Lotus disappears whenever anyone tries to pluck it. (Cf. D975.1.)

Motif

Lotus disappears whenever anyone tries to pluck it. (Cf. D975.1.)

Magic. · Magic objects. · Characteristics of magic objects. · Automatic magic objects. · Other automatic objects. · view the constellation · filed as D1641.15

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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.

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Within the index

Filed under Object removes itself.

Filed beside it

Fountain (well) removes itself. (Cf. D925, D926, D927, D941.)Stones remove themselves. (Cf. D931.)Stove runs over hill. (Cf. D1161.)Forest cleared by magic. (Cf. D950.)Muirlan (ball) removes itself. (Cf. D1256.)Branch leaps from hand to hand. (Cf. D954.)Severed head moves from place to place. (Cf. D992.)Grave removes itself. (Cf. D1299.2.)Magic cross removes itself. (Cf. D1299.3.)Magic fire removes itself. (Cf. D1271.)Sacred scroll returns to heaven. (Cf. D1266.1, V151.)Lake removes itself. (Cf. D921.)Coffin moves itself Jewelry intended by groom for prospective bride strangely disappears and a slip of paper alone is left in box. (Cf. D1071.)Bananas run and hide when stone is thrown at them. (Cf. D981.13.)

Travels with

Magic lotus-flower. (Cf. D965.6, D1641.15.)

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