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* One Celtic myth had the hero under a geas that he should not see his love, neither in day or by night, neither on foot nor mounted, neither clothed or naked. [[No Man of Woman Born|He visited her at twilight, wrapped in a fishing net, with one leg on a mule]].
* [[Sleeping Beauty]] is cursed to die on her [[Dangerous Sixteenth Birthday]] until another fairy turned it to merely sleeping a century. (In many variants. In others, she's victim of a Prophecy.)
* In ''[
** Other tales of this type include ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20140322063941/http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/eastsunwestmoon/stories/brownbear.html The Brown Bear of Norway]'', ''[
* The froggy heroes of ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20130718140553/http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/frogking/stories/queen.html The Queen Who Sought a Drink From A Certain Well]'' and ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20130906231232/http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/frogking/stories/wellworld.html The Well of the World's End]'' was cursed into that shape. He had to have the heroine obey him for a whole night and then cut his head off to free him.
* In ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20130708093355/http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/authors/crane/snowfirered.html Snow White Fire Red]'', the ogress curses the hero to forget the heroine as soon as his mother kisses him. However, when she sends a magical dove to recite her story, it jogs his memory loose.
** In ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20131129143022/http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/pentamerone/16dove1911.html The Dove]'', any kiss whatever makes him forget the heroine, but she cures it the same way.
* In ''[
** In ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20130718151144/http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/sixswans/stories/twelvewilducks.html The Twelve Wild Ducks]'', their sister must also keep silent and make shirts out of thistledown.
** In ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20131204105124/http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/sixswans/stories/sevenravens.html The Seven Ravens]'', the sister has to track them down.
* In the Old Norse ''[[The Tale of Norna Gest|Tale of Norna Gest]]'', an angry norn curses the baby Gest to live no longer than a certain candle. A friendly norn extinguishes the candle, and [[Exact Words|Gest becomes immortal, so long as the candle is kept safe.]]
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* In ''[[The Princess and the Frog]]'' only the kiss from a ''princess'' can break the spell, {{spoiler|all others need not apply.}}
** {{spoiler|Even a princess of [[It's Always Mardi Gras in New Orleans|the Mardi Gras parade]]. Or a princess by marriage.}}
* The spell Queen Grimhilde of ''[[Disney/Snow White A The Seven Dwarfs|Snow White
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* In pages 94 through 105 of ''[[Looking for Group]]'', Richard's imp Hctib Elttil puts a pendant on him that shrinks him to the size of a toddler, which also makes him a lot weaker. The pendant's curse can only be broken by performing a selfless act. Seeing as this is ''Richard'', he seems to be screwed. {{spoiler|But when the building he and a small boy are in is about to explode, Richard protects the kid with his magic, causing the curse to be broken.}}
* [[Roza]] [http://www.junglestudio.com/roza/?date=2008-11-10 features two searches for this.]
* In ''[[Erstwhile]]'', [https://web.archive.org/web/20130828165506/http://www.erstwhiletales.com/a-tale-with-a-riddle-0-3/#.T29v9Nm6SuI the heroine can be saved from being turned into a flower if she is picked].
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