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Motifs — first 20 of 42
- Origin of illness from fire and cold. A1337.8
- Tabu: sexual intercourse during illness. C119.1.1
- Flesh of white cow with red ears as only cure for mysterious illness. (Cf. D1032.) D1500.1.33.2
- Dream warns of illness or injury. The dream is fulfilled. D1810.8.3.1.1
- Water-spirit causes illness and death. F420.5.2.12
- Death (illness) from envy. F1041.1.10
- Extraordinary illness. F1041.9
- Illness from keeping a secret. F1041.9.2
- Illness from shame of enemies' scorn. F1041.9.3
- Illness from excessive grief. F1041.21.1
- Illness caused by curse of witch. G263.4.0.1
- Witch cripples or lames through illness. (Cf. G269.11.) G263.4.3
- Witch causes illness of animals. (Cf. D2066) G265.4.2
- Feigned illness to test wife's love. Husband feigns loss of genitalia. H467.1
- Quest assigned because of feigned illness. Lion's milk (or the like) said to be necessary as cure; hero therefore sent on dangerous quest. H1212
- "Keep head dry, feet warm, and eat meat": counsel proved wise by experience. King recovers from illness. J21.29
- Urinalysis reveals coition as cure for illness. Treatment successful. J1149.4
- Numskull kills his children trying to cure their illness. J2175.6
- Wrestling between porcupine and deer. Deer defeated but always pleads illness. K12.5
- Thief feigns illness to be taken in victim's house. (Cf. K341.2.2.1.) Ransacks it while "recovering." K325