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Motifs
- Origin of weights and measures. A1471.2
- Cow gives twelve measures of milk for the twelve apostles of Ireland. B251.2.10
- Only ten measures of magic allotted to world. D1719.11.1
- Magic gift: power to continue all day what one starts. One woman measures linen; another throws water on pig. D2172.2
- Man presses out twelve measures of oil without the help of bullocks. F639.7
- How many measures of water are in the river? H696.1.4
- King takes measures against assassination. J634
- Better to donate half of what is asked than lend all. Two farmers ask a priest to lend two measures of grain to each of them. The priest refuses to lend them any but donates one measure to each. Thus he saves two measures. J1552.4
- Literal fool puts three empty measures in pot. Told to put in three measures of rice to boil. J2461.1.4.2
- The double-cheating miller. He confesses that he has an oversized measure and agrees to get a smaller one. He measures back the grain in the smaller measure. K486
- Giant is clerk to God of Destiny and measures out mortals' spans of existence. N111.5
- Use of false weights and measures punished. Q274.3