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Group No. 98


Letter

H. Tests

Group No.

H1200 – H1399

Group name

Tests of prowess: quests

Description

H1257. Quest for the location of paradise. Jewish: *Neuman.
 
H1321. Quest for marvelous water. Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys.
 
H1324. Quest for marvelous remedy. *Types 513, 551; BP II 394; Hdwb. d. Märchens s.v. “Fahrt nach den Heilmitteln”; Spanish: Espinosa Jr. Nos. 75, 204; Jewish: Neuman; Arabian: Burton Nights III 259, IX 204; India: *Thompson-Balys.
 
H1331. Quest for remarkable animal. Irish myth: Cross; Spanish: Espinosa Jr. Nos. 140, 141; Jewish: Neuman; West Indies: Flowers 466.
 
H1333. Quest for extraordinary plants (fruits, trees). Bödker Exempler 274 No. 8; Jewish: Neuman.
 
H1348. Quest for marvelous gems. Jewish: Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys.
 
H1361. Quest for lion’s milk. *Type 590; BP III 2; *Wesselski Märchen 242 No. 53; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. “lait”; Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys.
 
H1377.3. Quest for the hazelnuts of ay, ay, ay. (Brings hazelnuts with thorns so that the king cries “Ay, ay, ay” when he takes them.) Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 105 No. 860; Jewish: bin Gorion Born Judas@2 III 114, *Neuman; West Indies: Flowers 470.

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