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F1001. F1001. Extraordinary heads act as living objects. Moreno Esdras (F995).
F1002. F1002. Substituted silver hand used as if it were of flesh and blood. *Loomis White Magic 125.
F1005. F1005. Cooked food grows when planted.
F1005.1. F1005.1. Cake, planted in the field, grows and after a time bears cakes. India: Thompson-Balys.
F1006. F1006. Extraordinary activity of mountains. (Cf. F755.)
F1006.1. F1006.1. Mountain moves so that its rocks enter into caves of other mountain. (Cf. D932.) Jewish: Neuman.
F1006.2. F1006.2. Mountain moves to person. (Cf. D932, F755.) Jewish: Neuman.
F1006.3. F1006.3. Mountain trembles. Jewish: Neuman.
F1009. F1009. Inanimate object acts as if living.
F1009.1. F1009.1. Doorpost of room rises for holy person. Jewish: Neuman.
F1009.2. F1009.2. Gate swallows axes trying to force it open. Jewish: Neuman.
F1009.3. F1009.3. Altar shakes when unworthy man is elected. (Cf. D1169.) Jewish: Neuman.
F1009.4. F1009.4. Twelve stones unite to become one. (Cf. D931.) Jewish: *Neuman.
F1010. F1010. Other extraordinary events.
F1011. F1011. Sunbeam as support.
F1011.1. F1011.1. Clothes hung on sunbeam. Fb ”solstråle“; De Vries Germanischromanische Monatsschrift 1922, 40 n. 2; *Loomis White Magic 29; Irish: Plummer cxxxix, *Cross, O’Suilleabhain 101, 106, Beal XXI 332f.; Swiss: Jegerlehner Oberwallis 301 No. 19, 306 No. 19, 309 No. 10, 328 No. 6; Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 146 No. 1805A, 1805B.
F1011.1.1. F1011.1.1. Gospel-book hung from saint‘s shoulders without strap. Irish myth: Cross.
F1011.2. F1011.2. Sitting (hanging) on a sunbeam. *Köhler-Bolte II 98ff.
F1014. F1014. Dice game that lasts for nine years. India: Thompson-Balys.
F1015. F1015. Extraordinary occurrences connected with shoes.
F1015.1. F1015.1. Shoes miraculously worn out.
F1015.1.1. F1015.1.1. The danced-out shoes. Every morning girl’s shoes are danced to pieces. *Type 306; BP III 78; *Fb ”sko“ III 288b; Finnish: Aarne FFC XXXIII 39 No. 8**.
F1015.1.2. F1015.1.2. Woman has worn out carriage-load of shoes with walking. Hartland Science 199.
F1015.2. F1015.2. Wearing shoes only when crossing river. Filipino: Fansler MAFLS XII 64, 351.
F1015.3. F1015.3. Bill of sale written on man‘s sandal. Jewish: Neuman.
F1016. F1016. Man carries extraordinary luggage.
F1016.1. F1016.1. Man puts his horse in his sleeve when he does not need it. India: Thompson-Balys.
F1017. F1017. Man washes clothes blindfolded. India: Thompson-Balys.
F1021. F1021. Extraordinary flights through air. Irish myth: *Cross; Spanish: Espinosa Jr. Nos. 91, 92; Jewish: *Neuman.
F1021.1. F1021.1. Flight on artificial wings. *Type 575; *BP II 131; Penzer IX 149; Köhler-Bolte I 120; *Chauvin V 231 No. 130; Greek: Frazer Apollodorus II 139 n. 2 (Daedalus); India: Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Ferguson 35.
F1021.2. F1021.2. Extraordinary effect of high flight.
F1021.2.1. F1021.2.1. Flight so high that sun melts glue of artificial wings. Irish myth: Cross; Greek: Frazer Apollodorus II 139 n. 2 (Icarus).
F1021.2.2. F1021.2.2. Flight so high that eyelids drop from cold. (Cf. B552.1.) Gaster Exempla 186 No. 5.
F1021.3. F1021.3. Man learns to fly. Chinese: Graham.
F1021.4. F1021.4. Man kicked so hard that he flies through the air and is never seen again. German: Grimm No. 90.
F1022. F1022. Extraordinary descent into ocean.
F1022.1. F1022.1. Descent into ocean in glass box. Jewish: Gaster Exempla 186 No. 5; bin Gorion Born Judas@2 III 136, 306, *Neuman.
F1023. F1023. Creation of a person by cooperation of skillful men. *Type 945; *BP III 53; Icelandic: MacCulloch Eddic 327.
F1025. F1025. Objects go journeying together. India: Thompson-Balys; Japanese: Ikeda; Korean: Zong in-Sob 161.
F1025.1. F1025.1. Bean, straw, and coal go journeying. Coal burns straw in two and falls into the water. Bean laughs until it splits. *Type 295; BP I 135; India: Thompson-Balys.
F1025.2. F1025.2. Turtle’s war-party. Turtle recruits war-party of strange objects (knife, brush, awl, etc.) and animals. Because of their nature the companions get into trouble. N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 302 n. 108. Cf. Japanese: Mitford 185ff., Ikeda.
F1025.2.1. F1025.2.1. Eggplant, needle, and cowdung go on warpath. India: Thompson-Balys.
F1031. F1031. Ship wrapped with feather-beds and canvass and pitched (so as to save it). English: Child V 496 s.v. ”ship“.
F1032. F1032. Person walks unceasingly for year. Africa (Angola): Chatelain 33 No. 1.
F1032.1. F1032.1. Person wanders unceasingly for hundred and fifty years. Irish myth: Cross.
F1033. F1033. Person lives without food or drink for a year (or more). Type 706; Irish myth: *Cross; German: Grimm No. 31.
F1033.1. F1033.1. Person lives on water (from holy well) for a year. Irish myth: *Cross.
F1034. F1034. Person concealed in another‘s body. *Penzer VII 114ff.
F1034.1. F1034.1. Husband concealed in wife‘s ear. Hindu: Tawney II 578.
F1034.2. F1034.2. Magician carries mistress with him in his body. She in turn has paramour in hers. Wesselski Märchen 186 No. 1; *Cosquin Études 276ff.; Chinese: Chavannes 500 Contes I 378 No. 109.
F1034.2.1. F1034.2.1. Ascetic carries woman in his hair, but she has two lovers in her cloak and outwits him. India: *Thompson-Balys.
F1034.3. F1034.3. Person’s thigh as hiding place.
F1034.3.1. F1034.3.1. Man hides sister in wound in his thigh to protect her. India: Thompson-Balys.
F1034.3.2. F1034.3.2. Bottle concealed in person‘s thigh. India: Thompson-Balys.
F1034.3.3. F1034.3.3. Garment hidden in hole cut in thigh. India: Thompson-Balys.
F1034.3.4. F1034.3.4. Jewell hidden in wound cut in thigh. India: Thompson-Balys.
F1034.4. F1034.4. Person’s armpit as hiding place. Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 169f.
F1034.5. F1034.5. Other parts of person‘s body as hiding place. Tuamotu: Stimson MS (z-G. 1/96.).
F1034.5.1. F1034.5.1. Key to house concealed in man’s heart. Africa (Angola): Chatelain III No. 8.
F1035. F1035. Disintegration: man eats himself up or dismembers himself. N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 304 n. 109m.
F1036. F1036. Hand from heaven writes on wall. Jewish: *Neuman.
F1037. F1037. Object thrown from heaven. Jewish: *Neuman.
F1037.1. F1037.1. Footstool thrown from heaven. *Type 800; *BP I 342; *Hdwb. d. Märch. s.v. ”Schneider im Himmel“.
F1038. F1038. Person without shadow. *Type 755; H. C. Andersen ”Skyggen“; Fb ”skygge“ III 347; *Hdwb. d. Abergl. IX Nachträge 133ff.; Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 47 No. 325A*.
F1038.1. F1038.1. Man attends devil‘s school to learn witchcraft, has no shadow afterward. Scotland: Baughman.
F1038.2. F1038.2. Man has witch aid him in reaping contest, the devil to get the hindmost. The devil tries to take the man but gets shadow instead. (Cf. G303.19, K210.) Scotland: Baughman.
F1041. F1041. Extraordinary physical reactions of persons.
F1041.0.1. F1041.0.1. Neophyte shows no reaction when saint’s staff pierces his foot. Irish myth: Cross.
F1041.1. F1041.1. Extraordinary death.
F1041.1.1. F1041.1.1. Death from broken heart. Penzer II 132, VII 24f., 103; Heptameron No. 9; Irish myth: Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg; Greek: Grote I 134; Jewish: *Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys; West Indies: Flowers 439.
F1041.1.1.1. F1041.1.1.1. Heart breaks at third drink from silver canister. Fb ”hjærte“ I 631.
F1041.1.1.2. F1041.1.1.2. Heart breaks when girl hears lover kiss another. Italian: Basile Pentamerone III No. 3.
F1041.1.1.3. F1041.1.1.3. Heart breaks from sorrow. Hdwb. d. Märchens I 439a n. 267; Irish myth: *Cross; Italian Novella: *Rotunda; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 883.
F1041.1.1.4. F1041.1.1.4. Hearts break when lovers are told beloved is dead. Irish myth: *Cross.
F1041.1.2. F1041.1.2. Death from grief for death of lover or relative.
F1041.1.2.1. F1041.1.2.1. Lover dies beside dying sweetheart. Italian Novella: *Rotunda.
F1041.1.2.2. F1041.1.2.2. Woman dies on hearing of her husband’s death. Irish myth: Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg.
F1041.1.2.2.1. F1041.1.2.2.1. Woman swoons and is near death at hearing of husband‘s or lover’s death. Icelandic: Boberg.
F1041.1.2.2.2. F1041.1.2.2.2. First woman in Ireland to die of grief for the death of her husband. (Cf. A1335, A1611.5.4.1.) Irish myth: Cross.
F1041.1.2.2.3. F1041.1.2.2.3. Death from hearing of wife‘s death. India: Thompson-Balys.
F1041.1.2.2.4. F1041.1.2.2.4. Death from hearing of son’s (sons‘) death. Icelandic: *Boberg.
F1041.1.3. F1041.1.3. Death from sorrow or chagrin.
F1041.1.3.1. F1041.1.3.1. Maiden who has been falsely accused apparently dies of sorrow. She revives on being prepared for burial. Italian Novella: Rotunda.
F1041.1.3.2. F1041.1.3.2. Servant grieves over master‘s death. Kills wife and himself. Italian Novella: Rotunda.
F1041.1.3.3. F1041.1.3.3. Woman dies on having secret love exposed. Italian Novella: Rotunda; Heptameron No. 70.
F1041.1.3.4. F1041.1.3.4. Priest dies from having been duped into deceptive bargain. Italian Novella: Rotunda.
F1041.1.3.5. F1041.1.3.5. Man dies on learning of wife’s adultery. Italian Novella: Rotunda.
F1041.1.3.6. F1041.1.3.6. Heart breaks when girl learns men are slain in battle on her account. Irish myth: *Cross; Italian Novella: Rotunda.
F1041.1.3.7. F1041.1.3.7. Woman dies of broken heart on learning that her former husband is still alive. She had remarried thinking him dead. Cent Nouvelles Nouvelles No. 69; Italian Novella: *Rotunda.
F1041.1.3.8. F1041.1.3.8. Man dies from grieving over mother‘s death. Cent Nouvelles Nouvelles No. 77; Italian Novella: Rotunda.
F1041.1.3.9. F1041.1.3.9. Death from excitement at news of Christ’s crucifixion. Irish myth: Cross.
F1041.1.3.10. F1041.1.3.10. Death from chagrin. Man cannot answer question. Alphabet No. 186.
F1041.1.3.10.1. F1041.1.3.10.1. Guilty persons being confronted with their crimes become ”insensate like trees.“ India: Thompson-Balys.
F1041.1.4. F1041.1.4. Death from longing. Irish myth: Cross.
F1041.1.5. F1041.1.5. Death from excessive joy. Heptameron No. 9; India: Thompson-Balys, Penzer VII 103.
F1041.1.5.1. F1041.1.5.1. Bridegroom dies from joy. Italian Novella: Rotunda.
F1041.1.5.2. F1041.1.5.2. Stranger dies from joy on being rewarded by ruler. Italian Novella: *Rotunda.
F1041.1.5.3. F1041.1.5.3. Mother dies from joy on greeting long-absent son. Italian Novella: Rotunda.
F1041.1.5.4. F1041.1.5.4. Death from joy of kiss. Italian Novella: Rotunda.
F1041.1.6. F1041.1.6. Death from sight of beautiful woman. (Cf. F1041.8.1.) India: Thompson-Balys.
F1041.1.6.1. F1041.1.6.1. Fainting away at sight of goddess. India: Thompson-Balys.
F1041.1.7. F1041.1.7. Man dies when he learns storm is magic. Irish myth: Cross.
F1041.1.8. F1041.1.8. Death on beholding hell. Irish myth: Cross.
F1041.1.9. F1041.1.9. Death from jealousy. Irish myth: Cross.
F1041.1.10. F1041.1.10. Death (illness) from envy. Irish myth: Cross.
F1041.1.11. F1041.1.11. Death from fear. (Cf. F1041.17.) Irish myth: Cross; India: *Thompson-Balys.
F1041.1.11.1. F1041.1.11.1. Suicide from fear of starving. Icelandic: *Boberg.
F1041.1.11.2. F1041.1.11.2. Death from fear of demons. Irish myth: *Cross.
F1041.1.11.3. F1041.1.11.3. Suicide from fright of evil prophecy. Icelandic: Boberg.
F1041.1.11.4. F1041.1.11.4. Man dies from frog‘s bite, thinking it snakebite. India: Thompson-Balys.
F1041.1.12. F1041.1.12. Death from horror. Irish myth: *Cross.
F1041.1.13. F1041.1.13. Death from shame. Irish myth: *Cross; India: Thompson-Balys.
F1041.1.13.1. F1041.1.13.1. Girl dies of shame at being seen naked. Irish myth: *Cross.
F1041.1.13.2. F1041.1.13.2. Woman dies of shame at seeing naked man (husband). Irish myth: *Cross.
F1041.2. F1041.2. Horripilation. Hair rises on end in extraordinary fashion from joy, anger, or love. Irish myth: Cross; Icelandic: Boberg; Hindu: Penzer I 120, VII 60, 139 n. 2, 179, VIII 46 n. 1, 94 n. 1; Korean: Zong in-Sob 83; Missouri French: Carrière.
F1041.3. F1041.3. Person goes blind from overweeping. Malone PMLA XLIII 410; Jewish: *Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys.
F1041.4. F1041.4. Person melts away from heat. Irish myth: *Cross; Africa (Efik-Ibibo): Dayrell Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria (London, 1910) 84; Jamaica: *Beckwith MAFLS XVII 263 No. 68.
F1041.5. F1041.5. Poison of hydra corrodes the skin. Greek: Frazer Apollodorus I 269 n. 2.
F1041.6. F1041.6. Buttons burst as consequence of violent emotion. English: Child II 186, IV 101, 302.
F1041.6.1. F1041.6.1. Necklace bursts as consequence of violent emotion. Icelandic: Boberg.
F1041.7. F1041.7. Hair turns gray from terror. *Chauvin VII 112 No. 379 bis n. 1; Korean: Zong in-Sob 81.
F1041.8. F1041.8. Extraordinary madness. Fb ”sær“ III 723b.
F1041.8.1. F1041.8.1. Madness from seeing beautiful woman. (Cf. F1041.1.6.) Penzer II 6ff., VII 66ff.; India: *Thompson-Balys.
F1041.8.1.1. F1041.8.1.1. Madness from sight of magically beautiful man. India: Thompson-Balys.
F1041.8.2. F1041.8.2. Madness from grief. (Cf. F1041.21.5.) Child V 487 s.v. ”lover“.
F1041.8.3. F1041.8.3. Madness from seeing ugly ogre. Irish myth: Cross.
F1041.8.4. F1041.8.4. Madness from thirst. Irish myth: Cross.
F1041.8.5. F1041.8.5. Madness from overeating. Irish myth: Cross.
F1041.8.6. F1041.8.6. Men go mad in battle. Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg.
F1041.8.7. F1041.8.7. Mad warriors fly up into clouds. (Cf. F1041.16.6.) Irish myth: *Cross.
F1041.8.8. F1041.8.8. Madness from hearing prophetic voice from air. Irish myth: Cross.
F1041.8.9. F1041.8.9. Madness from regret that knight has forsaken his wife. Icelandic: Boberg.
F1041.8.10. F1041.8.10. Madness (rage) from hearing about brother’s death. Icelandic: Boberg.
F1041.8.11. F1041.8.11. Madness from loss of fortune. India: Thompson-Balys.
F1041.9. F1041.9. Extraordinary illness.
F1041.9.1. F1041.9.1. Going to bed for sorrow. Fb ”seng“ III 187ab.
F1041.9.1.1. F1041.9.1.1. Man keeps to his bed, mourning over drowned son. Icelandic: Boberg.
F1041.9.1.2. F1041.9.1.2. King keeps to his bed, mourning over vanished bride. Icelandic: Boberg.
F1041.9.1.3. F1041.9.1.3. Woman keeps to her bed on announcement of lover’s death. Icelandic: Boberg.
F1041.9.2. F1041.9.2. Illness from keeping a secret. Irish myth: *Cross.
F1041.9.2.1. F1041.9.2.1. Huge boil appears on forehead of youth keeping a secret. Irish myth: Cross.
F1041.9.3. F1041.9.3. Illness from shame of enemies‘ scorn. Icelandic: Boberg.
F1041.10. F1041.10. Man sweats blood and absorbs hair into head on exertion of strength. Irish myth: Cross.
F1041.11. F1041.11. Laughing and crying at the same time (sundry reasons given). *De Vries FFC LXXIII 213; Gaster Exempla 130 No. 352; India: *Thompson-Balys, *Bloomfield JAOS XXXVI 54 – 89, *Penzer VII 261; Chinese: Chavannes 500 Contes I 160 No. 43, 286 No. 78.
F1041.11.1. F1041.11.1. Laughter from chagrin. Icelandic: Boberg.
F1041.11.2. F1041.11.2. Man turns pale, red, blue, etc. from emotion or strain. Icelandic: *Boberg.
F1041.12. F1041.12. Man perspires in winter while relating fearful vision. Irish myth: Cross.
F1041.13. F1041.13. Biting fingers to see if one is dreaming. Chauvin V 261 No. 154.
F1041.14. F1041.14. Beheaded man swims. (Cf. E783.) North Carolina: Brown Collection I 686.
F1041.15. F1041.15. Inordinate longing. (Cf. D1041.1.4.) Irish myth: Cross.
F1041.16. F1041.16. Extraordinary physical reaction to anger. Irish myth: Cross; Icelandic: MacCulloch Eddic 88.
F1041.16.1. F1041.16.1. Man spits fire when enraged. Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: Boberg.
F1041.16.2. F1041.16.2. One eye recedes, other protrudes when angered. (Cf. F541.5.) Irish myth: *Cross.
F1041.16.3. F1041.16.3. Man fells wood with sword (dies) when he hears of Crucifixion. Irish myth: *Cross.
F1041.16.3.1. F1041.16.3.1. Strength from anger enables man to break binding chain. Irish myth: Cross.
F1041.16.3.2. F1041.16.3.2. Strength from anger causes man to break stone. Irish myth: Cross.
F1041.16.3.3. F1041.16.3.3. Strength from anger enables man to tear opponent to bits. Irish myth: Cross.
F1041.16.4. F1041.16.4. Heat of saint’s anger sets cowl afire. Irish myth: Cross.
F1041.16.5. F1041.16.5. Extraordinary bodily contortion as result of warrior‘s anger. (Cuchulain’s battle-rage.) Irish myth: *Cross.
F1041.16.6. F1041.16.6. Extraordinary physical reactions of angry warriors in battle. (Cf. F1041.8.7.) Irish myth: Cross; Icelandic: Boberg.
F1041.16.6.1. F1041.16.6.1. Fury in battle causes stream of blood to rise from warrior‘s head. Irish myth: *Cross.
F1041.16.6.2. F1041.16.6.2. Fury in battle causes warrior to increase in size. Irish myth: Cross.
F1041.16.6.3. F1041.16.6.3. Fiery columns rise in front of angry warrior. Irish myth: Cross.
F1041.16.6.4. F1041.16.6.4. Face of angry warrior lights up with flame. Irish myth: Cross.
F1041.16.6.5. F1041.16.6.5. Angry warrior becomes red and purple. Irish myth: Cross.
F1041.16.6.6. F1041.16.6.6. Water boils when angry warrior is immersed in it. Irish myth: *Cross.
F1041.16.6.7. F1041.16.6.7. Fury enables wounded soldiers to continue fighting. Die at end of battle. Irish myth: Cross.
F1041.16.6.8. F1041.16.6.8. Angry warrior‘s breath makes adversary’s armour so hot that he must surrender. Icelandic: Boberg.
F1041.16.6.9. F1041.16.6.9. Bowstring (arrow, oar) breaks at angry warrior‘s grasp. Icelandic: Boberg.
F1041.16.7. F1041.16.7. King about to kill foster-son due to his evil explanation of dream; both jump into sea and are drowned. Icelandic: Boberg.
F1041.16.8. F1041.16.8. Face and body turn black from anger. Africa (Swahili): Baler FL XXXVIII 279f.
F1041.16.9. F1041.16.9. Chief beheads sentinel who does not recognize him. Icelandic: Boberg.
F1041.16.10. F1041.16.10. Man throws cereal and spoon on the floor because he is supposed to eat together with his brother. Icelandic: Boberg.
F1041.16.11. F1041.16.11. Earl throws jar of water after undesired messenger. Icelandic: Boberg.
F1041.17. F1041.17. Extraordinary result of fear. (Cf. F950.5, F1041.1.11).
F1041.17.1. F1041.17.1. Barrenness as result of fright. Irish myth: Cross.
F1041.18. F1041.18. Putrescence flows from head when man presses forehead. Irish myth: *Cross.
F1041.19. F1041.19. Dumbness from disgust. Irish myth: *Cross.
F1041.20. F1041.20. Person vomits iron. Irish myth: *Cross.
F1041.21. F1041.21. Reactions to excessive grief. (Cf. F1041.1.1.)
F1041.21.1. F1041.21.1. Illness from excessive grief. Icelandic: *Boberg.
F1041.21.1.1. F1041.21.1.1. Tears of blood from excessive grief. Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg.
F1041.21.2. F1041.21.2. Man swells from excessive grief. Icelandic: Egils saga in ASB 3 (1894) ch. LXXVIII 14ff., Völsunga saga ch. 31 (29), Boberg.
F1041.21.3. F1041.21.3. Refusal to eat from excessive grief. Icelandic: *Boberg; India: *Thompson-Balys.
F1041.21.3.1. F1041.21.3.1. Refusal to speak because of grief. India: *Thompson-Balys.
F1041.21.4. F1041.21.4. Man cries at hearing of friend’s death. Þiðriks saga II 358.
F1041.21.5. F1041.21.5. Man senseless from grief at hearing of father‘s death; one doesn’t feel that he cuts himself with his knife, the other presses dice so that he bleeds. Icelandic: Boberg.
F1041.21.6. F1041.21.6. Tearing hair and clothes from excessive grief. India: *Thompson-Balys.
F1041.21.6.1. F1041.21.6.1. Wounding self because of excessive grief. India: Thompson-Balys.
F1041.21.6.2. F1041.21.6.2. Bird in great grief tears out feathers. India: Thompson-Balys.
F1041.21.7. F1041.21.7. Swooning from grief. Icelandic: *Boberg; India: Thompson-Balys.
F1041.22. F1041.22. Deaf and dumb people speak. *Loomis White Magic 53.
F1041.23. F1041.23. Shame causes smoke to rise from saint’s head and sweat to stream from his brow. Irish myth: Cross.
F1041.24. F1041.24. Slap turns man‘s face completely around. India: Thompson-Balys.
F1044. F1044. Man suddenly acquires long gray beard on scaffold at execution. Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 656.
F1045. F1045. Night spent in tree. Hero goes into tree to spend the night. *Type 327A, 613; Icelandic: *Boberg; German: Grimm No. 163; India: Thompson-Balys.
F1047. F1047. Anchor floats on water. Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. ”ancre.“
F1047.1. F1047.1. Non-buoyant flasks float. Irish myth: Cross.
F1051. F1051. Prodigious weeping. Usually by saint. Toldo II 96; India: Thompson-Balys; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 633; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 87, 260f.; Africa (Upoto): Einstein 127.
F1051.1. F1051.1. Barrel filled miraculously with penitent’s tears. Ward II 664; Herbert III *341, 475; Italian Novella: Rotunda.
F1051.2. F1051.2. Miraculously loud noise of mourning for hero. Irish myth: Cross.
F1054. F1054. Bones temporarily removed from body by tree climbers to avoid breaking them. Africa (Congo): Weeks Jungle 126ff.
F1055. F1055. Books in church read without man‘s tongue. English: Child III 244.
F1057. F1057. Hero (giant) wades across sea. Irish myth: *Cross; Welsh: MacCulloch Celtic 101.
F1061. F1061. Flame as miraculous index. Icelandic: Boberg.
F1061.1. F1061.1. Flame indicates presence of beautiful woman. (Cf. F1041.8.1. and cross references.) Malay, Indonesian: Dixon 222 n. 26.
F1061.2. F1061.2. Color of flame indicates what is burning. Blue for furniture, white for money, red for person. Indonesian: Dixon 226.
F1061.3. F1061.3. Burning pit will close only if armed rider will plunge into it. Italian Novella: Rotunda.
F1061.4. F1061.4. Flame indicates place where innocent person was murdered. Icelandic: Boberg.
F1063. F1063. Departing house. Hero in departing takes his house with him. N. A. Indian: Kroeber JAFL XXI 224.
F1065. F1065. Man fishes up two blind women from a well. Malone PMLA XLIII 405, 416.
F1066. F1066. Arrow shot to heaven returns bloody. Hdwb. d. Märch. I 102a; Spanish Exempla: Keller.
F1066.1. F1066.1. Knife plunged into earth comes out bloody. Spanish Exempla: Keller.
F1068. F1068. Realistic dream. Irish: O’Suilleabhain 107, Beal XXI 334; Icelandic: Boberg; Jewish: *Neuman.
F1068.1. F1068.1. Tokens from a dream. Man brings objects received during dream. Krappe Balor 122ff.; Icelandic: *Boberg.
F1068.2. F1068.2. Wound received in dream. Still there when person wakes. *Kittredge Witchcraft 222f., 534 nn. 90 – 97; Alphabet No. 299; Icelandic: Boberg; England: Baughman.
F1068.2.1. F1068.2.1. Man is maltreated in dream so that he feels it next day. Icelandic: *Boberg.
F1068.2.2. F1068.2.2. Fight in dream with real result. Icelandic: Boberg.
F1071. F1071. Prodigious jump. To fourth story (or the like). Type 530; Cosquin Contes indiens 333ff.; Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg; India: *Thompson-Balys; Philippine (Tinguian): Cole 103; Marquesas: Handy 114; Tuamotu: Stimson MS (z-G. 13/499).
F1071.1. F1071.1. Crossing a river with help of a fig tree whose branches touch the opposite bank. India: Thompson-Balys.
F1071.2. F1071.2. Jumping over a ditch which is really an ocean. India: Thompson-Balys.
F1071.2.1. F1071.2.1. Man clears river of enormous width in one leap. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 102.
F1072. F1072. Two children of different sex, not related, have such close resemblance that even parents cannot tell them apart. Italian Novella: Rotunda.
F1073. F1073. Marathon marriage. Woman who has been widowed twenty-two times marries a man who has been a widower twenty times. Italian Novella: *Rotunda.
F1075. F1075. Blood of brother and sister (and smoke from their funeral pyres) refuses to mingle. India: Thompson-Balys.
F1076. F1076. Tightening belt to counteract hunger: when loosened person falls dead. India: Thompson-Balys.
F1078. F1078. Detonation from spark struck for fire hurls ships out to sea. Irish myth: Cross.
F1081. F1081. Tub of water dropped neither breaks nor spills. Irish myth: *Cross.
F1082. F1082. Person changes color. Irish myth: Cross.
F1082.1. F1082.1. Person has red and black countenance after being burned. Irish myth: Cross.
F1083. F1083. Object rises into the air. Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: Neuman.
F1083.0.1. F1083.0.1. Object floats in air. Loomis White Magic 47f.
F1083.0.1.1. F1083.0.1.1. Altar floats in air. Irish myth: Cross.
F1083.0.1.2. F1083.0.1.2. Ark suspended in air. Jewish: Neuman.
F1083.0.1.3. F1083.0.1.3. Jerusalem suspended in air. Jewish: Neuman.
F1083.1. F1083.1. Stone cross rises into air. Irish myth: *Cross.
F1083.2. F1083.2. Man and his camels rise into air. Jewish: Neuman.
F1084. F1084. Furious battle. Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: Neuman.
F1084.0.1. F1084.0.1. Inlay melts from sword with heat of striking. Irish myth: Cross.
F1084.0.2. F1084.0.2. Weapons confined by flying nets of hair in furious battle. Irish myth: Cross.
F1084.0.3. F1084.0.3. Continuous fighting. No rest or food. Irish myth: *Cross.
F1084.0.4. F1084.0.4. Marks of furious battle left in rock. Irish myth: Cross.
F1084.1. F1084.1. Deep streams of blood flow during battle. Irish myth: Cross.
F1084.2. F1084.2. Warriors use teeth after they exhaust weapons. Irish myth: Cross.
F1084.3. F1084.3. Soldiers fight so closely river is forced from bed. Irish myth: Cross.
F1085. F1085. Eye bursts forth from overstrain of voice. Irish myth: *Cross.
F1086. F1086. Saint preaches for three days and three nights. Irish myth: Cross.
F1087. F1087. Hero‘s marvelous sword falls and cuts off hand of enemy. (Cf. F833, N331.) Irish myth: *Cross.
F1088. F1088. Extraordinary escapes. Irish myth: *Cross.
F1088.1. F1088.1. Hero (heroine) spared for his (her) beauty. Irish myth: *Cross.
F1088.2. F1088.2. Hero unharmed by serpent which coils around his waist. Irish myth: *Cross.
F1088.3. F1088.3. Extraordinary escape from drowning. Icelandic: Snorra Edda Gylf. XLI, Boberg; Danish: Schmidt DF XXXIX 44ff.; Maori: Clark 29.
F1088.3.1. F1088.3.1. Clerics and property cast safely on shore when enemies attempt their drowning. Irish myth: Cross.
F1088.3.2. F1088.3.2. Fisherman dragged through sea by seal escapes. Irish myth: Cross.
F1088.4. F1088.4. Animal escapes by slipping out of skin. Irish myth: *Cross.
F1091. F1091. Food does not spoil saint’s clothing. Irish myth: Cross.
F1092. F1092. Vessel of poisoned ale inverted; only poison flows out. Irish myth: *Cross.
F1093. F1093. Stake miraculously bent during night. Irish myth: Cross.
F1094. F1094. Milk has taste of wine and honey. Irish myth: Cross.
F1095. F1095. Arm grows longer from giving alms. Irish myth: Cross.
F1096. F1096. Person lives on after being cut through by sword. Irish myth: Cross.
F1096.1. F1096.1. Person lives on after having heart cut free. Heart moves about within his chest. Irish myth: Cross.
F1096.2. F1096.2. Person lives on with intestines exposed. Irish myth: Cross; Icelandic: Boberg.
F1096.3. F1096.3. Severed head bites earth. Icelandic: Boberg.
F1097. F1097. Armies miraculously separated (kept from coming to battle, etc.). Irish myth: *Cross.
F1097.1. F1097.1. Angel forbids armies to approach each other. Irish myth: Cross.
F1098. F1098. Object miraculously mended. Irish myth: *Cross.
F1098.0.1. F1098.0.1. Object miraculously broken. Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: Boberg.
F1099. F1099. Additional marvels.
F1099.1. F1099.1. Entire household dies on same night. Irish myth: *Cross.
F1099.2. F1099.2. Roads miraculously appear on Hallowe‘en. (Cf. F900.1.) Irish myth: Cross.
F1099.2.1. F1099.2.1. Roads miraculously appear on day of hero’s birth. Irish myth: *Cross.
F1099.3. F1099.3. Words heard though only thought and not uttered. Jewish: Neuman.
F1099.4. F1099.4. Corn takes root in man’s hair. Irish myth: Cross.
F1099.4.1. F1099.4.1. Blades of corn grow through hair of saint as reward for guarding cornkiln. Irish myth: Cross.
F1099.5. F1099.5. Burning bodies vomit. Irish myth: Cross.
F1099.6. F1099.6. Extraordinary plowing. India: Thompson-Balys.
F1099.6.1. F1099.6.1. Extraordinary plowing by teeth. India: Thompson-Balys.
F1099.7. F1099.7. Pious die on their birthday. Jewish: *Neuman.
F1099.8. F1099.8. Man meets his future descendants and is instructed by them. Jewish: Neuman.
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