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- Mare from water world disappears when she is scolded and her halter used for common purposes. C918
- Marvelous cow offended disappears. C918.1
- Helpful animal disappears when tabu is broken. C935
- Magic object mysteriously disappears. D863
- Magic object mysteriously disappears. D867
- Magic object disappears at owner's death. D867.1
- Jewelry intended by groom for prospective bride strangely disappears and a slip of paper alone is left in box. (Cf. D1071.) D1641.14
- Lotus disappears whenever anyone tries to pluck it. (Cf. D975.1.) D1641.15
- Garment appears and disappears in reply to command. D2188.1.1
- Man disappears, leaving only his ring. D2188.2.1
- Resuscitation of dead by making image of deceased of breadfruit wood. When spirit enters this, image disappears and person is found alive. E53.2
- Ghost rides in carriage, disappears suddenly at certain spot. E332.3.2
- 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 disappears with loud noise. E501.16.1
- Wild hunt disappears with movement of tree tops. E501.16.2
- Wild hunt disappears with blast of wind. E501.16.3
- Wild hunt disappears in column of fire. E501.16.4
- Wild hunt disappears during storm. E501.16.5
- Ghost rides on bus, disappears before it crosses bridge. E581.4.1
- Wraith of sweetheart stays in room where lover has died. It disappears only after her death at far distant point twenty years after death of lover. E723.5