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- Forgetting leashes of hounds as bad omen. D1812.5.1.21
- Forgetting by stumbling. A name or formula is magically forgotten when one stumbles (or jumps). D2004.5
- Forgetting by stepping over log. D2004.5.1
- Magic forgetting of wife when husband removes shirt she has given him. D2004.6
- Forgetting Charon's fee. Philosopher forgets to put coin in mouth before death (Charon's fee). Charon: "Don't you know the custom?" Answer: "Yes, but I couldn't put off dying for a quarter!" E489.3
- Wild hunt avoided by getting out of its course. E501.17.5.2
- Precautions taken with corpse before burial to prevent evil spirits from getting, using body. (Cf. E431.) E752.10
- Getting rid of fairies. F381
- Spirit (demon) baffled by scolding and getting last word. F405.4
- Dwarf prevented from getting into his stone before sunrise till he promises to do what hero demands (especially forge weapons). (Cf. D451.3.4.2, D451.4.1.12, F451.5.2.13.) F451.3.2.1.1
- Old man says his arm is getting thin – indicates desire for human flesh. G95
- Witch stretches out her hand and brings water from ocean without getting out of her bed; is recognized. G259.5
- Devil wooes woman; she discovers identity in time to escape with aid of minister who swallows candle after getting devil to promise she could live as long as the candle lasted. (Cf. K551.9.) G303.12.5.4
- Explanation of phenomenon: large pond emptying itself into several smaller pools (man may spend without getting any return). H614.2
- Task: getting fruit from top of tall tree without cutting tree. (Cuts roots of tree.) H1038
- Task: getting ring from python's hole (help from python goddess). H1132.3.1
- Test of curiosity: the clock. A man is promised a beautiful clock if he can mind his own business for a whole year. He does. The giver tells him he is the second man who almost made sure of getting the clock. The man asks how the other missed getting it; he loses the clock himself. H1554.2
- Man retains questionable bride for fear of getting one who is worse. J229.9
- Host wants to learn Hebrew even at risk of forgetting his own language. J344.2
- Softening bread-crusts. An avaricious master feeds bread-crusts to his servants. "The crusts are already getting soft." J1341.1