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Stith Thompson Motif Index
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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
H
Tests
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The Wise and the Foolish
K
Deceptions
L
Reversals of Fortune
M
Ordaining the Future
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Chance and Fate
P
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 |
|---|---|
| D759 | Disenchantment by faithfulness of others—miscellaneous. |
| D759.1 | Disenchantment by taking key from serpent's mouth at midnight. The disenchanter is to take the key (three keys) from the mouth of the woman in serpent form with his own mouth.—Hartland Science 240; Tobler Epiphanie der Seele 74. |
| D759.2 | Disenchantment from bird when queen milks own milk into bird's beak. (Cf. D764.1.)—Fb "trane". |
| D759.3 | Disenchantment by naked virgin undergoing frightful journey at midnight. She must come naked and alone on St. John's night between twelve and one, climb the castle walls, and enter the treasure chamber.—Hartland Science 236. |
| D759.4 | Disenchantment if twelve men will not leave castle for a year. Hartland Science 246. |
| D759.5 | Disenchantment by following enchanted woman through lake to underwater castle. Hartland Science 241. |
| D759.6 | Disenchantment by maidens walking with lighted candles in procession. Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 59 No. 425*D. |
| D759.7 | Disenchantment by maiden sitting at head of enchanted king's bed on morning of St. John's day.—Spanish: Boggs FFC XC No. 445B. |
| D759.8 | Snake disenchanted by being allowed to wrap itself three times around person's neck. Tobler 21. |
| D759.9 | Failure to disenchant by not watching sleeping princess long enough. Lithuanian: Balys Index No. *422B. |
| D759.10 | Three soldiers in the enchanted manor. Curiosity overcoming them they forfeit the power of disenchanting the princesses. Seven seven-year-old boys break the spell and save the princess. Lithuanian: Balys Index No. *422B. |
| D760 | Disenchantment by miscellaneous means. |
| D762 | Disenchantment by proper person waking from magic sleep. The enchanted person appears three times and if the sleeper does not wake by the third time the enchantment must last.—*Type 403, 450; Cosquin 166f., 170.—Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 61 No. 445A; Lithuanian: Balys Index No. *422A; Russian: Andrejev No. *400B. |
| D762.1 | Disenchantment by causing enchanted person to speak. Lithuanian: Balys Historical. |
| D762.2 | Disenchantment by being wakened from magic sleep by proper agent. German: Grimm Nos. 50, 163. |
| D763 | Disenchantment by destroying enchanter. Chauvin VI 88 No. 252.—Irish myth: Cross; Eskimo (Kodiak): Golder JAFL XVI 28, (Cumberland Sound): Boas BAM XV 325. |
| D763.1 | Disenchantment by eating enchanter's heart. Fb "løse" II 517a.—Penobscot (European borrowing): Speck JAFL XXVIII 58 No. 4; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D763.2 | Disenchantment by defeating enchanter in single combat. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D764 | Disenchantment by eating or drinking. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D764.1 | Disenchantment by drinking milk of queen who has borne two boys. (Cf. D759.2.)—*Fb "løse" II 517a. |
| D764.2 | Disenchantment by biting certain twig. *Hdwb. d. Märchens sv. "Baum". |
| D764.3 | Disenchantment by eating certain salmon. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D764.4 | Disenchantment by eating apple. Cheremis: Sebeok-Nyerges. |
| D764.5 | Disenchantment by eating whale meat. Eskimo (Cumberland Sound): Boas BAM XV 327. |
| D764.6 | Disenchantment by eating certain plant. German: Grimm No. 122; Apulejus Golden Ass. |
| D764.7 | Disenchantment by refusing to eat for three days. German: Grimm No. 93. |
| D764.8 | Disenchantment by eating head of serpent. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D765 | Disenchantment by reversing (undoing) enchantment. |
| D765.1 | Disenchantment by removing cause of enchantment. |
| D765.1.1 | Disenchantment by removal of enchanting pill from mouth. (Cf. D551.4.1.)—Penzer VII 42 n. 1, 222. |
| D765.1.1.1 | Disenchantment by removing ring from under dead girl's tongue. Lover is thus freed from loving her. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| D765.1.2 | Disenchantment by removal of enchanting pin (thorn). (Cf. D582.)—Fb "løse" II 517a.—Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 59, 62 Nos. 435, 449; Missouri-French: Carrière; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| D765.2 | Disenchantment by untying enchanting knot. Fb "knude" II 228. |
| D766 | Disenchantment by liquid. |
| D766.1 | Disenchantment by bathing (immersing) in water. Type 433B; Taylor Washington Univ. Studies IV (2) (1917) 176 n. 8; Wimberly 388; Child I 308, 338 n., II 505, III 505, V 39f.—India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| D766.1.1 | Disenchantment by water and command. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| D766.1.2 | Disenchantment by touching water. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D766.1.3 | Disenchantment by pouring water into ear. Eskimo (Mackenzie Area): Jenness 40. |
| D766.2 | Disenchantment by application of blood. (Cf. D712.4, D712.4.1). —*Type 516; *Rösch FFC LXXVII 138; *Fb "blod" IV 46b, 47a; Child I 337 n.; Penzer I 97; Wesselski Mönchslatein 148 No. 119.—Irish myth: *Cross; Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 53 No. 400A*; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| D766.2.1 | Disenchantment by rubbing with pig's blood. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D766.3 | Disenchantment by tears. *Type 425.—Africa (Angola): Chatelain 35 No. 1. |
| D766.4 | Disenchantment by bathing in milk. Wimberly 372; Type 433B and 507 (Danish forms); India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D771 | Disenchantment by use of magic object. |
| D771.1 | Disenchantment by burning magic hair. Köhler-Bolte I 573. |
| D771.2 | Disenchantment by rubbing with magic grease. Cape Verde Islands: Parsons MAFLS XV (1) 219 No. 73; Greek Odyssey 10 line 394. |
| D771.3 | Disenchantment by using powder. Chauvin VI 8 No. 273. |
| D771.4 | Disenchantment by using wand. MacCulloch Childhood 205; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| D771.5 | Disenchantment by drinking from golden vessel. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D771.6 | Disenchantment by medicine. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D771.7 | Disenchantment by rosary or scapular. Lithuanian: Balys Historical. |
| D771.8 | Disenchantment and transformation by means of a magic sword. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D771.9 | Disenchantment by sprinkling consecrated rice. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D771.10 | Disenchantment by ring. German: Grimm No. 123. |
| D771.11 | Disenchantment by flower. German: Grimm No. 69. |
| D771.12 | Disenchantment by use of crystal ball. German: Grimm No. 196. |
| D772 | Disenchantment by naming. Wimberly 345; *Fb "varulv" III 1015a. |
| D772.1 | Disenchantment by recognition. German: Grimm Nos. 62, 160. |
| D775 | Disenchantment by feeding transformed creature. This is done contrary to commands.—Estonian: Aarne FFC XXV 130 No. 72. |
| D777 | Disenchantment by placing handkerchief between horns. Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "mouchoir". |
| D777.1 | Disenchantment by covering with cloth. German: Grimm No. 76; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| D778 | Disenchantment by blowing on victim. Chauvin V 236 No. 134; Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen III 105. |
| D778.1 | Disenchantment from berry by blowing on it. Lithuanian: Balys Index No. *702. |
| D778.2 | Disenchantment by blowing medicine on victim. Cheremis: Sebeok-Nyerges. |
| D781 | Disenchantment by prayer (mass) of Pope. Meyer Zs. f. Vksk. XXI 4. |
| D781.1 | Disenchantment by blessing. German: Grimm No. 141. |
| D782 | Disenchantment by physical contact. Kittredge Gawain 205f., 216f.—Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 70 No. 535; Irish myth: Cross; German: Grimm No. 49, 56, 60, 76, 96. |
| D782.1 | Disenchantment by touch of holy man. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D782.2 | Disenchantment by touching earth. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D783 | Disenchantment by being found when lost. Type 451. |
| D784 | Disenchantment by lighting fire. Type 727*. |
| D785 | Disenchantment by magic contest. Cape Verde Islands: Parsons MAFLS XV (1) 330. |
| D785.1 | Disenchantment produced by hero winning series of contests with seven demons. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D786 | Disenchantment by music. Wimberly 332. |
| D786.1 | Disenchantment by song. Eskimo (Greenland): Holm 63; Africa (Swazi): Bourhill and Drake 212ff. No. 18. |
| D787 | Disenchantment by encircling. Wimberly 363. |
| D788 | Disenchantment by sign of cross. (Cf. D1766.6.) Wimberly 367. |
| D789 | Other means of disenchantment. |
| D789.1 | Disenchantment by covering with deliverer's clothing. Wimberly 390. |
| D789.2 | Disenchantment by breaking lamp. Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 54 No. 400B*. |
| D789.3 | Disenchantment by sight of old home. |
| D789.3.1 | Frog-woman disenchanted by sight of water. Hindu: Keith 147. |
| D789.4 | Disenchantment by breaking tabu. (Cf. C.)—Hindu: Keith 147. |
| D789.5 | Disenchantment by throwing golden objects into water. German: Grimm No. 181. |
| D789.6 | Disenchantment by repeating magic formula. South Africa: Bourhill and Drake 237ff. No. 20. |
| D789.6.1 | Disenchantment by speaking proper words. Lithuanian: Balys Historical. |
| D789.7 | Disenchantment by shaking certain tree. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D789.8 | Disenchantment of enchanted (sunken) castle (town, inhabitants) by digging it out. Lithuanian: Balys Historical. |
| D789.9 | Girl disenchants her tiger-husband by putting a garland around his neck, sprinkling sand and water over him. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D789.10 | Disenchantment by ringing bell. Korean: Zong in-Sob 97. |
| D790 | Attendant circumstances of disenchantment. |
| D791 | Disenchantment possible under unique conditions. Only one combination of time place and person will serve.—For many of these combinations see Hartland Science 240, 244, 248.—Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 3593. |
| D791.1 | Disenchantment at end of specified time. Irish myth: *Cross; *Jijena Sanchez 35, 36, 68, 70. |
| D791.1.1 | Disenchantment at end of seven years. Spanish: Boggs FFC XC No. 453. |
| D791.1.2 | Disenchantment when superhuman task is finished. Enchanted person appears every seven years in human form and puts one stitch in a smock. When it is finished, she will be delivered. Hartland Science 240. |
| D791.1.3 | The deliverer in the cradle. Enchanted person can be delivered by child rocked in a cradle made from an oak sapling after it has grown great. **Ranke Der Erlöser in der Wiege; Hartland Science 244f; *Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 80. |
| D791.1.4 | Disenchantment at end of two hundred years. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D791.1.5 | Disenchantment at end of nine hundred years. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D791.1.6 | Disenchantment possible at the end of seven hundred years. Lithuanian: Balys Historical. |
| D791.1.7 | Disenchantment at cock crow. Jijena Sanchez 38, 55. |
| D791.1.8 | Disenchantment at midnight after owl hoots three times. German: Grimm No. 179. |
| D791.2 | Disenchantment by only one person. |
| D791.2.1 | Disenchantment of girl only by lover. BP II 125. |
| D791.2.2 | Disenchantment can be done by wife. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D791.2.2.1 | Disenchantment promised if girl may marry transformed man. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D791.3 | Disenchantment fails because conditions are not fulfilled. Lithuanian: Balys Historical. |
| D791.4 | Disenchantment by finding key to enchanted castle. Lithuanian: Balys Historical. |
| D792 | Transformed mother called by her child. Comes and is rescued.—Africa (Ekoi): Talbot 333. |
| D793 | Disenchantment made permanent. |
| D793.1 | Disenchantment made permanent by holding to a hair. Italian: Basile I No. 2. |
| D793.2 | Disenchantment made permanent by burning cast-off skin. Cf. D721.3. |
| D794 | Enchanted person attracts attention of rescuer. |
| D794.1 | Enchanted person attracts attention by dancing. South Africa: Bourhill and Drake 237ff. No. 20. |
| D795 | Maiden disenchanted, deserted, and refound. *BP II 325. |
| D796 | Divine beings assume their own shape in sleep. Penzer III 92 n. 2, VIII 25 n. 2. |
| D797 | Disenchantment as proof of truth. The prodigy convinces judge that witness is speaking truth. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D798 | Disenchantment by passing between human being's legs. Argentina, Paraguay: Jijena Sanchez 45. |
| D799 | Disenchantment by other means. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D799.1 | Children disenchanted after long period are aged. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D799.2 | Valley disenchanted rises to level of surroundings. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D799.3 | Attendants of disenchanted person automatically disenchanted. German: Grimm Nos. 50, 106, 127, 169, 179. |
| D800 | Magic object. *Toldo Studien zur vgl. Littgsch. VIII 60ff.; *Siuts 89ff.; *Penzer I 25ff., V 3 n 1, IX 142; *Tibbals "Elements of Magic in the Romance of William of Palerne" MPh I (1903) 355 ff.; *Easter A Study of Magic Elements in the Romans d'Aventure (Dissertation, Baltimore 1906). |
| D801 | Ownership of magic object. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D801.1 | Magic objects possessed by witch, sorcerer or evil dwarf. (Cf. F451.7, G234, D1711.) German: Grimm Nos. 53, 56, 60, 191. |
| D803 | Magic objects created by deity. |
| D803.1 | Magic objects created by God on sixth day. (Cf. A0). Jewish: Neuman. |
| D804 | Ineffable name written on object renders it magic. (Cf. C431.) Jewish: Neuman. |
| D805 | Magic object to be used only in extreme need. Italian: Basile introduction. |
| D806 | Magic object effective only when exact instructions for its use are followed. |
| D806.1 | Magic object effective when struck on ground once only. Second blow renders useless. Africa (Bulu): Krug JAFL XXV 113 No. 9. |
| D806.2 | Magic charm (formula) used injudiciously brings death to owner's wife, children, himself. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D810 | Magic object a gift. *BP I 361; *Aarne JSFO XXVII 1—96.—Irish myth: Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| D811 | Magic object received from God (a god). *Toldo IX 451ff.—Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: örvar-Odds saga 138—41, Boberg; Finnish: Kalevala rune 36; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "baguette"; Greek: Fox 40, *Grote I 88. |
| D811.1 | Magic object received from goddess. Hartland Perseus III 109; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| D811.2 | Magic object falls down from the heaven. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D811.2.1 | Magic needle and thread fall from heaven as result of prayer. (Cf. D1766.1.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D812 | Magic object received from supernatural being. Japanese: Ikeda. |
| D812.1 | Magic object received from saint. BP I 361.—Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg; French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 15f.; India: *Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 25, 50. |
| D812.2 | Magic object received from demigod. Africa (Ekoi): Talbot 18. |
| D812.3 | Magic object received from devil. *Aarne MSFO XXV 39.—Irish myth: Cross; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "baguette"; Hindu: Penzer IX 45 n. 1. |
| D812.4 | Magic object received from ghost. *Aarne MSFO XXV 39; *Chauvin V 78 No. 22 n. 1.—Icelandic: *Boberg; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 25; Africa (Ekoi): Talbot 47, 211. |
| D812.4.1 | Magic object received from the dead in lower world. Africa (Cameroons): Mansfeld 229f. No. 16, (Ekoi): Talbot 46. |
| D812.4.2 | Magic object acquired as reward for burial of the dead. French Canadian: Sister Marie Ursule. |
| D812.5 | Magic object received from genie. *Type 561; *BP II 547.—India: *Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 109. |
| D812.5.1 | Magic object received from temple demons. Chinese: Graham. |
| D812.6 | Magic object received from witch or wizard. Type 576*****, 576***. |
| D812.7 | Magic object received from dragon king. Japanese: Anesaki 315. |
| D812.8 | Magic object received from lady in dream. (Cf. D825.)—Hdwb. d. Märchens s.v. "Baum"; BP II 544.—Irish myth: Cross; Greek: Fox 40; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D825 | Magic object received from maiden. |
| D812.8.1 | Magic object received from giantess in dream. Norse: *Boberg. |
| D812.8.2 | Magic object received from man in dream. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| D812.9 | Magic object received from wild man. Italian: Basile I No. 1. |
| D812.10 | Magic object received from angel. Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D812.10.0.1 | Angel reveals location of magic object. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D812.11 | Magic object received from giant. Icelandic: *Boberg; Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D812.12 | Magic object received from dwarf. Icelandic: *Boberg; German: Grimm Nos. 28, 64, 91, 97, 165. |
| D812.12.1 | Magic sword received from dwarf in dream. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| D812.13 | Magic objects gifts of magician. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D812.14 | Magic object received from ascetic. India: Thompson-Balys; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 849, II 210, 656. |
| D812.15 | Magic object received from maiden-spirit. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| D813 | Magic object received from fairy. *Type 510.—Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: Boberg; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "baguette"; Missouri French: Carrière. |
| D813.1 | Magic object received from river-nymph. Hartland Perseus III 109. |
| D813.1.1 | Magic sword received from Lady of Lake. (Cf. D878.1.)—Irish myth: *Cross; English: Wells 50 (Le Morte Arthur); Indo-Chinese: Scott Indo-Chinese 303. |
| D813.1.2 | Magic cauldron received from lake spirit. (Cf. D1171.2.) —Welsh: MacCulloch Celtic 100. |
| D813.2 | Magic object received from grateful fairy. Hero has cured sick fairy by making her laugh. English: Baughman; Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| D813.3 | Magic object received from maiden in otherworld island. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D814 | Magic objects received from sun, moon, and stars, etc. Köhler-Bolte I 188. |
| D814.1 | Magic object received from wind. German: Grimm No. 88. |
| D815 | Magic object received from relative. |
| D815.1 | Magic object received from mother. (Cf. D842.)—*Type 510; Icelandic: MacCulloch Eddic 301, Boberg; Africa (Kaffir): Theal 145. |
| D815.2 | Magic object received from father. Hartland Perseus III 199.—Irish myth: Cross; Icelandic: MacCulloch Eddic 308 (Tyrfing), *Boberg. |
| D815.3 | Magic object received from godmother. Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "baguette"; Missouri French: Carrière. |
| D815.4 | Magic object received from sister. Hartland Perseus III 199; Icelandic: Boberg. |
| D815.5 | Magic object received from father-in-law. Hartland Perseus III 199. |
| D815.6 | Magic object received from daughter. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| D815.7 | Magic object received from foster-parents. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| D815.7.1 | Magic object received from girl's foster-mother. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| D815.8 | Magic object received from wife. German: Grimm No. 92. |
| D816 | Magic object inherited. MacCulloch Childhood 376; Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| D817 | Magic object received from grateful person. *Type 560; *Aarne MSFO XXV 40; BP II 39.—Icelandic: *Boberg; Missouri French: Carrière; N. A. Indian (Malecite, Penobscot): Thompson CColl II 411ff. (European borrowings). |
| D817.1 | Magic object received from man in return for rescue of child. *Types 560, 611; Aarne MSFO XXV 38—56 passim; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| D817.1.1 | Magic object received from dwarf in return for rescue of child or kindness to child. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| D817.1.2 | Magic object received from grateful father of redeemed snake. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D817.2 | Magic object received in return for being shaved. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D818 | Magic object received from astrologer. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D818.1 | Magic object received from magician. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D821 | Magic object received from old woman. Hartland Perseus III 199.—Italian Novella: Rotunda; Missouri French: Carrière; Cape Verde Islands: Parsons MAFLS XV (1) 123. |
| D822 | Magic object received from old man. Hartland Perseus III 199.—Icelandic: *Boberg; U.S.: Baughman. |
| D823 | Magic object received from huntsman. |
| D823.1 | Magic object received from green-clad huntsman. Type 304. |
| D825.1 | Magic object received from cat-woman; i.e. woman transformed intermittently to cat.—French: Cosquin No. 11; N. A. Indian: Thompson CColl II 400f. |
| D826 | Magic object received from monster. |
| D826.1 | Magic object vomited by conquered monster. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D827 | Magic object received through particular intermediaries. Only one person can help secure it.—*Chauvin V 59 No. 19 n. 1. |
| D828 | Magic object received from child. Type 425. |
| D829 | Acquisition of magic object—miscellaneous. |
| D829.1 | Magic object received by apprentice from master. German: Grimm Nos 36, 111, 129. |
| D830 | Magic object acquired by trickery. *Chauvin VII 38 No. 212B; Icelandic: MacCulloch Eddic 268; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 289. |
| D830.1 | Attempt to learn about magic object by spying. Chinese: Graham. |
| D831 | Magic object acquired by trick exchange. By means of second magic object hero recovers first. (Often mixed with D832).—*Types 302, 400, 507, 569; BP I 464; Penzer I 25ff.—India: *Thompson-Balys; Indonesian: DeVries Volksverhalen Nos. 3, 104. |
| D832 | Magic objects acquired by acting as umpire for fighting heirs. When hero gets hold of objects he refuses to return it.—*Types 400, 518; *BP II 331ff.; Cosquin Indiens 371ff.; Saintyves Perrault 287ff.; Hdwb. d. Märchens I 97.—Icelandic: Boberg; India: *Thompson-Balys; Indonesian: DeVries Volksverhalen No. 104; Chinese: Chavannes 500 Contes III 259 No. 470; Africa: Frobenius Atlantis II 113, 175, III 336, IV 110. |
| D833 | Magic object acquired by tricking giant. Giant is persuaded to give the objects to the hero. (Cf. D831, where the person tricked is often a giant.)—Type 328. |
| D834 | Magic object acquired by tricking devil. Man gets shelter in storm; devil gets wet. Devil gives man magic object in return for information as to how he kept dry.—Köhler-Bolte I 416. |
| D835 | Magic object acquired through trickery: child forced to cry till object is given. Icelandic: Egils saga ok Asm., ch. XIV 10, Boberg. |
| D836 | Magic object acquired by exchanging letters. (Cf. K511). India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D837 | Magic object acquired through foolish bargain. Type 590.—N. A. Indian (Micmac) (European borrowing): Thompson CColl II 412. |
| D838 | Magic object acquired by stealing. Types 576******, 581*; Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg; Missouri French: Carrière; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D838.1 | Stolen objects powerful in magic. *Fb "stjæle" III 576a, "tigge" III 793b.; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D838.2 | Magic object taken from ogre's house. Hartland Perseus III 201; Icelandic: *Boberg; Japanese: Ikeda; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| D838.3 | Magic object stolen in Thor's temple. Icelandic: Sturlaugs saga 617—31, Boberg. |
| D838.4 | Magic object taken in the serpents' country. Icelandic: FSS 69—79, Boberg. |
| D838.5 | Magic object taken from barrow. (Cf. E461.1, F352.)—Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| D838.6 | Magic object stolen from giant. (Cf.F531.6.7.3.)—Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| D838.7 | Magic armor stolen from dwarf by giant. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| D838.8 | Magic helmet taken directly from bystander. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| D838.9 | Boy overhears witches' conversation about magic objects, which he gets possession of. Lithuanian: Balys Index No. *613A. |
| D838.10 | Prince procures magic object from bathing fairy when he steals her clothes. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D838.11 | Man poisons couple, owners of magic gong, and gains possession of it. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D838.12 | Magic object taken from dead enemy. German: Grimm No. 166. |
| D838.13 | Magic object stolen at night. Korean: Zong in-Sob 28 No. 12. |
| D839 | Magic object acquired by trickery—miscellaneous. |
| D839.1 | Magic root acquired by tricking mother bird into searching for it in order to disentangle her young. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D839.2 | Fairy dun acquired by tricking owner. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D840 | Magic object found. Types 561, 590; Hartland Perseus III 201; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D841 | Magic object accidentally found. German: Grimm No. 122; Chinese-Persian: *Coyajee JPASB XXIV 197. |
| D842 | Magic object found on grave. |
| D842.1 | Magic object found on mother's grave. (Cf. D815.1.)—Type 510; Saintyves Perrault 41; Cox 477. |
| D842.2 | Magic object found on father's grave. Type 314. |
| D842.3 | Magic object found on grave of slain helpful animal. Cox 477; Saintyves Perrault 37; Hdwb. d. Märchens s.v. "Baum".—Japanese: Ikeda. |
| D845 | Magic object found in underground room. Type 562.—India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D845.1 | Magic object found in giant's cave. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| D846 | Magic object found in magic castle. *BP III 113 n. 4. |
| D846.1 | Golden cot found in magic castle. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D847 | Magic object found in chimney. Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "cheminée". |
| D848 | Magic object dug from ground. Hartland Perseus III 201f.—Korean: Zong in-Sob 43. |
| D849 | Magic object found—miscellaneous. |
| D849.1 | Magic object found in fort. Chinese: Werner 312. |
| D849.2 | Magic object pointed out by bird. *Norlind: Skattsägner 19ff., 29ff. |
| D849.3 | Magic object found on an island. Aarne MSFO XXV 120; Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| D849.4 | Magic object found in a wood. *Aarne MSFO XXV 120. |
| D849.4.1 | Magic object found in garden. German: Grimm No. 121. |
| D849.5 | Magic object found in fish. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| D849.5.1 | Magic object found in heart of whale. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D849.6 | Magic object found under dead girl's tongue. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| D849.7 | Magic object pointed out by divine voice. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| D849.8 | Magic object found on ground. French Canadian: Sister Marie Ursule. |
| D850 | Magic object otherwise obtained. |
| D851 | Magic object acquired by exchange. (No trick).—Hartland Perseus III 200; Irish myth: Cross; N. A. Indian (Ponca, Ojibwa, European borrowings): Thompson CColl II 329f. |
| D851.1 | Magic object purchased. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D852 | Magic object acquired by wishing. *Type 675. |
| D853 | Magic object forged by smith to order. *Hartland Perseus III 200.—Icelandic: MacCulloch Eddic 268. |
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