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- Origin of willow-grouse's crest. A2321.9
- Why moose eat willows. A2435.3.6
- Willow shelters Holy Family: becomes weeping willow. (Cf. A2681.1.) A2632.1
- Origin of weeping willow. (Cf. A2632.1.) A2681.1
- Why bark of red willow is thin. A2751.2.2
- Why certain willow tree bears fruit when fruit trees bear. A2771.6
- Why willow flowers do not bear fruit. A2771.10
- Why weeping-willow is cursed. A2776.2
- Magic fluid takes away magic powers. Fluid is to be sprinkled with a willow branch. (Cf. D1242.) D1410.3
- Man marries spirit of willow tree. She must part from him when tree is cut down. F441.2.3.1.1
- Ash (alder, willow, etc.) tree bears apples ("fair fruit"). F971.4.1
- Raven steals the robes of Red Willow Men and finds them useless. J2194
- Parson: Where was Christ when he was neither in heaven nor on earth? – He was in the willow-grove looking for a stick to beat those who ask foolish questions. X435.3
- The lazy servant and the grain. "Lentils, lentils, get into my sack!" Final formula: the hungry hawk attacks the hens, the hens the worms, the worms the stick, the stick the ox, the ox runs to the water, the water attacks the fire, the fire the hunters, the hunters the wolf, the wolf the goat, the goat the willow, the willow the cat, the cat the mice, the mice the lentils, the lentils go whoosh whoosh into the sack. Z41.9