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• Races dark-skinned from bathing after white men. All peoples bathe in the river, the white man first, then in turn, the Spaniard, the Indian, and the negro – each becoming darker because of the condition of the water. A1614.2
• Sight of mermaid bathing makes man immortal. B81.13.3
• Tabu: bathing. (Cf. C711.) C721
• Tabu: bathing during certain time. C721.1
• Tabu: bathing in certain place. C721.2
• Tabu: bathing in clear stream. C721.2.1
• Tabu: bathing without straining stream afterwards. C721.3
• Transformation by bathing. D562
• Disenchantment by bathing (immersing) in water. D766.1
• Disenchantment by bathing in milk. D766.4
• Prince procures magic object from bathing fairy when he steals her clothes. D838.10
• Bathing in magic cauldron gives strength. (Cf. D1171.2.) D1335.8
• Bathing hair in buffalo milk makes it unusually long. D1337.1.3.1
• Bathing in magic cauldron gives beauty. (Cf. D1171.2.) D1337.1.4
• Magic results from bathing. (Cf. D562, D925, D2161.4.14.) D1788
• Magic knowledge from bathing in holy water. D1810.6
• Magic strength by bathing. (Cf. D1242.1.) D1832
• Invulnerability through bathing in dragon's blood. D1846.4
• Beautification by bathing. D1866.1
• Rejuvenation by bathing. D1887
• Magic aging by bathing. D1895
• Barrenness removed by bathing. D1925.2
• Magic cure by bathing. (Cf. D1788.) D2161.4.14
• Magic cure by bathing in milk. D2161.4.14.1
• Magic cure by bathing in consecrated water (lake, etc.). (Cf. D1500.1.18.5, V132.) D2161.4.14.2
• Resuscitation by bathing. E80.1
• Resuscitation by bathing in milk. (Cf. D1018, D1503.7.1, E102.1.) E80.1.1
• Fairies freed from disgrace by bathing in blood of enemy. F259.2
• Tabu: bathing or touching water in lake in fairyland. F378.2
• Tabu: using fairy bath water, soap, or ointment on oneself while bathing fairy child. (Cf. F235.4.) F378.6
• Strong man bathing and diving in river catches thousands of fishes in his beard. (Cf. X1112.) F634.1
• Eyes restored by bathing in lake (spring). F952.7
• Suitor test: bathing in boiling water. H328.5
• "Bathe by yourself and not in the common bathing place": counsel proved wise by experience. Man forgets purse in bath house. J21.33
• Man bathing rich man uses sand instead of sandalwood: "Consider the sand of the Ganges to be sandalwood." When man asks for his fee, other takes a frog and gives it to him: "Know that the frog of the Ganges is a cow." J1511.2.1
• Crocodile goes after the second child. He finds two children bathing in the river and carries one to his hole. He tells the child to wait while he goes for the other child. Both children escape. J2173.6
• Numskull is sent to fetch children. He either smothers them during conveyance or scalds them during bathing. (Cf. J2465.4.) J2175.5
• Escape by pretended bathing of guard. Boiling water used. K629.1
• Robbers make stairs slippery so that bathing prince falls. K897.3
• Men tricked into bathing in "disease-water". K1077
• Seduction (or wooing) by stealing clothes of bathing girl (swan maiden). K1335
• Naked soldier becomes general. Stripped for bathing he takes his place as guard when the king unexpectedly arrives. King invites him to come naked to the castle, where he is chosen as husband by a general's daughter. N684
• Hawk carries off necklace from bathing queen and drops it by lucky girl, who gets reward. N698
• Lover sees beloved first while she is bathing. N716
• Man stumbles on bathing maiden. N716.1
• Shouting after bathing: adventures follow. N784
• Bathing pool reserved for royalty. P92
• Women meet when bathing. P611
• Reward for cleansing loathsome person. Cleansing eyelids, bathing, lousing etc. Q41.2
• Spirit in hell remitted from humiliating punishment of bathing people. (Cf. Q501.9.) Q578
• Enemy surprised while bathing: taken. R4.1
• Man falls in love with woman he sees bathing. T16
• Woman falls in love with man she sees bathing. T16.0.1
• Bathing woman sees hero and falls in love with him. T16.0.2
• Conception from bathing. (Cf. D1788.) T523
• Conception after shadow of man has fallen on bathing girl. T532.8.1
• Abortion by long bathing. T572.2.6
• Newborn boy placed in the lap of bathing queen by vulture. T589.6.1.1
• Ritual bathing. V96