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Motifs
- World catastrophe. The world is destroyed. The incidents are usually the same whether a final destruction is thought of or a destruction which may be overcome by a renewal of the earth. A1000
- Swan Maiden. A swan transforms herself at will into a maiden. She resumes her swan form by putting on her swan coat. (It is difficult to tell in most Swan Maiden tales whether the primary form is swan or maiden: the incident may belong at D161.) D361.1
- Miscellaneous transformation incidents. D600
- Magic sight of incident before it actually happens. D1825.7
- Absurd generalization from a particular incident. J2214
- Deceiver falls into his own trap – miscellaneous incidents. K1610
- Incidents when wife takes food to husband in field or forest. N788
- One rupee given away for charity incidentally brings back ten rupees. Q44.3