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• Origin of calf-statues in temples. A1546.0.3
• The offended skull (statue) (Festin de Pierre). A skull (statue) is invited to dinner. Attends the dinner and takes his host off to the other world. C13
• Tabu: offending devil. A smith or priest continually insults the devil's statue or picture (cf. C13). The devil brings the offender into dangerous situation (suspicion of theft or murder), and saves him miraculously when he promises never again to abuse the devil's likeness. C45
• Tabu: treating scornfully statue and dress of goddess. C51.1.13
• Tabu: stealing from holy statue. C51.2.4
• Mass transformation of wedding party to marble statues, etc. D231.2.1
• Transformation: dog to statue. D422.2.3
• Transformation: statue to person. D435.1
• Transformation: statue comes to life. D435.1.1
• Transformation: statue to drinking vessels. D454.15
• Magic statue (doll). D1268
• Statue gives warning. (Cf. D1268.) D1317.9
• Brass (copper) statue at city gates blows on trumpet at stranger's approach. D1317.9.1
• Magic statue of dragon gives longevity. (Cf. B11, D1268.) D1345.2
• Magic statue gives fecundity. (Cf. D1268.) D1347.4
• Palladium. City impregnable while statue remains. (Cf. D1268.) D1380.0.1.1
• Magic statue of dog protects. (Cf. D1268.1.) D1380.16.1
• Magic statue kills. (Cf. D1268.) D1402.19
• Magic statue of animal kills. D1402.19.1
• Statue of eagle gives wealth. D1469.13.1
• Magic statue cures disease. (Cf. D1268.) D1500.1.12
• Magic statue of brazen serpent cures disease. D1500.1.12.1
• Magic statue (when kissed) restores sight. (Cf. D1268, D1794.) D1505.16
• Diamond speaks from inside statue. (Cf. D1071.) D1610.27.3
• Magic automata. Statues or images that act as if alive. (Cf. D1523.2.8.) D1620
• Automatic statue of man. D1620.1
• Automatic statue of trumpeter. D1620.1.1
• Automatic statue of horseman. D1620.1.2
• Statue of Virgin sews for suppliant. D1620.1.4
• Magic statue of archer. D1620.1.5
• Magic statue of archer put into action my picking up precious object from ground. D1620.1.5.1
• Magic statue of man labors for owner. D1620.1.6
• Magic statue of man fights for master. D1620.1.6.1
• Speaking statue of man. (Cf. D1610.) D1620.1.7
• Automatic statue of animal. D1620.2
• Automatic statue of horse. (Cf. D1626.1.) D1620.2.1
• Automatic statue of lion. D1620.2.4
• Automatic statue of dog. D1620.2.8
• Statue weeps. D1625
• Statue sheds tears of blood. (Cf. D1624.) D1625.1
• Golem. Automatic statue animated by insertion of written magic formula into an opening. D1635
• Statue laughs and reveals crime. D1639.4
• Statues that cannot be removed. (Cf. D1268.) D1654.7
• Talking statue, when destroyed, cannot be replaced for thirty thousand years. (Cf. D1268, D1620.) D1661.1
• Marvelous sensitiveness: women blush in presence of male statue. F647.4
• Statues animated by water or wind. F855.2
• Gold (silver) statue of animal. F855.3
• Suitor tasks announced by inscription on statue. H335.0.4
• Magic statue as chastity test. Moves eyes in presence of unchaste woman. (Cf. D1268.) H411.9
• Philosopher teaches son to beg before stone statues. In this way he will acquire patience. H1553.1
• Fox claims that certain statues are of his ancestors. Ape shows that he is a liar. J954.2
• The lion and the statue. A man points out the statue to show the supremacy of man. The lion: "If it had been a lion sculptor, the lion would have been standing over the man." J1454
• Sleeping soldier thought to be recumbent statue in chapel. J1763.3
• Statue mistaken for living original. (Cf. K1840.) J1794
• Fool sells goods to a statue. He is told not to sell to talkative people. The statue is the only one he can find who is not talkative. J1853.1
• Money from the broken statue. Fool sells goods to a statue and when it will not pay him knocks it to pieces. He finds a treasure inside. (Cf. J1852.1.) J1853.1.1
• Magic statue betrays a thief by indirection. He has threatened to smash the head of the magic statue if it betrays him. The statue says, "Whoever would tell the truth now is likely to have his head smashed." K428
• Statue mourned and buried in order to account for murdered person. K661.2
• Waxen statue left instead of abducted queen. K661.4
• Giantess frightened of leaving cave because of hero's statue in entrance. K1726
• Man acts as statue of saint in order to enter convent. K1842.1
• Man behind statue (tree) speaks and pretends to be God (spirit). K1971
• Husband answers behind the statue when wife wants to know how to fool him. He says to feed him well. K1971.1
• Maid behind statue of Virgin advises the mistress to give the servants better food. K1971.3.1
• Husband behind saint's statue advises wife to spin. K1971.4
• Sexton behind statue tells old maid praying for a husband to raise her foot to her neck. K1971.9
• Statue made to raise its arm. Woman wishing to go on pilgrimage (to meet lover) makes believe that statue of saint has raised its arm in answer to her prayer. K1972.1
• Adulteress pretends shame before male statue (mirror, male fish). K2051.1
• God finds that his statue sells at low price. He prices it in a statue shop and finds that his price is lower than other gods. L417
• Prophecy: death from bite of stone lion. Man killed by scorpion concealed in the statue. M341.2.10
• Treasure indicated by statue (stone) with inscription, "Dig here". N535
• Thief cast into water in a sack containing a cock, a snake, and a monkey. He had stolen a sacred statue of gold. (Cf. Q212, Q220.) Q467.2
• Love through sight of statue. T11.2.1
• Youth makes statue of girl and seeks a girl like the statue. T11.2.1.1
• Marriage to a statue. T117.11
• Young man betrothed to statue. Man puts marriage ring on finger of statue of Venus (Virgin Mary). She afterwards forbids him the embraces of an earthly bride. T376
• Extortionate confessor demands golden statue. V29.9
• An apple is offered to a statue of the Virgin and her child. The infant reaches out and takes the fruit. V128.1