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- Seven days silence in whole universe at the end of the world. A1057
- Tabu: speaking during seven days of danger. As result of prophecy of seven days of danger, an injunction of silence is imposed during this period. C401.2
- Silence preserved in fairyland. C405
- Disenchantment by maintaining silence. D758
- Disenchantment by three nights' silence under punishment. D758.1
- Disenchantment by maintaining silence for a year or more. D758.2
- Saint's song silences hound. (Cf. D1275.) D1442.5
- Sounding bell silenced by a gesture by a saint. D1601.18.1.2
- Mentula loquens. A man's member speaks and can be silenced only by his mother-in-law. D1610.6.2
- Silence under punishment breaks power of enchantment. D1741.3
- Power of wild hunt evaded by silence. E501.17.4.4
- Voyage to Island of Silence. F129.4.6
- Two years of silence imposed on suitor. H317.2
- Literary contest won by deception: he who will be first silenced is the loser. When the false teacher answers in nonsense syllables, the true scholar is speechless and so loses contest. H507.6
- Endurance test: hero maintains silence in the snake pit. H1506
- Value of silence. J1074
- Parson's apology for not answering challenge: I have never regretted silence but have often regretted speech. J1074.1
- Silence points to guilt. Important man quarrels with commoner. Asks bystanders: "Who is right?" Silence. Newcomer states that the important man is wrong. "Had he been right the others would have said so." J1141.8
- Clever thief may keep booty. He has seen his victim in a disgraceful position and is allowed the booty as a price for his silence. J1211.2
- The silence wager. A man and his wife make a wager as to who shall speak first (close the door). The man (woman) becomes jealous and scolds; loses the wager. J2511
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