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- Fiery showers in hell. A671.2.4.3
- Why the sea is salt: heavy rain showers on ashes of wood burnt by primeval fire. A1115.3
- Dragon combats attack with showers of fiery spines. B11.11.3
- Transformation: man (god) to shower of gold. D235.1
- Shower of gems from magic anvil. D1469.3
- Magic sheepskin, shaken inside and outside shed, showers gold and silver. (Cf. D1225.8.) D1469.11
- Shower of fire from magic anvil. (Cf. D1202.) D1566.1.5
- Shower of jewels magically drawn from sky. D2101.2
- Showers of grain called down. D2105.6
- Shower from magic anvil. (Cf. D1469.3.) D2143.1.6
- Phantom cart driver wanders because of blasphemy. "Peter Rugg the Missing Man." Boasts that he will reach home despite storm or never see his home again. He always travels in hard shower of rain or just ahead of one. E512
- Giant thinks shower of stones is snowfall. F531.5.4.1
- Shower of gold and silver rains upon king's ship at birth of his children. F960.1.1.2
- Shower of lotuses at birth of hero. F960.1.2.1.1
- Shower of blood. F962.4
- Shower of blood for three days and three nights. F962.4.1
- Shower of food. F962.6
- Shower of wheat. F962.6.1
- Shower of manna. F962.6.2
- Shower of honey. F962.6.3
- Shower of oil. F962.6.4
- Other extraordinary showers. F962.8
- Shower of silver (money). F962.8.1
- Forty wise men foretell violent rainstorm. Failing to convince people, they go into a cave. After the shower they come out. The people call them fools. J1714.3.1
- Shower of pitch as punishment. Q475.2
- Prayer for shower of gold. V57.2
- When shower falls, small stone becomes larger, large stone wastes away. Vision of present and future state of Irish church. V515.1.3.1