Tree opens its trunk to give shelter to abandoned girls. (Cf. D950.)

Motif

Tree opens its trunk to give shelter to abandoned girls. (Cf. D950.)

Magic. · Magic objects. · Function of magic objects. · Magic object miraculously opens and closes. · view the constellation · filed as D1556.2

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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.

IndiaThompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Self-opening tree-trunk. (Cf. D950.)

Filed beside it

Magic formula causes tree to open. (Cf. D1273.)

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Magic tree

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