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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

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Scholars’ trail — 6references

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.

  • DanishKristensen Danske Sagn VI (1900) 426ff
  • EstonianAarne FFC XXV 137 No. 103
  • LappishQvigstad FFC LX 51 No. 99.
  • general *BP III 203
  • general Dickson 222 n. 18
  • general FSS 22–23, Boberg
Within the index

Filed under Magic illusion.

1 finer motif beneath it
People swim in imaginary rising river
Filed beside it
Saints cause illusionsFairies cause illusionsMagic illusion dissipated by sign of the crossDruids cause illusions. (Cf. D2031.4.1.)Giantess' punishment is pure illusionThread made to appear as a large log carried by a cockPursued animal runs through imaginary riverHideous person magically makes self seem beautifulMan magically made to believe himself bishop, archbishop, and pope. When he continues to refuse payment to the magician, the latter shows him the realityMagic illusion as protectionHorse made to appear as tree-trunkArmies separated with illusion that each has won object of contentionEnemy's last arrow made to appear crooked so that he does not use it, and adversary gets time to kill himSpear made to appear as a reed in order to kill treacherouslyIllusive fire stops menSea water made to behave like solid earth

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