Task: filling twelve bed-ticks with feathers. Done by helpful birds — Mythoi

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Task: filling twelve bed-ticks with feathers. Done by helpful birds.

Tests. · Tests of prowess: tasks. · Nature of tasks. · Tedious tasks. · view the constellation · filed as H1129.2

Filed across the traditions

German Grimm No. 186 → on our shelf: Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes, Tale 186
Italian Basile Pentamerone V No. 4.

Within the index

Filed under Other tedious tasks.

Filed beside it

Task: filling the yard with manure Task: carrying soil to cover stony ground Task: filling pot with dew Task: building a fire; whole tree burns up while man is bringing another Task: building causeway, clearing land, etc Task: gathering bed-tick full of harp strings Task: gathering vessel full of nail-scrapings Task: gathering crow's house full of wren's eggs Task: gathering fist-full of fleas Task: carrying fuel

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

Tabu: kissing. Usually causes disenchantment or magic forgetfulness. (Cf. D735, D2003.) Magic forgetfulness for breaking tabu Tasks performed with help of old woman

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