Thumb of knowledge. Man cooks magic animal and burns thumb. When he puts thumb in mouth he has magic knowledge. (Cf. D1810.3.)

Motif

Thumb of knowledge. Man cooks magic animal and burns thumb. When he puts thumb in mouth he has magic knowledge. (Cf. D1810.3.)

Magic. · Magic powers and manifestations. · Manifestations of magic power. · Lasting magic qualities. · Magic knowledge. · view the constellation · filed as D1811.1.1

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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.

Irish myth*Cross.
general **Scott Thumb

Within the index

Filed under Magic wisdom from eating or drinking.

1 finer motif beneath it

Thumb of knowledge from catching thumb in door of fairy. (Cf. F211.1.)

Filed beside it

Magic wisdom from drinking of well. (Cf. D1242.1, D1300.3, V134.)

Travels with

Magic knowledge from touching "knowledge tooth" with thumb. (Cf. D1009.2, D1811.1.1.)Detection of crime through "knowledge tooth". (Cf. D1810.3, D1811.1.1.)Magic sight from thumb of knowledge. Man cooks magic animal and burns thumb. When he puts thumb into mouth he has magic sight. (Cf. D1810.3, D1811.1.1.)

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