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Motifs
- Animal characteristics: obtaining another's qualities. A2240
- Animal characteristics: obtaining for feast and not returning. (Cf. A2378.1.5, A2378.2.6.) A2242
- Fairy wounded by mortal is healed only by obtaining mortal's blessing. (Cf. D659.5.) D2161.4.10.2.1
- Suitor test: obtaining flowers. H355.4
- Suitor test: obtaining for bride a necklace like her mother's. H355.5
- Task: obtaining fat (bacon) from swine that never was farrowed. H1025
- Task: obtaining marrow of wild pig, lard of wild boar, water bird (coot?). H1154.11
- The bungling host. A trickster (animal) visits various animals who display their peculiar powers in obtaining food (often magic). He returns the invitation and tries to provide food in similar ways. He fails and usually has a narrow escape from death. (Cf. J2411.3.) J2425
- Magic rites for obtaining a child. T548.2