Magic gift: power to continue all day what one starts. One woman measures linen; another throws water on pig

Motif

Magic gift: power to continue all day what one starts. One woman measures linen; another throws water on pig.

Magic. · Magic powers and manifestations. · Manifestations of magic power. · Miscellaneous magical manifestations. · Miscellaneous magical manifestations. · view the constellation · filed as D2172.2

Filed across the traditions

Irish Beal XXI 306
Lithuanian Balys Index No. 750A(1)*.
general BP II 215, 438
general *Hdwb. d. Märch. s. v. "Erste" nn. 112–149

Within the index

Filed under Continuing magic acts.

Filed beside it

Magic repetition. Person must keep on doing or saying thing until released

Carried in tale types

The Three Wishes (previously The Wishes) · ATU 750A 4 recorded variants

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