Magic objects betray fugitive. Give alarm when fugitive escapes

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Magic objects betray fugitive. Give alarm when fugitive escapes.

Magic. · Magic objects. · Characteristics of magic objects. · Automatic magic objects. · Magic speaking objects. · view the constellation · filed as D1612.1

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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.

N. Am. Indian*Thompson Tales 331 n. 196b.
general Wesselski Theorie 34

Within the index

Filed under Tell-tale magic objects.

3 finer motifs beneath it

Horns call out when girl tries to escape. (Cf. D1011.1.)Banana tree tells who cut its branches. (Cf. D950.)Fetish betrays fugitive. (Cf. D1241.)

Filed beside it

Magic object compels fugitive to betray himself Hiding place speaks and betrays hider Magic object tells where it is hidden Magic object raises alarm when stolen Magic object gives alarm when touched

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