Marvels

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• Winter's day changes to summer's day at saint's funeral. F960.2.6
• Sun shines but two hours the day of hero's funeral. F960.2.6.1
• Extraordinary nature phenomena during furious battle. (Cf. F1084.) F960.3
• Nature's lament at the Temple's destruction. F960.3.1
• Extraordinary nature phenomena at anger of saint. F960.4
• Extraordinary nature phenomena at prisoner's miraculous release. F960.5
• Extraordinary nature phenomena on night of fratricide. (Cf. S73.1.) F960.6
• Extraordinary nature phenomena at cruel treatment of innocent person. F960.7
• Extraordinary nature phenomena at moving of saint's remains. F960.8
• Earthquake announces victorious return of hero after long absence. F960.9
• Extraordinary natural phenomena at giving of Tora at Mount Sinai. F960.10
• Extraordinary behavior of heavenly bodies. F961
• Several suns or moons appearing in sky simultaneously. F961.0.1
• Eclipse of sun and moon in God's proximity. F961.0.2
• Heavenly bodies lament. F961.0.3
• Sun, moon, and stars do not shine seven days, mourning Adam's death. F961.0.3.1
• God's praise chanted by the heavenly bodies. (Cf. A659.1, A767.) F961.0.4
• Heavenly bodies bear witness for and against man. F961.0.5
• Heavens bleed. F961.0.6
• Extraordinary behavior of sun. (Cf. F965.) F961.1
• Sun refuses to shine when murder is done. F961.1.1
• Sun travels from west to east. F961.1.2
• Sun returns to sunrise to help sick man. F961.1.2.1
• Several suns in sky. F961.1.3
• Two suns shine in sky. F961.1.3.1
• Three suns shine in sky. F961.1.3.2
• Sun warns man of approaching assassin. F961.1.4
• Sun shines during night. F961.1.5
• Sun shines for twelve days and nights after death of holy person. F961.1.5.1
• Sun reappears after being set. F961.1.5.2
• Sun does not set. F961.1.5.3
• Sunset delayed many hours. F961.1.5.3.1
• Sun does not shine on island of druidry. F961.1.6
• Sun turned from one hour to another through the prayer of saint (Moses). F961.1.7
• Sun appears color of blood. F961.1.8
• Eclipse of sun at important historical events. (Cf. A737.) F961.1.9
• Sun sets early to hide fugitive. (Cf. R310.) F961.1.10
• Extraordinary behavior of stars. F961.2
• Bright star indicates birth of holy person. F961.2.1
• Hairy star. F961.2.2
• Star shines in day. F961.2.3
• Stars and planets speak. F961.2.4
• Speaking star. F961.2.5
• Constellations bewail man's death. F961.2.5.1
• Fighting stars melt iron chariots. F961.2.6
• Star swallows four other stars. F961.2.7
• Star moves from west to east. F961.2.8
• Stars drop on grave during conjuration. (Cf. F962.3.) F961.2.9
• Extraordinary behavior of moon. F961.3
• Moon turns to blood. F961.3.1
• Many moons at the same time. F961.3.2
• Moon warns sleeping man of approaching assassin. F961.3.3
• Extraordinary precipitation (rain, snow, etc.) F962
• Gifts are obtained or fall from heaven: flowers (roses), crown of gold, blossoms or thorns, bells, gems, books, sword, etc. F962.0.1
• Storm overturns idol. F962.0.2
• Electric storm breaks island into three parts. F962.1
• Fire from heaven. F962.2
• Sacrifice consumed by heavenly fire. F962.2.1
• Pillar of fire reaches from heaven to earth. (Cf. F774.2.1.) F962.2.2
• Fire from heaven cannot be quenched by water. F962.2.3
• Fire from heaven burns and freezes. F962.2.4
• Extraordinary hot rain. F962.2.5
• Star drops from heaven: is money. F962.3
• Shower of blood. F962.4
• Shower of blood for three days and three nights. F962.4.1
• Dew of blood from fingers of repentant woman. F962.4.2
• Extraordinary hailstones. F962.5
• Storm of gigantic hailstones. F962.5.1
• Hailstones, each as large as a crabapple. F962.5.1.1
• Rain of fiery hailstones. F962.5.2
• Triangular hailstones. F962.5.3
• Shower of food. F962.6
• Shower of wheat. F962.6.1
• Shower of manna. F962.6.2
• Shower of honey. F962.6.3
• Shower of oil. F962.6.4
• Extraordinary dew. F962.7
• Sweet dew. F962.7.1
• Other extraordinary showers. F962.8
• Shower of silver (money). F962.8.1
• Rain of jewels. F962.8.2
• Icicles gathered by saint as firewood burn. F962.9
• Extraordinary mist (darkness). F962.10
• Mist settles over lake after fight with serpent. F962.10.1
• Extraordinary snow. F962.11
• Snow has taste of wine. F962.11.1
• Holy object falls from heaven. F962.12
• Crozier falls from heaven for saint. F962.12.1
• Altar cloths descend from heaven. F962.12.2
• Marvelous picture falls from sky in storm. F962.12.3
• Written scroll (letter) received from heaven. F962.12.4
• Mysterious leaf falls on church altar. F962.12.5
• Raindrops as large as man's hand. F962.13
• Extraordinary behavior of wind. F963
• Wind serves Solomon as horse and carries him everywhere. F963.1
• Extraordinary wind blows arrows shot against Christians back against enemy. F963.2
• Extraordinary wind bursts open locked doors of church to show that dead pope is worthy of burial there. [Inadvertant duplication of Q147.2.] F963.3
• Wind carries ogre to his castle. F963.4
• Extraordinary behavior of fire. F964
• Pillar of fire (in sky). F964.0.1
• Fire bends bough to shape of crozier. (Cf. F979.5.) F964.1
• Fire spares saint's tunic, though wearer is burned. F964.2
• Fire from extraordinary fuel. F964.3
• Extraordinary lamps burn with urine. F964.3.1
• Extraordinary blood catches fire. F964.3.2
• Extraordinary corpse burns of its own accord. F964.3.3
• Extraordinary stone catches fire. (Cf. F960.2.3.) F964.3.4
• Blazing stick continues to burn even in water. F964.4
• Indra's tank blazes like gold. F964.5
• Premature darkness. (Cf. F961.1.) F965
• Darkness comes in daytime in order to save life of maiden about to be executed. F965.1
• Premature darkness at time of execution of innocent people. F965.1.1
• Sun darkened at death of holy person. F965.2
• Sun does not rise at death of hero. F965.2.1
• Impenetrable darkness. F965.3
• Extraordinary darkness not dispelled by artificial means. F965.4
• Voices from heaven (or from the air). F966
• Extraordinary behavior of clouds. F967
• Clouds protect fugitives. F967.1
• Clouds with fragrance from paradise. F967.2
• Conversation between clouds. F967.3
• Thin cloud in form of rainbow. F967.4
• Extraordinary thunder and lightning. F968
• Electric storm kills a thousand. F968.1
• Extraordinary nature phenomena – miscellaneous. F969
• Skies open, revealing heavenly company. F969.1
• Earth rises. F969.2
• Marvelous light. F969.3
• Marvelous light reveals man hiding from saint. F969.3.1
• Hero's light: appears around head of hero aroused to extraordinary feats of valor. F969.3.2
• Extraordinary earthquake. F969.4
• Rumble in earth attends slaying of giant serpent. F969.4.1
• Fight with monster child causes earth to rock like waves of the sea. F969.4.2
• Cultivated places suddenly become desert. F969.5
• Sandhill grows around lover keeping watch till it covers all but his head. F969.6
• Famine. F969.7
• Extraordinary behavior of trees and plants. F970
• Miraculous blossoming and bearing of fruit. F971
• Dry rod blossoms. F971.1
• Dry rod blossoms on night of saint's birth. F971.1.1
• Witch's horse-switch blossoms. F971.1.2
• Moss grows on staff overnight. (Cf. F979.18.) F971.1.3
• Rose grows from table (stone). F971.2
• Thorn growing in wound becomes tree. F971.3
• Fruitless tree bears fruit. Done at saint's request. F971.4
• Ash (alder, willow, etc.) tree bears apples ("fair fruit"). F971.4.1
• Flowers bloom in winter. F971.5
• Fruit produced out of season at saint's request. F971.5.1
• Apples at Christmas. Tree bears apples only at Christmas. Blossoms at midnight and is full of apples by morning. F971.5.2
• Tree blossoms at midnight on Twelfth Night. F971.5.2.1
• [First Edition (Additions and Corrections): F971.5.3. Flowers blooming at Christmas.] F971.5.3[1st ed.]
• Flowers spring up when saint strikes ground. F971.6
• Sowing and reaping same day. F971.7
• Trees put forth leaves on arrival of God in paradise. F971.8
• Creeper which blossoms once only in a thousand years. F971.9
• Plants and trees miraculously unbent. F973
• Trees unbent. F973.1
• Walking on grass-blades without bending them. F973.2
• Grass refuses to grow in certain spot. Extraordinary event has happened there. F974
• Grass will not grow where blood of murdered person has been shed. F974.1
• Garden becomes wilderness. F975
• Garden becomes wilderness because of owner's wickedness. F975.1
• After persecuted queen has been driven away from palace, trees do not bear fruits, flowers cease to bloom, and birds do not sing. F975.2
• Extraordinary behavior of trees and plants – miscellaneous. F979
• Sour fruits made sweet by saint. F979.1
• Leaves of tree open and close to give saint passage. F979.2
• Leaves of tree make melody for saints. F979.3
• Tree seizes person and lifts him up. F979.4
• Bough miraculously does not burn. (Cf. F964.1.) F979.5
• Unconsumed burning bush. F979.5.1
• Tree grows through handle of saint's bell. F979.6
• Hollow in tree grows over, giving sanctuary to relics within. F979.7
• Forest springs up from twig (twigs). F979.8
• Flowers pressed yield wine. F979.9
• Flower from otherworld (Land of Promise) miraculously appears to persons (saints). F979.10
• Trees spring up to commemorate birth of primitive hero (demigod, deity). (Cf. F960.1.) F979.11
• Trees spring up from blood spilled on ground. (Cf. D1003.) F979.12
• Convention of trees. F979.13
• Grub's urine waters tree. (Cf. D1027.) F979.14
• Tree sheds all its leaves out of sympathy. F979.15
• Magic tree will allow person to take only two of its fruits. F979.16
• Plants grow without being sown. F979.17
• Grass grows anew every night. (Cf. F971.1.3.) F979.18
• Extraordinary tree supports pious man and his family. F979.19
• Tree's branches turn upward when idolators rest beneath it. F979.20
• Tree which has two singing blossoms. F979.21
• Tree acts as master of ceremonies while gods drink. F979.22
• Trees wither when tragic things happen. F979.23
• Extraordinary occurrences concerning animals. F980
• Extraordinary death of animal. F981
• Serpent bursts asunder. F981.1
• Animal bursts from anger. F981.1.1
• Bull melts away after evil spirit has issued from him. F981.2
• Animals killed by trickster's breaking wind. F981.3
• Fiery bolt from heaven kills devastating animal. F981.4
• Ashes thrown into stream dissolve animals. F981.5
• Animal dies of broken heart. F981.6
• Animal's broken heart disgorged. F981.6.1
• King of cats killed by glowing mass of iron thrown by saint. F981.7
• Giant magic boar slain by tearing out entrails from behind. F981.8