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H1416. Fear test: spending night by grave. Fb “først” I 404; Jewish: Neuman.
H1502. Test: enduring hardship. Tested by making girl serve woman who has leprosy, etc. Jewish: Neuman; Africa (Angola): Chatelain 43ff. No. 1.
H1543. Contest in remaining under water. (Cf. H1538.) Jewish: Neuman; Africa (Madagascar): Renel I 168ff. No. 30.
H1550. Tests of character. Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. “épreuves”; Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys.
H1550.1. Bad character shown by the eyes. Icelandic: *Boberg; Jewish: *Neuman.
H1553.6. Test of patience by asking irrelevant riddles. Jewish: Neuman.
H1554.1. Test of curiosity: mouse in jug. The new Eve. A woman has boasted of a lack of curiosity and blamed Mother Eve. The king entertains her in his castle. She may see everything but must not look into a certain silver jug. She does so and finds a mouse in it. (Cf. H1557.2.) *Type 1416; *BP III 543 n. 1; *Crane Vitry 139 No. 13; Alphabet No. 575; *Fb “Adam” IV 3b; H. C. Andersen “Krøblingen”, Danish Fairy Tales and Legends; Spanish Exempla: Keller; Jewish: *Neuman.
H1561.1. Tests of valor: tournament. English: Hibbard 229, Wells 151 (Coer de Lyon); Icelandic: *Boberg; Jewish: Neuman.
H1561.2. Single combat to prove valor. *Chauvin V 21 n. 1; Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg; Jewish: *Neuman.
H1561.6. Test of valor: fight with giant. Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: Neuman.
H1562. Test of strength. *Type 650; Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: *Neuman.
H1564. Test of hospitality. English: Wells 64 (Avowynge of King Arthur etc.); Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: Neuman.
H1573. Religious tests. Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: *Neuman.
H1573.2. Religious personages tested. Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: *Neuman.
H1573.2.1. Magic manifestation required as proof in test of saintliness. Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: Neuman.
H1573.4.1. Power of Judaism tested. Jewish: Neuman.
H1573.7.1. Test of repentance: culprit exposed to situation identical to that in which he sinned. (Cf. H1573.) Jewish: *Neuman.
H1578.1.1.1. Test of girl masking as man: nuts and corn spread on floor. Jewish: *Neuman (J1661.1.)
H1596. Beauty contest. Jewish: Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys.
H1596.3. Women to appear naked in beauty contest. Jewish: Neuman.
H1598.1. Contest between man and angel. Jewish: *Neuman.
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