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• Witch-woman of upper world. A205
• Demigod and witch woman of upper world have son. A592.1
• Snow from feathers or clothes of a witch (Frau Holle). A1135.2.1
• Disease caused by witchcraft. A1337.0.3
• Origin of witchcraft. A1599.10
• Dogs warn against witch. B521.3.1
• [First Edition: C242. Tabu: eating food of witch (demon).] C242[1st ed.]
• Tabu: seeing witch in her true form. C311.1.6
• Tabu: speaking about lost money which is to be regained by witchcraft. The loser cannot refrain from speaking of his loss; the money cannot be recovered. C401.3.1
• Tabu: picking up comb from ground. It belongs to fairy (witch) who will avenge insult. C543
• Tabu: selling to witch. C782.2
• Tabu: lending to witch. C784.1
• Enchanted person. See also the entire section on transformation. No real difference seems to exist between transformation and enchantment. A bewitched or enchanted person may, however, retain his original physical form, but may be affected mentally or morally. D5
• Transformation: man to witch. (Cf. G200.) D97
• Transformation by placing bewitched flower on head. D596.1
• Witch transforms self to animal (hare, pig) so as to suck cows. D655.2
• Transformation by witch (sorceress). D683.2
• Magic objects possessed by witch, sorcerer or evil dwarf. (Cf. F451.7, G234, D1711.) D801.1
• Magic object received from witch or wizard. D812.6
• Boy overhears witches' conversation about magic objects, which he gets possession of. D838.9
• Magic object recovered with witch's help. D885.1
• Turf from church roof gives clairvoyance. Placed on head in order to see witches. (Cf. D934.) D1323.7
• Churchyard mould gives clairvoyance. Placed in pocket in order to see witches. (Cf. D1278, G250.) D1323.8
• Witch will never visit a house where pipal is strewn. D1385.2.4
• Silver bullet protects against giants, ghosts, and witches. (Cf. D1096.3.) D1385.4
• Witch shot dead with bullet of salt. (Cf. D1096.3.) D1385.4.1
• Magic horseshoe keeps off devils, trolls, and witches. (Cf. D1286.) D1385.9
• Churchyard mould in hat prevents witchery. (Cf. D1278.1.) D1385.11
• Charm prevents witchcraft. (Cf. D1273.) D1385.13
• Raja's guards magically transform stones and dry bones rained upon him by army of witches and turn them back. D1400.1.22
• "Witch bone" enables possessor to control animals in any way he wishes. D1442.8
• Witch flies with aid of magic cap or hood. D1531.5
• Witch flies with aid of magic stick. (Cf. D956.) D1531.6
• Witch flies with aid of magic juice. (Cf. D981.0.1.) D1531.7
• Witch flies with aid of word charm. (Cf. D1273.) D1531.8
• Magic bag sucks milk from cows. It is commanded by a witch. (Cf. D1193, D2083.3.) D1605.2
• Door stuck by witchcraft so that it cannot be opened. (Cf. D1146.) D1654.15
• Possession of magic knowledge and witchcraft from having eaten of father-of-man's corpse. D1735.4
• Drawing witch's blood annuls her spells. (Cf. G271.4.4., G273.6.) D1741.2.1
• Magic knowledge of witches. D1810.0.5
• Witch (wizard) reveals name of thief. D1817.0.1.1
• Witches have power to see distant sights. D1825.9
• Witch delays person's death. D1855.1
• Witches induce love. D1901
• Bride enchanted by witch loses her sexual organs. D2062.4.1
• Tormenting by sympathetic magic. Person (usually witch) tormented by abusing an animal or object. The usual methods of abuse are burning or sticking with pins. D2063.1.1
• Sickness of princess dependent on witch's fire. When fire is high, princess is very sick. Princess recovers when fire is put out. (Cf. D2065.4.) D2064.2
• Bewitching. (Cf. D5, G200.) D2070
• Magic hair-ball used for bewitching. (Cf. D991.3, D1274.1.) D2070.1
• Evil Eye. Bewitching by means of a glance. D2071
• Horse (ox) unable to move wagon paralyzed by witch. D2072.0.2.1.1
• Mule paralyzed by witch. D2072.0.2.4
• Pigs paralyzed by witch. D2072.0.2.5
• Witch prevents person from drinking. D2072.0.5.1
• Charm used by witch to cause paralysis. D2072.2.1
• Witch made to enter boulder magically and imprisoned therein. D2078.1
• Other forms of bewitching. D2079
• Witches make cows give bloody milk. D2083.2.1
• Witch causes cow to give curdled milk. D2083.2.2
• Witch transfers milk from another's cows by use of hair rope. D2083.3.2
• Witch transfers milk from another's cows to a vessel. D2083.3.3
• Guns rendered ineffective by witch. D2086.2
• Witches rifle drawers of chests in house. D2087.7
• Witch steals potatoes, leaving no traces. D2087.8
• Witch keeps water from boiling. D2137.1
• Magician (witch) controls winds. D2142.0.1
• Witch sells power to control winds. D2142.0.1.1
• Witch sits atop mast, causes winds to blow. D2142.0.1.2
• Witch draws rain or snow from clouds with wave of his hand. D2143.1.9
• Witch produces lightning. D2149.1.1
• Witch burns her child's legs for wood, then covers child with sheet and child is whole. D2161.3.3.1
• Magic adhesion to monster (witch, ogre, etc.). (Old Man of the Sea, Burr-Woman.) D2171.2
• Witch causes towel to adhere to wall. D2171.4.3
• Witch causes milk to stay in overturned pail. D2171.8
• Burning cut hair to prevent witchcraft. D2176.5
• Ghost of witch in her coffin chases man. E261.4.1
• Ghost misleads traveler on road. See similar actions of fairies, witches, Will-o-the-wisp. (Cf. F402.1.1.) E272.5
• Witches in wild hunt. (Cf. G200.) E501.2.3
• Witches pursued in wild hunt. E501.5.1.3
• Witch's house at border of otherworld. F147.3
• Fairies can be bewitched. F254.3
• Evil spirits. Demons. See whole chapter "G" for witches and ogres. F402
• Dwarfs bewitch cows to give no milk. F451.3.3.5
• Dwarfs bewitch people. F451.3.3.5.1
• Poltergeist. Invisible spirit (sometimes identified as ghost or witch) responsible for all sorts of mischief in or around a household. F473
• Brownie restores stolen property, gives thief a twitch in eyelid. F482.5.4.2
• Eye with picture in the pupil. Witch with picture of cat (dog) in pupil. F541.2
• Glen of witchcraft. F756.4
• Earthquake at witch's death. F960.2.5.2
• Witch's horse-switch blossoms. F971.1.2
• Man attends devil's school to learn witchcraft, has no shadow afterward. F1038.1
• Man has witch aid him in reaping contest, the devil to get the hindmost. The devil tries to take the man but gets shadow instead. (Cf. G303.19, K210.) F1038.2
• Cannibal witch. G11.3
• Witch. G200
• Three witch sisters. Sometimes simply three hags. G201
• Three witches (hags) deformed from much spinning. G201.1
• Beneficent witches. G202
• Origin of witches. G203
• Witch daughter of fairy and man. G203.1
• Witches come forth at emergence of mankind. G203.2