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Motifs — first 20 of 21
- Animal characteristics from squeezing or stretching ancient animal. (Cf. A2231.9). A2213
- Animals' size increased by stretching. (Cf. A2312.1, A2301.) A2213.3
- Animal characteristics changed by stretching. A2213.4
- Stretching objects. D482
- Transformation: stretching tree. A tree magically shoots upward. D482.1
- Stretching lily plant. Miraculously quick growing. D482.2
- Magic stretching lance (Cf. D1086). D482.3
- Transformation: stretching cliff. A cliff magically shoots up into the air. D482.4
- Stretching sepulchre. Magically becomes longer. D482.5
- Transformation: stretching fingers to make ladder. D485
- Transportation by stretching and swaying tree. The tree stretches and bends over so as to land hero in a distant country. (Cf. D482.) D1520.1.1
- Saint protects followers against bullets by stretching sheet over their heads. D2163.9
- One-eyed barber sees thread of silk stretching to sea. F642.6
- Keeping the measure by stretching out the arms. Numskull goes to buy goods for his wife. J2036
- Abandonment on stretching tree. A man is induced to get into a tree which magically shoots upward. K1113
- Woman enticed to upper world on a stretching tree. K1339.2
- Punishment: stretching tongue to enormous length. Q451.4.10
- Stretching tree refuge for fugitive. (Cf. D482.1.) R311.4
- Jealous father sends son to upper world on stretching tree. S11.2
- Lies about stretching or shrinking. X1785