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- Greedy god. A139.15
- Animal characteristics: punishment for greed. A2238
- Spider transformed for greediness: now occupies dark corners. (Cf. A2433.5.3.) A2261.2
- "We three" – "For gold" – "That is right" devil's bargain. Three brothers have agreed to say only these things. They incriminate themselves. C495.2.1
- Ruby shatters into half-dozen pieces when it is acquired by greedy lapidary. D1641.14.1
- Dying peasant summons greedy bishop for heavenly funeral; the bishop dies hearing the message. D1715.2
- Bride test: greediness. H385
- Riddle: deaths from sleepiness, anger, and greed. Elephant sleeps before snake's hole. Snake bites elephant and kills it. Jackal eats hole in elephant and is caught inside. Snake can't get out of its hole. H803
- "Don't be too greedy in making a trade": counsel proved wise by experience. Man refuses fifty ducats for horse. Horse suddenly dies. J21.26
- One should not be too greedy. J514
- Greedy man keeps demanding one more thing from complacent man; at last is magically blinded. J514.3
- Greedy pig looks up into tree for figs. This causes his death. J514.4
- Greedy man dissatisfied with gold looks for jewels; finds only iron and eventually nothing. J514.5
- Drunk philosopher wagers that he can drink the ocean dry. Agrees to do so if the other will hold back streams emptying into the ocean. Agreed to drink only the ocean. J1161.9
- The greedy dreamer. He dreams that he receives nine coins. He demands ten. He wakes and finds that he has dreamed. He is willing to accept the nine. J1473
- God as surety; the abbot pays. A young man is ransomed by giving God as surety for the ransom money. He fails to return as agreed. The creditor sees a wealthy abbot, who says that he is a servant of God. He robs the abbot and when the young man finally appears he tells the latter than the debt is already paid by God's servant. J1559.2
- The greedy host. J1562
- Settling the dispute. Two men cannot agree to bride's dowry. Third party tells each parent that the other has agreed. Marriage. "Now that you are relatives you can settle it between yourselves." J1678
- Greedy jackal caught in carcass of dead bullock. J2136.6.1
- The gift of the donkey. Ruler rewards the gift of a clever donkey. Greedy nobleman seeking a like reward sends ruler two donkeys in rich trappings. Ruler advises the donor that he is sorry that his gift will deprive him of worthy companionship. J2415.1.1