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Magic rosebush answers for fugitives. (Cf. D965.3.)

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“One day her husband cautioned her, that while in search of roots, wild turnips and other herbs, she should not dig'” and that should she use the digging stick, she should not dig too deep, and that she should go home early when out for a walk. The husband was constantly bringing in the beef and hide, in order that he might keep his wife at work at home all the time. But she was a good worker and soon finished what was required for them.”

Tales of the North American Indians, Tale 51 · served from our shelf  receiptuncorrected OCR — being verified against the scan

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Filed under Magic object answers for fugitive. Left behind to impersonate fugitive and delay pursuit.

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Magic hair answers for fugitive. (Cf. D991.)Magic cow-dung answers for fugitive. (Cf. D1026.2.)Magic beans answer for fugitive. (Cf. D983.1.)Magic spittle impersonates fugitives. (Cf. D1001.)Magic blood-drops impersonate fugitive. (Cf. D1003.)Magic clothes answer for fugitive. (Cf. D1050.)Magic cakes answer for fugitive. (Cf. D1031.2.)Magic household articles answer for fugitive. (Cf. D1170.)Magic awl answers for fugitive. (Cf. D1187.)Magic doll answers for fugitive. (Cf. D1268.)Magic stick of wood answers for fugitive. (Cf. D1254.)Magic louse answers for fugitiveMagic apple answers for fugitives. (Cf. D981.1.)Magic echo answers for fugitiveMagic writings on stone cause corpse to answer for absent man. (Cf. D1266.1.)Magic bone answers for fugitive. (Cf. D1007.)
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Magic rosebush
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
Wish for supernatural husband (wife) realized. (Cf. C26.)Tabu: digging. (Cf. C522.)Magic object answers for fugitive. Left behind to impersonate fugitive and delay pursuitTell-tale magic objectsLecherous trickster seduces women from tree and loses them

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