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- Magic mouse to be flayed. Mouse orders hero to flay him and to use skin for magic purposes. Later the skin is returned to the mouse. B183.1.1
- Magic bull to be flayed. The bull orders the hero (heroine) to flay him and to use his skin for magic purposes. (Cf. B192, B335, B411.1.) B184.2.3.1
- Tabu: using altar for secular purposes. C51.1.1
- Tabu: using miracle for trifling purpose. C96
- Tabu: resurrecting cat for trifling purpose. C96.1
- Tabu: using food for unworthy purpose. C851.1
- Mare from water world disappears when she is scolded and her halter used for common purposes. C918
- Robber-proof house: thieves are petrified when they enter house for unlawful purposes; are fed and welcomed, otherwise. D2072.5
- Ghost summoned for purposes of necromancy. E387.3
- Cures by transferring disease to dead. Ghoulish charm used for this purpose. E595
- Ash pole appears at doorway several times on day owner's daughter dies. (It is used for coffin rests. The pole has previously mysteriously escaped being used for other purposes.) E767.1
- Who is greater than God? Man's purpose. H674
- Task: squaring the lumber on a stone without blunting the axe. Woman is purposely sent to distract him. H1199.13
- The dishes of the same flavor. Man thus shown that one woman is like another and dissuaded from his amorous purpose. J81
- The man is accused of maintaining a brothel. He has a bull for breeding purposes. J2521.1
- Deceptive bargain: felling the tree. The ogre and the trickster agree to fell a large tree. The trickster purposely dulls his axe on a stone and then asks the ogre to exchange. Rather than work with a dull axe, the ogre does all the work. K178
- Musician in hell playing for the devils, purposely breaks fiddle strings. Must return to earth to repair strings. K606.1.3
- Lover gets self carried into beloved's house to wait for clean clothes after a purposeful fall in mud. K1349.6
- Treasure pointed out by soul which has left body for this purpose. N538.1
- Woman sells favors for particular purpose. T455