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- Transformation by sticking magic pin into head. (Cf. D765.1.2., D1182.) D582
- Transformation by sticking nails into feet. D582.1
- Forgotten fiancée reawakens husband's memory by detaining lovers through magic. Heroine takes up residence near home of her forgetful husband. She is apparently going to permit a lover to sleep with her when she detains him by having him try to place some magic birds on their roost. They continue to fall down throughout the night. (Or the lover is left magically sticking to a calf's tail or other object.) The thwarted lover tells of his experience, and in this way the attention of the husband is gained. D2006.1.1
- Tormenting by sympathetic magic. Person (usually witch) tormented by abusing an animal or object. The usual methods of abuse are burning or sticking with pins. D2063.1.1
- Sound of wild hunt avoided by sticking fingers in ears. E501.17.5.8
- Ascent to sky by sticking to magic feather. F61.2.1
- Breaking spell by sticking sharp object into tracks of witch. This pains or paralyzes her. G271.4.6
- Princess brought to laughter by people sticking together. H341.1
- "Thief has the feathers sticking on his head": guilty woman immediately passes her hand over her head. J1141.1.5
- Gold pieces in the honey-pot. Woman leaves honey-pot with neighbor to guard. It has gold below the honey. Neighbor steals the gold and substitutes honey. Theft proved by gold pieces sticking to sides of pot. (Cf. J1192.2.) J1176.3
- Sticking to the rules. Merchant at inn deprives monk of fowl. "It's against the rules of your order." Later the monk undertakes to help merchant across stream. In the middle of the stream he asks the merchant if he has any money. "Yes." The monk drops him in the water. "It's against the rules of our order to have any money on us." J1638
- Woman cannot find pastry which is sticking to her posterior. J2025.2
- Numskulls count selves by sticking their noses in the sand. They then count the holes. J2031.1
- The sharpened leg. A trickster sees a man with a sharpened leg. He also receives the power of sharpening his leg without harm if he will use it but four times. He breaks the tabu and is left with his leg sticking in a tree. J2424
- Tail sticking from ground betrays killing of calf. So arranged by servant in revenge on his master. K1686
- Murder by sticking needle through head. S115.2