“questions”

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Fettered monster questions visitor. He asks "Are lambs still being produced?" or the like; i.e. is nature still normal? He must remain fettered till he hears that nature's laws no longer hold. A1074.3
Tabu: asking questions. C410
All questions to be answered, "I don't know". A youth is so advised by his horse. C495.1
All questions to be answered "Thanks". Youth is so advised by old woman helper. C495.3
Mirror answers questions. (Cf. D1163, D1323.1.) D1311.2
Moon (stars) answers questions. D1311.6.1
Magic cloud answers questions. (Cf. D901.) D1311.6.2
Sun answers questions. (Cf. D1291.1.) D1311.6.3
Coconut shell answers questions. Sinks for yes, floats for no. (Cf. D985.1.) D1311.9
Dead lover sets tasks. If girl does not perform them (or answer his questions) he will carry her off. E212
Questions to dead are dangerous. E545.5
Demon occupies oracular artificial head and gives responses to questions. F415
Dwarfs give riddles and questions to mortals. F451.5.15
Wise man answers all questions. F645.1
Student is helped by devil when he can answer three questions in rhyme. (Cf. H543.) G303.22.3
Wise man answers questions of many with single speech. H501.2
King propounds questions to his sons to determine successor. H508.1
Devil held off from person by answering his riddles. St. Andrew the Bishop, and the Devil. The Devil, in form of beautiful maiden visits a holy bishop. St. Andrew appears as a pilgrim, answers the questions through which the devil seeks to keep him at a distance and discomfits the devil. (Cf. B302.22.3.) H543.1
King and abbot. King propounds three riddles to abbot to answer on pain of death. Herdsman disguises as abbot and answers questions. H561.2
Solomon and Marcolf. Witty questions and answers between youth and servant. H561.3

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