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- Monster fettered with sword just out of reach. If he reaches it he will free himself. A1074.1
- Mermaid's hair reaches her waist. B81.9.1
- Mad horse becomes tame when girl's voice reaches his ears. D1442.1.1
- Saint casts staffs to distant island. Staff that reaches owner shall have island. (Cf. D1254.) D1524.1.2.1
- Three days and three nights seem one hour as saint preaches. (Cf. Z71.1.1.) D2011.1.2
- Mountain reaches to sky. F55
- Man stretches self till he reaches other world. F59.1
- Giant reaches to the sky. Must lean over to keep from touching. F531.2.1.5
- Woman so old her chin reaches her knee. F571.3.1
- Tower reaches moon. F772.1.2
- Pillar of fire reaches from heaven to earth. (Cf. F774.2.1.) F962.2.2
- Saint preaches for three days and three nights. F1086
- Task: coming neither with nor without a present (game). (Lets bird fly as the reaches it toward king.) H1056
- Peasant preaches about bishop's amour. Bishop has instructed him to tell the truth and spare no one when he preaches. J1211.1
- Priest preaches about bishop's amour. Bishop has fined priest for incontinence. Priest hides and witnesses amorous intrigue between bishop and abbess, hearing bishop refer to the abbess's charms in biblical similes. Priest incorporates overheard references in his introduction to the Mass and is asked for an explanation. Bishop returns his fine. J1211.1.1
- The peasant's share is the chicken. He serves small birds and a roast chicken to his guests. Guests each take a small bird, leaving only the chicken when the plate reaches the host. He takes the whole chicken saying: "Since everyone has a bird, I must have one too." J1562.2
- Master sets servant example by eating rind first: fills up and never reaches the fruit. J2178.1
- The horse swifter than the rain. Caught in the rain, a trickster finds that his horse will not budge. He undresses, puts his clothes under the horse's belly and keeps them dry. When he reaches the king, he reports that his horse has run so fast that he has had no time to get wet. The king buys the horse. K134.2
- Deceptive land bargain: saints agree that the one who casts his staff far enough to reach distant island shall be owner of land. Staff of one contestant transformed to spear (or dart) and so alone reaches island. When saint touches weapon, it becomes staff again. K185.13
- Animal tricked into seizing hollow log. Man reaches through and pulls animal's heart out. K952.3