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Motifs
- Wild huntsman repays with leaves (shavings) that turn to gold. E501.15.4
- Troll repays loan with costly or magic object. F455.6.2.1
- Devil repays a kindness: returns coat lent him and brings the one who had shown him kindness back home when imprisoned. G303.22.1
- Lender repays borrower for deceptive loan. J1556
- Borrower of butter receives pot of cowdung with little butter on top: repays by lending wooden sword covered with thin iron. (Cf. J1511.20.) J1556.1
- Servant repays stingy master (mistress). J1561.4
- The minstrel repays the cobbler. The cobbler learns the minstrel's songs and sings them so that the minstrel loses his trade. He in turn sews the cobbler's leather into crazy shapes. He has done no worse than the cobbler, who marred his songs. When they sing together the people realize the contrast and patronize the minstrel. J1632
- Man behind the tree threatens his debtor. The latter thinks God is calling and repays the debt. K1971.2
- Wife repays husband's supposed adultery by doing likewise. T257.7.1