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Motifs
- Angel speaks to Patrick from bush that merely seems to burn. A182.3.0.1.1
- Marvelous sensitiveness: suffering from merely seeing work done. F647.2
- Giant ogre. Polyphemus. (For motifs concerning giants who are not malevolent but merely large, see F531.) G100
- Ordeal by holy water. If simpleton closes his eyes to holy water he is possessed; if he laughs he is merely an idiot. H222.2
- Monk discouraged by large amount of work to be done persuaded to undertake but a small amount each day. The small task will be done; the large one will merely discourage. J557.1
- Robber innocent because he is merely following traditions of his ancestors. J1179.4
- Actual rescuer gets woman. Watchers could never have got her merely by watching. J1179.12
- Scolding priest says he is merely trying to get even for all the scolding he must undergo. J1269.4
- Were merely measuring cup. King demands that each subject bring small amount of milk to put in his new cup. They plan to cheat him by bringing him water. Accused, they say that they were merely measuring the cup to see how much it would take to fill it. J1391.7
- Wages: as much as he can carry. To get rid of the boy the troll offers him as large wages as he is able to carry. Boy says that this will be too much, that he will be contented merely with what the troll can carry. K1732
- Promise made merely as a matter of form not binding. M206
- Host offers to send his guest a cask of the wine he has praised. Later refuses to send it as it was merely a "verba honoris". M206.1
- Pigeon hastily kills his mate for stealing wheat. It has merely dried out and no longer fills the nest. When the dampness later swells the wheat, he sees his mistake and kills himself in remorse. N346
- Only half a son is born by queen who ate merely half of mango. (Cf. F525, T589.2.) T550.6
- Poor woman gives birth to child who has no body (merely head or skull). T550.7