• Culture hero has knowledge-giving member (thumb, tooth). A527.2
• Why toad has no thumbs. A2375.2.9
• Magic knowledge from touching "knowledge tooth" with thumb. (Cf. D1009.2, D1811.1.1.) D1810.3
• Thumb of knowledge. Man cooks magic animal and burns thumb. When he puts thumb in mouth he has magic knowledge. (Cf. D1810.3.) D1811.1.1
• Thumb of knowledge from catching thumb in door of fairy. (Cf. F211.1.) D1811.1.1.1
• Magic sight from thumb of knowledge. Man cooks magic animal and burns thumb. When he puts thumb into mouth he has magic sight. (Cf. D1810.3, D1811.1.1.) D1821.2
• Soul (life) in thumb. E714.7.1
• Elves have only half a thumb. F232.7
• Dwarf. (Underground spirit.) The dwarf, especially in Northern Europe, is considered an underground spirit. He is to be distinguished from the other conception of dwarf, viz., a very small person, pigmy, or thumbling (F535). [Note: For help in the preparation of this item I am indebted to Mr. Alfred Thomas of Chicago. For full titles of references see F420.] F451
• Jinns have no bones in their arms: they have only four fingers and no thumbs. F499.3.1
• Thumbling. Person the size of a thumb. F535.1
• Adventures of thumbling. See Type 700 for detailed adventures. F535.1.1
• Thumbling drives wagon by sitting in horse's ear. F535.1.1.1
• Thumbling drives mule. F535.1.1.1.1
• Thumbling carried up chimney by steam of food. F535.1.1.2
• Thumbling lies by sleeping man. Is blown to window by man's breath. F535.1.1.3
• Thumbling in danger of being sucked in by man's breath. F535.1.1.4
• Thumbling lost in animal track. F535.1.1.5
• Thumbling has cat as riding-horse. F535.1.1.6
• Thumbling swallowed by animals. F535.1.1.7

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• Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes · Tale 37 37.— THUMBLING.
• Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes · Tale 45 45._THUMBLINa AS JOUENEYMAN.

• ATU 700 Thumbling (previously Tom Thumb)