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Motifs — first 20 of 52
- Person frightened by animals successively replying to his remarks. Example: Man riding horse and followed by dog tells horse to jump over a hole. Horse says, "I will not." Man turns to dog and says, "Isn't that strange – a horse talking!" The dog says, "Yes, isn't it." Often the man runs, meeting other animals which answer him, until he falls exhausted. B210.1
- Secrets discussed in animal meeting. B235
- Remedy learned from overhearing animal meeting. The hero learns how to cure his own blindness and the sickness of the king (princess). B513
- Tabu: holding meeting at certain place. C853.1
- Meeting certain persons (animals) a bad omen. D1812.5.1.7
- Meeting certain person (animal) a good omen. D1812.5.2.2
- Good omen: meeting old woman with pot of newly drawn water. D1812.5.2.2.1
- Meeting ghost causes misfortune. E265
- Meeting ghost causes sickness. (Cf. D2064.) E265.1
- Meeting ghost causes person to go mad. (Cf. D2065.) E265.2
- Meeting ghost causes death. (Cf. E574.) E265.3
- Meetings of the dead. E490
- Meetings of the dead – miscellaneous. E499
- Evil effects of meeting wild hunt. E501.18
- River rises to prevent meeting of hostile armies. F932.8.2.1
- Witch's sabbath. A meeting of witches in which church services are burlesqued. G243
- Devil appears at meetings of witches. G303.6.2.2
- Deceased wife marriage test. Man will marry woman meeting certain specifications prescribed by his deceased wife. H363
- Man learns the fear of Death by meeting Life. Life (old woman) beheads him and replaces his head backwards. Simpleton left in fear for hours before head is readjusted. J27
- Ruler interrupts meeting of Senate to amuse his small son. When rebuked for making him a whistle he says: "I would have blown it for him had he asked me to do so." J553.2