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- Unwelcome bird (insect) proves to be messenger. B291.0.2
- Magic object protects from unwelcome lover. D1386
- Suitor task: to kill (defeat) unwelcome suitor. H335.4.4
- Unwelcome guest tells about the hidden food. Having seen his hostess hide it, he tells about it in the form of a tale. J1344
- When hints do not get rid of unwelcome guests, force must be used. Thus man treats his sons-in-law. J1563.6
- God blamed for heavy rain. Since he is an old man he should have known that more rain was unwelcome. J2215.5
- Owners frightened away from goods by report of deadly epidemic. Poor parson thus rids himself of unwelcome guests; they leave food they have brought. K335.0.2
- Death feigned to escape unwelcome marriage. (Cf. K523.0.1.) K522.0.1
- Illness (madness, dumbness, etc.) feigned to escape unwelcome marriage. (Cf. K522.0.1, K523.1.) K523.0.1
- Illness feigned to escape unwelcome meeting. K523.0.2
- Lover steals bride from wedding with unwelcome suitor. K1371.1
- Lover's foster brother (friend) steals bride from wedding with unwelcome suitor. K1371.1.2
- Husband returns secretly and kills unwelcome suitor. K1551.1
- Hidden man behind image gives unwelcome answer to suppliant: image blamed. K1971.8
- Vow to die rather than marry unwelcome suitor. M149.2
- Year's respite from unwelcome marriage. T151
- Six months' respite from unwelcome marriage. T151.1
- Thirty days' respite from unwelcome marriage. T151.2
- Other respites from unwelcome marriage (three months, two years, etc.). T151.3
- Marriage for a night to evade law. In order to have girl escape unwelcome marriage, the hero agrees to marry her and give her up the next day. He puts up a large bond as pledge to give her up. But he gets hold of the money by trickery and keeps her. T156