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- Man curses and devil fulfills his wish: takes the stone away. C12.5.2
- Tabu: neglecting to fulfill vow made to god. C68
- Tabu: making unreasonable requests. Given power of fulfilling all wishes, person oversteps moderation and is punished. C773.1
- Disenchantment fails because conditions are not fulfilled. D791.3
- Magic wishing-object. Object causes wishes to be fulfilled. D1470.1
- Magic ass's head fulfills wishes. (Cf. D1011.0.2.) D1470.1.7
- Magic coin fulfills wishes. (Cf. D1288.) D1470.1.28
- Magic lake: whoever dies in it will have his desires fulfilled in future birth. (Cf. D921.) D1470.1.45
- Warning in dream fulfilled. D1810.8.3.1
- Dream warns of illness or injury. The dream is fulfilled. D1810.8.3.1.1
- Return from the dead because last will was not fulfilled. E236.4
- Dead return to fulfill bargain. E342
- Ghost laid when vow is fulfilled. (Cf. E415.3.) E451.3
- Fairies give fulfillment of wishes. F341
- Quest undertaken by hero to fulfill promises. H1229.1
- Barber paid to change color of woman's face burns her with acid. He has fulfilled contract. J1161.6
- Priests say dying woman's unfulfilled request for mangoes must be paid in golden mangoes to them. Priests burned with iron since she had asked to be cauterized. J1511.18
- 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
- Devil gets another soul instead of one bargained for. The devil bargains with a man for his soul, but the man fulfills his contract and escapes. In envy two persons commit suicide. The devil rejoices that though he lost one he has gained two. K217
- Literal fulfillment of marriage contract. Man to be released when earth is placed at his head (buried). Dies in grave. K236.4