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Motifs
- Fairy mistress tries to destroy mortal's wife (mother) by sending her a magic belt. F302.5.5
- Sending to the older. Old person refers inquirer to his father, who refers to his father, and so on for several generations. F571.2
- Sending to the older uncle. F571.2.1
- Task: bringing well to king; countertask: sending his own well to accompany it. (Cf. H951.) H1023.25.1
- Guests make impossible demands of host: host's representative forces guests to leave by sending them on difficult quest. J1563.2
- Compassionate executioner: substituted child. The servant charged with sending the hero to executioners sends his own child instead. K512.2.2
- A handy name. Thief is jailed for stealing a quarter of veal. Sends man named "Calf" to captor. "I took only one quarter of veal, but I am sending you a whole calf." Is set free. K579.7
- Escape from madman by sending him for cooking water. (Cf. K605.) K611.2.1
- Man and woman escape by sending the she-bear to bring the woman's "forgotten" comb. K629.1.1
- Brother causes brother's death by sending him to robbers and giving false advice. K991.1
- Punishment: sending out of town on donkeys. Q473.5
- Devil flees shrewish wife and enters body of a duke. Exorcised by telling him that they are sending for his wife. T251.1.1.1
- Sending four messengers with four winds. Z71.2.8
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