Magic journey by making distance vanish. The road is contracted or the earth folded up

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Magic journey by making distance vanish. The road is contracted or the earth folded up.

Magic. · Magic powers and manifestations. · Manifestations of magic power. · Other manifestations of magic power. · Magic transportation. · view the constellation · filed as D2121.4

Attested across traditions

North American Indigenous Tales of the North American Indians , Tale 43 receipt

Filed across the traditions

Africa (Upoto) Einstein 134
N. Am. Indian *Thompson Tales 315 n. 145c
Eskimo (Greenland) Rasmussen III 247.
general *Chauvin V 231 No. 130. Jewish: Neuman

Within the index

Filed under Magic journey.

Filed beside it

Magic journey by wishing. (Cf. D1761.) Magic journey with closed eyes. Person must not open eyes while on the journey. (Cf. C300.) Magic journey through power of imagination Magic journey: man carried by spirit or devil Magic journey during which one must not think good or evil Magic journey in cloud. (Cf. D2135.) Magic journey by throwing knife into whirlwind Magic transportation from kick of a horse Magic journey on sunbeam Magic journey: man left on land appears in ship Power to go through closed doors Sailing in a leaky boat without sinking Saint rides on thorn tree and drags its roots through earth to dig out canal Magic compulsion to make journey

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

Thunderbird. A mythical giant bird usually thought of as a thunder-god Roc. A giant bird which carries off men in its claws Helpful animal. See also entire section B300–599, especially B350 Grateful animals Helpful wild beasts – felidae Animal nurse. Animal nourishes abandoned child Bat rescues man from height. Bat lets him down in a spider-web basket Magic footwear Magic arrow Magic ball Magic bone gives advice. (Cf. D1013.) Miraculous speed from magic object

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