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- Lizard loses lawsuit: must bob his head. Lizard and ant accused of theft of king's crow. Ant pours boiling water down lizard's throat. When case is tried, lizard cannot talk but only bobs head up and down. Adjudged guilty and condemned to bob his head eternally. (Cf. A2474.1.) A2255.2
- Man tells Jesus he is sowing stones. "You shall get stones." Why peas do not soften in boiling. A2721.3.1
- Helpful mare cools boiling bath for master. Hero is made to bathe in boiling mare's milk. His mare blows on the milk and cools it. B526.2
- Christ asks woman what she is cooking; she replies that she is boiling stones to make her children think they are peas and that they will have food. Christ changes the stones to peas. D452.1.6.1
- Boiling pitch reduced to cold water. D478.14
- Boiling lock of lover's hair draws him to sweetheart. D1355.3.5
- Ring makes boiling water cold. (Cf. D1076.) D1566.2.5
- Magic ring cools boiling water. (Cf. D1076.) D1592.1
- Self-boiling kettle. (Cf. D1171.3.) D1601.10.3
- Man proof against boiling water. D1841.2
- Saint kept in boiling water for three days shows no signs of discomfort. D1841.2.1
- Bath in boiling oil, pitch, or melted lead does not hurt a saint. D1841.2.2
- Saint placed in boiling oil but uninjured. D1841.2.2.1
- Beautification by boiling and resuscitation. D1865.2
- Rejuvenation by boiling. (Cf. D1865.) D1885
- Rejuvenation by dismemberment and boiling. (Cf. D1884.) D1885.1
- Murder by boiling gloves of victim. D2061.2.2.5.1
- Witch keeps water from boiling. D2137.1
- Resuscitation by boiling. E15.1
- Spells to recall dead lover. Boiling dead man's head, bones, or carcass in a pot, or burning a piece of lover's clothing or cat in a hot oven. E218
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