Magic object catches fish

Motif

Magic object catches fish.

Magic. · Magic objects. · Function of magic objects. · Magic object gives power over animals. · view the constellation · filed as D1444.1

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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

HawaiiBeckwith Myth 19.

Within the index

Filed under Magic object catches animal.

4 finer motifs beneath it

Saint's bachall catches fish. (Cf. D1277, V220.)Magic wooden fish attracts live fish to fisherman's net. (Cf. D1268.)Magic branch catches fish. (Cf. D954.)Magic charm allows person to hook mythical eel. (Cf. D1273.)

Filed beside it

Charm to catch hare and monkey. (Cf. D1273.)Magic fishhook catches cats. (Cf. D1257.)Magic song to catch animals. (Cf. D1275.)

Travels with

Saint causes fish to come out of lake to satisfy guests for whom he has no food. (Cf. D1444.1, F986.2.)

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