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Motif

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

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

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“So Wemicus lay down and the man started to pick the lice. He took the cranberries from inside his shirt and each time he pretended to catch a louse, he cracked a cranberry and threw it on the ground, and so Wemicus got fooled a second time that day. Then they went home and Wemicus said to his son-in-law, “There are a whole lot of eggs on that rocky island where the gulls are. We will go get the eggs, come back, and have an egg supper.’’”

— Tales of the North American Indians, Tale 46 · served from our shelf  receiptuncorrected OCR — being verified against the scan

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Filed under Magic sleep.

6 finer motifs beneath it
Magic sleep through curseMagic sleep by lousing. Picking the lice from the head of an old person or an ogre is used to put him to sleepMagic sleep by hairdressing. Head laid on another's lapMagic sleep by hypnotic suggestionSnakes put to sleep by music on harp. (Cf. B765, D1275.1.)Magic sleep from breaking tabu
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Seven sleepers. (Rip Van Winkle.) Magic sleep extending over many yearsKyffhäuser. King asleep in mountain (Barbarossa, King Marko, Holger Danske, etc.) will awake one day to succor his peopleSleeping Beauty. Magic sleep for definite period (e.g., a hundred years)Deathlike sleepSleepless watcher magically put to sleep. Usually has a magic watchful eye, which remains awake while his many other eyes sleep. (Argus)Magic sleep induced by certain personGuardian magically made to sleep while girl goes to lover. (Cf. K1349.4, T30.)Person in magic sleep surrounded by protecting fireThree-fold magic sleep. Husband (lover) put to sleep by false bride. Only on the third night (the last chance) he wakesLover's magic sleep at rendezvous. A lover (husband) is to meet his mistress but magically oversleepsMagic sleep: in order to sleep off period of enchantmentDragon-fighter's magic sleep. While waiting for fight with dragon, hero falls into magic sleep. (Cf. D1962.2.)Experiences during magic sleepWaking from sleep
Travels with
Object causes magic sleep
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
Hero hidden and ogre deceived by his wife (daughter) when he says that he smells human bloodSuitor tests. A suitor is put to severe tests by his prospective bride or father-in-lawToboggan test. Attempt to kill hero on dangerous tobogganOgre's own moccasins burned. The ogre plans to burn the hero's moccasins while they are camping together, but the hero exchanges the moccasinsMarooned man reaches home and outwits marooner

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