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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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Hand-of-glory indicates location of treasure. (Cf. D1162.2.1.) D1314.5
- Star indicates location of newborn hero. D1314.13
- 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
- Magic seed indicates guilt. (Cf. D971.) D1318.4
- Blood indicates guilt or innocence. (Cf. D1003.) D1318.5
- Magic object indicates tides. D1324
- Image indicates favor to suppliant. (Cf. D1639.3, V120.) D1622
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Ball (goblet) thrown indicates princess's choice. H316.3
- Suitor test: garland thrown indicates girl's choice. H316.4
- 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
- The dream about a tree which sprouts enormously, indicates the birth of a hero (saint). M312.0.4.1
- Light indicates hidden treasure. (Cf. N511.1.4.) N532
- Half-moon close to the earth indicates hidden treasure. N532.1
- Husband expels wife because her industry indicates her peasant origin. S412.1