Marvels

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• Perfectly round well contains vari-colored water. F718.2
• Well of wine. (Cf. F716.1.1.) F718.3
• Well water tastes like oil, wine, and honey. F718.4
• Well shines at night. F718.5
• Well overflow cannot be seen. F718.6
• Well flows full on Sunday. F718.7
• Extraordinary well of blood. F718.8
• Glittering well. F718.9
• Well in shape of a sieve-like rock, out of which water gushes forth. (Cf. D926.) F718.10
• Well shoots up high as pillars, and discharges itself into navigable streams. (Cf. D926.) F718.11
• Origin of springs from broken coconut shell. (Cf. F715.1.1.) F718.12
• Submarine and subterranean world. F720
• Subterranean world. F721
• Underground passages. Journey made through natural subways. F721.1
• Tunnel of crystal four miles long. F721.1.1
• Habitable hill. F721.2
• Habitable hill raised on four pillars. F721.2.1
• Monster guards door of habitable hill. F721.2.2
• Sorcerer and books in mountain. Opens only for short periods. F721.2.3
• Underground kingdom. F721.3
• King of underground kingdom. F721.3.1
• Underground kingdom reached in a box which was swallowed by a dragon and later released. F721.3.2
• Underground treasure chambers. F721.4
• Subterranean castle. F721.5
• Underground palace full of jewels. F721.5.1
• Submarine world. F725
• Steps to submarine world. F725.1
• Submarine cities. F725.2
• Submarine castle (palace). (Cf. F771.) F725.3
• Submarine castle on a mountain. F725.3.1
• Castle under lake. F725.3.2
• Undersea house. F725.3.3
• Splendid palace underneath tank. F725.3.4
• Man lives under river. F725.4
• People live under sea. F725.5
• Visit to people of village under lake. F725.5.1
• Bell brought from monastery under water. F725.6
• Lovely garden under water, with marvelous tree. F725.7
• World at bottom of pond. F725.8
• World at bottom of well. F725.9
• Extraordinary islands. F730
• Island covered with treasure. F731
• Island covered with gold. F731.1
• Crystalline island. F731.2
• Island with rampart of gold and palisade of silver. F731.3
• Stones of island are jewels. F731.4
• Island of amber (glass). F731.5
• Island of pearls. F731.6
• Island of rare wood. F732
• Island of ebony. F732.1
• Island of aloes. F732.2
• Island of camphor. F732.3
• Fruitful island. F733
• Otherworld island grows foot yearly. F734
• Island rises up in sea. F735
• Island rises up in river. F735.0.1
• Island rises once every seven years. F735.0.2
• Island appears only at certain times. F735.0.3
• Island with extraordinary support. F736
• Island supported on four feet. F736.1
• Island supported on seven feet. F736.1.1
• Otherworld island supported by pedestal. F736.2
• Wandering island. Moves about at will and sometimes appears and disappears from sea. F737
• Flying island. Floats in sky. (Cf. F755.3.) F738
• Islands of extraordinary color. Green, white, etc. F741
• Magic invisibility of otherworld island. (Cf. D1980.) F742
• Island inhabited by only one species. F743
• Island inhabited only by birds. F743.1
• Island inhabited only be sheep. F743.2
• Island surrounded by wall of fire; water prevents it from being consumed. F744
• Island with nightly noise of drums. F745
• No putrefaction on extraordinary island. F746
• Extraordinary island upon which no sinner can die (be buried). F747
• Battle of islands. F748
• Extraordinary mountains and other land features. F750
• Glass mountain. F751
• Mountain of treasure. F752
• Mountain of gold. F752.1
• Mountain of silver. F752.2
• Silver not to be taken from mountain of silver on Sabbath. F752.2.1
• Mountain formed of a jewel. F752.3
• Mountain formed of a pearl. F752.3.1
• Mountain formed of diamond. F752.3.2
• Mountain of fire. (Cf. F702, F756.1, F763, F771.1.11, F785.3.) F753
• Magnetic mountain. Pulls nails out of ships that approach it. F754
• Living mountain. (Cf. F1006.) F755
• Speaking mountain. F755.1
• Mountain laughs. F755.1.1
• Singing mountain. F755.2
• Flying mountain. (Cf. F738.) F755.3
• Growing mountain. F755.4
• Mountain has wife and children. F755.5
• Moving mountain. F755.6
• Mountain fights for honor. F755.7
• Extraordinary valleys and plains. F756
• Valley of fire. (Cf. F702, F753, F763, F771.1.11, F785.3.) F756.1
• Plain that is earthly paradise. F756.2
• Extraordinary valley which gives the illusion of earthly paradise. (The Old Man of the Mountain.) F756.2.1
• Fertile valleys created by deity's stamping down mountains. F756.2.2
• Plain of wonders. F756.3
• Glen of witchcraft. F756.4
• Extraordinary glen: mysterious shouting heard. F756.5
• Valley full of dreadful monsters. F756.5.1
• Perilous glen. F756.5.2
• Extraordinary cave. F757
• Golden cave. F757.1
• Cave of gold, silver and crystal. F757.1.1
• Wind continually blows from cave. F757.2
• Extraordinary mountains and valleys – miscellaneous. F759
• Mountain with marvelous objects at top. F759.1
• Hollow mountain. F759.2
• Hill on which snow always melts. F759.3
• Perfumed mountain. F759.4
• Mountain of ice. F759.5
• Mountain of thorns. F759.6
• Rocky mountain. F759.7
• Mountain of seven lights. F759.8
• Extraordinary cities. F760
• City of precious metals and stones. F761
• City of gold. (Cf. F771.1.1.) F761.1
• City with hundred palaces and gardens; in one everything is of gold, in another, silver, etc. F761.1.1
• City of brass. F761.2
• City of onyx. F761.3
• City of jewels. F761.4
• City of emerald. F761.4.1
• City paved with precious seeds. F761.5
• City paved with seeds of gold. F761.5.1
• City paved with seeds of silver. F761.5.2
• City paved with seeds of brass. F761.5.3
• City of extraordinary color. F762
• Green city. F762.1
• City of fire. (Cf. F702, F753, F756.1, F771.1.11, F785.3.) F763
• Underground city. F764
• City inside a tree. (Cf. F811.) F765
• Deserted city. Inhabitants have been devoured. F766
• Inaccessible city. F767
• Heathen city surrounded by a yellow river, furious and impassable. F767.1
• City protected by red-hot iron floor around it. F767.2
• City inaccessible to death. F767.3
• City of extraordinary people. F768
• City of petrified people. F768.1
• City of enchanted people. F768.2
• Village of one-legged people. (Cf. F517.0.1.) F768.3
• Other extraordinary cities. F769
• Town where everything is sold at one price. F769.1
• Cities of sin. F769.2
• City of elephants. F769.3
• Extraordinary buildings and furnishings. F770
• Extraordinary castle (house, palace). F771
• Castle of unusual material. F771.1
• Golden castle (palace, house). F771.1.1
• Castle paved with gold and gems. F771.1.1.1
• Palace of gold and silver bricks. F771.1.1.2
• Silver castle. F771.1.2
• Copper castle. F771.1.3
• Steel castle (house). F771.1.4
• Palace of jewels. (Cf. F721.5.1.) F771.1.5
• Diamond castle. F771.1.5.1
• House of sapphire. F771.1.5.2
• House of turquoise. F771.1.5.3
• Underwater castle with walls of gold and diamonds. F771.1.5.4
• Crystal castle. F771.1.6
• Castle with glass wall. F771.1.6.1
• Glass house. F771.1.6.2
• Palace of ice. F771.1.7
• Castle of wax, shining like gold. F771.1.8
• House of skulls. Murderer's abode. F771.1.9
• Gingerbread house. House made of cake. F771.1.10
• Castle of fire. (Cf. F702, F753, F756.1, F763, F785.3.) F771.1.11
• Castle (house) with extraordinary support. F771.2
• Castle in the air. F771.2.1
• Castle suspended on four chains. F771.2.1.1
• Castle carried through air by four eagles. F771.2.1.2
• Castle in tree-top. F771.2.2
• Giants uphold castle. F771.2.3
• Castle built on sea. F771.2.4
• Palace surrounded by rivers of wine, rose-water and honey. F771.2.4.1
• Castle stands on a pillar (pillars). F771.2.5
• Revolving castle. F771.2.6
• Circular house rotating on cock's claw. F771.2.6.1
• Castle revolving at night so that entrance cannot be found. F771.2.6.2
• Castle on serpents. F771.2.7
• Extraordinary location of castle. F771.3
• Castle at world's end. F771.3.1
• Castle east of sun and west of moon. F771.3.2
• Most eastern castle in world. F771.3.3
• Castle at middle point of earth. F771.3.4
• Underground house. F771.3.5
• House inside mountain. F771.3.5.1
• Castle rises from the ground. F771.3.6
• Palace at bottom of water tank. F771.3.7
• Inhabitants of extraordinary castle. F771.4
• Castle inhabited by ogres. F771.4.1
• Cat castle. Castle occupied by cats (enchanted women). F771.4.2
• Castle (house) infested by demon cats. (Cf. H1411.2.) F771.4.2.1
• Abandoned castle. Has no inhabitants when hero enters. F771.4.3
• Castle in which everyone is asleep. F771.4.4
• Castle (house) haunted by demons. F771.4.5
• Castle in which inhabitants have been turned to stone. F771.4.6
• Castle inhabited by enchanted princess. F771.4.7