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Motifs — first 20 of 72
- Departed deity grants requests to visitors. A575
- Semi-divine hero granted free access to men's wives. A591
- Ireland, waste for centuries after flood, is repopulated by immigrants. A1006.6
- Bad women from transformed hog and goose. Peter, having only one daughter, foolishly promises her to three men. He asks the Lord to create two others. This request is granted. The first creature he meets on two successive mornings he is to greet, and they will be transformed. He meets a hog and a goose. His two new daughters have these characteristics. A1371.3
- Animal characteristics: punishment for immoderate request. Dissatisfied animal finds that when his request is granted he is worse off than before. A2232
- Dog granted proper food. A2545.4
- Animal granted patent of nobility. A2546
- Dog granted patent of nobility. A2546.1
- Wolf granted patent of nobility. A2546.2
- Dragon fight: respite granted and dragon returns with renewed strength. B11.11.1
- Magic dog fragrant. B182.1.6
- Cow grants all desires. B184.2.1.3
- Lion is freed from net by mouse. Mouse asks that his son marry lion's daughter. Request granted. The mouse is trampled to death by his bride. B363.1
- Grateful fish grants mad hero his wish: to impregnate a princess. Later the fish saves the hero and his family from death at sea. B375.1.1
- Transformation to likeness of ruler. Man so uses the last of three wishes granted to him. D41.1
- Image of love grants man wife. (Cf. D1268.) D1595.1
- Air made fragrant with odors of flowers by spell. (Cf. D1273.) D1599.2
- Wishes granted without limit. D1761.0.1
- Limited number of wishes granted. D1761.0.2
- One wish granted. D1761.0.2.2
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