Magic sleep by hairdressing. Head laid on another's lap

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Magic sleep by hairdressing. Head laid on another's lap.

Magic. · Magic powers and manifestations. · Manifestations of magic power. · Temporary magic characteristics. · Magic sleep. · view the constellation · filed as D1962.3

Filed across the traditions

India Thompson-Balys
general *Cox Cinderella 498 n. 34
general MacCulloch Childhood 31
general N. Am. Indian (Dakota): Schoolcraft Hiawatha 184.

Within the index

Filed under Means of inducing magic sleep. (Cf. D1364.)

1 finer motif beneath it

Magic sleep brought on by combing hero's hair lasts six months

Filed beside it

Magic sleep through curse Magic sleep by lousing. Picking the lice from the head of an old person or an ogre is used to put him to sleep Magic sleep by hypnotic suggestion Snakes put to sleep by music on harp. (Cf. B765, D1275.1.) Magic sleep from breaking tabu

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