprosy. (Cf. D1121.) D1502.4.3
- Woman dies on having secret love exposed. F1041.1.3.3
- Person lives on with intestines exposed. F1096.2
- Abandoned son shows claws and tail of tiger to which his parents have exposed him. H105.5.4
- Heads placed on stakes for failure in performance of task. Unsuccessful youths are beheaded and heads exposed. Hero sees them when he sets out to accomplish his task. H901.1
- Test of repentance: culprit exposed to situation identical to that in which he sinned. (Cf. H1573.) H1573.7.1
- Seducer about to seduce mother of child refrains when child wisely remarks that he is sad because his father has left his mother exposed to such dangers. J122.1
- Cynic asks that his body be exposed to the elements. When told that the beasts and the birds will prey on him he says: "Put a stick at my side so that I may chase them away." J1442.4.1
- Host hides meat in his clothing. It attracts his dog and he is exposed. J1562.3
- Lover left standing in snow while his mistress is with another. He later tricks her into standing a whole day in July in a tower naked exposed to the sun and flies. K1212
- Amorous intrigue observed and exposed. K1271
- Amorous intrigue exposed and faithless husband humiliated. K1271.3
- Rascals pull off judge's breeches and leave him exposed. K1285
- Seducer successfully disguised as washerwoman for fifteen years. Finally exposed. K1321.1.2
- Husband carries off box containing hidden paramour. Latter exposed (otherwise discomfited). K1555
- Boasting coward exposed by wife who masks as highwayman and robs him. K1837.1
- Impostors exposed by girl at her wedding. K1935.1