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• Christ asks woman what she is cooking; she replies that she is boiling stones to make her children think they are peas and that they will have food. Christ changes the stones to peas. D452.1.6.1
• Transformation: stone to firebrand. D452.1.7
• Transformation: stone to island. D452.1.8
• Transformation: stone to pillow. D452.1.9
• Transformation: rock to water. D452.1.10
• Transformation: stones to weapons. D452.1.11
• Transformation: stones to dust. D452.1.12
• Transformation: shell to another object. D452.2
• Transformation: shell to boat. D452.2.1
• Transformation: sand to another object. D452.3
• Transformation: sand to rice. [Inadvertant duplication of D476.1.11.] D452.3.1
• Transformation: earth (dirt) to another object. D452.4
• Transformation: dirt to pepper. D452.4.1
• Transformation of manufactured object. D454
• Transformation: box to another object. D454.1
• Transformation: box to carriage. D454.1.1
• Transformation: box to ship. D454.1.2
• Transformation: bread to another object. (Cf. D471). D454.2
• Transformation: bread to flower. D454.2.1
• Bread tree springs from crumb of bread. D454.2.2
• Transformation: clothing to other object. D454.3
• Transformation: one article of clothing to another. D454.3.1
• White chasuble suddenly turned into red. D454.3.1.1
• Transformation: handkerchief to other object. D454.3.2
• Transformation: handkerchief with three knots to clod, potsherd, and charcoal. D454.3.2.1
• Transformation: handkerchief with three knots to golden leopard, golden snake, and golden monkey. D454.3.2.2
• Transformation: belt to bridge. D454.3.3
• Transformation: cloak to other object. D454.3.4
• Transformation: cloak to mountain. D454.3.4.1
• Transformation: cloak to vessel. D454.3.4.2
• Transformation: needle to other object. D454.4
• Transformation: thread to other object. D454.4.1
• Transformation: milk sack to other object. D454.5
• Transformation: milk sack to sheet of water. D454.5.1
• Transformation: pot to other object. D454.6
• Transformation: bowl to other object. D454.6.1
• Transformation: brush to mountain. D454.7
• Transformation: comb to mountain. D454.7.1
• Transformation: ornament to other object. D454.8
• Transformation: necklace to other object. D454.8.1
• Transformation: ring to other object. D454.8.2
• Transformation: ring to saber. D454.8.2.1
• Transformation: weapon to other object. D454.9
• Transformation: spear to other object. D454.9.1
• Transformation: spear becomes mighty tree when driven into ground. D454.9.1.1
• Transformation: sling-stick to boat. D454.9.2
• Transformation: ship to other object. D454.10
• Transformation: ship to mountains. D454.10.1
• Transformation: canoe into rock. D454.10.2
• Transformation: writing tablets to bundle. D454.11
• Transformation: mirror to glass mountain. D454.12
• Transformation: pieces of chalk into tins of oil. D454.13
• Transformation: ink to beams of light. D454.14
• Transformation: statue to drinking vessels. D454.15
• Transformation: instruments of torture to lotus flowers. D454.16
• Transformed parts of person or animal to object. D457
• Transformation: blood to another object. D457.1
• Transformation: blood to rubies. Turns to rubies as it drops. D457.1.1
• Transformation: blood to milk. Bird caught and told to make milk bleeds and blood turns to milk. D457.1.2
• Transformation: drops of blood to flowers. D457.1.3
• Transformation: milk to blood. D457.2
• Transformation: calf's head to death's head. D457.3
• Transformation: hair to other object. D457.4
• Transformation: hair to stream. D457.4.1
• Transformation: hair to forest. D457.4.2
• Transformation: hair to bridge. D457.4.3
• Transformation: meat to other object. D457.5
• Transformation: stolen meat to roses. D457.5.1
• Meat received from spirits transformed to banana leaves. D457.5.2
• Transformation: scurf from body to palm tree. D457.6
• Transformation: feather to tree. D457.7
• Transformation: tooth to ax head. D457.8
• Transformation: finger to ax handle. D457.9
• Transformation: cut-off hand to plant. D457.9.1
• Transformation: moustache into grass. (Cf. D562.2.) D457.10
• Transformation: eye to another object. D457.11
• Transformation: bull's eye to hornets. D457.11.1
• Transformation: eyeballs to torches. D457.11.2
• Transformation: bone to other object. D457.12
• Transformation: bone-dust becomes blazing fire. D457.12.1
• Transformation: bone to skeleton. D457.12.2
• Transformation: animal dung to other object. D457.13
• Transformation: tongue to other object. D457.14
• Transformation: ogress's tongue to surfboard. D457.14.1
• Transformation: tongue to flame. D457.14.2
• Transformation: animal heart to other object. D457.15
• Transformation: fox's heart to rattle. D457.15.1
• Transformation: saint's relics to other object. D457.16
• Saint's relics assume form of Buddha. D457.16.1
• Transformation: flesh to other object. D457.17
• Transformation: flesh to fire. D457.17.1
• Transformation: tears to other object. D457.18
• Transformation: tears to fountain. D457.18.1
• Transformation: tears to river. D457.18.2
• Transformation: ear tips (animal) into pelts. D457.19
• Transformation: miscellaneous object to other objects. D469
• Transformation: egg to mist. D469.1
• Transformation: egg to house. D469.1.1
• Transformation: smoke to bridge. D469.2
• Transformation: chain of arrows to bridge. D469.3
• Transformation: sea-scum to ice. D469.4
• Transformation: furnace of fire to garden. D469.5
• Transformation: material of object changed. D470
• Transformation: object to stone. D471
• Transformation: bread to stone. As punishment. (Cf. D441.1, D444.2, D444.4, D476.) D471.1
• Transformation: house to stone. D471.2
• Transformation: house-door to stone. D471.2.1
• Transformation: ship to stone. D471.3
• Transformation: cheese to stone. D471.4
• Transformation: milk to stone. D471.4.1
• Transformation: salt to stone. D471.5
• Transformation: tree to stone. D471.6
• Transformation: poison to stone. D471.7
• Animals turned into stones. D471.8
• Stolen chickens turned to stones in cooking. D471.8.1
• A candle becomes stone. D471.9
• Water becomes rocks. (Cf. D478). D471.10
• Transformation: object to muck. D472
• Transformation: food to muck. As punishment. D472.1
• Transformation: object to wood. D473
• Transformation: sword to wood. D473.1
• Transformation: object becomes bloody. D474
• Transformation: key becomes bloody. D474.1
• Transformation: water becomes bloody. D474.2
• Transformation: cake becomes bloody. D474.3
• Egg becomes bloody. D474.4
• Transformation: butter (milk) to blood. D474.5
• Tears change to blood. D474.6
• Spittle changes to blood. D474.7
• Fruit juice turns to blood. D474.8
• Eyes of stone lion become bloody. D474.9
• Transformation: object to treasure (or vice versa). D475
• Transformation: objects to gold. D475.1
• Transformation: coals to gold. D475.1.1
• Transformation: ashes to gold. D475.1.1.1
• Transformation: shavings to gold. D475.1.2
• Transformation: dead leaves to gold. D475.1.3
• Banyan leaves turn to gold. D475.1.3.1
• Transformation: spittle to gold. D475.1.4
• Transformation: fire to gold. D475.1.5
• Transformation: rice to gold. D475.1.6
• Transformation: grain to gold. D475.1.6.1
• Transformation: brick (tile) to gold. D475.1.7
• Transformation: earth to gold. D475.1.8
• Transformation: copper to gold. D475.1.9
• Transformation: hair to gold. D475.1.10
• Paste (smeared on princess's body) turns to gold. D475.1.11
• Transformation: putrescence to gold. D475.1.12
• Mucus turns to gold to reward piety. D475.1.13
• Transformation: bottle to gold. D475.1.14
• Transformation: palace to gold. D475.1.15
• Transformation: food to gold. D475.1.16
• Transformation: axe becomes golden. D475.1.17
• Transformation: flowers to gold and silver. D475.1.18
• Transformation: leaves on which meal is served turn to gold plates. D475.1.19
• Transformation: straw to gold. D475.1.20
• Transformation: fingernails to gold. D475.1.21
• Transformation: object to money (or vice versa). D475.2
• Transformation: stones to gold coins. D475.2.1
• Transformation: water to money. D475.2.2
• Transformation: money to ashes (leaves). D475.2.3
• Transformation: money to pewter. D475.2.4
• Transformation: objects to silver. D475.3
• Transformation: earth to silver. D475.3.1
• Tin changed into silver. D475.3.2
• Transformation: stone to silver. D475.3.3
• Transformation: iron in axe to silver. D475.3.4
• Transformation: silver dish becomes wooden. D475.3.5
• Transformation: object to jewels (or vice versa). D475.4
• Transformation: stones into jewels. D475.4.1
• Transformation: lice into gems. D475.4.2
• Transformation: dishes to jewels. D475.4.3
• Transformation: peas to pearls. D475.4.4
• Tears become jewels. D475.4.5
• Transformation: fingernails into jewels. D475.4.6
• Transformation: hairs to jewels. D475.4.7
• Water dripping off person becomes agates. D475.4.8
• Oil changed to jewels. D475.4.9
• A cup of marble changed into one of crystal. D475.5
• Food transformed. D476
• Inedible substance transformed into edible. D476.1
• Bread made from mud. D476.1.1
• Loaf of bread made from the leaf of a tree. D476.1.2
• Wood turned into grain. D476.1.3
• Lard made from tree bark. D476.1.4
• Butter made from nettles. D476.1.5
• Pancakes made of snow. D476.1.6
• Rock changed into milk. D476.1.7
• Stream changed to egg. D476.1.8
• Transformation: ice becomes grease. D476.1.9
• Bone-powder changed into cheese. D476.1.10
• Transformation: sand to rice. [Inadvertant duplication of D452.3.1.] D476.1.11
• Edible substance changed to inedible. D476.2
• Transformation: food to dust. D476.2.1
• Cooked meat changed to raw. (Cf. D476.4.) D476.2.2
• Milk transformed into other substance. D476.2.3
• Milk transformed into blood. D476.2.3.1
• Milk transformed into lye. D476.2.3.2
• Transformation: sugar to ashes. D476.2.4
• Meat transformed. D476.3