Animal becomes larger

Motif

Animal becomes larger.

Magic. · Transformation. · Other forms of transformation. · Transformation: object to object. · Size of object transformed. · view the constellation · filed as D487

Within the index

Filed under Size of object transformed.

3 finer motifs beneath it

Snake grows to 300 leagues length Monkey becomes 100,000 feet high Ox-demon becomes 10,000 feet long

Filed beside it

Things miraculously stretched or shortened if needed by a saint Stretching objects Sea formed from giant's spittle. (Cf. D1001.) Transformation: stretching fingers to make ladder Person becomes larger Houses magically made larger Objects made larger – miscellaneous

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