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- Teeth of angered saint give off sparks. (Cf. F552.1.2.) F544.3.2
- Mighty blower blows firebrand so that sparks fly far, blows seawaves back and forth. F622.2
- Sparks come from man's feet. F683
- Sparks come from man's hands. F683.1
- When devil combs witches, sparks fly. G222.1
- Devils are created from sparks produced by Satan's striking two stones together. G303.1.4.2
- Jackdaw tries to swallow sparks from glowworm. J1849.2
- Wolf (bear) boasts of having eaten horses. When the horse strikes sparks with his hoofs the lion is frightened and picks up the boastful wolf to show him the horse. He squeezes the wolf to death. J2351.4
- Saint sees vision of flames covering Ireland quenched except for sparks; then great light appears, dispelling darkness. Flames are those of the faith brought by St. Patrick; they become less until restored by St. Columkill. V515.1.3