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Motifs
- Animal cursed for refusing to carry holy fugitive across stream. (Cf. A2371.2.1.) A2231.7.2
- Animal characteristics: lending and refusing to receive back. A2243
- Tabu: refusing credit to god. C53
- Tabu: refusing homage to saint's bell. C94.8
- Tabu: refusing unreasonable demand of pregnant woman. C152.2
- Tabu: refusing to elope with woman who desires it. C192
- Tabu: refusing a feast. C282
- Tabu: refusing to eat food demanded and supplied. C288
- Tabu: refusing combat to anyone. C835.1
- Tabu: bearded man refusing combat. C835.1.1
- Tabu: refusing a request. C871
- Tabu: bearded man refusing request. C871.0.1
- Tabu: turning away from (refusing requests of) poets. C872
- "Shame and disgrace" threatened for refusing love of forthputting woman. C929.1
- Disenchantment by refusing to eat for three days. D764.7
- Three reasons for refusing credit. A man asks for credit, although he has always paid cash before. He is refused on these grounds: either (1) he has never found anyone to trust him, (2) he has never bought anything, or (3) he is rich and does not need an extension of time. J1552.2
- Hungry man eats intestines of fish next morning after refusing to do so the evening before. J1606.1
- Servant plans to deceive his master by refusing to eat. J2064
- Girl refusing her lover final kiss provokes rival to admit selling kisses. K1275.1
- Exposure in jungle for refusing to marry according to father's wishes. S322.1.2.1