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Motif

Inexhaustible object. Keeps magically renewing itself or expanding.

Magic. · Magic objects. · Characteristics of magic objects. · Other characteristics of magic objects. · view the constellation · filed as D1652

Filed across the traditions
  • Breton Sébillot Incidents s. v. "inépuisables".
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Filed under Other characteristics of magic objects.

21 finer motifs beneath it
Magic object causes thing to become inexhaustible Inexhaustible food. (Cf. D1030, and in general D1470–D1499.) Inexhaustible drink. (Cf. D1040, D1472.1.16.) Inexhaustible milk. (Cf. D1018.) Magic gun is always loaded. (Cf. D1096.1.) Inexhaustible vessel. (Cf. D1171.) Ever-burning lamp. (Cf. D1162.1, D1645.) Unfading garlands. (Cf. D975.) Inexhaustible cloth. (Cf. D1051, D1052, D1652.12.) Monkey cut in two by magic sword becomes two monkeys. (Cf. D1081.) Inexhaustible fuel Ever-burning candle. (Cf. D1162.2.) Mantle ever new. (Cf. D1053.) Everlasting wine-odor. (Cf. D1046.1.) Sheep with inexhaustible wool. (Cf. B184.6, B412.) Inexhaustible well. (Cf. D926.) Lime (for building church) miraculously renewed by power of saint Inexhaustible horn. (Cf. D1171.6.3.) Inexhaustible larder Inexhaustible human liver. (Cf. D1003.) Inexhaustible sacrificial blood. (Cf. D1003.)
Filed beside it
Magic object obeys master alone Infallible article Immovable object Invisible objects. (Cf. D1981.3; F235.1.) Incombustible objects. (Cf. D1841.3; D2158.2; F979.5.) Untiring object Grateful objects Magic object cannot be replaced Magic object works by being stroked Magic object works in contrary fashions Summer and winter garden. Garden which blooms in winter. (Cf. D961.) Food has taste of any dainty desired. (Cf. D1030, D1359.4.) Sword leaves no trace of blow behind it. (Cf. D1081, D1564.7, F833.) Magic garden grows at once. (Cf. D961.) Magic tree continually in fruit. (Cf. D950.) Silver in chain increases in fire. (Cf. D1078.)
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Inexhaustible pitcher stops pouring only at owner's command. (Cf. D1171.4, D1652.) Inexhaustible treasure. (Cf. D1652.)

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