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Stith Thompson's Motif-Index of Folk-Literature classifies recurring narrative elements in folktales, myths, legends, ballads and related traditional narratives. Each entry below gives Thompson's motif reference and the description recorded in the index.
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Mythological Motifs
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Animal Motifs
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Motifs of Tabu
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Magic
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The Dead
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Marvels
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Ogres
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Tests
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The Wise and the Foolish
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Deceptions
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Reversals of Fortune
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Ordaining the Future
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Chance and Fate
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Society
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Rewards and Punishments
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Captives and Fugitives
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Unnatural Cruelty
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Sex
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The Nature of Life
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Religion
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Traits of Character
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Humor
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Miscellaneous Groups of Motifs
| Thompson reference | Description ▲ |
|---|---|
| D1027 | Magic urine of animal. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1027.1 | Magic urine of serpent. Africa (Zanzibar): Bateman 204 No. 10. |
| D1002.1 | Magic urine. |
| D1472.1.25 | Magic urn supplies drink. (Cf. D1171.15.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1171.15 | Magic urn. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1766.7.2 | Magic use of hero's name brings water. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2168 | Magic used against poison. (Cf. D1515.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2089 | Magic used against property—miscellaneous. |
| D2080 | Magic used against property. |
| D2165.3 | Magic used to prevent pursuit. Eskimo (Mackenzie Area): Jenness 82. |
| D1170 | Magic utensils and implements. Penzer IV 248. |
| D1171.7 | Magic vase: *Chauvin V 259 No. 154; India: Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Werner 348. |
| D1034 | Magic vegetable (as food). (Cf. D983.) Icelandic: Ragnars saga 112. |
| D1375.1.2 | Magic vegetable causes horns to grow on person. (Cf. D983.) *Aarne MSFO XXV 122. |
| D983 | Magic vegetable. *Aarne MSFO XXV 143n., *BP III 6; Type 567. |
| D1351.3 | Magic veil changes enmity into peacefulness. (Cf. D1061.) —Icelandic: Boberg. |
| D1388.0.2 | Magic veil keeps man from sinking in water. (Cf. D1061.) Greek: Fox 262. |
| D1381.26 | Magic veil protects from attack. (Cf. D1061.) Icelandic: Boberg. |
| D1361.33 | Magic veil renders invisible. (Cf. D1061.)—Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1061 | Magic veil. Greek: Fox 262; Africa (Zulu): Callaway 201. |
| D1039.1 | Magic vermicelli. Chinese: Werner 222. |
| D1452 | Magic vessel (box) furnishes money. (Cf. D1171.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1171 | Magic vessel. Fb "tønde" III 934b.—Irish: Plummer clxxxv, *Cross. |
| D1825.1.2 | Magic view of future lover. *Fb "kjæreste" II 153; Type 737*.—England, U.S.: *Baughman; Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2095.1 | Magic village and people disappear by magic. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D962 | Magic vineyard. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1233 | Magic violin (fiddle). *Types 559, 577, 592, 851, 853; Fb "fiol" I 293b, "spille" III 488a; Basset RTP XXVI 266; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "violon"; Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys, Penzer III 187 n. 3; Cape Verde Islands: Parsons MAFLS XV (1) 280 No. 91; Africa (Gold Coast): Barker and Sinclair 97, 100 No. 18. |
| D911.1.1 | Magic virtue of nine waves. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1113 | Magic wagon. *Type 675; *Fb "vogn" III 1078a. |
| D1314.2 | Magic wand (twig) locates hidden treasure. (Cf. D954, D1254, D1254.2.)—*Barrett and Besterman The Divining Rod (London 1926); Encyc. Religion and Ethics II 832a; Fb "finkelrut", "skat", "pilegren"; *Norlind Skattsägner 28.—Icelandic: MacCulloch Eddic 86; Eng., U.S.; *Baughman; Finnish-Swedish: Wessman 77 No. 650. |
| D1337.1.9 | Magic wand beautifies. (Cf. D1254.1.)—Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1414.1 | Magic wand breaks enemy's sword. (Cf. D1254.1.) Chinese: Werner 324. |
| D1409.1.1 | Magic wand brings evil upon person. (Cf. D1254.1, D1254.2.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1473.1 | Magic wand furnishes clothes. (Cf. D1254.1.) *Type 510; Africa (Kaffir): Theal 145. |
| D1342.4 | Magic wand gives health. (Cf. D1254.1.)—India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1542.4 | Magic wand keeps outdoor sleeping place dry. (Cf. D1254.1.) South Africa: Bourhill and Drake 237ff. No. 20. |
| D1402.10 | Magic wand kills. (Cf. D1254.1.) MacCulloch Childhood 205; N. A. Indian (Passamaquoddy): Leland 127, (Chilcotin): Farrand JE II 44 No. 30, (Kwakiutl): Boas and Hunt JE III 356, (Bella Coola): Boas JE I 54. |
| D1555.1 | Magic wand opens underground passage. (Cf. D1254.1.) *Bolte Reise der Söhne Giaffers 221; MacCulloch Childhood 207. |
| D1361.25 | Magic wand renders invisible. (Cf. D1254.1.)—Fb "usynlig" III 985b.—Irish myth: Cross; German: MacCulloch Eddic 260; Chinese: Werner 326. |
| D1505.7 | Magic wand restores sight. (Cf. D1254.1.) India: Thompson-Balys; Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 67 No. 510. |
| D1254.1 | Magic wand. *MacCulloch Childhood 205ff.; *Bolte Reise der Söhne Giaffers 221; Saintyves Perrault 63; *Cox Cinderella 485.—Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: Corpus Poeticum Boreale I 115; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "baguette", "sommeil", "navigation"; Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 67 No. 510; French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 9; India: Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Werner 324, 326.—N. A. Indian (Passamaquoddy): Leland 127, (Chilcotin): Farrand JE II 44 No. 30, (Bella Coola): Boas JE I 54, 57, (Kwakiutl): Boas and Hunt JE III 356, (Mandan): Curtis N. A. Indian V 39ff., (Salishan): Boas Proc. Am. Philosophical Soc. XXXIV 38. |
| D1346.10 | Magic water (sprinkled) gives immortality. (Cf. D1242.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1601.35 | Magic water bottle brings water. (Cf. D1171.8.) Tonga: Gifford 178. |
| D1355.2.1.2 | Magic water causes sexual desire. (Cf. D1242.1.)—Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1502.11 | Magic water cures stomach trouble. (Cf. D1242.1.) Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 98. |
| D1467 | Magic water furnishes treasure. Everything it touches turns to gold. (Cf. D1242.1.) Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 328. |
| D1310.9 | Magic water gives knowledge. (Cf. D1242.1.)—India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1337.2.4 | Magic water makes ugly. (Cf. D1242.1.)—Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1380.5 | Magic water protects. (Cf. D1242.1.) Seligmann 73ff, *106.—Irish myth: *Cross; Cheremis: Sebeok-Nyerges. |
| D1375.2.4 | Magic water removes horns from person. (Cf. D1242.1.) Aarne MSFO XXV 121. |
| D1505.5 | Magic water restores sight. (Cf. D1242.1.) *Types 590, 613; *Christiansen FFC XXIV 79.—India: *Thompson-Balys; Irish myth: Cross; Missouri French: Carrière. |
| D928 | Magic water-hole. |
| D1242.1 | Magic water. (Note: here are included all references to magic water, whether as a remedy or as another type of magic agent). *Types 590, 613; *Christiansen FFC XXIV 79; *Chauvin VI 202; *Fb "vand", "livets vand"; *Pauli (ed. Bolte) Nos. 34, 328; Köhler-Bolte I 118, 143; Morgan MPh. VI 331; Nitze MPh. VII 145; *MacCulloch Childhood 67ff.—Irish: Plummer cl, clxxviii, clxxx, *Cross, O'Suilleabhain 69, Beal XXI 325; Icelandic: Göngu Hrolfs Saga 309, Boberg; Italian Novella: Rotunda; Jewish: *Neuman; Babylonian: Spence 178; Arabian: Burton Nights S VI 213; India: Thompson-Balys, Penzer I 28, III 227f., VI 5, 8, 62; Chinese: Werner 205.—N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 354 n. 279; Eskimo (Mackenzie Area): Jenness 47. |
| D1240 | Magic waters and medicines. *Types 331, 513, 551, 576****; *Penzer III 60ff.—Irish myth: *Cross; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "guérison"; Greek: Fox 72 (Minos), 112 (Medea and Jason); Arabian: Burton Nights I 124, III 259, V 394, IX 204, S VI 328; Hindu: Tawney I 265, 360, 534, 554, II 4ff., 208, 211; Chinese: Werner 275ff.; Africa (Benga): Nassau 208 No. 33. |
| D911.1 | Magic wave. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1836 | Magic waxing and waning of strength. It waxes till noon and wanes thereafter. English: Wells 50 (Le Morte Arthur); Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1836.3 | Magic waxing of strength at night. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| D1837.3 | Magic weakness as result of fairy's (goddess's) curse. (Cf. D1837.1.1.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1837.1 | Magic weakness during certain period. |
| D1837.1.1 | Magic weakness for five days each year. (Cf. D1837.3.) Irish: MacCulloch Celtic 73f., *Cross. |
| D1837.5 | Magic weakness from eating sender's food. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1837.2 | Magic weakness never entirely removed. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1837 | Magic weakness. Irish myth: *Cross; Scotch: Campbell Tales II 47; Icelandic: Boberg. |
| D2100 | Magic wealth. (Cf. D1450.) India: Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Graham. |
| D1564.7 | Magic weapon (sword, axe) cuts hair (on water, in wind). Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1400.1.4 | Magic weapon conquers enemy. (Cf. D1080.) |
| D1500.1.17 | Magic weapon cures disease. (Cf. D1080.) |
| D1402.7 | Magic weapon kills. (Cf. D1080.) |
| D1438 | Magic weapon pursues victim. (Cf. D1080.) |
| D1080 | Magic weapons. Irish: *Cross, Plummer clxxxv; Icelandic: *Boberg; English: Wells 132 (Sir Launfal); Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys; Hindu: Keith 152; Chinese: Werner 161. |
| D900 | Magic weather phenomena. |
| D965.18 | Magic weeds. |
| D1618.3 | Magic weeping altar. (Cf. D1166.) Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1618 | Magic weeping object. |
| D1618.2 | Magic weeping stone. (Cf. D931.) Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1618.1 | Magic weeping waters. (Cf. D910.) Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1402.0.2.1 | Magic well causes person to be drowned. (Cf. D926). Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1503.7 | Magic well heals (wounds). (Cf. D926.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1403.2 | Magic well maims. (Cf. D926.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1341.0.1 | Magic well makes person's hair gray. (Cf. D926.)—Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1300.3 | Magic well of wisdom. (Cf. D926.) Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: MacCulloch Eddic 49, Boberg. |
| D1380.15 | Magic well protects. (Cf. D926.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1472.1.27 | Magic well supplies food. (Cf. D926.) Irish myth: Cross; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 106. |
| D926 | Magic well. (Cf. D925, D927.) Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 54.—Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: Neuman; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 106f.; Eskimo (Greenland): Rink 189. |
| D1033.2 | Magic wheat. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1313.15 | Magic wheel indicates road. (Cf. D1207.)—Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1402.20 | Magic wheel kills all upon whom it falls. (Cf. D1207.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1389.4 | Magic wheel prevents entrance to fortress. (Cf. D1207.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1207 | Magic wheel. *Fb "hjul"; Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: Neuman. |
| B182.1.3.1 | Magic whelp kills hound by springing down its throat. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1401.3 | Magic whip beats person. (Cf. D1208.) Africa (Ekoi): Talbot 47, (Benga): Nassau 119 No. 11. |
| D1411.2 | Magic whip holds person fast. (Cf. D1208.) Fb "pisk". |
| D1442.10 | Magic whip makes docile animal-guardians of wonderful birds. (Cf. D1208.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1208 | Magic whip. Fb "pisk".—Chinese: Werner 161. |
| D1594.6 | Magic whistle gives life to cockroach. (Cf. D1225.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1225 | Magic whistle. Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "sifflet"; French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 10; Missouri French: Carrière. |
| B184.2.0.1 | Magic white cow. Irish myth: Cross. |
| B184.2.0.1.1 | Magic white cows with red ears. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1540.2 | Magic white, red and yellow stone causes hail, sunshine or fire, according to which side is scratched. (Cf. D931.) Icelandic: Boberg. |
| D1331.2.9 | Magic wind blinds. (Cf. D906.) Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1524.9 | Magic wind catches hero up and transports him across immense sea. (Cf. D906.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1414.3 | Magic wind causes arms to fall from warrior's hands. (Cf. D906.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1402.26 | Magic wind kills. (Cf. D906.) Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1400.1.23.1 | Magic wind sinks five pursuing demons in sea. (Cf. D906.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D906 | Magic wind. *Fb "wind", "vindknude"; Frazer Golden Bough I 119ff.; Icelandic: *Boberg; Lappish: Holmberg Lappalaisten uskonto 75; Estonian: Eisen Estnische Mythologie 100; Spanish Exempla: Keller; Jewish: Neuman; Chinese: Graham; Africa (Ekoi): Talbot 344. |
| D1413.15 | Magic window holds person fast. (Cf. D1145.) *Cosquin Lorraine II 28. |
| D1145 | Magic windows. Type 329; BP III 366. |
| D1046 | Magic wine. Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| D1022 | Magic wings. Aarne MSFO XXV 176; Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1811.1.2 | Magic wisdom from drinking of well. (Cf. D1242.1, D1300.3, V134.) Irish myth: Cross; Icelandic: Boberg. |
| D1811.1 | Magic wisdom from eating or drinking. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1719.4 | Magic wisdom possessed by extraordinary companion. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1719.2 | Magic wisdom possessed by wild man. (Cf. F567.) Dickson 120 n. 62; *Handwb. d. Abergl. IX Nachträge 968f. |
| D1811.2 | Magic wisdom received from supernatural being. Dickson 120 nn. 61—63. |
| D1811 | Magic wisdom. (Cf. D1300.) |
| D1470.1.39 | Magic wishing bracelet. (Cf. D1074.) Western Sudan: Tauxier Le Noir du Yatenga (Paris, 1917) 473 No. 74. |
| D1470.1.41 | Magic wishing conch shell. (Cf. D1029.6, D1452.4.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1470.1.36 | Magic wishing hair. (Cf. D991.) India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| D1470.1.37 | Magic wishing ivory tusk. When struck on ground (only once) provides treasure. Africa (Bulu): Krug JAFL XXV 113 No. 9. |
| D1470.1.38 | Magic wishing mirror. (Cf. D1163.) Africa (Quelimane): Torrend Zs. f. afrikan. u. ozean. Spr. I 247ff. |
| D1470.1.5 | Magic wishing-apple. (Cf. D981.1.) Fb "ønske" III 1178b. |
| D1470.1.27 | Magic wishing-bag. (Cf. D1193, D1274.1.) India: *Thompson-Balys; N. A. Indian (Ojibwa, Potawatomi): Skinner JAFL XXVII 98. |
| D1470.1.29 | Magic wishing-ball. (Cf. D1256.) Cox Cinderella 484 n. 19. |
| D1470.1.30 | Magic wishing-bell. (Cf. D1213.) Cox Cinderella 484 n. 19. |
| D1470.1.12 | Magic wishing-belt. (Cf. D1057.) Fb "ønske" III 1178b. |
| D1470.1.43 | Magic wishing-boat. (Cf. D1121.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1470.1.26 | Magic wishing-book. (Cf. D1266.) Fb "Cyprianus" I 167a. |
| D1470.1.34 | Magic wishing-bow. (Cf. D1091.) Cox Cinderella 485. |
| D1470.1.20 | Magic wishing-box. (Cf. D1174.) Cox Cinderella 484 n. 19; Thompson CColl II 398 (Micmac, Maliseet).—Africa (Ekoi): Talbot 18, (Angola): Chatelain 29. |
| D1470.1.4 | Magic wishing-calabash. (Cf. D965.2.) Africa (Yoruba): Ellis 246. |
| D1470.1.14 | Magic wishing-cap. (Cf. D1067.2.) Fb "ønske" III 1178b, "kappe" II 89a; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1470.1.11 | Magic wishing-cloak (mantle). (Cf. D1053.) Cox Cinderella 485. |
| D1470.1.9 | Magic wishing-cloth. (Cf. D1051.) German: Grimm No. 54; Icelandic: Boberg; Philippine: Fansler MAFLS XII 230; S. A. Indian (Yuracare): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 503. |
| D1470.1.18 | Magic wishing-cup. (Cf. D1171.6.) Fb "ønske" III 1178b.; India: Thompson-Balys; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 361. |
| D1472.2.2 | Magic wishing-drum supplies food. (Cf. D1211.) Africa (Gold Coast): Barker and Sinclair 90 No. 16; (Ekoi): Talbot 47. |
| D1651.7.2 | Magic wishing-drum works only for owner. (Cf. D1211.) Africa (Benga): Nassau 113 No. 11. |
| D1470.1.22 | Magic wishing-drum. (Cf. D1211.) Indo-Chinese: Scott Indo-Chinese 283.—Africa (Benga): Nassau 113 No. 11. |
| D1470.1.8 | Magic wishing-eggs. (Cf. D1019.) Jamaica: *Beckwith MAFLS XVII 269 No. 81. |
| D1472.2.1 | Magic wishing-girdle supplies food. (Cf. D1057.1.) English: Wells 85 (The Sowdone of Babylone). |
| D1470.1.46 | Magic wishing-hammer. (Cf. D1209.4.) Japanese: Ikeda. |
| D1470.1.13 | Magic wishing-hat. (Cf. D1067.1.) Type 581*; Cox Cinderella 485; Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1470.1.32 | Magic wishing-horn. (Cf. D1222.) Cox Cinderella 484 n. 19. |
| D1470.1.42 | Magic wishing-jewel. (Cf. D1071.) India: Thompson-Balys; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 289, II 422, 1355, 1369. |
| D1470.1.16 | Magic wishing-lamp. (Cf. D1162.1.) *Type 561; *Aarne MSFO XXV 3—82; BP II 544ff.—Missouri-French: Carrière. |
| D1470.1.17 | Magic wishing-lantern. (Cf. D1162.) Cox Cinderella 484 n. 19. |
| D1470.1.3 | Magic wishing-laurel. (Cf. D965.9.) Cox Cinderella 484 n. 19. |
| D1470.1.6 | Magic wishing-nut. (Cf. D985.) Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 53 No. 400B*. |
| D1470.1 | Magic wishing-object. Object causes wishes to be fulfilled.—*Types 560, 561, 562, 563, 564, 565, 566, 567, 569; **Aarne MSFO XXV; *Cox Cinderella 484 n. 19; *Chauvin VI 136 No. 286. |
| D1472.2.3 | Magic wishing-pipe supplies game. (Cf. D1224.) Central Algonquin: Skinner JAFL XXVII 98. |
| D1470.1.23 | Magic wishing-pipe. (Cf. D1224.) Fb "ønske" III 1178b; Cox Cinderella 484 n. 19. |
| D1470.1.19 | Magic wishing-pot. (Cf. D1171.1.) Fb "potte" II 867a. |
| D1470.1.40 | Magic wishing-powder. (Cf. D1251.) India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| D1470.1.44 | Magic wishing-quilt. (Cf. D1167.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D877.1 | Magic wishing-ring loses power by touching water. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1470.1.15 | Magic wishing-ring. (Cf. D1076.) *Type 560, 665; *Aarne MSFO XXV 43; *Fb "ønske" III 1178b, "ring" III 60b; Cox Cinderella 484f. n. 19.—Irish myth: Cross; India: *Thompson-Balys; Africa (Thonga): Junod 231. |
| D1470.1.25 | Magic wishing-rod. (Cf. D1254.2.) *MacCulloch Childhood 206.—India: Thompson-Balys; Africa (Zulu): Callaway 307. |
| D1470.1.21 | Magic wishing-saddle. (Cf. D1209.2.) Fb "ønske" III 1178b. |
| D1470.1.10 | Magic wishing-smock. (Cf. D1052.) Fb "ønske" III 1178b. |
| D1470.1.1 | Magic wishing-stone. (Cf. D931.) Fb "ønske" III 1178b.—Irish myth: Cross; Italian: Basile IV No. 1; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1470.1.2 | Magic wishing-tree. (Cf. D950.) *Cox Cinderella 477; Fb "træ" III 866a; India: *Thompson-Balys, Penzer I 144; BP I 165ff. |
| D1470.1.33 | Magic wishing-trumpet. (Cf. D1221.) Cox Cinderella 485. |
| D1470.1.24 | Magic wishing-wand. (Cf. D1254.1.) *Cox Cinderella 484f. n. 19; Missouri French: Carrière. |
| D1470.1.35 | Magic wishing-well. (Cf. D926.) Kittredge Witchcraft 34, 394 n. 114; Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1470.1.31 | Magic wishing-whip. (Cf. D1208.) Cox Cinderella 484 n. 19. |
| D1367.4 | Magic wisp (withe) causes insanity. (Cf. D1282.2.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1282.2 | Magic wisp. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1015.1.4 | Magic wolf heart. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| D1342.3 | Magic wood gives health. (Cf. D956.)—Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1649.7 | Magic wood stick makes noise at night. (Cf. D956.) Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 151. |
| D1444.1.2 | Magic wooden fish attracts live fish to fisherman's net. (Cf. D1268.) Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| P273.2.4 | Magic writing makes foster brothers enemies. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| D1266.1 | Magic writings (gramerye, runes). Child I 28, 48, 362, 391f., II 53ff., 506a; *Hdwb d. Abergl. I 1225; Krappe The Sending (Scandinavian Studies XVII [1943] 297—304).—Irish myth: *Cross, Beal XXI 311, O'Suilleabhain 33; Icelandic: MacCulloch Eddic 46f., 295ff., *Boberg; Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1379.2 | Magic writings (runes) cause dead to speak. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| D1379.3 | Magic writings (runes) produce enmity. (Cf. D1266.1.) Icelandic: Boberg. |
| D1500.1.34 | Magic writings heal. (Cf. D1266.1.) Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| D1365.10 | Magic writings on drinking horn cause forgetfulness. (Cf. D1365.2.) Icelandic: Boberg. |
| D1611.16 | Magic writings on stone cause corpse to answer for absent man. (Cf. D1266.1.) Icelandic: FSS 38, Boberg. |
| D1414.2 | Magic writings on sword render it harmless. (Cf. D1266.1.) Kittredge Witchcraft 31, 387 n. 78.—Icelandic: Boberg. |
| D1355.19 | Magic writings produce love. (Cf. D1266.1.) Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| D1541.1.6 | Magic writings raise storm. (Cf. D1266.1.) Korean: Zong in-Sob 170. |
| D1029.2.1 | Magic yak tail. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D983.2 | Magic yam. Africa (Gold Coast): Barker and Sinclair 90 No. 16. |
| D1311.15.1 | Magic yew rod used by druid to discover whereabouts of woman carried off by fairies to underground retreat. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D950.14.1 | Magic yew tree created by fairies. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D950.14 | Magic yew tree. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1101.6 | Magic yoke. |
| D1502.8.1 | Magic-dog brain cures boils. (Cf. D1010.) Jijena Sanchez 136. |
| D2142.0.1 | Magician (witch) controls winds. *Kittredge Witchcraft 159, 478 nn. 67—8.—Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| D2152.2 | Magician able to cast mountains upon enemies. (Cf. D1711.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2031.4.3 | Magician appears as beggar or old man in order to free prisoners. Icelandic: FSS 22—23, Boberg. |
| D2031.4.2 | Magician appears as swineherd, dwarf, and giant in order to seduce queen and scorns her later in the same shapes. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| P271.1 | Magician as foster father. (Cf. N845.) English romance: Malory, Book 1; Icelandic: Boberg. |
| N845 | Magician as helper. Dickson 121 n. 64; Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 3669, Legends No. 621; India: *Thompson-Balys; Tuamotu: Stimson MS (z-G. 3/1386, 13/203, 317). |
| J1141.2 | Magician assigned three places at a table. He confesses to carrying two persons in his body. Wesselski Märchen 186 No. 1; Chavannes 500 Contes I 378. |
| D1721.3 | Magician blows magic into disciples' ears. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F1034.2 | Magician carries mistress with him in his body. She in turn has paramour in hers. Wesselski Märchen 186 No. 1; *Cosquin études 276ff.; Chinese: Chavannes 500 Contes I 378 No. 109. |
| D2185 | Magician carries woman in glass coffin. She comes out at his will. Icelandic: *Boberg; *Chauvin V 190 No. 11. |
| K1677 | Magician challenged to make good his false claim. Says he can take black and white dogs and make them gray and then reverse process. Trickster furnishes gray dog and challenges magician to show his power. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D199.2.1 | Magician fights as dragon. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| D1711.0.2 | Magician keeps magic power in tumor in back. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2031.1 | Magician makes people lift garments to avoid wetting in imaginary river. *BP III 203; Dickson 222 n. 18; Danish: Kristensen Danske Sagn VI (1900) 426ff; FSS 22—23, Boberg; Estonian: Aarne FFC XXV 137 No. 103; Lappish: Qvigstad FFC LX 51 No. 99. |
| A165.8 | Magician of the gods. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2158.1.4 | Magician opens his eyes and forest burns for twenty-four miles in front of him. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| V351.3 | Magician overpowered in contest with a saint. *Loomis White Magic 75f. |
| D1810.0.2.1 | Magician rebukes secret usury. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| G303.22.2 | Magician recovers lost object with devil's help. Finnish-Swedish: Wessman 11 No. 89. |
| D2091.14 | Magician shoots an arrow of each finger against enemy. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| K311.6.4 | Magician transforms self into crocodile to steal. Africa (Luba): DeClerq ZsKS IV 204. |
| E411.9 | Magician who has sold his soul to the devil hires his servant to bury him properly: the coffin bursts. (Cf. E261.2.1.) Lithuanian: Balys Ghosts. |
| D1711 | Magician. (Cf. D1721.) *Type 325; Dickson 121 n. 64; *Finnur Jуnsson "Um galdra, seieth, seiethmenn og völur," thyjár ritgjörethir (København, 1892) 5—28; *Seligmann 6f.; *Penzer IV 39 n. 1, 46ff.; *Fb "klog mand" II 187; Malone PMLA XLIII 400.—Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: MacCulloch Eddic 299, *Boberg; Italian Novella: Rotunda; Livonian: Loorits FFC LXVI 57ff. Nos. 128—159; Lappish: Qvigstad FFC LX 50ff. Nos. 90—119; Jewish: Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys; S. A. Indian (Toba): Métraux MAFLS XL 162. |
| D1711.0.1 | Magician's apprentice. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1721.6 | Magician's disciples acquire magic powers by study. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1721.5 | Magician's disciples eat magic iron. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| G225.7.1 | Magician's familiar a pig. Argentina: Jijena Sanchez 76. |
| G225.7.2 | Magician's familiar a viper. Argentina: Jijena Sanchez 76, 92. |
| J1149.8 | Magistrate detects thief's complicity by associating cut hand with companion's severed head. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| J1149.9 | Magistrate finds thieving innkeepers guilty of arson. Silver buckles are not melted by the fire. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| F754 | Magnetic mountain. Pulls nails out of ships that approach it. *Chauvin V 202 No. 117, VII 86 No. 373bis n. 1; Basset RTP IX 377ff.; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| F806 | Magnetic stone. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 1055. |
| B143.0.2 | Magpie as prophetic bird. Fb. "Skade" III 219; Handwb. d. Abergl. III 796 "Elster". |
| B623.3 | Magpie as suitor. Cheremis: Sebeok-Nyerges. |
| A2382.1 | Magpie is a hybrid of dove and raven; was not baptized by water of the flood in Noah's time. (Cf. A2291.)—England: Baughman. |
| K2032 | Magpie leads other magpies into his master's net. Promises them that the master will teach them to speak. *Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 633. |
| A2542.1.1 | Magpie refuses to get into ark, sits around outside, jabbering over drowned world, is unlucky. (cf. A2232.4.) England: Baughman. |
| J551.5 | Magpie tells a man that his wife has eaten an eel, which she said was eaten by the otter. The woman plucks his feathers out. When the magpie sees a bald man, she says, "You too must have tattled about the eel." *Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 6. |
| A2236.4 | Magpie tells man he is to die next day: no tongue and long tail. God pulls out his tongue and makes his tail long for doing this forbidden thing. (Cf. A2344.2.6, A2378.3.1.)—Finnish: Aarne FFC VIII 16 No. 89. |
| F841.1.3 | Mahogany ship. Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "ajacou". |
| K1971.3.1 | Maid behind statue of Virgin advises the mistress to give the servants better food. Type 1388*; Japanese: Ikeda. |
| D1515.4.1 | Maid cuts off pap to heal man's serpent wound. (Cf. D1009.3.) English: Child V 177. |
| T72.1 | Maid eloping with pretended lover is forced by him to strip. Child V 487 s.v. "Maid". |
| T321.1 | Maid pledged to celibacy is given, at her prayer, a beard. BP III 242. |
| S223.0.2 | Maid pledged to devil dresses conspicuously. Finnish-Swedish: Wessman 14 No. 124. |
| J1346 | Maid rebukes pilgrim for eating too much. "If both of us had been present at the miracle of the loaves and fishes you would have eaten me too!" Pilgrim: "I wouldn't have eaten you but I would have chewed on you a bit!" Cent Nouvelles Nouvelles No. 83; Italian Novella: *Rotunda. |
| T77 | Maid vexes suitor by pretense. Noble maid who is to marry knight pretends to be beggar's daughter. Child V 487 s.v. "Maid". |
| H583.9 | Maiden (to king): Shall I feed you with loss or gain. (A slaughtered hen or milk.) De Vries FFC LXXIII 254; Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 1465*; Rumanian: Schullerus FFC LXXVIII No. 877*. |
| H583.8 | Maiden (to king): The house has neither eyes nor ears. (No child at window nor dog in yard to announce king's approach: he therefore finds her not dressed to receive him.) De Vries FFC LXXIII 252. |
| R12.1 | Maiden abducted by pirates (robbers). (Cf. R10.1.) *Reinhard PMLA XXXVIII 465; Irish myth: *Cross; Italian Novella: *Rotunda; India: *Thompson-Balys; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 981. |
| R10.1.1 | Maiden abducted by soldiers. Italian Novella: *Rotunda. |
| R16.1 | Maiden abducted by transformed hero. (Cf. D658, D2121.7, R10.1.) *Type 516; Rösch FFC LXXVII 112; Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 57 No. 425. |
| A672.2 | Maiden at the bridge to hell. Icel.: MacCulloch Eddic 130, 304. |
| T111.1.1 | Maiden chooses disguised god as husband. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 648. |
| D795 | Maiden disenchanted, deserted, and refound. *BP II 325. |
| N741.5 | Maiden found in magic garden; prince's wife in former life. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| Q53.3.1 | Maiden gives her hand and riches to man who rescues her from trap. Africa (Loango): Pechuël-Loesche 109. |
| Q53.3 | Maiden queen offers her hand as reward for rescuing her town. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| T311.4 | Maiden queen prefers to fight instead of marrying, but is at last conquered and married. Icelandic: Herrmann Saxo II 292, *Boberg. |
| H346.1 | Maiden queen promises herself to the man who heals her husband and kills his bewitcher. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| H933.2 | Maiden queen sets hero three dangerous tasks in order to disenchant her sisters. (Cf. F565.3.) Icelandic: Boberg. |
| R111.1.11 | Maiden rescued from rakshasa. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| T327.1 | Maiden sends to her lecherous lover (brother) her eyes (hands, breasts) which he has admired. Type 706; **Williamson Philological Quarterly XI 149; *BP I 303; *Crane Vitry 158 No. 57; Herbert III 72, 611; Hervieux IV No. 120; *Penzer III 20f.; Alphabet No. 136; *bin Gorion Born Judas IV 175, 283; Pauli (ed. Bolte) Nos. 11, 12; Krappe Bulletin Hispanique XXXIX 40; Nouvelles de Sens No. 12.—Spanish Exempla: Keller; Italian: Basile Pentamerone III No. 2; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 273 n. 6; Africa (Bangola): Weeks 122. |
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