Conversation of animals reveals to man how to become saint

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Conversation of animals reveals to man how to become saint.

Religion. · Sacred persons. · Saints. · view the constellation · filed as V229.25

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ChineseEberhard FFC CXX 42.

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Filed under Saints – miscellaneous.

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Saint commands return from dead with supernatural information Sanctity of saints Saint banishes snakes Saint overcomes (destroys) monsters (dragons)Saint banishes demons Saint in conflict with druid Invaders miraculously defeated by saints Saints create magic concealing mist. (Cf. D1361.1.)Unusual fuel used by saints: burning stone, snow and icicles, marble pillar, and green timber Broken objects restored to their original forms by saint Saint with tongue of fire (literally)Sinful beauty is converted and spends the end of her life doing penance (Mary Magdalene, Mary of Egypt, and Thais)Ground elevates itself to give protection or comfort to saint Saint in anger shows strength: wall broken by his kick. (Cf. F610.)Saint disguised as poor man saves almsgiving king from punishment in hell Lake of milk made through merit of saint

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