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- Flounder complains in race: crooked mouth. In race between fish he cries out in jealousy because herring is winning. He is punished with crooked mouth. (Cf. A2341.1.) A2252.4
- Disenchantment produced by hero winning series of contests with seven demons. D785.1
- Suitor test: winning horse-race three times. H331.5.3
- Heart may not be able to stand winning mistress. Man told it is well he did not obtain girl he loved because his heart might not have been able to stand it. J2572
- Gambling contest: coin which attracts fly first to win. Winning coin had been rubbed on a pear. K92.1
- Deceptive land purchase: king, as reward for help in winning battle, promises wounded chieftain as much land as his chariot can travel around; bribes charioteer to turn back whenever chieftain faints from loss of blood. K185.7.3
- Lawyer agrees to pay debt on winning his first case. He refuses to plead so as not to pay. Debtor sues him for double the amount due him. If he wins he has to pay and if he loses he has to pay double. He settles debt. K1623
- Bargain: to divide all winnings. M241
- Dividing the winnings: half of the bride demanded. When the hero shows that he is willing to carry out the bargain, his helper relents. M241.1
- Dividing the winnings: presents (favors) from man's own wife. After the agreement to divide all winnings the first man receives favors (presents, kisses) from the second's wife. He faithfully delivers them. M241.2
- Man granted power of winning at cards. N221
- Punishment: winning as wife and then killing. Q411.1