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- Tabu: rescuing drowning man. C41.1
- Recovered magic articles dropped by rescuing animals into the sea. D882.2
- Rescuing the moon. A numskull sees the moon in the water and throws a rope in to rescue it, but falls in himself. He sees the moon in the sky. At least the moon was saved! J1791.2
- The polite rescuers. Pupils are taught to clap their hands and say "God bless you" when one sneezes. As they are rescuing a drowning man by a rope he sneezes. They all clap their hands and he falls back into the water. J2516.3.2
- Jealous and overhasty man kills his rescuing twin brother. N342.3
- Maiden queen offers her hand as reward for rescuing her town. Q53.3
- Means of rescuing princess. R111.3
- Dog tries to bite man rescuing him from well. W154.5