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- Dragon guards hermit's food, frightens off robbers. B11.6.5
- The cat as vixen's husband. Frightens the other wild animals invited by the vixen. (Cf. K2324.) B281.9.1
- Man falls in hole with horse; buzzards gather; he lassoes a number of buzzards, ties them together, frightens them; all fly at once, carry him from hole. (Tall tale.) B547.2.1
- Ghost frightens people off bridge into stream. E272.3
- Strong man sent to kill lions: does so and frightens king. F615.2.2
- Poor girl outwits prince in fright-contest. He frightens her and later mocks her with her words of fright. She plays the same trick on him. J1525
- Priest frightens away parasitic guests. Tells them he has that morning confessed man with plague. J1563.8
- Bullock struck on hindquarters instead of head in attempt to kill it. (Only frightens it.) J1906.1
- The dead girl frightens father and lover. The girl dies. The lover, thinking that she is asleep, talks to her. When he hears the father speak of her as dead he is frightened that he has talked to the dead. The father hears the lover talk and thinks that it is the girl's spirit. Both flee. J2621
- Husband promises a cow to tiger; wife frightens the tiger away. K235.1.1
- Thief frightens owner from goods. K335
- Trickster quarrels with owner of goods, feigns death, and frightens owner away. K335.0.3
- Thief frightens priest as the latter crosses cemetery. Meanwhile a confederate steals his chickens. K335.0.5.2
- Thief frightens away guards of his father's corpse by impersonating demons. K335.0.7
- Corpse thrown among robbers frightens them from treasure. K335.1.2.1
- Sham blood and brains. Fox covers his head with milk and says that his brains have been knocked out. Frightens bear. K473
- Goat trembles so hard from fear of tiger that shaking of his beard frightens tiger away. K547.7
- Hero threatens tiger with plowshare and leads him into village. Frightens villagers. K547.11
- Sham calling to helpers frightens robbers away. K548.3
- Confederate in disguise as "troll" frightens king's men, while his daughter helps prisoner to escape. (Cf. F455.) K649.7.3