• Felled tree restored for failure to make proper offerings to tree-spirit. C43.3
• Tabu: disobeying the king. Man dies as result of failure to obey. C71
• Tabu: failure to give alms to Brahmans. C94.1.2
• Tabu: failure to sleep with guest unaccompanied by husband. C119.2
• Injunction: to give sample of food to dog before eating. Misfortune follows failure to do so. C685
• Failure to disenchant by not watching sleeping princess long enough. D759.9
• Failure to resuscitate because of premature disturbance of members to be left in cask for certain time. E37.1
• Failure at resuscitation. E186
• Ghosts punish failure to provide for their wants. Haunt man because he does not leave food and drink for them. E245
• Ghosts punish failure to sacrifice to them. E246
• Wild huntsman wanders for failure to keep fast day. E501.3.5
• Fairy takes revenge for mortal's failure to bring food and drink to fairy son's wedding. F361.1.2.1
• Wood-spirits responsible for sickness and failure. F441.6.1
• Failure to bless mountains gives mountain-men power. F460.4.6
• Test: threading needle. Guest of convent is given choice of nuns. On the morrow he is given three opportunities to thread a needle. Success means reward, failure confiscation of his belongings. H509.1
• Riddle propounded with penalty for failure. H541
• Fine for failure to solve riddle. H541.2.1
• 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
• Deceptive bargain: three wishes. The ogre is to fulfill three wishes of the peasant. The latter wishes for all the tobacco and brandy in the world and then some more brandy in addition. The devil must admit failure. K175
• The priest as surety. Feasters are imprisoned because of failure to pay for the food. They name the priest as surety and are released. The priest has been told that the host is possessed and agrees to come to heal him in two weeks. The host loses the money. K455.5

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