Magician makes people lift garments to avoid wetting in imaginary river

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Magician makes people lift garments to avoid wetting in imaginary river.

Magic. · Magic powers and manifestations. · Manifestations of magic power. · Temporary magic characteristics. · Other temporary magic characteristics. · view the constellation · filed as D2031.1

Filed across the traditions

Danish Kristensen Danske Sagn VI (1900) 426ff
Estonian Aarne FFC XXV 137 No. 103
Lappish Qvigstad FFC LX 51 No. 99.
general *BP III 203
general Dickson 222 n. 18
general FSS 22–23, Boberg

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Filed under Magic illusion.

1 finer motif beneath it

People swim in imaginary rising river

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Saints cause illusions Fairies cause illusions Magic illusion dissipated by sign of the cross Druids cause illusions. (Cf. D2031.4.1.) Giantess' punishment is pure illusion Thread made to appear as a large log carried by a cock Pursued animal runs through imaginary river Hideous person magically makes self seem beautiful Man magically made to believe himself bishop, archbishop, and pope. When he continues to refuse payment to the magician, the latter shows him the reality Magic illusion as protection Horse made to appear as tree-trunk Armies separated with illusion that each has won object of contention Enemy's last arrow made to appear crooked so that he does not use it, and adversary gets time to kill him Spear made to appear as a reed in order to kill treacherously Illusive fire stops men Sea water made to behave like solid earth

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