Tree sheds all its leaves out of sympathy — Mythoi

Motif

Tree sheds all its leaves out of sympathy.

Marvels. · Extraordinary occurrences. · Extraordinary behavior of trees and plants. · view the constellation · filed as F979.15

Filed across the traditions

India Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Extraordinary behavior of trees and plants – miscellaneous.

Filed beside it

Sour fruits made sweet by saint Leaves of tree open and close to give saint passage Leaves of tree make melody for saints Tree seizes person and lifts him up Bough miraculously does not burn. (Cf. F964.1.) Tree grows through handle of saint's bell Hollow in tree grows over, giving sanctuary to relics within Forest springs up from twig (twigs) Flowers pressed yield wine Flower from otherworld (Land of Promise) miraculously appears to persons (saints) Trees spring up to commemorate birth of primitive hero (demigod, deity). (Cf. F960.1.) Trees spring up from blood spilled on ground. (Cf. D1003.) Convention of trees Grub's urine waters tree. (Cf. D1027.) Magic tree will allow person to take only two of its fruits Plants grow without being sown

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