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- Dead brother reproves sister's pride. E226.1
- Pomegranate and apple tree dispute as to which is worth most. Blackberry reproves them for useless jangling. J466.1
- "Do as I say and not as I do." Doctor forbids patient to drink wine. When patient reproves doctor for drinking wine the latter says: "Just now it is bad for you and good for me." J1433
- Things on highway belong to the public. Man reproves another for picking his cherries that overhang the highway. He is told that things on the public highway belong to no one in particular. He invites the man to climb the tree for better cherries, drives off with his horse and buggy, giving the same answer about things in the public highway. J1511.14
- Father in vision reproves son about to succumb to temptation. P233.10
- Woman's naiveté proves her fidelity. Man is rebuked for having bad breath. He reproves his wife for never having told him. "I thought that men liked it as I did." He realizes that his wife has not known any other man. T221
- The audacious water and the continent husband. A woman with a continent husband (lover) splashes water on her thighs as she crosses a stream and then reproves it for being bolder than her husband. She thus calls attention to her situation. T315.2.1
- Wife reproves continent husband by showing conduct of cock and hens. T315.2.2
- Virgin Mary reproves a monk who sleeps at altar. V5.1