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• Origin of river: from a girl drowned in a well. A934.10
• Animals from Pharaoh's drowned army. From the army crossing the Red Sea came the various animals. A1715.1
• Various birds from Pharaoh's drowned army. (Cf. A1715.1). A1901
• Creation of sandpiper: Pharaoh's cook calls drowned army to dinner. A1944.1
• Unicorn thrown from ark and drowned: hence no longer exists. A2214.3
• Griffin disdains to go on ark; drowned: hence extinct. A2232.4
• Magpie refuses to get into ark, sits around outside, jabbering over drowned world, is unlucky. (Cf. A2232.4.) A2542.1.1
• Mermaids from Pharoah's children. They were drowned in the Red Sea. B81.1
• Male rabbit bears young. Female rabbit escaped Noah on ark and drowned. B754.4
• Divining rod (twig) points out spot where unwed mother had drowned child. D1314.2.4
• Loaf of bread locates drowned man. Floated on water comes to rest directly over corpse. (Cf. D1031.1.) D1314.6
• Magic object causes person to be drowned. (Cf. D1402.13.2.) D1402.0.2
• Magic well causes person to be drowned. (Cf. D926). D1402.0.2.1
• Magic spell causes person to be drowned. (Cf. D1273.) D1402.0.2.2
• Magic ring causes person to be drowned. (Cf. D1076.) D1402.0.2.3
• Person dreams of spot where drowned body lies. D1810.8.2.2
• Location of corpse of drowned person detected by magic. D1816.4.1
• Drowned person cannot rest in peace. (Cf. E334.4.) E414
• Ghost of drowned man leaves puddle of salt water where he stands. E544.1.3
• Strand of hair from drowned woman speaks. E545.20.1
• Reincarnation of drowned persons as birds. E613.0.4
• Drowned girl reborn as leech to take revenge on murderers. E693.1
• Souls of drowned in heated kettles in hell. E755.2.1
• Life token: earth, water, or blood in footprint. Earth: dead by disease; water: drowned; blood: killed in battle. E761.1.3.1
• Hero drowned by water-spirits, who draw him down as he crosses ice. F420.5.2.1.3
• Water-spirit keeps souls of drowned persons in dishes in his home. F420.5.2.3
• Giant drowned. F531.6.12.8
• Giants drowned (in Ymir's blood). F531.6.12.8.1
• Giant drowned in Deluge. (Cf. A1010.) F531.6.12.8.2
• Man keeps to his bed, mourning over drowned son. F1041.9.1.1
• King about to kill foster-son due to his evil explanation of dream; both jump into sea and are drowned. F1041.16.7
• Ugly ogre terrifies women who flee and are drowned. G476
• Ogre drowned. G512.11
• Man inattentive to the danger of drowning enters water to save treasure and is drowned. J651.2
• The fatal bed. A sailor says that all his ancestors have drowned. Citizen: "Aren't you afraid of drowning?" Sailor: "How did your ancestors die?" Citizen: "All of them in bed." Sailor: "Aren't you afraid to go to bed?" J1474
• Jumping into the river after their comrade. Through misunderstanding one of the men jumps into the river. He calls out; the others think that he wants them to follow, and all jump in and are drowned. J1832
• Sickle punished by drowning. In a land where the sickle is not known the new sickle cuts off the head of a man. It is drowned. J1865
• Where the ducks ford. A fool is asked where the river is fordable. He says, "Everywhere." The man tries to ride across and is almost drowned. The fool, "Those little ducks were able to cross here; why couldn't a big fellow like you?" J1919.2
• Counting wrong by not counting oneself. Numskulls conclude that one of their number is drowned. J2031
• Fox trying to drown jug. Sticks his head into it and gets drowned himself. J2131.5.7
• Dearly bought disgrace. A foolish priest is pushed into the water. "I wish I had drowned; then you would all have been disgraced." J2185
• Sick woman hung in well to cool off: drowned. Fool has cooled objects thus. J2412.6
• Trickster cheats rescuers into digging his well. The well that he has dug falls in. He throws his clothes into the hole and hides. People going to church think that man is drowned and dig the well out. K474
• Compassionate executioner: substituted puppet drowned. K512.2.3
• Two rival parties of fifteen each on ship. When food is exhausted, it is agreed that half the company be thrown overboard, "every ninth man as they stood to be selected." Clever sister of leader of one party arranges men so that enemies are chosen and so drowned. K527.4
• Animal made to believe sound of swarming bees is that of her children singing in school. Rushes to water to relieve stings and is drowned. K1023.4
• The three hunchback brothers drowned. A drunken man is employed, by the woman who has accidently slain three hunchback brothers, to throw one into the river. He does so. Then she puts another out and finally the third. The man thinks they keep coming to life. Finally he sees the woman's hunchback husband and drowns him. K2322
• Besiegers drowned by diversion of river. K2369.5
• Man falls into jar of honey and is drowned. Chases a mouse. N339.1
• Army drowned by unnoticed incoming tide. N339.7
• Girl abducted by fairy left on shore, where she is accidentally drowned. N339.9
• Wife throwing husband's corpse into river (according to custom) is caught by corpse's arm and drowned. N339.14
• Magic swine cause robbers to be drowned. (Cf. B183, Q212.) Q428.2
• Husband substitutes leaky vessel so that his wife and paramour are drowned. (Cf. Q241.) Q466.1
• Souls in hell alternately drowned and burned. Q562.2
• Those planning to drown others drowned. Q581.3
• Crane-bridge. Fugitives are helped across a stream by a crane who lets them cross on his leg. The pursuer is either refused assistance or drowned by the crane. R246
• Man has bride drowned so that he may marry another. S62.2
• Tale-bearer unjustly drowned for lack of proof of accusation. S461
• Hero and Leander. Lover drowned as he swims to see his mistress. T83
• Scorpion, in spite of himself, stings the turtle carrying him across the stream. Is drowned. U124
• Virgin Mary restores life to drowned man who always had saluted her. V256.5
• Lie: man drowned on mountain. X1857
• Where is that grain? – The cock snatched it. – Where is that cock? – He drowned in the sea. – Where is that sea? – It is grown over with reeds. – Where are those reeds? – The maids have cut them down. etc. Z49.5.1