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- One man prays either to keep friend from death or for both to die. Both allowed to live. E165.1
- The soul prays. E757
- Devil appears to girl who prays over pit where she has thrown the bodies of her babies. G303.6.2.7
- Satan prays to God. G303.9.8.8
- Angel gives symbolic interpretation of value of work as well as of prayer. Works and prays where monk can see him. (Cf. H604, H606.) H605
- Holy man's prayer reforms rich man. Holy man prays, "May God bless everything here that is good but cause to disappear all that is bad." Everything disappears. J153.1
- Old woman prays for safety of cruel tyrant for fear a worse one will succeed him. J215.2.1
- Sailor prays for gods to sink ship during storm, since gods never do what they are asked to do. J1467.1
- The 999 gold pieces. A man prays for a thousand gold pieces and says that he will not accept one less. A joker sends him 999. He says that he will trust God for the other coin. J1473.1
- Wants the organ to come and play for her. An old woman enraptured with the sound of a cathedral organ prays for it to come to her house and gives it directions as to where she lives. J1888
- Praying to the nearer virgin. One man prays to the Virgin of Aix-la-Chapelle. The other: "That place is too far away; she can't be here in time to help." He prays to the Virgin of a nearer town. J2495.1
- Eavesdropping sexton duped into giving suppliant money. The trickster prays to the Virgin for a certain sum of money and promises repayment of double at the end of the month. The sexton throws the money to him, but never receives it back. K464
- Saint prays with woman; learns she is his sister. N734.2
- Wealthy usurer prays that the sons of the rich will become mad. That will benefit his business. His own sons lose their minds. P435.1
- Girl prays to Virgin to spare her virginity. Two soldiers quarrel over possessing her. Captain slays her, thus "saving" her. T321.4
- Woman successfully prays for disease to repel lover. T327.2
- The clever brothers work, the foolish brother only prays; finally he acquires all the property. V52.12
- Ascetic cleric prays to become diseased. V462.5.0.1
- Ascetic cleric sleeps (prays) with wet sheet (mantle) about him. V462.5.1.2
- Wife of stingy man prays that her husband become sick so that she can get better food. W152.16