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- God's (goddess's) wagon drawn by unusual animals. A136.2
- Goddess's chariot drawn by one-footed horse. A136.2.2
- Chariot of fire drawn by four steeds of fire. A136.3.1
- Mountains from hacked-up fish drawn from bottom of primeval water. Earth originates from a fish drawn from the water. It is hacked up and thus made to form mountains. A961.2
- Boat drawn by swans (geese). B558.1
- Punishment for breaking tabu: water withdrawn from lake. C939.1
- Person drawn by magic spell. (Cf. D1273.) D1420.1
- Line drawn by saint's bachall separates calves from their mothers. (Cf. D1272.1, D1277.) D1574
- Sword causes a man's death every time it is drawn. D1653.1.1.1
- Good omen: meeting old woman with pot of newly drawn water. D1812.5.2.2.1
- Magic fire drawn down on foe. (Cf. D1271.) D2091.1
- Magic plague of frogs drawn down on foe. D2091.2
- Magic army of snakes and frogs drawn down on foe. D2091.2.1
- Streams of blood magically drawn down on foe. D2091.3
- Storms magically drawn down on foe. D2091.5
- Magic paralysis drawn down on foe. (Cf. D2072.) D2091.9
- Shower of jewels magically drawn from sky. D2101.2
- Hand of vampire severed by cutting off hand of drawn figure. E251.1.2
- Dwarfs cannot harm mortal with circle drawn around him. F451.3.2.3
- Gae bulga. Barbed lance which cannot be withdrawn. (Cf. A1459.1.4.) F832.1.1
- Golden wagon drawn by moles. F861.1.1
- Golden wagon drawn by four golden elephants. F861.1.2
- Wagon made from nutshell, drawn by duck. F861.4.2
- Extraordinary plow (made of snakes and drawn by tigers). F887.1
- Witch burned by furrows drawn round her home. G273.5.1
- Devil in wagon drawn by two black horses carries off impious people. G303.7.3.1
- Devil drives carriage drawn by horses whose nostrils shoot fire. G303.7.3.2
- Devil in coach drawn by headless horses. G303.7.3.3
- Devil pursues man from carriage drawn by four white horses. G303.7.3.4
- Devil travels in coach drawn by four blood-red horses, the hoofs of which strike fire from the pavement. G303.7.3.5
- Devil disappears in carriage drawn by four black horses. G303.17.2.9
- Pot-tilter. Ogre who tilts a pot so that victims are drawn into it. G331
- Attention drawn and recognition follows. H151
- Attention drawn by magic objects: recognition follows. H151.1
- Attention drawn by playing marbles with remarkable jewel. H151.1.1
- Attention drawn by gold and silver decorated mouse: as princess turns after it, suitor recognizes her. H151.1.2
- Attention drawn by helpful animal's theft of food from wedding table; recognition follows. H151.2
- Task: coming neither on horse nor on foot. (Coming drawn by an animal on net, trough, or sledge.) H1053.4
- Child unwittingly betrays his mother's adultery. Tells father not to step across chalk line drawn around secretary; if he does secretary may do to him what he did to Mother the other day. J125.2.1
- Bridegroom gets into bed. The numskull groom on his wedding night does not know how to get to the bed, the curtains being drawn. He scales one of the posts, clambers to the canopy, falls upon his bride below, who screams for help. J1744.1.1
- Horse drawn across ice till skin is rubbed off. J2129.7
- Respite from death gained by long-drawn-out speech. K555.1
- Respite from death gained by long-drawn-out song. K555.2
- Rafter supporting giant's house cut half through, so that it can be drawn down from the outside, and the giant killed. K959.3.1
- Man drawn up into female apartments on rope. K1343
- Man drawn up into female apartments in basket. (Cf. K1342.0.1.) K1343.1
- The lovers as pursuer and fugitive. The wife is visited by two gallants. When the husband approaches, one goes out with drawn sword; the other hides in the house. She convinces her husband that she has given refuge to a fugitive. K1517.1
- Insolvent debtor drawn through streets. (Cf. Q271.) Q473.0.1
- Corpse of adulteress drawn through streets. (Cf. Q241.) Q473.0.2
- Sword (of fire) from heaven drawn upon sinners. Q552.13.0.2
- Divine favor withdrawn as punishment. Q553
- Body of murdered man cannot be moved nor can water be drawn from a well to wash it. Leads to exposure of murderer. Q559.3
- Corpse drawn asunder. S139.2.2.6
- Saint falling into an abyss found perched in the branches of a tree which projected from the cliff. As soon as the man is drawn up, the tree vanishes. V222.10
- How the Jews were drawn from heaven. Someone cries, "Clothes are being auctioned off in hell." X611
- Man in barrel grabs wolf by the tail and is drawn out of danger. X1133.3