• Horse stops where murder has occurred. B151.1.1.0.2
• Building site determined by halting of animal. Where the animal stops the building is erected. B155.1
• Location of settlement at place a cow stops and where milk flows by itself. B155.2.2
• Helpful animal stops leak in Noah's Ark. B527.2
• Magic objects as decoy for pursuer. Date palms are dropped which are transformed into animals which the pursuer stops to pick up. D672.1
• Exchange of common cow for gold-dropping cow made by daughter when her father stops at her home for the night. D871.1.1
• Magic fly-whisk stops sword-thrusts. (Cf. D1287.) D1381.13
• Magic song stops spears. (Cf. D1275.) D1381.27
• Magic oath stops killer and sends invading army back. D1400.1.11.1
• Spear stuck in river bed stops water. (Cf. D1084.) D1549.3.8
• Inexhaustible pitcher stops pouring only at owner's command. (Cf. D1171.4, D1652.) D1651.4
• Illusive fire stops men. D2031.11
• Epidemic stops at river (sea) at saint's command. (Cf. D1735.1.) D2162.2
• Letter read by holy man stops emperor from devastating country. D2163.5.2.1
• Blood stops boiling. E761.1.5.1
• Blood stops flowing from wound when captives escape. E761.1.13
• Object dies or stops when owner dies. E766
• Clock stops at moment of owner's death. E766.1
• Giant's leg stops ship at sea. F531.3.1.2
• Water stops flowing when no longer needed. F930.5

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