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Motifs
- Dwarf suitor desists when unwilling maiden guesses his name. (Cf. C432.1.) F451.5.15.3
- In large family father unwilling but mother willing to sell children. H491.1
- The ass consulted about the loan. A man wants to borrow an ass. The owner goes to see what the ass says. The ass is unwilling. J1552.1
- Man wants roasted honeycomb. Unwilling to admit that he does not know what a honeycomb is, a stupid man asks the innkeeper's wife to roast a slice of honeycomb. J1731.2
- Embarrassing gift. Trickster unwilling to pay for burial fee of aged cow, gives cow to unwitting Brahmin as gift. Cow dies soon and Brahmin must pay. K499.5
- Girl behind the tree advises the unwilling suitor. Believing it to be the advice of angels, he marries her. K1971.6
- Hero unwilling to answer questions before he is dressed. P644
- King unwilling to marry his daughter to a man not her equal. T50.2.1
- Wife unwilling to deceive her husband for the man she loves. T211.8
- Wife sold unwillingly by husband. T292