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- Moon's phases caused by its being put in box. (Cf. A754). When it is closed up in the box, it is dark; when taken out of the box, light. A755.1
- Rabbit (frog) eats seed-grain from fields: nose closed during sowing season. (Cf. A2335.2.4.) A2238.1
- Why hare's nose is closed during sowing season. (Cf. A2238.1.) A2335.2.4
- Why animal's mouth is closed. A2341.3
- Why serpent's mouth is closed. A2341.3.1
- Tabu: to enter sacred places closed to the female sex. (Cf. C51.1.2.) C51.1.10
- Trail magically closed. D2089.9
- Enemy magically enclosed within walls. D2091.16
- Magic journey with closed eyes. Person must not open eyes while on the journey. (Cf. C300.) D2121.2
- Power to go through closed doors. D2121.12
- Demon enclosed in bottle. D2177.1
- The Vanishing Hitchhiker. Ghost of young woman asks for ride in automobile, disappears from closed car without the driver's knowledge, after giving him address to which she wishes to be taken. Driver asks person at address about the rider, finds she has been dead for some time. (Often driver finds that ghost has made similar attempts to return, usually on anniversary of death in automobile accident. Often ghost leaves some item such as a scarf or a traveling bag in car.) E332.3.3.1
- Wild hunt avoided by keeping in house with windows closed. (Cf. E501.14.6.) E501.17.5.3
- Fairy harper enclosed in yew-tree. F386.1.1
- Dwarf cave closed by iron doors. F451.4.3.1
- Dwarfs' rock closed by rock-door. F451.4.3.1.1
- Giant's presents cease when source is disclosed. (Cf. F348.5.) F531.5.6.3
- Saint passes through closed doors. F694
- Coat so light it can be concealed in closed palms of hand. F821.2.1
- Series of enclosed coffins. Coffins of gold, silver, copper, iron, lead, and wood, each inside the other. (Cf. F852.1.1.) F852.4