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Motifs — first 20 of 52
- Origin of death from falsified message. A1335.1
- Mealtimes from confused message from God. A1511.1
- Cat garbles message from man to tiger: enmity between man and tiger. A2281.1.1
- Ravens carry message to enemies. B291.1.1.1
- Tabu: failing to heed message of god. C64
- Dying peasant summons greedy bishop for heavenly funeral; the bishop dies hearing the message. D1715.2
- Dying man commands cloud to bear message to man's wife. D1715.3
- Tear from upper world of mortals falls on departed in lower world. Dead brother sends message of comfort to living. E361.1
- Return from dead to give consoling message. E361.2
- Origin of reincarnation: miscarried message of immortality. E600.1
- Spirit delivers false message. F402.1.9
- Sign message sent by girl to enamored prince; interpreted by prince's friend. H611.2
- Queen writes message on stone which hero finds: he goes in search of her. H1229.2
- King sends hero to otherworld to carry message to king's dead father. H1252.4
- Arrow as man's message shows lion how terrible man himself must be. J32
- Dying saint leaves wise message to followers. Message is cryptic, but is finally made clear. J154.1
- Confession induced by bringing an unjust action against accused. False message to thief's wife to send the stolen jewel case as bribe to the judge. She does. J1141.4
- Error was in the honey. Trickster takes jar filled with earth but with honey on top as bribe to the judge. He takes the decision in writing. Cheat is discovered and judge sends message that an error has been made. Reply: the decision was right; the error is in the honey. (Cf. J1176.3.) J1192.2
- Fool forgets master's message. As result of his absent-mindedness he is given a heavy mortar to take to his master. The latter makes him return it as punishment. J2044
- The messenger without the message. A fool is told that he is to go to a neighboring castle the next morning. He is to take letters, but the next morning without reporting for instructions the fool goes on the journey. He is given a bag of stones to carry back. J2192