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- God of laughter. A489.4
- Origin of pleasant and unpleasant women. Contest arranged by Virgin Mary – laughter forbidden for some time. A1372.7
- Origin of laughter. A1399.1
- Why we have rats: one escapes from slaughter of rats. A1854.1
- Tabu: slaughtering buffalo in temple. C93.5
- Three meditations on death which prevent laughter. D1273.1.1.4
- Scent of flowers from laughter. D1773.1
- Drops of blood presage slaughter. D1812.5.1.1.5
- Rice paddies flooded or dried by toad's tears or laughter. D2149.5
- Journey to Isle of Laughter. F111.1
- Fairy music causes joy (laughter). F262.3.6
- Laughter from chagrin. F1041.11.1
- Princess brought to laughter by people sticking together. H341.1
- Princess brought to laughter by small animals. H341.2
- Princess brought to laughter by foolish actions of hero. H341.3
- Princess brought to laughter by indecent show made in quarrel with old woman at well. H341.3.1
- King: What is your sister doing? Youth: She is mourning last year's laughter. (Nurses child, the fruit of last year's love affair.) H583.5
- Maiden (to king): Shall I feed you with loss or gain. (A slaughtered hen or milk.) H583.9
- Man whose laughter brings rain will not laugh: brought to laughter when people who, unknown to each other, have gone to sleep in same dark room frighten each other. H1194.1
- Young ass avoids food eaten by animals before being slaughtered. Runs to his mother and asks to have all remains of the hog's food taken out. J12