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Motifs — first 20 of 21
- Tabu: staying too long in other world. C712
- Tabu: staying too long in fairyland. (Cf. C713.3.) C712.1
- Tabu: wife of merman staying too long at home (on visit). (Cf. C712.1.) C713.3
- Tabu: beast-husband staying too long at home: becomes sick. C713.3.1
- Tabu: staying too long at home. C761.2
- Tabu: staying too long at ball. Must leave before certain hour. C761.3
- Tabu: staying too long in certain place. C761.4
- Tabu: staying two nights in one place until certain event is brought to pass. C761.4.1
- Tabu: staying too long in meadow of otherworld. C761.4.2
- Wild hunt avoided by staying within circle. (Cf. D1272.) E501.17.5.5
- Fear test: staying in frightful place. H1410
- Fear test: staying in haunted house. H1411
- Fear test: staying in haunted house where corpse drops piecemeal down chimney. Dead man's members call out to hero, "Shall we fall, or shall we not?" H1411.1
- Fear test: staying in haunted house where horse carcass drops down chimney. H1411.1.1
- Fear test: staying in haunted house infested by cats. H1411.2
- Fear test: staying in enchanted castle at night where the devil gives a moral speech and prophesies. H1411.3
- Fear test: staying under gallows at night. H1415
- Choice: staying at home with loving wife or going to tavern and having unfaithful wife. Man chooses latter. J229.1
- Robbers coming to steal from stable frightened away by bear staying the night there with his keeper. K335.1.9
- Penance: staying on rock in dashing sea. Q525.1