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- Departed deity grants requests to visitors. A575
- Ireland, waste for centuries after flood, is repopulated by immigrants. A1006.6
- Cow grants all desires. B184.2.1.3
- 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
- Image of love grants man wife. (Cf. D1268.) D1595.1
- Vanquished ogre grants hero's three wishes. G665
- Using the lamb to get an audience. Peasant calls on lawyer for advice. Lawyer says that he is busy. Peasant returns with lamb. The lawyer hears its bleat and grants the audience. J1653
- Devil loses his grain and gets thistles. God grants the devil one grain crop, which he can create by calling its name. The devil is tricked into forgetting the name and calling "Thistles". Hence his crop is of thistles. K249.1
- God grants man twenty years more of life provided he plays no tricks. K551.22.2
- Crocodile grants boy five days respite from death. K551.22.3
- Sexton's own wife brings her offering. The priest grants to the sexton the offerings brought by all women whom the priest has loved. The priest always calls out "Take" when these women offer. The sexton's own wife comes. The priest calls out "Take!" (Cf. Q384.) K1541
- Deity grants woman two sons, one to be wise and ugly and the other a fool and handsome. M93
- Land grants (bargains). M207
- Blind promise (rash boon). Person grants wish before hearing it. M223
- God grants to saint the boon that no one buried in any of his churches shall go to hell. Q174.1.1.2
- God grants to saint the boon that two persons are to be rescued from hell by him "to the end of the world." Q174.1.1.3
- Champion grants requested boon of safe convoy to his enemies. W11.5.10