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- Semi-divine hero granted free access to men's wives. A591
- 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
- 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
- Transformation to likeness of ruler. Man so uses the last of three wishes granted to him. D41.1
- Wishes granted without limit. D1761.0.1
- Limited number of wishes granted. D1761.0.2
- One wish granted. D1761.0.2.2
- Mouse's prayer to gods about her children granted. D1766.1.6
- Three Nephites are granted quasi-immortal state by Jesus Christ at time of resurrection. (Cf. V294.) D1856.2
- Resuscitation by universal weeping. Return of deity from dead granted if all men will weep. One person refuses. E58.1
- Return from dead granted for definite time. E166
- Mortal beats drum as fairies dance before Indra; is granted fairy wife permanently. F302.6.2.1
- Solomon, permitted by God to make any request, asks wisdom. Granted wisdom and wealth. J231.1
- Execution escaped by use of special permissions granted the condemned. J1181
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