• Ring-dove eats man's grain: man may kill him. Similarly francolin and guinea fowl. A2238.2
• When a wer-tiger is injured, similar marks appear on the human body of man who has possessed it. D112.2.1.1
• Fire turns aside and refuses to catch hold of holy garments, wooden altars and similar sacred things. D2158.1.3.2
• Ghost misleads traveler on road. See similar actions of fairies, witches, Will-o-the-wisp. (Cf. F402.1.1.) E272.5
• The Vanishing Hitchhiker. Ghost of young woman asks for ride in automobile, disappears from closed car without the driver's knowledge, after giving him address to which she wishes to be taken. Driver asks person at address about the rider, finds she has been dead for some time. (Often driver finds that ghost has made similar attempts to return, usually on anniversary of death in automobile accident. Often ghost leaves some item such as a scarf or a traveling bag in car.) E332.3.3.1
• Soul hidden in a series of coverings. This motif is combined with several others. Usually the soul will be hidden in an egg, in a duck, in a well, in a church, or a similar series. E713
• Ship-spirit. (Klabautermann, Kabonterken.) Similar to house-spirit. F485
• Thumbling carried on hat brim. (See F531.5.1.1.3. for a similar motif.) F535.1.1.14
• Wild woman. (Similar to wild man.) F567.1
• Wise division of the goat (similar). H601.1
• How far is it from earth to heaven? A day's journey, since Christ went to heaven in one day. (A half-day's journey, similar reason). H682.1.1
• Which was most generous – husband, lover, or magician (similar)? H1552.1.1
• Trickster overhears man praying for death to take him; the trickster appears at man's house, usually in disguise, says he is God (or the devil). The man tells him to take his wife (or he runs away). (Compare C11 for a similar situation in which Death appears.) J217.0.1.1
• When Caleb comes. Man attempts to stay in haunted house all night. One cat after another enters, says, "Everything will be all right when Caleb comes, won't it?" (or something similar). Man finally says, "When Caleb comes, tell him I was here and left." He leaves. J1495.2
• The porter's revenge for the three wise counsels. A man offers a porter three wise counsels for carrying his goods. "When anyone tells you that hunger and satisfaction are the same, don't believe him." The second and third are similar and equally valueless. The porter throws down the load: "When anyone tells you that any part of this load is not broken, don't believe him." J1511.6
• Fool is unacquainted with bananas, throws away the fruit, finds the rest bitter. (Similar for watermelon, plums.) J1732.2
• Similar sounding words mistaken for each other. J1805.1
• To cover house with straw. Word for wife is similar, so wife is covered. J1805.1.1
• Marking the place in the sand. Vessel left under mound in sand while owner is swimming. Others make similar mounds so that it is lost. J1922.3
• "If you had hanged me you would have really been in trouble." (Similar to J2185.) J2185.1

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