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- Tabu: going home before dog precedes. C756.1
- One of man's (giant's) eyes protrudes, other recedes. (Cf. F1041.16.2.) F541.5
- Eye recedes into head. F541.8
- Hair recedes into head. F555.3.0.1
- One eye recedes, other protrudes when angered. (Cf. F541.5.) F1041.16.2
- Like Christ on Palm Sunday. Bishop has parson to dinner in the seat of honor. The parson fears that the dinner precedes punishment. Parson: "Don't let me be like Christ on Palm Sunday in Jerusalem" J1265.1
- Cannibal sent for water which magically recedes from him: victim escapes. K605.1
- Punishment of Tantalus. Stands in a pool that ever recedes from his thirsty lips; branches of fruit spring away from him; stone over his head continually threatens to fall. Q501.2