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- River's source where sky and earth meet. A659.3
- Meander-pursuit. (Cf. A901.) – A fugitive's doublings cause a river's windings. A931
- Direction of river's flow magically reversed. D2151.2.1
- 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
- Strong man throws carriage with horses and driver on top of haystack and breaks the driver's ribs. F624.3.1