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- Death origin: God sends a woman to sell poisoned curds to man. A1335.12
- God sends centipede down to introduce death into the world through its poisoned sting. A1335.13
- Falcon saves master from drinking poisoned water. B143.1.4
- Faithful falcon killed through misunderstanding. Tries to warn the king against drinking water poisoned by snake. B331.1
- Faithful horse killed through misunderstanding. Tries to warn king against drinking water poisoned by snake. B331.1.1
- Truth-telling voice in wall warns against poisoned food. D1317.4.1
- Poisoned drink or food made harmless by saint's blessing. D1840.1.2.1
- Wounds from poisoned arrows healed by bath of milk. D2161.4.14.1.1
- Resuscitation by removal of poisoned apple. By shaking loose the apple from the throat of the poisoned girl the prince brings her to life. E21.1
- Resuscitation by removal of poisoned comb. E21.3
- Resuscitation by removal of poisoned slippers. E21.4
- Poisoned arrows. (Cf. F833.6.) F831.3
- Sword with poisoned edge. (Cf. F831.3.) F833.6
- Enemy cured by poisoned cake he has sent to holy man in order to destroy him. F959.6.1
- Vessel of poisoned ale inverted; only poison flows out. F1092
- Riddle: one killed none and yet killed twelve. (Horse is poisoned; raven eats of him and dies; twelve robbers eat raven and die.) H802
- Poisoned food test. Attempt to kill hero by feeding him poisoned food. H1515
- Poisoned drink test. Attempt to kill saint by giving him poisoned drink. H1515.2
- Poisoned clothing test. Attempt to kill hero by poisoning clothing. H1516
- The "poisoned" pot. The wife tells the husband that a certain pot of preserves is poison. He decides to kill himself and eats the preserves. He believes that he is poisoned and lies down for dead. J2311.2