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Formulistic exaggerations.

Miscellaneous groups of motifs. · Formulas. · Other formulistic motifs. · view the constellation · filed as Z76

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Three-fourths of men of Ireland die in one night
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Never. Various ways of expressing this idea. When black sheep turn white, when a dry branch sprouts, etc Proverbial simile Formulas signifying fruitlessness, e.g. like putting a withe about sand, like mocking a beggar Three explanations. When explanation of phenomenon is asked, three explanations are offered of which the last is always the true one. (Cf. Z71.1.) Color formulas Formulistic numbers Formulas based on the year A day and a night Formula: as many children as holes in a sieve Testament willing rewards and punishments. Conventional ending of a story

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