Task: catching huge fish without nets or tackle

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Task: catching huge fish without nets or tackle.

Tests. · Tests of prowess: tasks. · Nature of tasks. · Tasks: stealing, capturing, or slaying. · view the constellation · filed as H1154.4

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““Then the eagle, looking round him, Flew a third time, sailing, soaring, Flew then to the virgins’ castle, Knocked again with beak of copper, On the virgins’ roof of linen, Easy for him there to enter; Flew upon the castle-chimney, Quick descending to the chamber, Pulled the clapboards from the studding, Tore the linen from the rafters, Perched upon the chamber-window, Near the walls of many colors, On the cross-bars gaily-feathered,…”

— The Kalevala, Rune XIX · served from our shelf

On our shelf — the index’s citations, resolved to served chapters

FinnishThe Kalevala, Rune XIXThompson cites: Kalevala rune 19.

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.

FinnishKalevala rune 19. → on our shelf: The Kalevala, Rune XIX

Within the index

Filed under Tasks: capturing animals.

Filed beside it

Task: bringing head(s) of animal(s)Task: capturing magic pig carrying scissors, comb, and razors between its ears Task: capturing deer from herd watched by giant Task: bridling a wild animal Task: capturing elk Task: capturing squirrel and rattlesnake Task: capturing bird Task: capturing magic horse Task: capturing pair of every wild animal in the land Task: capturing badgers Task: obtaining marrow of wild pig, lard of wild boar, water bird (coot?)Task: bringing in fierce lion alive

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

Task: bridling ferocious bear Task: plowing field of vipers. (Puts on iron boots.)

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