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- Moon falls into pit but is rescued by man. A754.1.1
- Devil as Earth Diver. Satan dives for earth at instance of God. Succeeds only third time (by use of right formula). He hides the earth under his tongue. It swells, and he must be rescued by God. A812.1
- Drowning man rescued by siren. B53.1
- Lion rescued from snake: thankful. B374.1
- Stolen child rescued by animal nurse. (Cf. B535.) B543.3
- Abandoned child rescued by dog. B549.3
- Tabu: revealing dragon-fighter's identity. Dragon-fighter forbids princess whom he has rescued to tell who he is. C422.1
- Transformed mother called by her child. Comes and is rescued. D792
- Rescued princess leaves her necklace behind in flight; hero returns for it and is left in underworld. F102.3
- Unbaptized child stolen by fairies found in barn and rescued. F321.3.1
- Woman rescued from mountain-men. F460.4.4.1.1
- Victims rescued from swallower's belly. (Cf. X1723.1.) F913
- Smith swallowed by water-monster and rescued by saint. F913.1
- Man is rescued from devil by baptism. G303.16.6
- Identification by shred of garment of rescued princess used as bandage for wound. H118
- Girl rescued by skillful companions: to whom does she belong? H621.2
- The rescuers' Sabbath. A Jew, fallen into a pit, refuses to be rescued on Saturday, his Sabbath. The next day he calls for help but the Christians refuse to rescue him on Sunday, their Sabbath. J1613
- Thief of deer cuts it up and keeps counting pieces. Rescued by wife. J2136.5.3
- Thief as umpire in contest. Three men are quarreling over the possession of a rescued girl. The umpire will give her to the one who soonest returns with the arrow he shoots. While they run, he takes the girl. K342
- Respite from death while one plays the bagpipe. Rescued. K551.3.5