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- Animals from severed fingers of woman. (Cf. A2102.) A1724.1.1
- [First Edition: A2102. Fish from Woman's severed fingers. (Cf. A1724.1.)] A2102[1st ed.]
- Vegetable lamb. Generated from ground. Umbilical cord is in the ground and the lambs will die if it is forcibly severed. They are frightened into severing it themselves and then live. Vertebrae of the neck planted to produce new ones. B95
- Snake grows back together after it has been severed. B765.7.2
- Magic healing salve restores severed feet. (Cf. D1240.) D1500.1.19.1
- Severed head moves from place to place. (Cf. D992.) D1641.7
- Severed head cannot be moved from helmet. (Cf. D992.) D1654.14
- Magic restoration of severed hand. D2161.3.2
- Severed limbs replaced by Virgin Mary. (Cf. D2161.3.) D2161.5.2.4
- Hand of vampire severed by cutting off hand of drawn figure. E251.1.2
- Severed heads of monster become birds. E613.0.5
- Severed leg(s) regrow(s). E782.4.2
- Severed head regrows. E783.2
- Severed head reddens and whitens. E783.3
- Severed head opens eyes. E783.4
- Severed pap regrows when woman bears child. E788
- Fairy physician can heal anyone whose spine is not severed. F344.2
- Severed head of impious man in well causes water to become bitter during part of each day. F933.4
- Severed head bites earth. F1096.3
- Rakshasa's mistress with her head severed lying in a pool of blood. G369.1.7
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