Lamp (fire) lights itself. (Cf. D1162, D1275, D1781.)

Motif

Lamp (fire) lights itself. (Cf. D1162, D1275, D1781.)

Magic. · Magic objects. · Characteristics of magic objects. · Automatic magic objects. · Automatic object. · view the constellation · filed as D1601.7

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Scholars’ trail — 4references

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, Tawney I 567
Africa (Angola)Chatelain 45.
general Zs. f. Vksk. VI 70 (to Gonzenbach No. 28)
general Crane Italian Popular Tales No. 30

Within the index

Filed under Object labors automatically.

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Magic calabash cooks and cares for child. (Cf. D965.2.)Self-growing and self-gathering corn. (Cf. D965.8.)Magic hat works independently. (Cf. D1067.1.)Automatic weapon. (Cf. D1081.)Automatic cudgel. (Cf. D1094.)Oven heats without fire. (Cf. D1161, D1649.5.)Razor whets itself. (Cf. D1173.1.)Household articles act at command. (Cf. D1170.)Self-cooking vessel. (Cf. D1171.)Self-sewing needle. (Cf. D1181.)Self-cutting shears. (Cf. D1183.)Self-tying thread. (Cf. D1184.)Self-chopping axe. (Cf. D1206.)Automatic shovel. (Cf. D1205.)Self-digging spade. (Cf. D1205.1.)Automatic whip. (Cf. D1208.)

Travels with

Magic light Magic song Magic results from singing. (Cf. D1275, D1275.3.)

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