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Motifs
- Hanging test. Unavailing attempt to kill hero by hanging. H1533
- Drowning test. Unavailing attempt to drown hero. H1538
- Weather to please one only. Attempt to please everyone with weather unavailing. Weather given therefore without regard to men's desires. J1041.1
- Dupe denied food until hands are clean. Grass burned around food makes continued washings unavailing. K278
- Unavailing attempt to get rid of slippers; they always return. N211.2
- The wry-mouthed family. Each member has mouth turned in a different way. Unavailing attempts to blow out the light. X131