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Motifs
- Tabu: remaining on journey too long. C761.1
- Resuscitation of wife by husband giving up half his remaining life. (Sometimes vice versa). E165
- Contest in remaining under water. (Cf. H1538.) H1543
- Two transferred wishes used unwisely: redeemed by wise use of third. Wife uses two transferred wishes selfishly. Husband kills wife and uses remaining wish to his advantage. J2075.2
- Boots made by two cobblers. Trickster sends one of each pair back to be stretched, leaves town with pair of boots made up of the remaining boots. K233.3
- Fool passes as wise man by remaining silent. N685
- Battle-cairn. Losses reckoned by number of stones remaining in pile after each survivor has removed one. P554
- Man leaps from vessel into jaws of sea-beast, so as to save remaining passengers. S263.5.3
- Man leaps from vessel into jaws of sea-beast so as to save remaining passengers. W28.3