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- Tree cursed for serving as cross. (Cf. A2751.3.1, A2751.3.2, A2755.2, A2762.1, A2775.) A2721.2.1
- Aspen cursed for serving as cross. (Cf. A2762.1.) A2721.2.1.1
- Poplar cursed for serving as cross. (Cf. A2762.2.) A2721.2.1.2
- Cottonwood cursed for serving as cross. A2721.2.1.3
- Elder cursed for serving as cross. (Cf. A2766.1.) A2721.2.1.4
- Tabu: observing supernatural helper. C311.1.5
- Ten serving-women carried in bottle. They change size at will. D55.2.4
- Disenchantment by serving transformed person. D754
- Self-serving spoon. (Cf. D1177.) D1601.34
- Forgotten fiancée reawakens husband's memory by serving as milkmaid and talking to calf. D2006.1.2
- Seeing and observing of water-spirits has fatal consequences. F420.4.7
- Devil appears to minister's serving man to warn of impending disaster to the house. G303.6.2.6
- Recognition by observing emotional reactions of another to object of common experience. H14
- King descends to bottom of sea in glass barrel to learn wisdom from observing fish. J52.2
- Snake is willing to suffer the indignity of serving frog king as mount because frog king gives him frogs to eat. J352.2
- Very small to be so old. Guest criticizes host's small serving of wine which he said was six years old. J1316
- Stingy innkeeper cured of serving weak beer. She always gives the servants a pitcher of weak beer before meals so as to fill them up. One of them: "I wash out my insides so as to have more room for food." She changes her practice. J1341.7
- Preserving the cock's freedom. A boy recently home from school sees his mother trying to catch the cock. "Don't mother, don't break his freedom or we will suffer for it." J1892
- Small niche in house brings large price. House sold reserving niche. This becomes such a nuisance that buyer pays heavily for it. K182.1
- Serving-man in his master's place. K1317.1