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Witch transforms to stone.

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“At last the goldsmith said, " I should indeed like to have the bird itself." The poor man went into the forest for the third time, and again saw the golden bird sitting on the tree, so he took a stone and brought it down and carried it to his brother, who gave him a great heap of gold for it. " Now I can get on," tliought he, and went contentedly home. The goldsmith was crafty and cunning, and knew very well what kind of a bird it was.”

Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes, Tale 60 · served from our shelf uncorrected OCR — being verified against the scan

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Filed under Witch transforms man to object. (Cf. D200.)

1 finer motif beneath it
Witch transforms man into soapstone
Filed beside it
Witch transforms man to tree
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
Treasure from bird's feathersSpeaking lionSpeaking bearSpeaking wolfSpeaking foxSpeaking hare (rabbit)Helpful animals a giftRelease of animal by hunter (fisher)Magic objects possessed by witch, sorcerer or evil dwarf. (Cf. F451.7, G234, D1711.)Witch lives in forestOne brother rescues another from ogreInscribed name on article as token of ownership. (Cf. H94.10.)

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