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- Angel of poverty. A473.0.1
- Culture hero spares certain evil spirits. Old Age, Cold, Poverty, and Hunger beg the culture hero not to destroy them because of their real usefulness to man. A531.1
- Magic hymn protects against poverty, death and dishonor. (Cf. D1275.3, D1380.14.1.) D1389.9
- Magic red stone protects against poverty. (Cf. D1070.) D1389.9.1
- Magic ring prevents poverty. (Cf. D1076.) D1389.9.2
- Test of wife's endurance. Haughty princess married to beggar and must endure poverty and menial work. H465
- Test of friendship: the power of money. Spendthrift loses his friends in poverty. H1558.7
- Choice: free poverty or enslaved wealth. J211
- Philosopher chooses poverty with freedom. J211.1
- Town mouse and country mouse. Latter prefers poverty with safety. J211.2
- Physical pain preferred to poverty. J229.14
- Man calls Saints Peter and Paul fools for enduring poverty if rich abbots can reach heaven, too. J1263.4.2
- Celibacy at the altar. Monk says, "I vowed three things: poverty in the bath, obedience at the table, and celibacy at the altar." J1264.2
- Rascal extorts money for silence about companion's poverty. K443.10
- Former poverty chosen over new riches. Weaver laments loss of water vessel. Offered many new, but prefers old and modest life. L217.1
- Prophecy: poverty from birth. M359.5
- Outcast wife and her son live in poverty. S442
- Wealth and poverty. U60
- Poverty-stricken couple wrap newly-born child in altar-coverings. V135.1
- Romans won't include Jesus in their pantheon because of his poverty which they hate. V385