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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
E
The Dead
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Marvels
G
Ogres
H
Tests
J
The Wise and the Foolish
K
Deceptions
L
Reversals of Fortune
M
Ordaining the Future
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Chance and Fate
P
Society
Q
Rewards and Punishments
R
Captives and Fugitives
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Unnatural Cruelty
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Sex
U
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 |
|---|---|
| D853.1 | Magic horse (wooden) made by carpenter. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D855 | Magic object acquired as reward. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| D855.1 | Magic object acquired as reward for vigil. *BP III 111.—Chinese: Graham. |
| D855.2 | Magic object acquired as reward for religious austerities. Chinese: Werner 277. |
| D855.3 | Magic object acquired as reward for quest into grave. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| D855.4 | Magic object as reward for faith. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D855.5 | Magic object as reward for good deeds. Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 107 No. 62. |
| D856 | Magic object acquired by gaining love of owner. Type 580. |
| D857 | Magic object born with hero. *Hartland Perseus III 198.—Africa (Fjort): Dennett 60 No. 12. |
| D858 | Magic object acquired by singing. Type 650***. |
| D859 | Magic object obtained—miscellaneous means. |
| D859.1 | Magic object acquired by rapping on tree. Fb "lind" II 432a. |
| D859.2 | Quest to hell for magic object. Aarne FFC XXIII 130, JSFO XXVII 48.—Icelandic: Boberg. |
| D859.2.1 | Magic object received from other world. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D859.3 | Magic object obtained by reaching in certain cardinal direction. N. A. Indian: *Kroeber JAFL XXI 224, (California): Gayton and Newman 75. |
| D859.4 | Magic object eaten unwittingly. |
| D859.4.1 | Magic bird-heart eaten unwittingly. Scottish: Campbell-McKay No. 15; Icelandic: Herrmann Saxo II 33. |
| D859.4.2 | Magic bird-liver eaten unwittingly. Scottish: Campbell-McKay No. 15. |
| D859.5 | Magic object to be chosen from among identical worthless objects. Insect helps in choice. East Africa: Torrend Zs. f. afrikan. u. ozean. Spr. I 247ff. |
| D859.6 | Magic object obtained as compensation for loss of entire herd—the spirit of the herd resides in the last goat's tail, which old woman keeps. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D859.7 | Magic object left by frightened demons. Korean: Zong in-Sob 144. |
| D859.8 | Magic object as ransom of captive. Greek: Grote I 139; Icelandic: Boberg. |
| D860 | Loss of magic object. *Aarne MSFO XXV I—200 passim; Bolte Zs. f. Vksk. XVIII 452 n. 3.—Chinese: Werner 348, Graham. |
| D860.0.1 | Death to follow loss of magic object. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D860.0.2 | Loss of magic object causes madness. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D861 | Magic object stolen. Fansler MAFLS XII 17; Italian Novella: Rotunda; Jewish: Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys; Georgia Negro: Harris Nights 30; S. A. Indian (Toba): Métraux MAFLS XL 130. |
| D861.0.1 | Magic object stolen from local deity. Chinese: Graham. |
| D861.1 | Magic object stolen by host (at inn.) *Type 563; *BP I 349ff.; **Aarne JSFO XXVII 1—96.—Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "aubergiste"; French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 24; Missouri French: Carrière; India: Thompson-Balys; Seneca: Curtin-Hewitt RBAE XXXII 264 No. 50 (not at inn). |
| D861.2 | Magic object stolen by neighbor. **Aarne JSFO XXVII 1—96, especially 48; *BP I 349ff.; Type 564.—India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D861.3 | Magic object stolen by brothers. Type 563; BP I 349ff. |
| D861.4 | Magic object stolen by rival for wife. *Type 560, 561; *Aarne MSFO XXV 3—83; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D861.4.1 | Magic object stolen by rival's emissary. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D861.5 | Magic object stolen by hero's wife. *Type 560; **Aarne MSFO XXV 3—83. |
| D861.5.1 | Magic object stolen by owner's fiancée. German: Grimm No. 122. |
| D861.6 | Magic object stolen in card game. *Type 566; BP I 470ff.; Aarne MSFO XXV 85—97. |
| D861.7 | Magic object carried off by bird. (Cf. D865.) |
| D861.7.1 | Magic horn carried off by bird. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D861.8 | Magic object stolen by relatives. Madagascar: Renel I 209ff. No. 40. |
| D861.8.1 | Magic objects stolen from owner by his daughter, with whom he spends the night. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D861.9 | Magic object stolen by giants. French Canadian: Sister Marie Ursule. |
| D861.10 | Magic object carried away; child allowed to play with it. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D862 | Magic object taken away by force. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D863 | Magic object mysteriously disappears. Korean: Zong in-Sob 44. |
| D865 | Magic jewel carried off by bird. This happens when the jewel is examined by daylight. (Cf. D861.7.)—*Chauvin V 211 No. 120; *Gerould PMLA XIX 392ff.; Krappe Neophilologus XIV 90; Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| D865.1 | Magic ring carried off by bird. Irish myth: Cross; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D866 | Magic object destroyed. Japanese: Ikeda. |
| D866.1 | Woman cooks the magic fruits. (Cf. D981.)—Indonesia: DeVries's list No. 195. |
| D866.2 | Magic object destroyed because of feigned sickness. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D867 | Magic object mysteriously disappears. Korean: Zong in-Sob 44. |
| D867.1 | Magic object disappears at owner's death. Irish myth: Cross (D857). |
| D868 | Magic object returns to original place. |
| D868.1 | Magic mango returns to tree for broken tabu. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D871 | Magic object traded away. |
| D871.1 | Magic object exchanged for worthless. Foolish brother (wife) exchanges old object for new. *Type 561; *BP II 205.—Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "bague"; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D871.1.1 | Exchange of common cow for gold-dropping cow made by daughter when her father stops at her home for the night. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D876 | Magic treasure animal killed. (Goose that laid the golden egg). Greek fable: Wienert FFC LVI 64 (ET 283), 106 (ST 182); Babrius 123; Halm Aesop No. 343.—India: Keith 145 (gold-producing boy), Thompson-Balys; Panchatantra III 6 (tr. Ryder) 331; Cowell Jataka I 292 No. 136; Japanese: Ikeda; Indonesian: Dixon 238 n. 51; N. A. Indian: *Thompson-Tales 306 n. 109z. |
| D877 | Magic object loses power by overuse. *Chauvin V 11 No. 7; India: Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 106, 109.—Jamaica: Beckwith MAFLS XVII 248 No. 24. |
| D877.1 | Magic wishing-ring loses power by touching water. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D877.2 | Extraordinary flower preserves its freshness so long as it remains unperceived by anyone other than owner. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D878 | Magic object voluntarily restored to giver. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D878.1 | Magic sword returned to lake whence it was received. Taken back by lake spirit. (Excalibur). (Cf. D813.1.1.)—English: Wells 50 (Le Morte Arthur); Indo-Chinese: Scott 303. |
| D878.2 | Magic sword thrown into lake by dying hero. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D880 | Recovery of magic object. *Bolte Zs. f. Vksk. XVIII 452 n. 3; *Aarne MSFO XXV 3ff.—Chinese: Werner 348; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D880.0.1 | Recovery of magic object cures madness. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D881 | Magic object recovered by using second magic object. *Type 561; *Aarne MSFO XXV 3—83; *BP II 547ff.—Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys; French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 24. |
| D881.1 | Recovery of magic object by use of magic apples. These apples cause horns to grow. (Cf. D895.) *Type 566; BP I 470ff; Aarne MSFO XXV 85—97. |
| D881.2 | Recovery of magic object by use of magic cudgel. (Cf. D1094.) —*Types 563, 564; BP I 349ff.; *Aarne JSFO XXVII 1—96—India: *Thompson-Balys; Jamaica: Beckwith MAFLS XVII 248 No. 25. |
| D882 | Magic object stolen back. |
| D882.1 | Stolen magic object stolen back by helpful animals. Korean: Zong in-Sob 28. |
| D882.1.1 | Stolen magic object stolen back by helpful cat and dog. They steal the ring from the thief's mouth.—*Type 560; **Aarne MSFO XXV 3—82 BP II 455.—India: Thompson-Balys; Indonesian: DeVries Volksverhalen Nos. 67, 170 notes. |
| D882.1.2 | Magic object recovered with lioness's help. French Canadian: Sister Marie Ursule (D887). |
| D882.2 | Recovered magic articles dropped by rescuing animals into the sea. Köhler-Bolte I 437; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D882.3 | Magic object stolen back by servant. Cheremis: Sebeok-Nyerges. |
| D882.4 | Stolen magic object stolen back by man in disguise. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D883 | Magic (marvelous object) given back to placate crying child. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D884 | Thief forced to vomit up stolen magic object. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D885 | Magic object recovered with devil's help. Types 360, 361, 475; BP II 423. |
| D885.1 | Magic object recovered with witch's help. Georgia Negro: Harris Nights 30. |
| D886 | Magic object recovered through recitation of magic formula. Chinese: Werner 358. |
| D895 | Magic object returned in payment for removal of magic horns. (Cf. D881.1).—*Type 566. |
| D900 | Magic weather phenomena. |
| D900.0.1 | Prognostications from weather phenomena. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D901 | Magic cloud. *Chauvin V 230; Fb "sky"; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| D902 | Magic rain. (Cf. D910.) *Basset RTP XXXIII 167f.—Irish: Cross; Plummer clxxx; Chinese: Werner 205. |
| D902.1 | Magic mist. *Fb "tеge" III 945a; *Cox Cinderella 477; Irish: *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg; English: Wimberly 321; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "brume"; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 339 n. 221b. |
| D902.1.1 | Druidic mist. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D902.2 | Magic dew. *Fb "Sankt Hansdag" III 161a. |
| D902.3 | Magic hail. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D903 | Magic snow. Koryak: Jochelson JE VI 170. |
| D904 | Magic ice. Eskimo (Bering Strait): Nelson RBAE XVIII 516. |
| D905 | Magic storm. *Fb "storm" III 595b, 596a, "skеl" III 352b, "vand" III 1001b; *Penzer IV 213; Morgan MPh. VI 331; Nitze MPh. VII 145.—Babylonian: Spence 77; Irish myth: *Cross; MacCulloch Celtic 44; Welsh: ibid. 191; Icelandic: *Boberg, Middle English: Wells 65 (Ywain and Gawain); Jewish: *Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 1269; Korean: Zong in-Sob 170f. |
| 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. |
| D908 | Magic darkness. *Fb "tеge" III 945a; Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg; Greek: Homer Iliad III 382, V 23, Odyssey XXIII 372; Jewish: *Neuman; Japanese: Ikeda. |
| D910 | Magic body of Water. *A. Hertel Verzauberte Oertlichkeiten (Hannover 1908).—Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: Neuman. |
| D911 | Magic sea. Irish myth: *Cross; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "tonneau"; Jewish: Neuman; Africa (Zulu): Callaway 82. |
| D911.1 | Magic wave. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D911.1.1 | Magic virtue of nine waves. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D915 | Magic river. Irish myth: Cross; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "rivière"; Jewish: *Neuman; Ila (Rhodesia): Smith and Dale II 416; Hottentot: Bleek 75 No. 36; Zulu: Callaway 90. |
| D915.1 | River produced by magic. Irish myth: *Cross; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "rivière". |
| D915.2 | River contained under cock's wings. *Type 715. |
| D915.2.1 | River contained in bird's ears. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D915.3 | River contained in box. Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "rivière". |
| D915.4 | Intermittent river. River flows at stated intervals. *Chauvin VII 44 No. 153. |
| D915.4.1 | Sabbatical river. Dry on Sabbath. *Chauvin VII 44 No. 153; Gaster Exempla 188 No. 15; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D915.5 | River issuing from cave controlled by race of Amazons. Hartland Science 202. |
| D915.6 | Magic flood. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D921 | Magic lake (pond). *Krappe Bulletin Hispanique XXXV (1933) 107ff.; Icelandic: *Boberg; Jewish: Neuman; Chinese: Werner 137 (lake of gems). |
| D921.1 | Lake (pond) produced by magic. Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "étang"; Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D921.2 | Lake produced by belches after magic draught. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D921.3 | Lake under which supernatural smith lives. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D921.3.1 | Lake of milk created through merit of saint. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D921.4 | Magic tank. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D925 | Magic fountain. (Cf. D926, D927.) *Dh II 154; *Wünsche Die Sagen vom Lebensbaum und Lebenswasser (Leipzig, 1905); *Hopkins JAOS XXVI 1—67, 411—413; *Fb "ungdom" III 979b; Penzer IV 145; *Patch PMLA XXXIII 670 n. 67.—Irish myth: *Cross, Plummer cl—clii, clxxii; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "fontaine"; French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 10—12; Tirol: Zingerle 588; Jewish: Neuman; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 284 n. 50a.; Lat. American: Alexander Lat. Am. 20 n. 6, 349. |
| D925.0.1 | Magic oil-spouting fountain. Italian: Basile introduction. |
| D925.0.2 | Miraculous well yielding milk, beer or wine. *Loomis White Magic 38. |
| D925.1 | Fountain magically made. Irish: Plummer cl, Cross; French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 12; Jewish: *Neuman, Gaster Exempla 225 No. 206. |
| D925.1.0.1 | Fountain bursts forth where water is not available for baptismal ceremonies of future saint. *Loomis White Magic 23. |
| D925.1.1 | Saint produces fountain by means of his tears. *Loomis White Magic 37. |
| D925.1.2 | Fountain gushes up at place where saint's head was cut off. *Loomis White Magic 37. |
| D925.1.3 | Samson makes sweet water flow from jawbone. *Loomis White Magic 37. |
| D925.2 | Fountain is inhabited by sacred oracular fish. *Loomis White Magic 38. |
| 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. |
| D926.1 | Well produced by magic. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D926.1.1 | Well produced by saint invoking heaven. *Loomis White Magic 37. |
| D927 | Magic spring. (Cf. D925, D926.) *Fb "blind" IV 45b; *Herbert III 238; *Oesterley No 253; Child I 192.—Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| D927.1 | Spring made by magic. P. Saintyves Le Miracle de l'apparition des eaux (Revue de l'Université de Bruxelles 1912, 265—94).—Germanic: De la Saussaye 254 (Balder); French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 12; Jewish *Neuman. |
| D927.1.1 | Saint causes water to issue from cut in a tree. *Loomis White Magic 37. |
| D927.2 | Magic spring guarded by demons (monsters). Irish myth: Cross. |
| D927.2.1 | Magic spring guarded by druids. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D927.3 | Spring augments milk of nursing mothers who drink its water. *Loomis White Magic 38. |
| D927.4 | Spring follows saint to his country. *Loomis White Magic 38. |
| D927.5 | Spring runs dry (as result of fratricide). Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D928 | Magic water-hole. |
| D928.1 | Water-hole made by magic. Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen I 180; Southern Paiute (Maopa): Lowie JAFL XXXVII 168 No. 5a. |
| D930 | Magic land features. *Hertel Verzauberte Oertlichkeiten (Hannover, 1908). |
| D931 | Magic rock (stone). *Type 593, 870A; Köhler-Bolte I 114, 572; *Fb "sten" III 553a, 554a, "ønske" III 1178b; Hartland Science 242; *Penzer III 161 n. 1, 162 n., V 177; Reinhart PMLA XXXVIII 458 n. 108.—Greek: Fox 111, 137, (modern): Hahn No. 34; German: Grimm No. 163; Irish: Plummer clv—clvii, *Cross; Swiss: Jegerlehner 309 No. 9; Icelandic: Boberg; Jewish: *Neuman; Chinese: Graham, Werner 383.—Aztec: Alexander Lat. Am. 118; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 275 n. 15; Southern Paiute: Lowie JAFL XXXVII 143f. No. 15. Africa (Ekoi): Talbot 366, (Kaffir): Theal 36, 161, (Angola): Chatelain 47 (version B), (Zulu): Callaway 143, (Fang): Trilles Légendes 140, Einstein 99. |
| D931.0.1 | Stone produced by magic. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D931.0.2 | Stones fixed in the earth have certain magic powers. *Fb II 47 s.v. "jordfast (sten)"; örvar-Odds saga 136. |
| D931.0.2.1 | Location of magic stone determines race of king of country. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D931.0.3 | Stone on which saint is baptized (is born) has magic powers. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D931.0.4 | Magic stone as amulet. (Cf. D1274.1.) Eskimo (Greenland): Rink 148, Rasmussen II 233. |
| D931.1 | Magic coal. Irish: O'Suilleabhain 69, Beal XXI 326. |
| D931.1.1 | Magic soot. Africa (Washaga): Gutman 137. |
| D931.1.2 | Magic ashes. Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys; Japanese: Mitford 180ff. |
| D931.1.3 | Magic lampblack. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D931.1.4 | Magic lime. |
| D931.2 | Magic pebble. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D932 | Magic mountain. *Type 676; Fb "rundt". |
| D932.0.1 | Mountain created by magic. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D932.1 | Magic cliff. |
| D932.2 | Magic hill. |
| D933 | Magic sink-hole. Fb "grøft". |
| D934 | Magic turf. *Fb "græstørv". |
| D934.1 | Magic sod. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D935 | Magic earth (soil). *Fb "muld" II 619.—Irish: Plummer clxxx, *Cross; O'Suilleabhain 92, Beal XXI 329; Jewish: *Neuman; Hindu: Penzer III 227f.; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 161f. |
| D935.0.1 | Magic earth from crossroads. (Cf. D1786.) Seligmann 151. |
| D935.1 | Magic sand. |
| D935.2 | Magic clay. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D935.3 | Magic dust. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D935.4 | Magic brick. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D936 | Magic island. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D936.1 | Island made by magic. Greek: Pauly-Wissowa s.v. "Anaphe". |
| D937 | Magic plain. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D940 | Magic forests. |
| D941 | Magic forest. Saintyves Perrault 65; Wimberly 124.—Irish myth: Cross; Icelandic: Boberg; Jewish: Neuman; Hindu: Penzer VIII 222 n. 2. |
| D941.1 | Forest produced by magic. Saintyves Perrault 92.—Irish myth: *Cross; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "forêt"; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D945 | Magic hedge. *Type 410; BP I 440.—Irish: Plummer clxi, *Cross. |
| D950 | Magic tree. *Types 330, 510, 511; BP II 188 n. 1; Dh II 10, 30ff.; A. F. Schmidt Hultrær i Danmark (Danske Studier 1932 33ff.); Köhler Aufsätze 19ff.: *Fb "træ" III 866a, 867a; Chauvin VII 95 No. 375; Penzer I 144, *VIII 69 n. 1.—Irish: Plummer cliii, *Cross; German: Grimm No. 123; Persian: Carnoy 281, Coyajee JPASB XXIV 185f., 194; Chinese: Ferguson 104, Eberhard FFC CXX 46.—Indonesian: Dixon 238 n. 51; Quiché: Alexander Lat. Am. 172; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 297 n. 86a, (Seneca): Curtin-Hewitt RBAE XXXII 391 No. 70; Africa (Zulu): Callaway 146, 218, (Upoto): Einstein 123. |
| D950.0.1 | Magic tree guarded by serpent (dragon) coiled around its roots. Irish myth: *Cross; Greek: Fox 87f. (Apples of Hesperides). |
| D950.0.1.1 | Magic tree guarded by giant ogre. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D950.0.2 | Magic tree at bottom of lake. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D950.1 | Magic hazel tree. *BP III 477. Irish: Plummer cliii, *Cross. |
| D950.2 | Magic oak tree. Type 577.—Irish myth: *Cross; Greek: Fox 109. |
| D950.3 | Magic peach tree. Chinese: Werner 173. |
| D950.4 | Magic cherry tree. Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "cerisier". |
| D950.5 | Magic pear tree. Fb "pæretræ"; cf. Type 1423; *Hdwb. d. Märchens s.v. "Birne". |
| D950.6 | Magic ash tree (quicken, rowan). *Fb "usynlig"; Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D950.7 | Magic lime tree. Irish: Plummer cliii, *Cross. |
| D950.8 | Magic fig tree. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| D950.9 | Magic olive tree. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| D950.10 | Magic apple tree. Irish myth: *Cross; French Canadian: Sister Marie Ursule. |
| D950.11 | Magic alder tree. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D950.12 | Magic birch tree. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D950.13 | Magic hawthorn. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D950.14 | Magic yew tree. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D950.14.1 | Magic yew tree created by fairies. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D950.15 | Magic bamboo tree. India: Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 80. |
| D950.16 | Magic nut tree. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D950.17 | Magic laurel tree. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D950.18 | Magic cedar tree. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D950.19 | Magic palm tree. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D951 | Tree produced by magic. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D951.1 | Magic tree springs from fairyland berry. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D952 | Magic tree-bark. |
| D953 | Magic twig. Irish myth: *Cross; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D953.1 | Origin of magic twig. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D953.1.1 | Magic twigs grow from buried magic vessel. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D953.2 | Magic birch twig. (Cf. D950.12.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| D954 | Magic bough. *Chauvin V 229 No. 130; Fb "finkelrut".—Irish: MacCulloch Celtic 114f.; *Cross; Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 51 No. 340; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D955 | Magic leaf. Type 612; *BP I 128; *Fb "blad" IV 44a.—Irish myth: Cross; Icelandic: Völsunga saga ch. 8, Boberg; Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys; Africa (Ibo, Nigeria): Basden 280, (Ekoi): Talbot 115, 188, (Zulu): Callaway 191. |
| D956 | Magic stick of wood. BP II 527; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| D957 | Magic faggot. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D958 | Magic thorn. *Köhler-Bolte I 261.—Icelandic: *Boberg; English: Child V 496 s.v. "sleep"; Hindu: Penzer III 227f.; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D960 | Magic gardens and plants. |
| D961 | Magic garden. *Type 550; BP II 232.—Irish myth: *Cross; India: Thompson-Balys; Penzer I 66f.; N. Am. Indian (Tsimshian): Boas RBAE XXXI 182; Africa (Benga): Nassau 208 No. 33. |
| D961.1 | Garden produced by magic. (Cf. D2178.) Irish myth: Cross; Italian Novella: Rotunda; Penzer VIII 92. |
| D962 | Magic vineyard. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D964 | Magic bush. (Cf. D960, D965.) Basile Pentamerone IV 6; Irish: O'Suilleabhain 74, Beal XXI 326; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| D965 | Magic plant. *BP I 128; Fb "blad" IV 44a, "vild" III 1052b; *Chauvin II 193 No. 12, V 14 No. 9; VI 73f. No. 239.—Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "herbe"; Greek: Frazer Apollodorus I 312 n. 2, Fox 263; Jewish: Neuman; Babylonian: Spence 158, 160, 178; India: Thompson-Balys, Penzer; Chinese: Werner 299. |
| D965.0.1 | Honeysuckle "king of trees." Irish myth: Cross. |
| D965.1 | Magic mandrake. **Starck Der Alraun; *Taylor JAFL XXXI 561f.; Penzer III 153f.; F. Ohrt Dragedukker i Danmark (Danske Studier 1930 63ff., 186); *Fb "alrunerot" IV 10a; *Frazer Old Testament II 372ff.; Hdwb. d. Abergl. I 311 s.v. "Alraun".—Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| D965.2 | Magic calabash (gourd). Chinese: Werner 347; Korean: Zong in-Sob 288; Africa (Ekoi): Talbot 27, 34, (Yoruba): Ellis 246, (Benga): Nassau 208 No. 33. |
| D965.3 | Magic rosebush. BP II 527. |
| D965.4 | Magic mistletoe. *K. v. Tubeuf Monographie der Mistel (München, 1923); *Frazer Golden Bough XII 373 s.v. "mistletoe", XI 78ff.—Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D965.4.1 | Mistletoe used by druids. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D965.5 | Moly: magic plant. *Taylor JAFL XXXI 561.—Greek: Frazer Apollodorus II 288 n. 1. |
| D965.6 | Magic lotus plant. (Cf. D975.1.) Greek: Frazer Apollodorus II 280 n. 2; Japanese: Ikeda. |
| D965.7 | Magic four-leaf clover. *BP III 201; Fb "firkløver". |
| D965.8 | Magic corn. (Cf. D973.) Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| D965.8.1 | Magic rice (plant.). |
| D965.9 | Magic laurel (plant). Hartland Science 204. |
| D965.10 | Magic myrtle. Hartland Science 204. |
| D965.11 | Magic plantain. Ibo (Nigeria): Thomas 126. |
| D965.12 | Magic grass. Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: Neuman; Chinese: Graham. |
| D965.13 | Magic flax. Lithuanian: Balys Legends Nos. 673ff., Index No. 3697. |
| D965.14 | Magic fern blossom. May be obtained on St. John's eve. Lithuanian: Balys Index 3644. |
| D965.15 | Magic barley plant. (Cf. D973.2.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D965.16 | Magic rue. |
| D965.17 | Magic tobacco plant. |
| D965.18 | Magic weeds. |
| D965.19 | Magic myrtle. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D967 | Magic roots. Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys; Africa (Baholoholo): Einstein 233. |
| D971 | Magic seed. Danish: Fb "frø" I 378b; Jewish: Neuman; Hindu: Penzer VI 62ff; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 36f.; Africa (Ekoi): Talbot 178. |
| D971.1 | Magic mustard-seed. Penzer VI 5, 29, 109, 123f. |
| D971.2 | Magic hemp-seed. Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "chenevis"; English: Child V 59, 286a. |
| D971.3 | Magic fern-seed. *Cox Cinderella 517. |
| D971.4 | Magic black cummin. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D973 | Magic grains. Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D973.1 | Magic rice-grains. Tawney II 453; India: Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Graham. |
| D973.1.1 | Rice-grains magically produced by gourd. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D973.2 | Magic barley. (Cf. D965.15.) Jewish: Neuman; Hindu: Penzer VI 55 n. 2. |
| D974 | Magic plant-sap. Dh II 154. |
| D975 | Magic flower. *Basset 1001 Contes I 143; Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: *Neuman; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 108; Japanese: Ikeda. |
| D975.1 | Magic lotus-flower. (Cf. D965.6, D1641.15.) India: Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Werner 322. |
| D975.2 | Magic rose. Köhler-Bolte II 447. |
| D976 | Magic thorn. |
| D977 | Magic stalk. |
| D978 | Magic herbs. (Cf. D965.) India: Thompson-Balys; Irish myth: Cross. |
| D980 | Magic fruits and vegetables. |
| D981 | Magic fruit. *Type 566; *Aarne MSFO XXV 122; Fb "næse" II 716b; *Penzer VI 216; *Basset 1001 Contes I 143; *Chauvin VI 74 No. 239.—Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: *Neuman; Hindu: Tawney I 259f., 310n., 382, II 142n., 198n., 596n.; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 105; Japanese: Ikeda; Indonesian: DeVries's list No. 195. |
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