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- Magic cock carries great loads in his ear (load of grain, fox, tiger, bees, wasps, etc., also fire and water). B171.1.0.1
- Army of wasps. B268.8.3
- Saint sends swarm of bees or wasps against enemies. B524.2.1.1
- Ground opens and swallows demoniac wasps. F949.1.1
- Bees (wasps) mistaken for Jutlanders, etc. J1762.5
- Snake rids himself of wasps: he lets himself be run over by a cart wheel along with them. J2102.2
- Two jars full of live black wasps sold as interpreters of foreign language. K137.1
- Sham miracle: wallet (bee-hive) changes to wasps. Tricksters put a wasp nest in the wallet (bee-hive). When the master claims it they give it to him with the curse, "May it turn to wasps!" It does. K1975.1
- Ashes transformed into bees, wasps, scorpions and snakes drive invading army away for hero. K2351.2.2
- Bridegroom driven from bridal chamber by magic. Usually by hornets or wasps. T171
- Sexton arranges wasp-nest so that parson sits on it. Wasps chase him. X411.3