Marvels

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• Silk handkerchief concealed in a nut. F813.3.4
• Silver pear. F813.4
• Extraordinary gourd. F813.5
• Gourds with seven rooms in each. F813.5.1
• Extraordinary banana. F813.6
• Banana large as tooth of elephant. F813.6.1
• Extraordinary fig. F813.7
• Fig magically preserved. F813.7.1
• Fig from paradise. F813.7.2
• Extraordinary pomegranate. F813.8
• Golden pomegranates. F813.8.1
• Giant pomegranate rind holds 13 men. F813.8.2
• Extraordinary flower. F814
• Gigantic flower. F814.1
• Talking flowers. F814.2
• Flower only to be found at midnight. F814.3
• Golden flowers. F814.4
• Golden lotus. F814.4.1
• Flower visible only to blind man. F814.5
• Flowers (lotus) of gold float on a river of milk. (Cf. F715.2.3.) F814.6
• Extraordinary plants. F815
• Vegetables (plants) which mature in miraculously short time. (Cf. F811.13.) F815.1
• Extraordinary grain. F815.2
• Extraordinary amount of liquor pressed from single grain. F815.2.1
• Crops grow without sweat or weariness in paradise. F815.3
• Extraordinary rice producing million-fold and ripening overnight. (Cf. F815.1.) F815.4
• Rice, the scent of which is smelled for miles around. F815.4.1
• Extraordinary seed. F815.5
• Prolific grain. Produces enormously. F815.6
• Taro planted in sacred spot inexhaustibly prolific. F815.6.1
• Extraordinary vine. (Cf. F813.2.) F815.7
• Extraordinary vine bears 926 varieties of fruit. F815.7.1
• Gigantic vine. F815.7.2
• Vines smile when a leaf is cut from them. F815.7.3
• Extraordinary vegetables. F816
• Cucumber two feet long. F816.1
• Enormous kava plant. F816.2
• Extraordinary grass. F817
• Growing and ungrowing grass. Produces one pod daily till the fifteenth of the month; thereafter one pod shrinks each day. (Cf. F811.12.) F817.1
• Grass grows anew every night. F817.2
• Herbs serve as perfume. F817.3
• Grass covered with gold dust. F817.4
• Extraordinary garden. F818
• Marvelous garden with gold and silver flowers, bees. F818.1
• Five demons keepers of marvelous garden and palace. F818.2
• Extraordinary clothing and ornaments. F820
• Extraordinary dress (clothes, robe, etc.) F821
• Dress of extraordinary material. F821.1
• Golden clothes. F821.1.1
• Brass clothes. F821.1.2
• Dress of raw fur. Cat-fur, mouse-fur, or other undressed fur. F821.1.3
• Bearskin. Man dressed in bear hide. F821.1.3.1
• Cloak made from fur of all animals in realm. F821.1.3.2
• Wooden coat. F821.1.4
• Dress of gold, silver, color of sun, moon and stars. F821.1.5
• Dress of feathers. F821.1.6
• Dress so fine that it goes in nutshell. F821.2
• Coat so light it can be concealed in closed palms of hand. F821.2.1
• Dress with gold, silver, and diamond bells. F821.3
• Extraordinarily beautiful mantle. None surpasses it. F821.4
• Extraordinary long turban. F821.5
• Glorified white garments. F821.6
• Clothes of light (worn by Adam and Eve). F821.7
• Clothes which do not wear out. F821.8
• Garments grow with man wearing them. F821.9
• Garments emitting aromatic perfume. F821.10
• Clothes remain ever new. F821.11
• Extraordinary handkerchief. F822
• Handkerchief color of sun, moon, and stars. F822.1
• Extraordinary shoes. F823
• Golden shoes. F823.1
• Glass shoes. F823.2
• Shoes of rat-skin. F823.3
• Silver shoes. F823.4
• Extraordinary armor. (Cf. F839.2.) F824
• Men in air-tight armor. F824.1
• Extraordinarily painted shield. F824.2
• Extraordinary ring. F825
• Extraordinary jewels. F826
• Animals with jeweled ornaments. F826.1
• Ambergris made from bitumen eaten by fish. F826.2
• Diamond does not break when struck with sledge hammer; penetrates iron instead. F826.3
• Sapphire so large two tables of law hewn out of it. F826.4
• Extraordinary ornaments. F827
• Live-bird earrings. F827.1
• Live head-dress. F827.2
• Ornaments of snakes, hornets, scorpions, dirt, and a toad. F827.3
• Necklace made of human eyes. F827.4
• Golden comb. F827.5
• Extraordinary bracelets. F827.6
• Extraordinary crown. F828
• Jeweled crown suspended in air over king's head. F828.1
• Crown of fire. F828.2
• Extraordinary clothing and ornaments – miscellaneous. F829
• Rainbow as loincloth. F829.1
• Girdle made of a climbing-vine. F829.2
• Extraordinary belt. F829.3
• Extraordinary weapons. F830
• Silver weapon. F830.1
• Extraordinary arrow. F831
• Invisible arrow. Visible to only one person. F831.1
• Arrows of fire. F831.2
• Poisoned arrows. (Cf. F833.6.) F831.3
• Arrow shot at bull returns against shooter. F831.4
• Extraordinarily heavy arrow. F831.5
• Extraordinary lance. F832
• Barbed lance. Causes one wound on entering and nine on retiring. F832.1
• Gae bulga. Barbed lance which cannot be withdrawn. (Cf. A1459.1.4.) F832.1.1
• Extraordinarily big lance. F832.2
• Extraordinary sword. F833
• Sword so heavy that hero must take drink of strength before swinging it. F833.1
• Sword so heavy that only its owner can lift it. F833.1.1
• Sword of Damocles. Sword hung on thin thread immediately above person. F833.2
• Sword extraordinarily bright, sharp. F833.3
• Sword as mirror. F833.3.1
• Fiery sword. F833.4
• Sword shines as fire or as the sun. F833.4.1
• Sword cuts everything. F833.5
• Sword cuts cloth etc. as well as steel and stone. F833.5.1
• Sword with poisoned edge. (Cf. F831.3.) F833.6
• Sword with image of wolf or serpent. F833.7
• Gigantic sword. Sword eight elbow-lengths long and two spans broad. F833.8
• Disappearing sword. F833.9
• Sword with God's name engraved upon it. (Cf. D1766.7.2.) F833.10
• Miraculous sword of Angel of Death. F833.11
• Extraordinary spear. F834
• Remarkably hot spear must be kept in bath of blood (poison). F834.1
• Spear of fire (thrown by God). F834.1.1
• Spear so broad that its owner by swinging it puts the light out. F834.2
• Extraordinary gleaming spear. F834.3
• All-conquering spear. F834.4
• Remarkable spear used to dam stream. F834.5
• Remarkable spear used as a windbreak. F834.6
• Warrior seeks combat when his spear consents. F834.7
• Extraordinary club. (Cf. F531.4.5.4.) F835
• Winking club. Head of a club is like a bird's head; its eyes wink. F835.1
• Remarkably large club. F835.2
• Iron club so heavy that five men can hardly lift it. F835.2.1
• Club takes 4,000 men to carry it. F835.2.2
• Extraordinary bow. F836
• Remarkable bowstring. F836.0.1
• Bow of gold, silver, and copper. F836.1
• Hornbows. F836.2
• Extraordinarily large bow. F836.3
• Bow can be strung only by one thousand men. F836.3.1
• Tiny bow shoots through muskox hide. F836.4
• Crossbow goes bird hunting, shows mercy to first bird, which pleads for its life. F836.5
• Extraordinary battle-axe. F837
• Extraordinarily keen stone axe. F837.1
• Extraordinary knife. F838
• Extraordinarily sharp knife. F838.1
• Knife with handle half gold and half silver. F838.2
• Other extraordinary weapons. F839
• Gnawed bone as weapon. F839.1
• Extraordinary shield. (Cf. F824.) F839.2
• Gigantic shield. F839.2.1
• Shield concealing one hundred men. F839.2.1.1
• Edge of shield sharp enough to cut hair on water. F839.2.2
• Cain slays Abel with bone of a camel. (Cf. A1336.) F839.3
• Cain slain with an apple. F839.3.1
• Human head as weapon. F839.4
• Ball made of human brains as weapon. F839.5
• Betelnut as weapon to strike off man's head. F839.6
• Wooden lizard used to kill evil spirits. F839.7
• Other extraordinary objects and places. F840
• Extraordinary boat (ship). F841
• Ship of extraordinary material. F841.1
• Stone boat (ship). F841.1.1
• Bronze boat. F841.1.2
• Mahogany ship. F841.1.3
• Boat made of nutshells. F841.1.4
• Canoe made from coconut. F841.1.4.1
• Ship Naglfar. Made of parings of fingernails of the dead. F841.1.5
• Ship brass within, steel without. F841.1.6
• Ship with gold nails. F841.1.7
• Golden boat with copper rudder. F841.1.8
• Silver boat. F841.1.9
• Gold ship. F841.1.10
• Boat looks like gold. F841.1.10.1
• Boat made of a tree trunk. F841.1.11
• Boat from gourd. F841.1.12
• Iron boat. F841.1.13
• Glass ship. F841.1.14
• Extraordinary equipment of ship. F841.2
• Gold (silver) mast. F841.2.1
• Feather used as mast. F841.2.2
• Silver oar. F841.2.3
• Golden oar. F841.2.4
• Bronze sail. F841.2.5
• Tin sail. F841.2.6
• Marvelous paddle sends canoe enormous distance with each stroke. F841.2.7
• Extraordinary ship – miscellaneous. F841.3
• Winged ship. F841.3.1
• Ship on wheels. (Cf. D1553.1.1.) F841.3.2
• Enormous canoe. F841.3.3
• Extraordinary bridge. F842
• Extraordinary material of bridge. F842.1
• Crystal (glass) bridge. F842.1.1
• Ice bridge. F842.1.2
• Bridge of apples. F842.1.3