The dead

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• Reincarnation as eagle. E613.3.1
• Reincarnation as swallow. (Cf. D151.1.) E613.4
• Reincarnation as cuckoo. E613.5
• Reincarnation as dove. E613.6
• Reincarnation as pigeon. E613.6.1
• Reincarnation as raven. E613.7
• Reincarnation as quail. E613.8
• Reincarnation as partridge. E613.8.1
• Reincarnation as heron. E613.9
• Reincarnation as crane. E613.9.1
• Reincarnation as goose. E613.10
• Reincarnation as peacock. E613.11
• Reincarnation as parrot. E613.12
• Reincarnation as reptile. E614
• Reincarnation as snake. (Cf. D191.) E614.1
• Reincarnation as lizard. E614.2
• Reincarnation as crocodile. E614.3
• Reincarnation as tortoise. E614.4
• Reincarnation as iguana. E614.5
• Reincarnation as amphibian. E615
• Reincarnation as frog. (Cf. D195.) E615.1
• Reincarnation as insect. E616
• Reincarnation as bee. (Cf. D182.) E616.1
• Reincarnation as butterfly. E616.2
• Reincarnation as flea. E616.3
• Reincarnation as weevil. E616.4
• Reincarnation as bedbug. (Cf. E693.2.) E616.5
• Reincarnation as fish. (Cf. D170, E713.1.) E617
• Reincarnation as salmon. (Cf. B124.1, D176.) E617.1
• Reincarnation as goldfish. E617.2
• Reincarnation as shark. E617.3
• Reincarnation as whale. E617.4
• Reincarnation as worm. E618
• Reincarnation as leech. E618.1
• Reincarnation as animal – miscellaneous. E629
• Reincarnation as scorpion. E629.1
• Reincarnation as crab. E629.2
• Reincarnation in object. E630
• Reincarnation in plant (tree) growing from grave. (Cf. E632, D1610.2.) E631
• Twining branches grow from graves of lovers. (Cf. E419.6.) E631.0.1
• Tops of trees from lovers' graves show shapes of their heads. E631.0.1.1
• Tablets made of trees from lovers' graves magically unite. E631.0.1.2
• Flower from grave bears letters. These commemorate the buried person. E631.0.2
• Flower with "ave" on leaves. Crows from tomb as reward for faithful sayings of "Ave Maria". E631.0.2.1
• Plant from blood of slain person. E631.0.3
• Red plant from blood of slain person. E631.0.3.1
• Speaking and bleeding trees. Reincarnated persons. E631.0.4
• Tree from innocent man's blood. E631.0.5
• Dry branch on innocent man's grave blossoms as proof of innocence. E631.0.5.1
• Tree from sinner's grave. E631.0.6
• Flower from grave. E631.1
• Lily from grave. E631.1.1
• Rose from grave. E631.1.2
• Reincarnation as lotus. E631.1.3
• Reincarnation as cockscomb. E631.1.4
• Grass does not grow on murderer's grave. (Cf. H271.) E631.2
• Reincarnation as a grass straw. E631.2.1
• Herbs grow from grave of healer. E631.3
• Dead ogress reincarnated as bramble-bush which prevents escape of fugitive. E631.4
• Reincarnation as plant. E631.5
• Reincarnation as tobacco plant. E631.5.1
• Reincarnation as peanut plant. E631.5.2
• Reincarnation as eggplant. E631.5.3
• Reincarnation in tree from grave. E631.6
• Reincarnation as musical instrument. The Singing Bone. A musical instrument made from the bones of a murdered person, or from a tree growing from the grave, speaks and tells of the crime. E632
• Speaking bones of murdered person reveal murder. E632.1
• Reincarnation as dish. Bones made into dish. These speak. (Cf. E632.) E633
• Reincarnation as fountain. E635
• Reincarnation as water. (Cf. D283.) E636
• Reincarnation as bag of water. E636.1
• Reincarnation as ball (of gold and iron). E637
• Reincarnation as whirlwind. E641
• Reincarnation as stone. E642
• Reincarnation as salt. E642.0.1
• Dead lovers are now two stones lying together. E642.1
• Reincarnation as smoke. E643
• Smoke from funeral fires of two lovers mingles in sky. E643.1
• Reincarnation as rainbow. E644
• Reincarnation as mineral. E645
• Reincarnation of slain boy as gold and silver. E645.1
• Reincarnation as meteor. E646
• Reincarnation: man-object-man. In most of the versions of E632 (Reincarnation as musical instrument) the hero (heroine) finally comes back to life in his usual form. E648
• Reincarnation: woman - bird - nettles - stone - woman. E648.1
• Reincarnation: man - woman - stone image. E648.2
• Reincarnation to object – miscellaneous. E649
• Reincarnation as hill. Head made into hill. E649.1
• Reincarnation as flour vat. Stomach made into flour vat. E649.2
• Reincarnation as hoe. Feet made into hoe. E649.3
• Reincarnation as hoe-handle. Back made into hoe-handle. E649.3.1
• Reincarnation as mussel shell. Ears made into mussel shell. E649.4
• Reincarnation as currants. Eyes made into currants. E649.5
• Reincarnation: other forms. E650
• God reincarnated as dwarf. E651
• God reincarnated as monster. E652
• Reincarnation: man as nature spirit. E653
• Reincarnation: man as water spirit. (Cf. F420.) E653.1
• Reincarnation: man as tree spirit. (Cf. F441.2.) E653.2
• Reincarnation: animal to man. E656
• Men who behave irrationally (without plans) reincarnations of animals. E656.1
• Reincarnation: animal to god. E657
• Reincarnation: animal to other animal. E658
• Repeated reincarnation. E670
• Reincarnation: man - object - object. E671
• Reincarnation: body becomes marble wall; robe, grass; eyes, pools, etc. E671.1
• Reincarnation – miscellaneous. E690
• Reincarnation: animal to object. E691
• Reincarnation: snake into flowers. E691.1
• Reincarnation as punishment. E692
• Bad woman cursed to be reborn as bat. E692.1
• Mean person reborn as hyena. E692.2
• Tricky potter reborn as crab. E692.3
• Jealous woman reborn as chilly. E692.4
• Cruel woman reborn as firefly. E692.5
• Youth reincarnated as root in punishment for incest. E692.6
• Reincarnation for revenge. E693
• Drowned girl reborn as leech to take revenge on murderers. E693.1
• Woman reborn as bedbug to take revenge on husband. (Cf. E616.5.) E693.2
• Woman reborn as scorpion to take revenge on husband. E693.3
• Reincarnation as compensation. E694
• Hungry ghost reborn as jackal. E694.1
• Frustrated woman reborn as tobacco plant. E694.2
• Frustrated boy reborn as lizard. E694.3
• Childless woman reborn as fish. E694.4
• Gradual reincarnation – man to tiger. E695
• Reincarnated person restored to original form. E696
• Bird, reincarnated murdered girl, resumes her original form when persecutor's blood is poured on her. E696.1
• Vulture eats only those who will be reborn as human beings in their next birth. E697
• The Soul. E700
• Names given the soul. E700.1
• Soul of object. E701
• Soul of the earth. E701.1
• Soul of water. E701.2
• Soul of tree. E701.3
• Soul of fire. E701.4
• Soul of corn. E701.5
• Composition of the soul. E702
• Creation of souls. E703
• Soul forgets everything at birth. E705
• Abode of unborn souls. E706
• Person with more than one soul. E707
• Soul sustained on pleasant odors. E708
• External soul. A person (often a giant or ogre) keeps his soul or life separate from the rest of his body. E710
• Ferocious animal guardian of separable soul of ogress. E710.1
• External soul avenges murder. E710.2
• Soul kept in object. (Cf. E765.) E711
• Soul in egg. E711.1
• Soul in three separate eggs. E711.1.1
• Soul in plant. E711.2
• Soul in calabash (gourd). E711.2.1
• Soul in flower. E711.2.2
• Soul in chilly plant. E711.2.3
• Soul in pomegranate. E711.2.4
• Soul in coconut. E711.2.5
• Soul in bamboo. E711.2.6
• Soul in jewel. E711.3
• Soul in necklace. E711.4
• Soul in sack. E711.5
• Life in stick. E711.6
• Soul in stone. (Cf. E761.5.5.) E711.7
• Soul in golden apple. (Cf. F813.1.1.) E711.8
• Soul in golden ball. E711.9
• Soul in sword. E711.10
• Soul in snow. E711.11
• Soul in dice. E711.12
• Soul in arrow. E711.13
• Soul in axe. E711.14
• Soul in bird cage. E711.15
• Hidden soul (life). E712
• Soul hidden in tree. E712.1
• Soul hidden in safe. E712.2
• Soul hidden in urn. E712.3
• Soul hidden in box. E712.4
• Soul hidden in pillar. E712.5
• Soul hidden in fish basket. E712.6
• Soul hidden in water bottle. E712.7
• Soul hidden in a series of coverings. This motif is combined with several others. Usually the soul will be hidden in an egg, in a duck, in a well, in a church, or a similar series. E713
• Soul hidden in apple (ball) in a salmon which appears every seven years in certain fountain. (Cf. D1651.10.) E713.1
• Soul (or life) kept in special part of body. E714
• Soul (life) in the blood. E714.1
• Serpent's life in its gold crown. E714.2
• Soul in head. E714.3
• Troll's life in his brother's forehead. E714.3.1
• Soul (life) in the heart. E714.4
• Eaten heart gives one the owner's qualities. E714.4.1
• Soul (life) in the liver. E714.5
• Soul (life) in the breath. E714.6
• Soul (life) in left hand. E714.7
• Soul (life) in thumb. E714.7.1
• Monster with life in his neck. (One vulnerable place.) E714.8
• Giant's soul in a mole in the hollow of his palm. E714.9
• Ogre's soul in "pale spot" below his right ear. (Cf. Z311.2.) E714.10
• Life (soul) in entrails. E714.11
• Soul in hair. E714.12
• Soul fastened to spine. E714.13
• Separable soul kept in animal. E715
• Separable soul in bird. E715.1
• Separable soul in duck. E715.1.1
• Separable soul in crop of sparrow. E715.1.2
• Separable soul in parrot. E715.1.3
• Ogre's life in parrot's feather in man's pocket. E715.1.3.1