Objects rebel against their owners

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Objects rebel against their owners.

Magic. · Magic objects. · Characteristics of magic objects. · Automatic magic objects. · Other automatic objects. · view the constellation · filed as D1649.6

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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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.

general American Indian (Maya, Andes, Chiriguano): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 484.

Within the index

Filed under Miscellaneous automatic objects.

Filed beside it

Magic object keeps falling down Magic object comes at owner's call. (Cf. D1651.)Stones for heating water heated automatically in other world. (Cf. D931.)Dung and wood burst into flames of their own accord. (Cf. D956, D1026.)Magic crystals automatically heat for cooking. (Cf. D1601.6.)Magic wood stick makes noise at night. (Cf. D956.)

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