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Motifs — first 20 of 34
- Ladder to heaven (applied to saint). A666
- Eight (symbolical) steps of the ladder of heaven. A666.1
- Rodent gnaws away ladder to other world and thus ghosts remain on earth. A666.2
- Adders in hell. A671.2.1.1
- Adder harmful to holy person transformed to blindworm. (Cf. A1710, A1730, A2231.7.) A2145.5
- Stag defeated by snail vomits his gall-bladder. A2211.13
- Gall-bladder of animal. A2386
- Forbidden ladder. C611.3
- Transformation: stretching fingers to make ladder. D485
- Magic gall-bladder of animal. D1015.2
- Magic gall-bladder warns of danger. (Cf. D1015.2.) D1317.2
- Ladder to upper world. F52
- Ladder of glass to upper world. F52.1
- Columns of smoke as ladder to upper world. (Cf. F61.3.1.) F52.2
- Descent from upper world on magic feather (like ladder). F61.2.1.1
- Knockers kick rungs out of ladders, cutting off escape of trapped miners. F456.1.2.1.4
- Adder grows in heart of man. F559.7.2
- Extraordinary ladder (stair). F848
- Girl's long hair as ladder into tower. Rapunzel. F848.1
- Ladder of fingers (toes). F848.2