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Motifs — first 20 of 47
- Raising the sky: striking with broom. Old woman's hump strikes clouds as she sweeps. She strikes at sky with broom and thus raises it. A625.2.3
- Whale raises back so that voyaging clerics can land to celebrate. B256.12
- Grateful hare raises animal army for hero. B524.6
- Magic poem (satire) raises blotches on face. (Cf. D1275.4.) D1403.1
- Magic object raises storm. D1541.1
- Shirt laid upon altar raises storm. (Cf. D1056.) D1541.1.4
- Tempest box raises storm. (Cf. D1174.) D1541.1.5
- Magic calabash holding bones raises storm. (Cf. D965.2) D1541.1.7
- Singing magic hymn raises storm. (Cf. D1275.3) D1541.1.8
- Felled tree raises itself again. (Cf. D950.) D1602.2
- Magic object raises alarm when stolen. D1612.5
- Saint orders the cicadas to sing the praises of God or be silent, because they disturb his preaching. D2156.7
- Man raises corpses and gets their shrouds, then "lays" them again. E456
- Dead man praises God. E576
- Witch raises winds. G283.1
- Reason why witch raises wind. G283.1.2
- Witch raises contrary wind to keep ship in port. G283.1.2.1
- Witch raises wind to aid becalmed boat. G283.1.2.2
- Witch raises wind to sink ships of people who have injured her. G283.1.2.3
- Witch raises wind to winnow grain. G283.1.2.4