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- Hog loses pancake in mud: still seeks it. (Cf. A2471.2, A2477.1, Z24.1.) A2275.5.1
- Hawk (vulture) loses grandmother: still hovers and seeks her. (Cf. A2471.3.) A2275.5.2
- Dog loses his patent right; seeks it: why dogs look at one another under the tail. (Cf. A2471.1.) A2275.5.5
- Why hawk (vulture) hovers over camp-fire: seeks grandmother. (Cf. A2275.5.2.) A2471.3
- Wild beast seeks protection of saint against hunters. B251.4.1.1
- Raja told in a dream the stranger he seeks to destroy is his own son. D1810.8.2.5
- Ghost seeks repayment of stolen money. E236.8
- Man seeks his mother (star-maiden) in upper world. F15.1
- Impoverished fairy seeks fortune among mortals. F393.3
- Dwarf seeks to enter church. F451.5.9.5
- Warrior seeks combat when his spear consents. F834.7
- Devil held off from person by answering his riddles. St. Andrew the Bishop, and the Devil. The Devil, in form of beautiful maiden visits a holy bishop. St. Andrew appears as a pilgrim, answers the questions through which the devil seeks to keep him at a distance and discomfits the devil. (Cf. B302.22.3.) H543.1
- King seeks one richer (more magnificent) than himself. (Cf. H1395.) H1311.1
- Quest for the anger of God. Man is so fortunate that people say that he has everything but the anger of God. He seeks it and finds it with much misfortune. H1376.3.1
- Woman seeks unknown father of her child. H1381.2.1
- Child seeks unknown parent. H1381.2.2
- Son seeks unknown father. H1381.2.2.1
- Boy twitted with illegitimacy seeks unknown father. H1381.2.2.1.1
- Child seeks unknown mother. H1381.2.2.2
- Boy twitted with illegitimacy seeks unknown mother. H1381.2.2.2.1