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Food has taste of any dainty desired. (Cf. D1030, D1359.4.)

Magic. · Magic objects. · Characteristics of magic objects. · Other characteristics of magic objects. · view the constellation · filed as D1665

Filed across the traditions
  • Irish Plummer clxxxv, *Cross
  • Jewish Neuman
  • Buddhist myth Malalasekera II 824, 930.
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Filed under Other characteristics of magic objects.

4 finer motifs beneath it
Drink has taste of any liquor desired. (Cf. D1040.) Cow whose milk "tastes of honey and intoxicating wine and the satisfaction of good food." (Cf. B19.2, B182, F241.2.) Fruit has any taste desired. (Cf. D980.) Manna tastes bitter to gentiles. (Cf. D1031.0.1.)
Filed beside it
Magic object obeys master alone Inexhaustible object. Keeps magically renewing itself or expanding 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.) 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.)
Magic food Magic food causes intoxication and sobriety. (Cf. D1030.)

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