Magic charm causes door to open. (Cf. D1273.)

Motif

Magic charm causes door to open. (Cf. D1273.)

Magic. · Magic objects. · Function of magic objects. · Magic object miraculously opens and closes. · view the constellation · filed as D1557

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Scholars’ trail — 2references

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.

India*Thompson-Balys
general Africa (Venda): Stayt The Bavenda (London, 1931) 351ff. No. 16, (Nubia): Rochemonteix Quelques Contes Nubiens (Cairo, 1888) 112ff. No. 11, (Fang): Trilles XVI 212ff. No. 14, (Gouro): Tauxier Nègres Gouro et Gagou (Paris, 1924) 277f. No. 12, (Mossi): Frobenius Atlantis VIII 239ff. No. 103.

Within the index

Filed under Magic object miraculously opens and closes.

4 finer motifs beneath it

Door (lock) magically opens (for saint). (Cf. D1146, D1164.)Magic herb causes door to open. (Cf. D965.)Magic diamond provides ingress to subterranean palace. (Cf. D1071.)Gate of temple opens and shuts by magic. (Cf. D1131.)

Filed beside it

Waters magically divide and close Mountains or rocks open and close. (Cf. D931, D932.)Symplegades. Rocks that clash together at intervals. (Cf. D931.)Magic forest opens and closes for hero to pass. (Cf. D941.)Underground passage magically opens Self-opening tree-trunk. (Cf. D950.)

Travels with

Magic formula (charm)Hair from fox's tail opens all doors. (Cf. D1023.2, D1557.)Magic results from breathing. (Cf. D1557.)

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