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- Culture hero as poet (musician). A527.4
- The musician in the wolf-trap: meets wolf already trapped, and saves himself by playing music. (Cf. K551.3.1.) B848.1
- Dwarf musician (poet). F451.6.3.3.1
- Skillful musician plays nine mouth harps at once. F679.9
- A musician engaged to play for the night-spirits (devils) dances. G303.25.17.2
- Imprisoned musician defends himself. Has been imprisoned because the king did not like the way the musician looked at him. After a year the king returns as a conqueror and sees musician. The latter says that he saw the king's conquests in a vision and was blessing him when he looked at him. The musician is honored. J814.1
- Three stupid sons sent out into the world to learn trades: hunter kills his father; musician plays and dances at his father's death, etc. J2499.7
- Thieves disguised as musicians. K311.11
- Disguise as musician in order to escape. K521.4.2
- Musician in danger puts on his musician's attire as if about to play; escapes. K521.4.2.1
- Musician in hell playing for the devils, purposely breaks fiddle strings. Must return to earth to repair strings. K606.1.3
- Disguise as musician to enter enemy's camp. K2357.1
- Musician. P428
- Reward for musician. Q95
- Musician flogged for eating a kid on Friday (day of fast). (Cf. Q458.) Q223.9.2
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