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• Of ten original men one magically changes sex. A1275.3
• Origin of knee-caps. A stone that magically joins self to woman's body. A1312.1
• Bird language learned by having ears magically cleansed. B217.5
• Compulsion to answer cry. Hero is magically compelled to do so. C681
• Object magically appears when tabu is broken. C917
• Person becomes magically larger. D55.1
• Man magically stretches self to overcome cliff. D55.1.1
• Man magically stretches self to overcome opponent in battle. D55.1.1.1
• Man magically stretches self to sink tent pole. D55.1.1.2
• Person becomes magically smaller. D55.2
• Transformation: stretching tree. A tree magically shoots upward. D482.1
• Transformation: stretching cliff. A cliff magically shoots up into the air. D482.4
• Stretching sepulchre. Magically becomes longer. D482.5
• Tomb gate magically enlarged. D482.5.2
• Houses magically made larger. D488
• Castle magically made smaller. D491.5
• Obstacle flight. Fugitives throw objects behind them which magically become obstacles in pursuer's path. D672
• Fountain magically made. D925.1
• Rice-grains magically produced by gourd. D973.1.1
• Tiny amount of food magically satisfies. (Cf. D1030.) D1349.1.6
• Raja's guards magically transform stones and dry bones rained upon him by army of witches and turn them back. D1400.1.22
• Weapons magically venomous. (Cf. D1080.) D1402.7.0.1
• Sleigh makes person magically hold on. (Cf. D1115.) D1413.3
• Waters magically pursue man. (Cf. D910.) D1432
• Bundle of wood magically acts as riding horse. D1523.3
• Waters magically divide and close. D1551
• Mountain pass magically closes. D1552.3
• Underground passage magically opens. D1555
• Door (lock) magically opens (for saint). (Cf. D1146, D1164.) D1557.1
• Fountain magically dries up. (Cf. D925.) D1647
• Inexhaustible object. Keeps magically renewing itself or expanding. D1652
• Cake magically increases. (Cf. D1031.2.) D1652.1.2
• Horse magically becomes immovable. (Cf. B181.) D1654.12
• Object magically becomes heavy. D1687
• Sword that cannot be magically dulled. (Cf. D2086.1.) D1694
• Location of buried object (body) magically revealed. D1816.4
• Druids magically detect crime. D1817.1
• Saints magically detect crime. D1817.2
• Saint magically compels thief to return goods. D1817.2.2
• Burning magically evaded. (Cf. D1656.) D1841.3
• Girl magically made hideous. D1871
• Handsome man magically made ugly. D1872.1
• Object magically made hideous. D1873
• Picture magically made hideous. D1873.1
• Girl's heart magically removed and fed to man draws her to him. D1905.1
• Husband's love magically turns to hatred. D1908.1
• Fecundity magically induced. D1925
• Craftsmanship magically bestowed by saint. (Cf. D1713, D1722.) D1926
• Appetite magically diminished. (Cf. V221.10.) D1927
• Sleepless watcher magically put to sleep. Usually has a magic watchful eye, which remains awake while his many other eyes sleep. (Argus). D1961
• Guardian magically made to sleep while girl goes to lover. (Cf. K1349.4, T30.) D1965
• Guardian magically made to sleep while lover visits maiden. D1965.1
• Lover's magic sleep at rendezvous. A lover (husband) is to meet his mistress but magically oversleeps. D1972
• Husband magically forgets wife. D2003.1
• Forgetting by stumbling. A name or formula is magically forgotten when one stumbles (or jumps). D2004.5
• Forgotten fiancée reawakens husband's memory by detaining lovers through magic. Heroine takes up residence near home of her forgetful husband. She is apparently going to permit a lover to sleep with her when she detains him by having him try to place some magic birds on their roost. They continue to fall down throughout the night. (Or the lover is left magically sticking to a calf's tail or other object.) The thwarted lover tells of his experience, and in this way the attention of the husband is gained. D2006.1.1
• Forgotten fiancée attracts attention by magically stopping wedding carriage of new bride. D2006.1.5
• Speech magically recovered on execution stake. D2025.1
• Speech magically recovered when certain bird is caught. D2025.2
• Speech magically recovered when third person guesses secret transaction. D2025.3
• Dumbness magically cured by astonishment. D2025.4
• Speech magically recovered on Hallowe'en. (Cf. V70.5.) D2025.5
• Hideous person magically makes self seem beautiful. D2031.4
• Man magically made to believe himself bishop, archbishop, and pope. When he continues to refuse payment to the magician, the latter shows him the reality. D2031.5
• Thirst magically caused to disappear. (Cf. D1349.1.) D2033
• Animal becomes magically larger. D2038
• Person magically reduced to ashes. (Cf. D1896.) D2061.1.1
• Person magically reduced to pile of bones. D2061.1.1.1
• Persons magically caused to dance selves to death. D2061.1.2
• Persons magically made to decay and die. D2061.1.4
• Plague magically invoked. D2061.1.5
• Person killed by spike magically made to appear on chair. D2061.2.6
• Enemies magically caused to lose sight of each other while hunting. D2062.2.4
• Flesh magically does not regrow. D2062.3
• Man magically made to bark like dog. D2063.6
• Person magically caused to fall. D2069.1
• People magically compelled to bend arm. D2069.2
• Sword made magically helpless. D2072.0.1
• Animals magically called. (Cf. D1440, D2156.) D2074.1
• Mammals magically called. D2074.1.1
• Buffalo magically called. D2074.1.1.1
• Fish or sea animals magically called. D2074.1.2
• Birds magically called. D2074.1.3
• Saint magically causes druids to bless instead of curse. D2076
• Witch made to enter boulder magically and imprisoned therein. D2078.1
• Land made magically sterile. (Cf. D1563.) D2081
• Trees magically made fruitless. D2082.0.1
• Tree magically withers. D2082.0.2
• Cows magically made dry. D2083.1
• Industrial processes magically interrupted. D2084
• Beer magically kept from brewing. D2084.1
• Butter magically kept from coming. (Cf. D1573, D2083.) D2084.2
• Game animals magically made overwary. D2085
• Weapons magically dulled. D2086
• Sword magically dulled. D2086.1
• Weapons magically blown out of enemies' hands. D2086.3
• Animals magically stricken dead. (Cf. D2060.) D2089.3
• Swine magically kept from fattening. D2089.3.1
• Goods magically diminish. D2089.7
• Trail magically closed. D2089.9