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- Person transforms self to river. A934.11.2
- 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
- Woman transforms herself into a bird and lends her female organ to a boy. He fails to return it and she becomes a man when she resumes human form. D11.2
- Transformation: man of low caste takes on prince's appearance, and transforms prince to take on his. D22.2
- Fairy transforms herself into a monstrous being with head of an ape, thin legs, sharp claws, fish scales and bristles. D49.3
- Swan Maiden. A swan transforms herself at will into a maiden. She resumes her swan form by putting on her swan coat. (It is difficult to tell in most Swan Maiden tales whether the primary form is swan or maiden: the incident may belong at D161.) D361.1
- Human bone transforms self to person. D437.1
- Animal bone transforms self to person. D437.2
- Transformation by fumigations. Burning of magic perfume transforms. (Cf. D1245.) D575
- Goddess repeatedly transforms herself. D610.1
- Boat transforms self at will of master. D632
- Faithful brother transforms self to deer to seek sister. D647.1
- Queen transforms herself to defeat god of death. D651.1.3
- Witch transforms self to animal (hare, pig) so as to suck cows. D655.2
- Jealous co-wife transforms the other. D665.3
- King of birds transforms his quails into sticks and pebbles so king and his hunters and hawks cannot kill them. D666.1
- Transformation flight. Fugitives transforms themselves in order to escape detection by the pursuer. D671
- Fugitive transforms self to stone. Thrown to safety by pursuer. D671.0.1
- Magic needle transforms a room from plainness to beauty. (Cf. D1181.) D1337.1.7
- Person transforms self, is swallowed and reborn in new form. (Cf. D605.7, D610.) E607.2