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• First deity grows out of primeval chaos. A115.1
• Earth from nut in devil's mouth. God throws a nut over his left shoulder. The devil catches it in his mouth. The nut grows rapidly and the devil spits it out. A835
• Why days shorten in autumn: the real sun sets very early because the red cockscomb plant, used to kill his brother sun with, grows to its full height during this time. A1156
• Ant collects incense and myrrh for Christ: grows thin in middle. (Cf. A2451.1, A2453.1.) A2221.4
• Why sheep may keep wool which grows on his forehead. (Cf. A2255.1.) A2322.5
• Dog's claws as grains under paws. In the great famine, God leaves the dog grain under his paws. From this grows new seed. A2376.2
• Why sorrel grows on certain rock every winter. A2771.7
• Why grain grows only at top of stalk (punishment for men's sinfulness). A2793.5
• Dragon develops from small worm placed on gold. It grows together with the gold. B11.1.3.1.1
• Magic animal used by hero in contest grows bigger with every round. B195
• Abandoned prince grows up in eagle's nest. B535.0.5
• Snake grows back together after it has been severed. B765.7.2
• Palm tree grows on serpent's body. B765.26
• Person swallows pebble on beach; snake grows in stomach. B784.1.2
• Girl swallows frog spawn; an octopus grows inside her with tentacles reaching to every part of her body. B784.1.4
• Snake grows to 300 leagues length. D487.1
• Magic garden grows at once. (Cf. D961.) D1667
• Tree grows from stick saint has used and thrown aside. (Cf. D956.) D1673.1
• Fruit magically grows in winter. D2145.2.2
• Rice grows in single day. D2157.2.0.1
• Ghost slaps face of son who cheated him out of property. A cancer grows on son's face. E234.1
• Ghost of father slaps son's face; a cancer grows there. E265.1.2
• Ghost strikes man on face: cancer grows there. E542.1.4.1
• Life bound up with calabash. As calabash grows, so does girl. E765.3.2
• Severed head regrows. E783.2
• Flesh regrows. E784
• Severed pap regrows when woman bears child. E788
• Plant grows to sky. (Jack and the Beanstalk). F54.2
• Person grows a second nose. F514.5
• Beard grows through table. F545.1.3
• Adder grows in heart of man. F559.7.2
• Otherworld island grows foot yearly. F734
• Tree blooms and grows ripe fruit nightly. (Cf. F815.1, F971.7.) F811.13
• Tree grows miraculously fast from seed. F811.19
• Grass grows anew every night. F817.2
• Sandhill grows around lover keeping watch till it covers all but his head. F969.6
• Moss grows on staff overnight. (Cf. F979.18.) F971.1.3
• Rose grows from table (stone). F971.2
• Tree grows through handle of saint's bell. F979.6
• Hollow in tree grows over, giving sanctuary to relics within. F979.7
• Grass grows anew every night. (Cf. F971.1.3.) F979.18
• Snail grows and fills house entirely. F983.1
• Cat grows as large as a cow in a minute. F983.3
• Cooked food grows when planted. F1005
• Cake, planted in the field, grows and after a time bears cakes. F1005.1
• Arm grows longer from giving alms. F1095
• People fear that boy who eats raw birds will eat them when he grows older. G36.2.1
• Giant's hair grows into rock. He is thus kept from falling from cliff. G122
• One of devil's teeth grows down to the earth; another to sky. G303.4.1.5.2
• Demon in the shape of serpent guards forest where treasure tree grows. G354.1.1
• Task: cutting down huge tree which magically regrows. H1115.1
• Litter of puppies tested by throwing them one by one at hanging hide of wild beast, and keeping the one that grips hide. Puppy grows up to be great hunting dog. H1588.1
• Ungrateful son reproved by naïve action of his own son: preparing for old age. Man gives his old father half a carpet to keep him warm. Child keeps the other half and tells his father that he is keeping it for him when he grows old. J121
• Pine and thornbush dispute as to their usefulness. Beauty of form does not give worth; pine grows slowly but it will withstand storms. J242.2
• Series of clever unjust decisions: plaintiff voluntarily withdraws. (1) Man pulls off borrowed horse's tail: he shall keep horse till tail grows on. (2) Man falls out of bed and kills a baby (or causes a miscarriage): he shall beget a new baby for the mother. (3) Man falls from a bridge and kills boatsman's son: shall allow boatsman to fall from bridge and kill him. J1173
• The Zodiac grows up: the Kid becomes the Goat. A fool who was born under the sign of the Kid declares that he was born under the Goat. "Hasn't it had time in these fifty years to become a goat?" J2212.6
• The taming of the wild prince. Lost in the woods the little prince grows up among wild animals; lets no one come near him. Only a servant girl succeeds in taming him. K1399.1
• Banishment till rose grows from table for preventing childbirth. (Cf. F971.2, Q251, T572).) Q431.4
• Betel-nut grows upon a person's knee as a punishment. Q551.1.1
• Punishment: animal skin grows on man's back. He had masked in the skin in order to cheat. Q551.2
• Wife exposes bald head of second wife to disgrace her. Hair marvelously regrows. T257.2.1
• King grows lean from fear of death. U241
• Spider in stingy woman's house grows thin. W152.7
• Lie: the great stable: distance to stall. Cow has calf and the calf grows up and has calf before it can reach its stall. X1036.1
• Fruit tree grows from head of deer shot with fruit pits. X1130.2
• Tree grows out of horse and gives rider shade. X1130.2.1
• Rich land: corn grows so fast that it pulls up its own roots. X1532.1