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• Angels are transformed souls of the pious. A52.0.4
• Sun from transformed maggots. A718.4
• Moon from transformed object. A743
• Person transformed to moon. A747
• Stars as transformed lovers. A761.3
• Stars are transformed spittle of the moon. A764.4
• Rainbow is a transformed king; the lesser rainbow is the king's wife. A791.5
• Origin of rainbow: transformed butterflies (souls of lovers). A791.9
• World is transformed mud parrot in golden cage. A822.1
• Woman transformed to pool of water. A920.1.11
• Origin of river: transformed flowing honey. A934.11.4
• Islands from cow and calf transformed by evil eye of one-eyed god. A955.5
• Islands from transformed object or person. A955.10
• Certain stones are druids transformed by power of saint. A974.1
• Certain stones are transformed giants. A974.2
• Certain stones are cheeses transformed by saint. (Cf. A974.) A977.5.1
• Pile of stones in certain chapel formed of fragments of salmon transformed by saint. A977.5.2
• Two rocks from split and transformed lapdog. A977.5.4
• Nature transformed by God once in seven years. A1103
• Sun and moon beget stones and birds: these transformed to first parents. A1271.2
• First woman's mate made from transformed tree. A1275.6
• Bad women from transformed hog and goose. Peter, having only one daughter, foolishly promises her to three men. He asks the Lord to create two others. This request is granted. The first creature he meets on two successive mornings he is to greet, and they will be transformed. He meets a hog and a goose. His two new daughters have these characteristics. A1371.3
• Animals from various transformed objects. A1714
• Animals from transformed cloth. A1714.1
• Animals from transformed man. (Cf. A2005, A2011.2.) A1715
• Animals from men transformed for discourtesy to God (Jesus). (Cf. A1831, A1862, A1871.) A1715.2
• Animals from transformed men according to favorite food. One man asks for flesh, one for blood, etc. They are changed to mice, cats, and bugs. (Cf. A1811, A1853.) A1715.4
• Animals from transformed survivors of shipwreck. A1715.5
• Animals from transformed ogre or giant. A1716
• Animals from transformed parts of the body (animal or human). A1724
• Animals from transformed hair. A1724.2
• Cat from transformed eagle. Eagle mistakes stick of wood for fish and gets feet caught. Wind blows off feathers and makes hair. (Cf. A1710.) A1811.1
• Wolf from man transformed by magician. (Cf. A1710.) A1833.2
• Gull from transformed cat. A cat catches a strong fish with her claws. The fish carries the cat on its back to the sea, where the gull originates from the cat. (Cf. A1710.) A1945.1
• Gull a transformed ravished maiden. While he is sleeping, the maiden the hero has stolen is ravished by another man. The hero thereupon turns her into a gull. (Cf. A1710.) A1945.2
• Creation of hoopoe. Transformed shepherd. (Cf. A1710, A2261.1.) A1952
• Woodpecker from devil's herdsman transformed. The devil strikes his herdsman so that he turns into a bird who continually calls after his beloved cow. (Cf. A1710.) A1957.1
• Bittern from Pilate transformed. (Cf. A1710.) A1965.1
• Bittern from transformed shepherd. (Cf. A1710, A2261.1.) A1965.2
• Cuckoo a transformed baker. A1993.1
• Creation of ant: avaricious man transformed. (Cf. A1715, A1730.) A2011.2
• Creation of honey-bees: transformed man. A2012.0.1
• Arachne transformed to spider: vies with goddess in spinning. A2091.1
• Adder harmful to holy person transformed to blindworm. (Cf. A1710, A1730, A2231.7.) A2145.5
• Hawk's tail cut in two by sword as he is being transformed. Cause of his forked tail. (Cf. A2378.5.2.) A2216.5
• Shepherd transformed to bird still calls sheep: explanation of bird cries. Usually told of hoopoe and bittern. (Cf. A1952, A1965.2, A2275.3, A2425, A2426.2.3, A2426.2.4.) A2261.1
• Spider transformed for greediness: now occupies dark corners. (Cf. A2433.5.3.) A2261.2
• Catfish transformed from woman still carries women's tatoo marks. A2261.3
• Catfish transformed from children still carry marks of children's knife holder. A2261.3.1
• Woodpecker transformed from stingy woman: therefore stingy. A2261.4
• Animal cries a lament for person lost when animal was transformed. (Cf. A2260, A2425.) A2275.1
• Origin of anteater's proboscis. Transformed digging-stick. (Cf. A2262.) A2335.3.1
• Human placenta transformed into plant. A2611.0.3
• Parts of body of god transformed into plants. A2611.0.4
• Women transformed into flowers. A2611.0.4.1
• Parts of human or animal body transformed into plants. A2611.0.5
• Hair transformed into plants. A2611.6
• Object transformed to plant. A2615
• Canoe transformed into coconut tree. A2615.3
• One plant transformed into another. A2616
• Plants from transformed person (animal). A2617
• Living boys or girls transformed into plants. A2617.1
• Living animals transformed into plants. A2617.2
• Poplars from weeping maidens transformed by god. A2681.3
• Why agar-tree has magic properties. A transformed magician. A2731.4
• Dragon from transformed horse. White horse plunges into water and is changed into a dragon. B11.1.2
• Dragon from transformed man lying on his treasures (Fáfnir). (Cf. B11.6.2.) B11.1.3
• Transformed princess as dragon. B11.1.3.0.1
• Animal with human eyes (transformed man). B15.4.4
• Transformed man as hostile dog. B17.1.2.3
• Dog (transformed man) prophesies coming of enemy. B141.4.1
• Magic osprey (transformed man) produces lightning. B172.8
• Magic dog transformed person. B182.1.0.2
• Magic dog transformed supernatural being. B182.1.0.3
• Magic swine transformed person. B184.3.0.4
• Man transformed to beast becomes leader of herd. B241.3
• Transformed women enchanted by music. B297.2
• Women transformed to bitches enchanted by music. B297.2.1
• Helpful animals transformed from other animals. B318
• Broom, transformed into porcupine, drives away would-be ravisher. B524.5
• Man carried on goat's horns. (Goat is transformed man.) B557.1
• Marriage of person to transformed toad. B645.1
• Animal transformed to man wants to marry woman. B650.1
• Tabu: looking at supernatural wife on certain occasion. (Mélusine). The husband must not see the wife when she is transformed to an animal. C31.1.2
• Tabu: wife seeing transformed husband. C32.1.1
• Tabu: eating food of transformed husband. C243
• Tabu: mentioning original form of transformed person. (Cf. C31.2, C33.1, and C35.1.) C441
• Tabu: heeding pleas of old woman for food and warmth. (Old woman is transformed demon.) C745.1
• Tabu: loosing bridle in selling man transformed to horse. Disenchantment follows. C837
• Person returns to original form when tabu is broken. A person originally transformed from an animal or an object returns to that form when the origin is mentioned. (Cf. C31.2, C33.1, C35.1, C440, C441.) C963
• God transformed to giant with three heads and six arms. D42.1
• Animal transformed to a god. D43.1
• Man transformed to green knight. D57.1
• Assembly or group transformed to animals. D103
• Men and women transformed to dogs by druidic spell. D141.0.2
• Plants as transformed bodies of gods. D210.1
• Transformation: dog to dove (transformed man). D412.5.1
• Transformation: hawk to salmon (transformed man). D413.1
• Duck's sandals transformed to part of his feet. D444.10.3
• Hibiscus blossom transformed to canoe. D451.4.2