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Remarkable skill – miscellaneous.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Persons with extraordinary powers. · Remarkable skill. · view the constellation · filed as F679

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9 finer motifs beneath it
Remarkable herdsman. Sits on mountain top. Cows come from great distance at his call Man can lengthen swords by twirling them between his fingers Man can walk (stand) on weapon edge (point) without injury Man can stand on barrel rolling down hill Skillful hunter Skillful cast of stone: carries away roof tree of burning house and so puts out fire Skillful gambler always wins. Whatever he earns in day he spends immediately Skill at chess-playing Skillful musician plays nine mouth harps at once
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Brothers acquire extraordinary skill. Return home and are tested Unskilled man made skillful by saint's blessing Skillful marksman Skillful tailor Skillful smith. (Cf. F271.3.) Skillful flayer Skillful barber Skillful axe-man. Cuts down trees with single stroke, and the like Skillful fencer (swordsman) Skillful surgeon Skillful shipbuilder Man can keep together feathers in great wind Skillful painter. Can paint from description of a dream Ingenious carpenter Skillful thief. (Cf. K301.) Skillful tracker

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