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- God kisses mortal. A185.6.1
- Ox helps patriarch who in joy kisses him on the lips: hence no hair on ox's lips. A2221.5.1
- Three redeeming kisses. (Die weisse Frau.) A woman can be disenchanted from animal form if man will kiss her three times, each time when she is in the form of a different terrifying animal. D735.2
- Ghost kisses living person. E471
- Fairy kisses man. F302.3.4.1
- Witch's kisses disfigure person. G264.2
- Mistaken identity. A bride slips up behind her husband and kisses him. He is annoyed. She: "Pardon me, I did not know it was you" J1485
- Kissing the mother first. Oracle that the first of three sons to kiss his mother will be king. One of them kisses the earth, mother of all. He succeeds. J1652
- Literal numskull kisses a pig. Told that he should have kissed the old woman. J2461.2.1
- The thieving kiss. Trickster kisses pile of money, taking some in his mouth with every kiss. K378
- Girl refusing her lover final kiss provokes rival to admit selling kisses. K1275.1
- Dividing the winnings: presents (favors) from man's own wife. After the agreement to divide all winnings the first man receives favors (presents, kisses) from the second's wife. He faithfully delivers them. M241.2
- Prophecy that brother who first kisses saint will be king. P11.0.1
- Princess kisses ugly poet while he sleeps. Kisses not the ugly face but the divine mouth. Q88.2
- Father kisses son while planning to kill him. S11.4.2
- Man dies when the bride who had been denied him kisses him. T81.4
- Newborn child kisses dying mother. T585.6
- Punishment for profane use of the cross. Drunkard kisses cross, thinking it is a bottle of wine. V86.3