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Motifs — first 20 of 110
- Underground monster fettered by trick. Is persuaded to try on fetters. (Sometimes told of fettering Satan, who plays same role.) A1071.1
- Origin of animal characteristics: animal persuaded into self-injury. A2284
- Animal persuaded to amputate limb: therefore lacks it. (Cf. A2371.2.10, A2377.1.) A2284.1
- Bustard persuaded to kill all but two children: has but two eggs. (Cf. A2486.2.) A2284.2
- Coyote persuaded to break leg: therefore has thin right leg. (Cf. A2371.2.6.) A2284.5
- Why elephant has testicles inside. Persuaded to eat them. (Cf. A2284.4.) A2365.1.1
- Man (woman) persuaded to reveal fatal secret. C420.1
- Magic object acquired by tricking giant. Giant is persuaded to give the objects to the hero. (Cf. D831, where the person tricked is often a giant.) D833
- Ogre persuaded to go into hole: buried alive. G512.4
- Ogre persuaded to drink pond dry bursts. G522
- Boy saves life by showing father foolishness of plowing up his crop. Father has been persuaded to kill child. J92
- 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
- Robbers persuaded to give hero sword with which they are afterwards killed. J642.2
- Thief persuaded detective can read thoughts: confesses. (Cf. N275.) J1141.1.9
- The wise man and the rain of fools. A wise man is persuaded to taste water which has turned many persons into fools. He also becomes a fool. J1714.2
- Dupe persuaded to cut off part of his own body. J2131.3.2
- Thieving wolf persuaded to sing. Caught. J2136.5.9
- Dogs of wolf color join the wolves. As soon as they have killed the other dogs the wolves then turn on the wolf-colored dogs which they have persuaded to join them. J2137.2
- Sheep killed by the butcher, who they are persuaded will spare them. J2137.5
- Woman to sound bell for help in childbirth persuaded to sound false alarms: not heeded when help is needed. J2199.1.2