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- Tabu: speaking about lost money which is to be regained by witchcraft. The loser cannot refrain from speaking of his loss; the money cannot be recovered. C401.3.1
- Forgotten fiancée. Young husband visiting his home breaks tabu and forgets his wife. Later she succeeds in reawakening his memory. (For details of the ways in which the memory is lost and regained see D2004 and D2006. D2003
- Senses regained when person speaks his name. F959.1.1
- Lover's gift regained. The husband appears before payment can be made to wife. K1357
- The lover's gift regained. K1581
- Lover's gift regained: the broken (removed) article. The lover breaks (or removes) an article of household equipment and convinces the husband that for that reason the wife has confiscated that which he gave her as a present. K1581.1
- Lover's gift regained: horse and wagon as gift. The lover regains gift of horse and wagon by pretending to the husband that the wife has confiscated them because he brought wood of uneven quality. K1581.2
- Lover's gift regained: borrowing from the husband and returning to the wife. The lover borrows money from the husband with which to corrupt the wife, later telling the husband that the money was returned to the wife during the husband's absence. K1581.3
- Lover's gift regained: accidental discovery of identity. The lover, ignorant of the identity of the husband, tells him of his experience with the wife. The husband persuades the lover to lead him to the scene, where the wife is compelled to restore all but a small part of the money. K1581.4
- Lover's gift regained: piece of cloth as gift. The lover regains by a ruse and thievery the borrowed piece of cloth which he has presented to his mistress. K1581.5
- Lover's gift regained: jewelry as gift. The lover presents the wife with a valuable piece of jewelry, which he regains by pretending to the husband that he has left it as a pledge. K1581.6
- Lover's gift regained: anser venalis (goose as gift). The lover regains his gift by a ruse (obscene). K1581.7
- Lover's gift regained: refusal to leave bed. Woman fearing exposure returns money. K1581.8
- Lover's gift regained: spending money to purchase lover's worthless goods. K1581.9
- Lover's gift regained: payment with worthless money. Lover bargains with the husband. Pays him with worthless money. K1581.10
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