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Motifs — first 20 of 47
- Miracle wrought for animal. B255
- Tabu: using miracle for trifling purpose. C96
- Interred body of saint performs signs and miracles. D1685
- Corpse exclaims over miracle. E545.10
- Miracles at certain times. F900.1
- Miracles on first night of Passover. F900.1.2
- All miracles created by God at creation. F900.2
- Miracles cease. F900.3
- Miracles in the desert come to an end with death of Miriam, Aaron and Moses. F900.3.1
- Holiness of saint tested: asked to perform miracles. H257
- The prophet's first disciple. Judge demands that a pseudo-prophet show a miracle. Latter offers to cut off judge's head and resuscitate him. Judge agrees to be the first disciple. J1169.8
- Maid rebukes pilgrim for eating too much. "If both of us had been present at the miracle of the loaves and fishes you would have eaten me too!" Pilgrim: "I wouldn't have eaten you but I would have chewed on you a bit!" J1346
- Foolish imitation of miracle (magic). J2411
- Seduction attempted on threat of performing miracle. K1315.6.2
- The cut-off nose. (Lai of the Tresses.) A woman leaves her husband's bed and has another woman take her place. The husband addresses her, gets no answer and cuts off her nose (hair). In the morning the wife still has her nose (hair). The husband is made to believe that it has grown back by a miracle (or that he was dreaming). K1512
- Miracle must wait till one man is sacrificed. No one volunteers and it does not need to be performed. K1785
- Sham parson: the sawed pulpit. He has sawed the pulpit almost through. He predicts a miracle. The pulpit falls down. K1961.1.3
- Sham miracles. K1970
- Sham miracle. Priest makes congregation believe the painting of the Virgin weeps real tears. K1972.2
- Sham miracle: may the grass grow up! Tricksters who have done no mowing say to their master when he angers them, "May the grass grow up again!" He finds it is full height. K1975
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