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- Why mountain-sheep's horns are close together. A2326.3.5
- Why sheep's tongue is black. A2344.3.1
- Cause of sheep's walk. A2441.1.12
- Test of wife's ability to keep secret: the buried sheep's head. Husband tells her that he is burying head of murdered man. She is to keep secret. She tells. When head is dug up it is sheep's head. H472.1
- The sheep's teeth. Two thieves caught with stolen sheep. One says that he told the other than sheep have lower teeth but no upper, and that they caught the sheep to see. J1391.3
- Sheep's head has eaten dumplings. Small boy is at home to watch the dinner. Runs into church, calls out to his mother that the sheep's head has eaten all the dumplings (or butted them out of the pot). J1813.8
- Casting sheep's eyes at the bride. The foolish bridegroom is told to cast sheep's eyes at the bride. He buys some at the butcher shop and throws them at her. J2462.2
- Stolen sheep's tails severed and put in tree. Owner made to believe that they have escaped through the air. K404.3
- Tiger in sheep's clothing stolen by sheep-thief. K1621
- Dog caresses sick sheep: shepherd knows that he hopes for sheep's death. K2061.3
- Crow sits on sheep's back; afraid to sit on dog's. W121.2.3