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- Theft of light by being swallowed and reborn. The hero transforms himself to a particle. The daughter of the guardian of light swallows him as she is drinking water. He is reborn. As a child in the house he steals light. A1411.2
- Lizard swallows fish bone: hence head bobs up and down. (Cf. A2474.1.) A2211.9
- Cow swallows book; cause of maniplies in stomach. A2219.2
- Swallows lift Christ's crown of thorns from his brow: why their nests are not destroyed. (Cf. A2431.3.5.) A2221.2.4
- Swallows put on mourning at crucifixion: have never taken it off. A2221.2.4.1
- Swallows torment Christ on cross: lose voice. (Cf. A2422.9.) A2231.2.2
- Why swallows lost voice. (Cf. A2231.2.2.) A2422.9
- Why swallows migrate. A2482.1
- Mermaid swallows man. B81.10
- Dragon swallows arrow (thunderbolt) intended for hero. B529.2
- Fish swallows man to rescue him from sea. B541.1.1
- Snake swallows young to protect them. B751.1
- Person drinking from brook swallows animal eggs (frog or newt). B784.1.1
- Person swallows pebble on beach; snake grows in stomach. B784.1.2
- Person swallows snake semen or egg while eating watercress. B784.1.3
- Girl swallows frog spawn; an octopus grows inside her with tentacles reaching to every part of her body. B784.1.4
- Magic gate swallows axes trying to force it open. (Cf. D1146.) D1381.31
- Magic rod swallows other rods. (Cf. D1254.2.) D1693
- Man has magic servants who plow for him; he swallows them each day and keeps them secret. D1719.8
- Sorceress to lose her magic power as soon as one of her transformed husbands seizes her and swallows her. D1749.1