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Motif

Magic dish.

Magic. · Magic objects. · Kinds of magic objects. · Magic utensils and implements. · view the constellation · filed as D1172

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“They brought him a large tub full of hot water. Then the chief took the young man, put him into this tub, and, as soon as he was in the tub,?s? the water began to boil and the water boiled over the tub, boiling of its own accord. When the dross was all off, the chief took the bare bones of the young man, put them on a wide board, joining them together, and after he had done so, he called to his young daughter, who leaped over the bones.”

Tales of the North American Indians, Tale 68 · served from our shelf  receiptuncorrected OCR — being verified against the scan

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  • EnglishChild I 126.
Within the index

Filed under Magic utensils and implements.

2 finer motifs beneath it
Magic plateMagic bowl
Filed beside it
Magic vesselMagic carving knife. (Cf. D1083.) Magic knife (weapon)Magic boxMagic matchMagic keyMagic spoonMagic needleMagic pinMagic scissors (shears)Magic threadMagic shuttleMagic spindleMagic awlMagic honeMagic purseMagic bag (sack)
Travels with
Speaking dish. (Cf. D1172.)
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
Magic beautificationBeautification by death and resuscitationResuscitation by jumping (stepping) overResuscitation by boilingArrogant mistress repaid in kind by her lover

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