The constellation
H1090 Tasks requiring miraculous speed
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- Task: sorting a large amount of grain (beads, beans, peas) in one night · H1091 entry
- Task: spinning impossible amount in one night. (Cf. H1022.2.) · H1092 entry
- Task: embroidering blanket in one day. (Help from animals.) (Cf. B571.) · H1093 entry
- Task: unraveling in short time · H1094 entry
- Task: felling a forest in one night. (Cf. H1115.) · H1095 entry
- Task: washing enormous number of clothes (and other articles) in short time · H1096 entry
- Task: draining sea-covered land in one night · H1097 entry
- Task: removing mountain (mound) in one night · H1101 entry
- Task: cleaning Augean stable. Stable has not been cleaned in years. Must be done in one night. River turned through it · H1102 entry
- Task: setting out vineyard in one night · H1103 entry
- Task: building castle in one night · H1104 entry
- Task: digging a pond quickly · H1105 entry
- Task: shearing flock of sheep in one day · H1106 entry
- Task: bringing documents from distant city in one day · H1107 entry
- Task: paving great road in short time · H1108 entry
- Other tasks requiring miraculous speed · H1109 entry
carried in tale type