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- Blind man able to recognize real pearls by their smell, diamonds by touch, a good horse by screwing its ears, and raja of noble birth by his generosity. F655.1
- Husband has friend woo his wife: wife is generous to certain point only. Husband makes her wear dress symbolic of her generosity – blouse of coarse cloth; dress of gold brocade. H492.2.1
- Tests of generosity. H1552
- Contest in generosity. Ruler vies with minister in generosity. Minister declared loser and condemned to die. Pardoned on acknowledging defeat. H1552.2
- Test of friendship: substitute as murderer. A man in misery gives himself up as a murderer rather than endure further misery. His friend tries to take on himself the guilt and be substituted. The real murderer, touched by the generosity, confesses. H1558.2
- Enemy soldiers persuaded by show of great wealth and generosity of king to desert to his side. K2365.3
- Competition in friendship: prisoner and jailor. Officer in charge of prison offers to let his friend escape, though his own life will be forfeited. The friend refuses; tells officer to let king think he has escaped and if the king demands his life the officer can produce the prisoner. King hears of the generosity and forgives the prisoner. P315.1
- Host surrenders his wife to his guest. The guest unwittingly falls in love with the wife. The host, on being informed, out of pure generosity repudiates the wife and has her marry the guest. (Often joined with P315.) P325
- Generosity rewarded. Q42
- Generosity to saint (god) in disguise rewarded. (Cf. Q1, Q45.1.) Q42.3
- Reward for generosity to king's buffoon. Ruler rewards herald who is generous to his buffoon. Q42.5
- Generosity. W11
- Man lets himself be sold as slave so as to practice generosity. W11.4
- Generosity toward enemy. W11.5
- Nobleman's generosity enables impoverished lover to entertain his lady. W11.7
- Envious man sets out to kill one who is noted for his generosity. He is won over by the generosity of his intended victim. W18