Mountain opens to magic formula (Open Sesame). (Cf. D1273.)

Motif

Mountain opens to magic formula (Open Sesame). (Cf. D1273.)

Magic. · Magic objects. · Function of magic objects. · Magic object miraculously opens and closes. · view the constellation · filed as D1552.2

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Scholars’ trail — 9references

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.

IcelandicBoberg
ChineseEberhard FFC CXX 108, 226
TahitiDixon 63
Am. Negro (Georgia)Harris Friends 81 No. 11
Africa (Zulu)Callaway 143.
general *Type 676
general BP III 137. Jewish: Neuman
general Gaster Oldest Stories 132
general New Zealand, Samoa, Mongaia (Cook Group), Tahiti, British New Guinea, Halmahera: ibid., 48 nn. 37–41

Within the index

Filed under Mountains or rocks open and close. (Cf. D931, D932.)

Filed beside it

Door opens in mountain. (Cf. D932.)Mountain opens at blow of divining rod. (Cf. D1254.2.)Mountain pass magically closes Mountain opens and lets ship on wheels out, permitting magician's escape Cave opens and hides fugitives Gate or wall opens and closes, letting saint through. (Cf. D1554.)Mountain opens and furnishes stones for church Hill opens and closes to let fugitives pass. (Cf. D938.1.)When enchanted deer touches rock with her muzzle it flies asunder and reveals entrance to cave. (Cf. D1011.5.)Magic soot causes mountain to open. (Cf. D931.1.)Magic stone opens treasure mountain. (Cf. D930.)Magic key opens treasure mountain. (Cf. D1176.)

Travels with

Magic formula (charm)

Carried in tale types

The Forty Thieves · ATU 9542 recorded variants

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