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- Moon buried in pit. A754.1
- Mountain from buried giant. A969.1
- Magic twigs grow from buried magic vessel. D953.1.1
- Coffin lands where the dead is to be buried, and his son to settle. D1314.12
- Head of divinity as protection of land. Buried. (Cf. D992.) D1380.3
- Wheel buried in doorstep to prevent deviltry. (Cf. D1207.) D1385.10
- Palace arises from bull's legs buried in soil. (Cf. D1012.1, D1132.1.) D1483.1
- Location of buried object (body) magically revealed. D1816.4
- Storm from calling up spirits to help find buried treasure. (Cf. C401.3.) D2141.0.2
- Animal buried alive to cure disease. D2161.4.6
- Cure by burning grain where man has died. (Cf. D1787.) Or where he is buried. D2161.4.8
- Resuscitation after murderer is buried in the earth, wood laid over him, and a lighted lamp on its top. E185.1
- Noise of chains leads to buried ghost. (Cf. E402.1.4.) E231.4
- Dead grateful for having corpse ransomed. Corpse is being held unburied because of nonpayment of debts. Hero pays debt and secures burial of corpse. E341.1
- Earth rejects buried body. (Cf. V62.1.) E411.0.6
- Dead man comes back because he was buried without a cap. E412.3.1
- Dead man asks for shoes (was buried without them). E412.3.3
- Return from dead to uncover secretly buried treasure. E415.1.2
- Lovers buried apart found in one grave each morning. (Cf. E631.0.1.) E419.6
- Dog buried alive to prevent ghosts from walking. E431.8