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- Devastating birds wither everything with their breath. B33.1.1
- Breath of bird withers. B777
- Tabu: making withershins circuit. (Cf. D1791.2.) C854.2
- Trees wither because of broken tabu. C998
- Withershins (countersunwise) circuit (for ill luck). D1791.2
- Druid performs circumambulation withershins to bring ill luck. D1791.2.1
- Withering of tree as bad omen. D1812.5.1.20
- Man with power of evil eye cannot look at any living thing before breaking fast in the morning without causing it to wither and die. D2071.0.3
- Tree magically withers. D2082.0.2
- Withered and dead trees suddenly blossom at saint's command. D2157.3
- Flowers magically kept from withering. D2167.3
- Magic phantom army. Created out of puffballs and withered leaves. F585.2
- Trees wither when tragic things happen. F979.23
- Witch causes person's arm to wither. G269.11.2
- What two trees do not fade until they wither? (Yew and holly.) H852
- Task: making withered flowers green. H1023.3.2
- Blind thief trying to steal dates from withered tree killed by slipping of rope. K436
- Broken oath causes girl's hand to wither. (Cf. D2062.) M101.4
- Oath so heavy it dries up stream; oath so great it splits the rock in twain; oath so violent it makes the tree wither. M115.1.1
- Reason for withering of tree overheard in conversation of animals (demons). N452.1.1