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• God removes mortal's soul. A185.12.2
• Primeval hero moves islands into their present position. A955.3.2.1
• Flood whenever shard at earth's core moves. A1016.7
• End of world when culture hero removes one of the world-props. A1058
• Why rabbit continually moves mouth. A2476.1
• Why wagtail moves tail up and down. A2479.1
• Physician removes animal from stomach of patient. B784.2.4
• Girl removes dog from lion's claws without being harmed. B848.2
• Magic object causes (or removes) temporary growths. D1375
• Magic object removes horns from person. D1375.2
• Magic fruit removes horns from person. (Cf. D1375.1.1, D981.) D1375.2.1
• Magic apple removes horns from person. (Cf. D981.1.) D1375.2.1.1
• Magic orange removes horns from person. (Cf. D981.3.) D1375.2.1.2
• Magic pear removes horns from person. (Cf. D981.6.) D1375.2.1.3
• Magic nut removes horns from person. (Cf. D985.) D1375.2.2
• Magic salve removes horns from person. (Cf. D1244.) D1375.2.3
• Magic water removes horns from person. (Cf. D1242.1.) D1375.2.4
• Charm removes thorn. (Cf. D1273.) D1513
• Magic object removes obstacles. D1562
• Calf of gold moves. D1639.5
• Object removes itself. D1641
• Fountain (well) removes itself. (Cf. D925, D926, D927, D941.) D1641.1
• Stone moves at cock-crow. (Cf. E452, N555.1.) D1641.2.3
• Stone moves at midnight. D1641.2.4
• Muirlan (ball) removes itself. (Cf. D1256.) D1641.5
• Severed head moves from place to place. (Cf. D992.) D1641.7
• Grave removes itself. (Cf. D1299.2.) D1641.8
• Magic cross removes itself. (Cf. D1299.3.) D1641.9
• Magic fire removes itself. (Cf. D1271.) D1641.10
• Magic book removes itself. (Cf. D1266.) D1641.11.1
• Lake removes itself. (Cf. D921.) D1641.12
• Coffin moves itself. D1641.13
• Magic island moves about as owner wishes. (Cf. D936.) D1643.3
• Magic forgetting of wife when husband removes shirt she has given him. D2004.6
• Supernatural agency moves new church foundation (or building materials) to another site, at night. D2192.1
• Saint's body miraculously moves so that it is laid properly north and south, not northeast and southwest. E411.0.8
• Man who removes landmarks cannot rest in grave. (Cf. E345.1.) E416
• Suicide buried head (or face) downward. (If corpse moves it. only goes deeper into ground.) E431.16.1
• Body in coffin moves so as to make room for his recently deceased friend. E477
• Dead man's hand touches birthmark and thus removes it. E542.2
• Dwarf moves mortal's castle from one mountain to another. F451.5.1.12
• Bluecap moves coal-tubs for miners. F456.2.1
• Strong man buries axe in tree stump and removes it with his little finger. F614.2.3
• Strong man moves enormous rock. F624.2.0.2
• Little girl moves enormous bow which nobody could ever carry before. F624.9
• Skillful surgeon removes and replaces vital organs. (Cf. X1721.2.) F668.1
• Skillful surgeon removes speck from midge's eye. Does it with one stroke without injuring midge. F668.2
• Wandering island. Moves about at will and sometimes appears and disappears from sea. F737
• Star moves from west to east. F961.2.8
• Mountain moves so that its rocks enter into caves of other mountain. (Cf. D932.) F1006.1
• Mountain moves to person. (Cf. D932, F755.) F1006.2
• Person lives on after having heart cut free. Heart moves about within his chest. F1096.1
• Person removes string with thirteen knots from child's mouth. G271.10
• Devil has shining teeth. Girl wishes to marry man whose teeth shine. Such a man appears and they marry. When he removes his hat she finds he is the devil. G303.4.1.5.1
• Devil moves seats in church. G303.9.9.18
• Recognition by hole burned in hand when woman removes glove. H56.1
• Magic statue as chastity test. Moves eyes in presence of unchaste woman. (Cf. D1268.) H411.9
• Physician removes pea from patient's ear. Knocks him down and pea rolls out. J1115.2.2
• Gullible husband removes from wife's garment dust gathered while she lies with another man. J2301.3
• Remove turban as last duty. Sleepy servant removes master's turban while still in council meeting. J2516.7
• Breaking the glassware to prevent others from doing so. A king thus removes temptation from his subjects. J2522
• Escape by singing song. Captive gradually moves away and at last escapes. K606
• Adulteress frightens paramour with cries of "Rape!" Then she removes her husband's suspicion by feigning a fit. Later the paramour tricks her to his room and shows her naked, except for face, to her husband. K1213.1.1
• Lover's gift regained: the broken (removed) article. The lover breaks (or removes) an article of household equipment and convinces the husband that for that reason the wife has confiscated that which he gave her as a present. K1581.1
• Futile moving to avoid death. Man told by Death he will die where he stands sells everything and moves to another town. He goes for a ride on a mare which runs away with him and throws him on the spot he so dreads, killing him. M382
• Curse by "building a fire of stones" in fireplace. The person who removes the stones is cursed. M418.1
• Treasure removes itself from time to time. N562
• Holy water removes mark placed on man's face by the devil. V132.2.1
• Moving home simple for poor man. Man is so poor that when he moves all he has to do is to put out the fire and whistle for the dog to follow him. W226