Task performed with aid of magic object

Motif

Task performed with aid of magic object.

Tests. · Tests of prowess: tasks. · Assignment and performance of tasks. · Performance of tasks. · Help in performing tasks. · view the constellation · filed as H987

Attested across traditions

Germanic Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes , Tale 28 receipt
Germanic Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes , Tale 91 receipt
Germanic Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes , Tale 122 receipt
Germanic Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes , Tale 133 receipt
Germanic Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes , Tale 165 receipt
Germanic Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes , Tale 181 receipt

Filed across the traditions

German Grimm Nos. 28, 91, 122, 133, 165, 181.

Within the index

Filed under Help in performing tasks.

Filed beside it

Task performed with help of old person Tasks accomplished with help of grateful dead Tasks performed by helpful forest spirits Task performed with help of supernatural wife Tasks performed by deity Task performed by mysterious stranger Tasks performed with help of brother Animals help man perform task Task performed with help of angel. (Cf. N810.) Tasks performed with help of saint Task performed with help of druid Help in performance of tasks: invisible hands

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

Magic object received from dwarf Tasks performed with help of old woman Transformation: watersprite to flood Transformation: apples to pig bristles (frog legs) Transformation and disenchantment at will Disenchantment by eating certain plant Disenchantment by throwing golden objects into water Magic object accidentally found Magic object stolen by owner's fiancée Magic flute summons dwarfs. (Cf. D1223.1.) Otherworld at bottom of pond Lakes in otherworld

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