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- Dog's claws as grains under paws. In the great famine, God leaves the dog grain under his paws. From this grows new seed. A2376.2
- Sundry characteristics of grains and vegetables. A2793
- Magic grains. D973
- Magic rice-grains. D973.1
- Rice-grains magically produced by gourd. D973.1.1
- Magic speed by eating magic grains (medicine). D2122.1
- Few grains of earth from river bed translates soul destined to an evil future to Paradise. E754.1.7
- Camels having fallen from sky into girl's eyes; she tells her mother that some grains of sand have fallen down from sky. F615.3.1.2
- Man knows exactly how many grains are in a measure. F645.2
- Devil gives Eve two grains of corn. One is for her and one for Adam. G303.9.4.1
- How many stars in the heavens? As many as the grains of sand; if you don't believe it, count them yourself. H702.1
- Task: sorting grains: performed by helpful ants. H1091.1
- Task: sorting grains; performed by helpful birds. H1091.2
- Grains slowly munched in order to keep from sleeping. (Cf. H1471.) H1483
- Hero to eat iron grains. Substitutes soft food. K63.1
- Deceptive wages: two grains and land to plant them on. Grain multiplies and takes up all of dupe's land. K256.2
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