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- God of happiness. A467
- Overweening pride in good fortune forbidden. Man proud that he and his clan have never known unhappiness or want swallowed up by earth. C770.1
- Happiness from eating magic pig. (Cf. D1032.4.) D1359.3.2
- Foreknowledge of unhappiness of son or sons. D1812.0.4
- Deaf and dumb man can see soul taken to happiness or punishment. D1821.7
- Two hundred years of unfailing life and happiness offered to warrior by fairy woman in exchange for one day's delay of battle. D1857.2
- Journey to earthly paradise. Land of happiness. (Cf. F132.1.) F111
- Otherworld land of happiness. (Cf. F165.6, F167.9, F169.8.) F173
- Riddle: how far is it from happiness to misfortune? H685
- How far is it from happiness to misfortune? One day; yesterday I was herdsman and now I am abbot. (Cf. H561.2.) H685.1
- Quest for happiness. H1376.6
- "Idleness begets woe; work brings happiness": counsel proved wise by experience. J21.50
- Crow inspects the three worlds in search of happiness. J136
- Man to be reforged chooses present unhappiness. He is in heaven and God is to reforge him, but he chooses not to change. J323
- Rich merchant is poorer in happiness than poor man. J347.4
- Money does not always bring happiness. J1085
- Poor man returns to the emperor all save enough for comfort: wealth would take happiness from his simple life. J1085.4
- Man who has never known unhappiness or want is swallowed up by earth with all his household. L424
- Reward: happiness during last year of life. Q145.0.1
- Ruler who is jealous of his subjects' happiness prohibits their games. W181.7