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• Death kills only those whose time it is to die. A487.0.1
• Moon kills sun's children. A736.1.4.1.1
• Man chosen as best gift by primeval women. In beginning only women on earth. Deity kills one by accident and promises anything as reparation. They choose man. A1276
• Son accidentally kills father, who returns to life as cuckoo and tells people when to sow grain. A2275.6
• The four characteristics of wine. Devil helps Noah plant vineyard and kills various animals over it. These illustrate the four qualities of wine. peacock: brilliant colors; ape: jokes; lion: boldness; hog: drunkenness. A2851
• Breath of dragon kills man. B11.2.11.2
• Basilisk's fatal glance. Renders powerless or kills. B12.2
• Sea-beast: when it belches landward, it causes disease; upward it kills birds; downward, fishes and sea animals. B16.4.1.1.2
• Hero kills hostile hound (monster) by tearing (forcing) out its entrails (heart). B17.1.2.2.1
• Magic whelp kills hound by springing down its throat. B182.1.3.1
• Llewellyn and his dog. Dog has saved child from serpent. Father sees bloody mouth, thinks the dog has eaten the child, and kills the dog. B331.2
• Hero kills horse to feed young ravens. B391.3
• Cat kills attacking rat. B524.1.3
• Helpful bird kills snake attacking master's wife and child. B524.1.6
• Horse kills master's attacking enemies. B524.1.7
• Helpful centipede kills ogre. B524.1.10
• Faithful dog kills would-be murderer of sleeping master. B524.7
• Lion kills wolf who has killed mistress' sheep. B591.1
• Boy kills his animal father for reward. B631.0.2
• Pelican kills young and revives them with own blood. B751.2
• Snake kills itself by biting part of body (when in danger or torture). B752.3
• Snake's venom kills tree. B765.11
• Detached snake fang kills person or animal. B765.19
• Snake kills man who has killed snake's mate. B765.20
• King snake: kills and eats any snake that does not accept his authority. B765.22
• Tabu: failing to make gift to magic lance. The lance kills offender. C835.2.1
• Transformation of magic object to animal which kills enemy. D651.1.1
• Magic mirror kills enemy soldiers. (Cf. D1163.) D1400.1.13
• Lightning in magic box kills an army sent by king to conquer hero. (Cf. D1174.) D1400.1.23.2
• Magic object kills. D1402
• Magic plant kills. (Cf. D965.) D1402.1
• Magic hair in man's eyebrow kills all who see it. (Cf. D991.) D1402.2
• Magic part of animal kills. D1402.3
• Magic serpent heart kills giant. (Cf. D1015.1.3.) D1402.3.1
• Magic animal horn kills. (Cf. D1011.1.) D1402.3.3
• Magic jaw bone of ass kills. (Cf. D1011.) D1402.3.4
• Magic fire kills. (Cf. D1271.) D1402.4
• Magic bracelet kills man. (Cf. D1074.) D1402.6
• Magic weapon kills. (Cf. D1080.) D1402.7
• Magic sword kills man. (Cf. D1081.) D1402.7.1
• Magic spear kills. (Cf. D1084.) D1402.7.2
• Magic spear kills man. (Cf. D1084.) D1402.7.2.4
• Magic lance kills. D1402.7.3
• Magic cartridge kills. (Cf. D1096.) D1402.7.4
• Magic arrow kills. (Cf. D1092.) D1402.7.5
• Magic breath kills. (Cf. D1005.) D1402.8
• Magic wand kills. (Cf. D1254.1.) D1402.10
• Rod from magic hazel-tree kills snake immediately. (Cf. D956.) (Cf. D950.1, A2711.4.1.) D1402.10.2
• Magic song kills person. (Cf. D1275.) D1402.11
• Magic music kills person. (Cf. D1275.1.) D1402.11.1
• Magic ring kills. (Cf. D1076.) D1402.12
• Magic circle of saliva kills dragon. (Cf. D1001, D1272.) D1402.14
• Magic charmed spittle kills. D1402.14.1
• Magic statue kills. (Cf. D1268.) D1402.19
• Magic statue of animal kills. D1402.19.1
• Magic wheel kills all upon whom it falls. (Cf. D1207.) D1402.20
• Magic stone kills person whom it strikes. (Cf. D931.) D1402.21
• Magic harp kills. (Cf. D1231.) D1402.22
• Water from magic fountain kills. (Cf. D925.) D1402.24
• Giant kills people by sprinkling water on their heads. (Cf. D1242.1.) D1402.24.1
• Magic wind kills. (Cf. D906.) D1402.26
• Magic dust kills snake. (Cf. D935.3.) D1402.27
• Magic drum enters enemy's body and kills him. (Cf. D1211.) D1402.29
• Magic coat kills. (Cf. D1052.) D1402.30
• Magic salt kills. (Cf. D1039.2.) D1402.31
• Magic tomb kills. D1402.32
• Magic object kills animal. D1445
• Magic spear kills animals. (Cf. D1084.) D1445.2
• Saint's chant kills animal. (Cf. D1275, V220.) D1445.3
• Magic poem (satire) kills animals. (Cf. D1275.4.) D1445.4
• Magic garment kills animals. (Cf. D1052.) D1445.5
• Automatic hammer kills enemy. (Cf. D1209.4.) D1601.5.2
• Magic club kills and revives. (Cf. D1094.) D1663.1.1
• Well of life and death. Situated on one hand, kills; on the other, protects against disease. (Cf. E82.) D1663.3
• Person kills with Evil Eye. D2071.2
• Person kills animals with glance of Evil Eye. D2071.2.1
• Saint kills lion with his slipper. D2156.11
• Second blow resuscitates. First kills. E11.1
• Staff of life and death. Black staff kills; brown one restores to life. E64.1.1
• Silver stick kills; gold one restores to life. E64.1.1.1
• Water of life and death. One water kills, the other restores to life. E82
• Ghost kills man who interferes with ghostly activity. E232.3
• Ghost kills man who had had ghost exorcised for too short a time. E247
• Ghost (revenant) kills by spewing water from his mouth on Hallowe'en. (Cf. F211.1.1.1.) E268
• Ghost kills man who stays in haunted house. E281.0.1
• Person burying treasure kills person to supply guardian ghost. E291.1
• Vital body: kills attacking enemies. E780.1
• Elf-knight entices maiden away and kills her. F301.5
• Fairy kills dog that refuses to let fairy sleep in stack. F361.17.6
• Fairy kills man who refuses his hospitality. Man refuses to visit fairy after being invited. (Cf. F361.15.) F361.17.7
• Fairy kills mortal's hound (horses). F369.3
• Evil spirit kills and eats person. F402.1.11.2
• Cobold furnishes inexhaustible grain to grinder of handmill. Latter kills him in disgust. F481.2.1
• Giantess kills monstrous bear. F531.3.12.3
• Man kills giant's baby. F531.5.14
• Vagina dentata. Woman kills her husbands with her toothed vagina. F547.1.1
• Serpent damsel. Woman has serpent inside which comes out and kills her bridegrooms. F582.1
• Man's ferocious glance kills (causes swooning). F592
• Strong hero kills (overcomes) playmates: sent from home. F612.2
• Strong man kills animals with own hands. F628.1