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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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.

  • Africa (Tonga)Junod 266ff., (Swahili): Baker FL XXXVIII 299ff. No. 16.
Within the index

Filed under Resuscitation by withdrawal of wounding instrument.

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Resuscitation by removal of poisoned apple. By shaking loose the apple from the throat of the poisoned girl the prince brings her to lifeResuscitation when strangling corset-lace breaks. Girl laced so tightly in corset that she faints. Brothers carry her to her grave. They stumble. Corset-lace breaks and girl revivesResuscitation by removal of poisoned combResuscitation by sucking poison from wound

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