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Motifs — first 20 of 35
- Attempted resuscitation fails because of overanxiety. E186.1
- Fairies bind man fast to ground after he has attempted to capture fairy prince and princess. F361.2.3
- Multiplying his talents. Priest is entrusted with reforming five dissolute nuns. Gets all five with child. The priest is rebuked for not using his "talents" when tempted. He answers: "God gave me five talents and I have added five more!" (Pun on word talent.) J1264.7
- The tailor's dream. A tailor dreams that at Judgment Day he sees a flag made up of all the pieces of cloth he has stolen Upon waking he asks his servants to warn him if they ever see him tempted to steal again. This happens. He replies, "The piece I am about to steal does not fit into the flag." J1401
- Attempted intoxication avoided by boring a hole in the bottom of cup. K82.1.2
- Escape in huge pumpkin shell. (Attempted.) K521.5
- Attempted escape by persuading captor to talk fails. K561.0.1
- Tiger enticed into pit by being tempted to leap after boar-leader. K735.6
- Attempted capture by causing animal to make noise. K756.2
- Attempted capture by causing owner's pig to squeal at night. K756.2.1
- Attempted capture by ringing cowbell to sound as if cow has wandered far away. (Cf. K341.7.) K756.2.2
- Seduction attempted on promise of magic transformation: woman to mare. Finishing the tail. K1315.3.2
- Seduction attempted on threat of performing miracle. K1315.6.2
- Dropped ball (basket) leads to adventures when recovery is attempted. N777
- Attempted seduction punished. (Cf. Q424.3, Q431.5.1, Q469.10.1.) Q243.2.1
- Punishment for attempted rape. (Cf. Q411.2.) Q244.1
- Banishment for attempted seduction. (Cf. Q243.2.1.) Q431.5.1
- Banishment for attempted murder. Q431.9.1
- Imprisonment for attempted seduction. (Cf. Q243.2.1.) Q433.5
- Scalding as punishment for attempted seduction. (Cf. Q243.2.1.) Q469.10.1