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Magic bed.

Magic. · Magic objects. · Kinds of magic objects. · Magic furniture. · view the constellation · filed as D1154.1

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“Next morning the King came and said, "Now thou mast have learnt what shuddering is ? " " No," he answered ; " what can it be ? My dead cousin was here, and a bearded man came and showed me a great deal of money down below, but no one told me what it was to shudder." " I'hen," said the King, " thou hast delivered the castle, and shalt marry my daughter." " That is all very well," said he, " but still I do not know what it is to shudder !”

Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes, Tale 4 · served from our shelf uncorrected OCR — being verified against the scan

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Filed under Magic couch.

1 finer motif beneath it
Magic bed-legs
Filed beside it
Magic sofaMagic hammockMagic divan. (Cf. D1310.8.)Magic pillow
Travels with
Bedstead warns of danger of snake. (Cf. D1154.1.)Magic bedstead protects from harm. (Cf. D1154.1.)Bedstead at doorway prevents spirit from entering. (Cf. D1154.1.)Magic bedstead-legs kill dangerous animals. (Cf. D1154.1.)Magic bed causes disease. (Cf. D1154.1.)Magic transportation on flying bedstead. (Cf. D1154.1.)Speaking bed. (Cf. D1154.1.)Magic bed and pillows as chastity test. Speak and reveal unchastity. (Cf. D1154.1.)
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
Speaking catResuscitation by warming dead manRevenant as dog. (Cf. E421.3.6.)Revenant as old manFear test: going into the church at night and ringing the bellHero plays skittles with demonsOgre's (dwarf's) beard caught fastDressmaker (milliner, etc.)Adultery punished. (Cf. Q411.0.1, Q413.2, Q414.0.2, Q416.1.1, Q418.1, Q421.0.2, Q421.0.6, Q424.2, Q428.1, Q431.8, Q432.2, Q434.1, Q451.1.5, Q451.2.4, Q451.4.8, Q451.5.1, Q451.6.1, Q451.14, Q455.2, Q456.0.1, Q457.3, Q458.0.1, Q461.3, Q466.1, Q469.1, Q473.0.2, Q473.1.1, Q473.2.1, Q478.1, Q478.2, Q478.3, Q484, Q493.1, Q499.2.1, Q537.1, Q552.3.0.3, Q555.2, Q587.)Hanging as punishment for adultery. (Cf. Q241.)Several men marry one woman

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