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• Culture hero in mother's womb indicates direction to be taken by her. A511.1.2.2
• Dog indicates road to be taken. B151.1.6
• Dog indicates pregnant woman, adulteress, etc. (Cf. B121.1, B134, B153.) B152.1
• Fly indicates successful suitor. Girl to marry man on whom specially marked fly lights. B152.2
• Dog indicates hidden treasure. B153
• Dog indicates other hidden objects. B153.1
• Birds indicate the place where a town (castle) is to be built. B155.2.3
• Pursued animal indicates where city is to be built. B155.2.4
• Neighing of horse indicates important spot. B155.4
• Dogs howling indicates death. B733.2
• Magic plant bears fruit to indicate that heroine is ready to marry. (Cf. D965.) D1310.4.2
• Number of screams from stone indicates number of kings to descend from man standing upon it. D1311.16.1
• Magic ball indicates road. Rolls ahead. (Cf. D1256.) D1313.1
• Magic ball of thread indicates road. Rolls ahead. (Cf. D1184.1) D1313.1.1
• Magic rolling cake indicates road. (Cf. D1031.2.) D1313.1.2
• Hat thrown in air indicates road. (Cf. D1067.1.) D1313.2
• Copper horseman indicates road. By striking his hand one makes him turn and indicate the proper road for travelers. (Cf. D1268, D1626.) D1313.3
• Magic stick indicates road. (Cf. D1254.) D1313.5
• Magic apple indicates road. Rolls ahead. (Cf. D981.1.) D1313.6
• Magic flute indicates road. (Cf. D1223.1.) D1313.7
• Magic two-edged knife indicates direction. Points in proper direction; bends downward to indicate wrong direction. (Cf. D1083.) D1313.8
• Charm (medicine) indicates direction. (Cf. D1241.) D1313.9
• Magic feather indicates road. (Cf. D1021.) D1313.10
• Magic fountain indicates road for saint by removing itself. (Cf. D925.) D1313.11
• Magic cake indicates road. Rolls ahead. (Cf. D1031.2.) D1313.12
• Magic wheel indicates road. (Cf. D1207.) D1313.15
• Magic pillar of fire indicates direction. (Cf. D1271.) D1313.16
• Magic object indicates desired place. D1314
• Magic arrow indicates desired place. (Cf. D1092.) D1314.1
• Magic arrow indicates place to build church. D1314.1.4
• Saint's staff becomes tree to indicate building site. D1314.2.5
• Bell indicates place for settlement. Remains dumb until place destined for saint's final settlement is reached. (Cf. D1213, D1314.1.2, D1314.2.1.) D1314.4
• Bell rings to indicate location of well. D1314.4.1
• Hand-of-glory indicates location of treasure. (Cf. D1162.2.1.) D1314.5
• Seat-pillars thrown in the sea (with god's image) indicate where to settle. D1314.11
• Star indicates location of newborn hero. D1314.13
• Dried root sprouts when planted to indicate spot where holy man should set up his abode. (Cf. D967.) D1314.15
• Magic lamp indicates falsehood by lighting. (Cf. D1162.1.) D1316.2
• Magic goblet (cup) indicates truth or falsehood. (Cf. D1171.6.2.) D1316.6
• Magic sod indicates falsehood by turning grassy surface downward, truth by turning it upward. (Cf. D934.1.) D1316.7
• Magic collar indicates falsehood by squeezing throat (hand, foot), truth by falling to ground. (Cf. D1068.) D1316.8
• Charms indicate guilt. (Cf. D1274.) D1318.3
• Magic seed indicates guilt. (Cf. D971.) D1318.4
• Blood indicates guilt or innocence. (Cf. D1003.) D1318.5
• Blood drops from stone to indicate girl's innocence. D1318.5.5
• Magic object indicates tides. D1324
• Magic faggot drips to indicate rising tide. (Cf. D957.) D1324.2
• Image indicates favor to suppliant. (Cf. D1639.3, V120.) D1622
• Image of Virgin bows to indicate favor. D1622.2
• Well rises or sinks to indicate long or short life. (Cf. D926.) D1663.5
• Ghost light on farm indicates that occupants will move shortly. E530.1.4
• Ghost light indicates impending calamity. E530.1.5
• Ghost light indicates route funeral will take. (Cf. D1825.7.1.) E530.1.7
• Pot jumps in house to indicate money hidden underneath it. E539.2
• Life token. (Cf. E760.) Object (animal, person) has mystic connection with the life of a person, so that changes in the life-token indicate changes in the person, usually disaster or death. E761
• Water-spirits must be in water before midnight; delay is punished with death indicated by blood in water. F420.3.4.1
• Birds hatched from broken eggs repaired by skillful tailor have red line around necks. This indicates where eggs were broken. F662.1.1
• Bright star indicates birth of holy person. F961.2.1
• Flame indicates presence of beautiful woman. (Cf. F1041.8.1. and cross references.) F1061.1
• Color of flame indicates what is burning. Blue for furniture, white for money, red for person. F1061.2
• Flame indicates place where innocent person was murdered. F1061.4
• Old man says his arm is getting thin – indicates desire for human flesh. G95
• Simple-minded devil indicates how he can be driven away. (Cf. G303.16.) G303.13.5
• Tears fall on person below and indicate presence of those above (on cliff, tree, etc.). H151.14
• Animal (object) indicates election of ruler. H171
• Bird indicates election of king (pope). H171.2
• Horse indicates election of emperor. H171.3
• Ordeal: taking stone out of bucket. Color indicates guilt or innocence. H233
• Suitor test: apple thrown indicates princess's choice. (Often golden apple.) H316
• Orange (lemon) thrown to indicate princess's choice. H316.1
• Flowers thrown to indicate princess's choice. H316.2
• Ball (goblet) thrown indicates princess's choice. H316.3
• Suitor test: garland thrown indicates girl's choice. H316.4
• Chastity index. Objects indicate faithfulness or unfaithfulness of separated lovers (husband or wife). H430
• Rose as chastity index. Fading rose indicates unfaithfulness. (Cf. D975.2.) H432.1
• Ring as chastity index. Indicates faithfulness by color. (Cf. D1076.) H433.1
• Picture as chastity index: indicates by its color. (Cf. D1266.2.) H439.1
• Infant indicates his unknown father by handing him an apple. H481.1
• A long beard and sanctity. Told that a forest dwarf with a long beard is a saint, a man replies: "If a long beard indicates sanctity, the goat is a saint." J1463
• Marking the place on the boat. An object falls into the sea from a boat. Numskulls mark the place on the boat-rail to indicate where it fell. J1922.1
• The dream about a tree which sprouts enormously, indicates the birth of a hero (saint). M312.0.4.1
• Child born with objects that indicate fate. N121.1
• Buried treasure wanders from place to place. Indicated by a light. (Cf. N532.) N511.1.4
• Light indicates hidden treasure. (Cf. N511.1.4.) N532
• Half-moon close to the earth indicates hidden treasure. N532.1
• Treasure indicated by statue (stone) with inscription, "Dig here". N535
• Treasure indicated by stone cross on the ground. N535.1
• Submission indicated by defeated lying with conqueror's sword between teeth. P555.1
• Husband expels wife because her industry indicates her peasant origin. S412.1
• Handsome exterior does not indicate beautiful soul. Angel holds nose when handsome sinner passes. U119.3
• Place where a church must be built miraculously indicated. V111.3
• Birds indicate the site where a church is to be built by making a model of the structure on the spot. V111.3.1
• Inverted shoes at doors to indicate banishment. Z174.1
• Black dummy to indicate banishment. Z174.1.1