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Stith Thompson Motif Index
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Stith Thompson's Motif-Index of Folk-Literature classifies recurring narrative elements in folktales, myths, legends, ballads and related traditional narratives. Each entry below gives Thompson's motif reference and the description recorded in the index.
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Mythological Motifs
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Animal Motifs
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Motifs of Tabu
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Magic
E
The Dead
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Marvels
G
Ogres
H
Tests
J
The Wise and the Foolish
K
Deceptions
L
Reversals of Fortune
M
Ordaining the Future
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Chance and Fate
P
Society
Q
Rewards and Punishments
R
Captives and Fugitives
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Unnatural Cruelty
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Sex
U
The Nature of Life
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Religion
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Traits of Character
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Humor
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Miscellaneous Groups of Motifs
| Thompson reference | Description ▲ |
|---|---|
| J156.2 | Wisdom from fool: absurdity of tight-rope walker's performance. Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 40. |
| J156.4 | Wisdom from fool: heaven refused. Fool says he does not want to go to heaven for he wants to stay with his master, who everyone says is going to hell. Master repents. Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 46. |
| J156.1 | Wisdom from fool: make peace before rather than after the war. Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 39. |
| J156.3 | Wisdom from fool: the present returned. Nobleman gives fool a present; he is to give it to no one who is not a greater fool. Master is dying; doctor tells fool that master is going to take long journey. Since master is making no preparation, fool gives him the present. Master thus brought to repentance. Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 45. |
| J156 | Wisdom from fools. Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 610; Irish myth: Cross. |
| B163.1 | Wisdom from fox. Jewish: Neuman. |
| J151.3 | Wisdom from god as old (one-eyed) man. Icelandic: Olrik Sakses Oldhistorie I (1892) 30, *Boberg. |
| J164 | Wisdom from God. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| J155.8 | Wisdom from harlot to a king. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| J153 | Wisdom from holy man. Spanish Exempla: Keller; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| J179.3 | Wisdom from neighbors. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| J151.4 | Wisdom from old man: always say, "if it pleases God." Spanish: Childers. |
| J151 | Wisdom from old person. Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| B163 | Wisdom from other animal. |
| J152.5 | Wisdom from philosopher: give separate greetings to infants, youths, and old people. Spanish: Childers. |
| J152.6 | Wisdom from philosopher: worldly honor like shadow. If one goes toward it, it flees; if one turns his back on it, it follows and at times catches up with one. Spanish: Childers. |
| J178 | Wisdom from robbers (thugs) who disguise selves and show cruel princess how she should treat her husband. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B161 | Wisdom from serpent. *Cox 496 n. 32; Fb "hugormekonge" IV 225a; *Scott Thumb 173.—Irish myth: Cross.—Armenian: Ananikian 74; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| J192.3 | Wisdom from the Greeks. Jewish: Neuman. |
| J192.4 | Wisdom from the Hebrews. Jewish: Neuman. |
| J175 | Wisdom from young man. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| J120 | Wisdom learned from children. *Chauvin VIII 62 No. 27; Penzer I 186. |
| J137 | Wisdom learned from example of insects. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| J179.2 | Wisdom learned in underground kingdom: the passions of a human being could not be satisfied on earth. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| J186 | Wisdom lost by accepting bribes and gifts. Jewish: Neuman. |
| J580 | Wisdom of caution. |
| J123 | Wisdom of child decides lawsuit. King in disguise sees child's game which represents the case. *Wesselski "Der Knabenkönig und das kluge Mädchen" (Sudetendeutsche Zs. f. Vksk. [1930] Beiheft 1) passim; *Chauvin V 86 No. 26 n. 1; DeVries FFC LXXIII 323ff.; Scala Celi No. 895; Japanese: Ikeda. |
| J811 | Wisdom of concessions to power. |
| J572 | Wisdom of deliberation in fight. West Indies: Flowers 476. |
| J570 | Wisdom of deliberation. |
| J151.1 | Wisdom of hidden old man saves kingdom. In famine all old men are ordered killed. One man hides his father. When all goes wrong in the hands of the young rulers, the old man comes forth, performs assigned tasks, and aids with his wisdom. Type 981*; *Anderson FFC XLII 182 n. 1; *DeVries FFC LXXIII 220ff.; *Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 446, cf. No. 538; Fb "gammel" IV 174a; Scala Celi No. 281; *Paudler FFC CXXI.—Irish myth: *Cross; Lithuanian: Balys Index No. *995; Russian: Andrejev No. 981*; Estonian: Aarne FFC XXV No. 995*; Rumanian: Schullerus FFC LXXVIII No. 910F*; Spanish Exempla: Keller; Italian Novella: Rotunda; Jewish: *Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 115ff. No. 71. |
| Z128 | Wisdom personified. Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys; Africa (Wakweli): Bender 99f. |
| J163 | Wisdom purchased. |
| J88 | Wisdom taught by parable: cloud which gives rain to thirsting crops or drops it in ocean. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| J173 | Wisdom taught by suicidal example. Man is ordered by Senate to make tyrant stop bloodshed. He kills himself and family to satiate tyrant of blood. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| J185 | Wisdom wins contest of wisdom and wealth. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B160 | Wisdom-giving animals. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| J2073.1.1 | Wise and foolish wish: help in whatever one is doing. One gets help in work, other in striking his wife (etc.). *Jamaica: Beckwith MAFLS XVII 262 No. 65. |
| J2073.1 | Wise and foolish wish: keep doing all day what you begin. One begins pulling linen out of a box; other in anger begins throwing water on the pig and must do so all day. *Type 750A; *Fb "[ö]nske" III 1179a; *BP II 214; *Dh II 140ff. |
| B120 | Wise animals. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H601 | Wise carving of the fowl. Clever person divides it symbolically: head to head of house, neck to wife, wings to daughters, legs to sons; keeps rest for himself. *Type 875; *BP II 360 n. 1; *Taylor JAFL XXXI 555; Köhler-Bolte II 645ff.; Scala Celi 37a No. 205; Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 58.—Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 1580*; Russian: Andrejev No. 1580*; Livonian: Loorits FFC LXVI No. 1533*; Italian Novella: *Rotunda; Jewish: *Neuman; Filipino: Fansler MAFLS XII 63, 253, 351. |
| H601.1 | Wise division of the goat (similar). India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B122.0.5 | Wise eagle (in Yggdrasil). Icel.: MacCulloch Eddic 332. |
| A878.3.4 | Wise eagle in the earth-tree. Holmberg Baum 67ff.—Icel.: MacCulloch Eddic 332ff., Boberg. |
| J613 | Wise fear of the weak for the strong. |
| B124 | Wise fish. (Cf. B175.) |
| N812.1 | Wise giant as foster father of hero. Icelandic: Olrik Sakses Oldhistorie I (1892) 40ff., *Boberg. |
| B122.0.2 | Wise golden peacock. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| V351.1 | Wise heretic is vanquished in debate with a Christian. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| B122.0.1 | Wise magpie. Calif. Indian: Gayton and Newman 57. |
| J911 | Wise man acknowledges his ignorance. |
| F645.1 | Wise man answers all questions. Africa (Hausa): Equilbecq II 171ff. |
| H501.2 | Wise man answers questions of many with single speech. Irish myth: Cross. |
| J611 | Wise man before entering a quarrel considers how it will end. Wesselski Bebel II 110 No. 35; *Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 765. |
| J612 | Wise man considers whom he is attacking. |
| J622.1 | Wise man destroys serpent's eggs. *Fb "hugorm"; Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| K1818.3.1 | Wise man disguised as buffoon. Irish myth: Cross. |
| K3.4 | Wise man disguised as monk beats learned heretic in debate. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| J912 | Wise man humble in death. |
| J342.2 | Wise man refuses income of half a kingdom since expenses will outweigh gain. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| K1994 | Wise man sent by king to rival to give him interested advice. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| J2051 | Wise man short-sightedly scorned for his advice. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| J711.4 | Wise man stores grain against coming famine. Jewish: *Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| K1816.9.1 | Wise men disguise as peasants. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| J191 | Wise men. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| B122.5 | Wise mother eagle distinguishes between stupid and intelligent eaglets. Irish myth: Cross. |
| J192 | Wise nations. Jewish: Neuman. |
| B122.0.3 | Wise owl. India: Thompson-Balys; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 1038. |
| B123 | Wise reptile. |
| B123.1 | Wise serpent. (cf. B161—165, B176.)—*Scott Thumb 173.—Hebrew: Genesis 3:1; Jewish: Neuman; Arabian: Burton III 145, V 305, 328, 390; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| N828 | Wise woman as helper. Italian: Basile Pentamerone V No. 3. |
| J154 | Wise words of dying father. Counsel proved wise by experience. |
| J155.6 | Wise words of dying woman (queen). (Cf. J154.) Icelandic: Völsunga saga ch. 33 (31); Þiðriks saga II 254—56, Boberg. |
| J154.0.1 | Wise words of father. Irish myth: Cross. |
| C26 | Wish for animal husband realized. Girl says she will marry a certain animal. Latter appears and carries her off. (Cf. C15.)—*Type 552.—Norwegian: Christiansen Norske Eventyr 80.—N. A. Indian: Thompson Tales 341 n. 231. |
| N201 | Wish for exalted husband realized. Girls make wish that they may marry king (prince, etc.). It so happens. *Type 707; *BP II 380ff., 393; Italian Novella: Rotunda; India: Thompson-Balys; N. A. Indian: Thompson CColl II 388. |
| C15.1.1 | Wish for star wife realized. S. Am. Indian (Toba): Métraux MAFLS XL 40, 43, (Sherente): Lowie BBAE CXLIII (1) 516. |
| C15.1 | Wish for star-husband realized. *Thompson The Star-Husband Tale (Studia Septentrionalia IV [1953] 93ff.); N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 330 n. 193. |
| C15 | Wish for supernatural husband (wife) realized. (Cf. C26.)—English: Child I 6ff. No. 2. |
| C15.2 | Wish for tree as husband realized. Tree comes to life.—Yuracare: Alexander Lat. Am. 314. |
| T11.6 | Wish for wife red as blood, white as snow, black as raven. Italian: Basile Pentamerone IV No. 9, V No. 9. |
| N202.1 | Wish realized that all women should fall in love with man at sight. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 724. |
| N202 | Wishes for good fortune realized. Jewish: *Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 87, 420, II 824. |
| D1761.0.1 | Wishes granted without limit. *Types 555, 592, 652, 675; BP I 138, II 121ff., *124, 490. |
| D1761.1.1 | Wishing by shooting star. BP III 234 n. 1. |
| D1761.1 | Wishing by stars. |
| F162.3.2 | Wishing-tree in otherworld. Penzer I 8 n., 144. |
| H507.4 | Wit combat among three sisters for additional dowry. Replies to husbands when their premarital pregnancy is noticed. Nouvelles Recreations No. 5. |
| H507 | Wit combat. Test in repartee. Type 1093; Irish myth: Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg; Finnish: Kalevala rune 3; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| J835 | Wit interprets unfavorable decision of court as doing him great honor. Nouvelles Récréations No. 37. |
| T611.3 | Witch (fairy) suckles child. Hoffman-Krayer Zs. f. Vksk. XXV 121 n. 4; Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 3297, Legends No. 528. |
| G263.0.1 | Witch (female demon) has persons she has enchanted as servants. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| G219.2 | Witch (troll-woman) with beard. Fb "mus" II 631b. |
| D1817.0.1.1 | Witch (wizard) reveals name of thief. England, U.S.: *Baughman. |
| G265 | Witch abuses property. |
| G262.3.2 | Witch as cat causes death. England, U.S.: *Baughman. |
| G211.2.7.1 | Witch as hare allows self to be coursed by dogs for pay or for sport. England, Ireland, Scotland, U.S., Wales: *Baughman. |
| G211.2.9 | Witch as hedgehog. England: *Baughman. |
| G284 | Witch as helper. Fb "heks" I 582; Icelandic: *Boberg; Spanish: Espinosa Jr. No. 76, 136, 140, 141, 178; Hindu: Tawney II 608; West Indies: Flowers 447. |
| G211.1.1.2 | Witch as horse shod with horseshoes. Köhler-Bolte I 220, 586; *Fb "Troms kirke" III 858b; Tobler 44; England, Scotland, U.S.: Baughman; Swiss: Jegerlehner Oberwallis 322 No. 91. |
| G275.10 | Witch as participater in battle. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| G211.2.8 | Witch as raccoon. U.S.: Baughman. |
| G269.2 | Witch asks for snuff so that she may seize man. He offers it to her on point of spear and escapes. Scotch: Macdougall and Calder 229, 243, 245, 261. |
| H935 | Witch assigns tasks. Type 480, *Roberts; BP I 207; Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 1137A*. |
| G245 | Witch bathes. Hoffmann-Krayer Zs. f. Vksk. XXV 120 n. 3. |
| G269.1 | Witch begs man to scratch her back: kills him. (Cf. G262.) Fb "kjælling" II 146b. |
| G275.7.1 | Witch beheaded. French Canadian: Sister Marie Ursule. |
| G265.8.5 | Witch bewitches buildings. U.S.: *Baughman. |
| G265.8.2 | Witch bewitches clothing. U.S.: Baughman. |
| G265.8.4.2 | Witch bewitches goose eggs so that they do not hatch. U.S.: Baughman. |
| G265.8.3.1 | Witch bewitches gun. |
| G265.8.1 | Witch bewitches household articles. (Cf. D2083.3, D2083.4., D2084.1, D2084.2.) England, U.S.: *Baughman. |
| G265.8.3 | Witch bewitches implements and machinery. England, U.S.: *Baughman. |
| G265.8 | Witch bewitches objects. (Cf. D2072, D2081, D2087.1, D2071.0.2.) |
| G265.8.3.2 | Witch bewitches wagon. England, U.S.: *Baughman. |
| G224.11.2 | Witch bone from cat. U.S.: Baughman. |
| G224.11.1 | Witch bone from toad. England: *Baughman. |
| G275.7 | Witch bound and beaten. Irish myth: Cross. |
| G269.12.1 | Witch breaks bridegroom's leg when slighted by bride. England: Baughman. |
| G275.5.1 | Witch bribed to divulge her secret powers. Africa (Kordofan): Frobenius Atlantis IV 101ff. No. 11. |
| G275.3.1 | Witch burned by burning bewitched animal. *Kittredge Witchcraft 95ff., 426ff. nn. 155—172. |
| G273.5.1 | Witch burned by furrows drawn round her home. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| G275.3 | Witch burned. *Fb "ild" II 12b, "brænde" IV 69a; Irish myth: Cross; Icelandic: Boberg; Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 3664; Spanish: Espinosa Jr. No. 161; India: Thompson-Balys; Japanese: Ikeda. |
| D2161.3.3.1 | Witch burns her child's legs for wood, then covers child with sheet and child is whole. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| G299.1 | Witch calls up spirits of dead, causes them to walk on water. (Cf. E380.) U.S.: Baughman. |
| G275.3.0.1 | Witch can be destroyed only by burning her to death. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| G229.4.1 | Witch can be killed only by certain lance. Irish myth: Cross. |
| G229.4.2 | Witch can catch bullets and send them back. (Cf. G265.8.3.1.2.) Lithuanian: Balys Historical. |
| G221.4 | Witch cannot be hurt if she looks attacker in the face. Eskimo (Greenland): Rink 372. |
| G254.1 | Witch cannot rise if ring lies under her chair. *Fb "ring." |
| G275.1 | Witch carried off by devil. *Kittredge Witchcraft 43, *397f. nn. 164—167; England, Wales: Baughman. |
| G275.1.1 | Witch carried off by devil's crew. Irish myth: Cross. |
| G229.2 | Witch carries her children in her own body. Jamaica: *Beckwith MAFLS XVII 269 No. 82. |
| G265.6 | Witch causes animals to behave unnaturally. |
| G265.6.2 | Witch causes cattle to behave unnaturally. U.S.: Baughman. |
| G265.6.2.1 | Witch causes cattle to run about wildly. England, U.S.: *Baughman. |
| D2083.2.2 | Witch causes cow to give curdled milk. U.S.: Baughman. |
| G265.4.1 | Witch causes death of animals. England, Scotland, Wales, U.S.: *Baughman. |
| G269.11 | Witch causes deformity. (Cf. G263.4.3.) |
| G265.6.4 | Witch causes dog to behave unnaturally. U.S.: Baughman. |
| G265.6.4.1 | Witch causes dog to dance on hind legs. U.S.: Baughman. |
| G263.4.2 | Witch causes fits. England, U.S.: *Baughman. |
| G269.16 | Witch causes gun to explode, injuring person. England: Baughman. |
| G265.8.4.1 | Witch causes hangman's rope to dance so that it cannot be tied to hang her. U.S.: Baughman. |
| G269.5 | Witch causes haunted houses. Kittredge Witchcraft 214, 521, 523, nn. 1—6, 18. |
| G265.6.3 | Witch causes horse to behave unnaturally. England, U.S.: *Baughman. |
| G265.4.2 | Witch causes illness of animals. (Cf. D2066) England, Scotland, U.S., Canada: *Baughman. |
| G263.7 | Witch causes insanity. England, Scotland, U.S.: *Baughman. |
| G269.23 | Witch causes lovers on stile to think they are surrounded by water. England: Baughman. |
| G269.21.3 | Witch causes man to strip naked and imitate a jockey riding himself. England: Baughman. |
| D2171.8 | Witch causes milk to stay in overturned pail. U.S.: Baughman. |
| G263.3 | Witch causes other transformation. |
| G269.14 | Witch causes person to be burned. England: Baughman. |
| G269.11.1 | Witch causes person to become hunchbacked. England: Baughman. |
| G269.12 | Witch causes person to break limbs. England: Baughman. |
| G269.21.1 | Witch causes person to break wind in presence of others. U.S.: *Baughman. |
| G269.13 | Witch causes person to fall from height. Scotland, U.S.: *Baughman. |
| G269.21.2 | Witch causes person to mew like cat and neigh like horse. England: Baughman. |
| G269.25 | Witch causes person to spin around on bedpost. U.S.: Baughman. |
| G269.11.2 | Witch causes person's arm to wither. U.S.: Baughman. |
| G265.6.1 | Witch causes pigs to behave unnaturally. U.S.: Baughman. |
| G265.6.1.1 | Witch causes pigs to dance. England: Baughman. |
| G263.4 | Witch causes sickness. (Cf. D2064.) Icelandic: *Boberg; England, Scotland, Wales, U.S.: Baughman; N. A. Indian (Zuсi): Benedict 344. |
| G263.4.1 | Witch causes toothache. England: *Baughman. |
| D2171.4.3 | Witch causes towel to adhere to wall. U.S.: Baughman. |
| G272.15 | Witch controlled by means of magic spells. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| G265.7 | Witch controls actions of animals. (Cf. D2072.0.2, D2083.2.) England, Scotland, Ireland, U.S.: *Baughman. |
| G263.4.3 | Witch cripples or lames through illness. (Cf. G269.11.) England, U.S.: *Baughman. |
| G269.9 | Witch cuts steaks from hero's body. French Canadian: Sister Marie Ursule. |
| G203.1 | Witch daughter of fairy and man. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| G275 | Witch defeated. Irish myth: *Cross; Spanish: Espinosa Jr. No. 68. |
| D1855.1 | Witch delays person's death. Africa (Ekoi): Talbot 234. |
| G264.3.1 | Witch disguised becomes queen, devours king's horses nightly. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2143.1.9 | Witch draws rain or snow from clouds with wave of his hand. Scotland: Baughman. |
| G265.2 | Witch drowns foal. Scotch: Macdougall and Calder 251. |
| G231 | Witch dwells on cliff. Hoffmann-Krayer Zs. f. Vksk. XXV 119; Icelandic: Corpus Poeticum Boreale I 152, Boberg. |
| G232 | Witch dwells on glass mountain. *Fb "glasbjærg" I 459—460, "heks" I 582. |
| G262.2 | Witch eats person's entrails (heart). *Kittredge Witchcraft 225, 532 n. 113; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| G269.6 | Witch eats up visitor's bow. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| G249.3 | Witch enters and leaves house by chimney. (Cf. F275, G242.1.) U.S.: *Baughman. |
| G288 | Witch escapes from locked room. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| G269.7 | Witch estranges brothers. Eskimo (Greenland): Rink 111. |
| G291 | Witch executed for engaging in witchcraft. England, U.S.: *Baughman. |
| G271.1 | Witch exorcised by burning stick. Fb "kjæp" II 151a. |
| G271.2.2 | Witch exorcised by holy water. Irish myth: Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| G271.2 | Witch exorcised by use of religious ceremony, object, or charm. (Cf. D2176.3.2.) |
| G271 | Witch exorcised. |
| G215 | Witch extraordinary as to head. |
| G225.0.1 | Witch feeds animal familiar with her own blood. Kittredge Witchcraft 179 nn. 51—53; England: Baughman. |
| G242.2 | Witch flies as whirlwind. Fb "hvirvlevind" I 707b. |
| G242.1 | Witch flies through air on broomstick. Kittredge Witchcraft 243, 547 n. 33; Fb "lime" II 430, "limeskaft" II 430f.; England, Scotland, Wales, U.S.: Baughman; Icelandic: *Boberg; Finnish-Swedish: Wessman 81f. Nos. 675, 683; Finnish: Aarne FFC XXXIII 48 No. 106; Estonian: Aarne FFC XXV 138 No. 106; Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 3651; Spanish: Espinosa Jr. No. 156. |
| G242.3 | Witch flies through air on leaf. Irish myth: Cross. |
| G242 | Witch flies through air. Kittredge Witchcraft 29; *Penzer II 104, IX 57—59; England, Scotland, U.S.: Baughman; Icelandic: MacCulloch Eddic 300f.; Spanish: Espinosa Jr. Nos. 150—56. |
| D1531.5 | Witch flies with aid of magic cap or hood. Scotland, U.S.: *Baughman. |
| D1531.7 | Witch flies with aid of magic juice. (Cf. D981.0.1.) U.S.: Baughman. |
| D1531.6 | Witch flies with aid of magic stick. (Cf. D956.) England: Baughman. |
| D1531.8 | Witch flies with aid of word charm. (Cf. D1273.) England, Scotland, U.S.: *Baughman. |
| G249.6 | Witch followed by husband; dies when discovered. (Cf. G252.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| G275.5 | Witch forced to divulge her secret powers. Africa (Bondei): Woodward FL XXXVI 367ff. No. 12. |
| P272.1 | Witch foster mother. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| K547.13 | Witch frightened by seeing victim cleave boulder with one blow of sword. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| G224.7 | Witch gets power by licking brew made from a serpent. (Cf. B217.1.1.) Scotland: Baughman. |
| G281.1 | Witch gives away consecrated wafer after service. (Cf. H1292.4.1.) England: *Baughman. |
| G243.3.1 | Witch gives birth to toads and snakes after union with devil. U.S.: Baughman. |
| G269.3 | Witch harnesses man and leads him to dance. Swiss: Jegerlehner Oberwallis 315 No. 124. |
| G206 | Witch has (three) giant sons. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| G225.5 | Witch has an army of dragons, lions and bears. Icelandic: Þiðriks saga II 271—75, Boberg. |
| G221.3 | Witch has extraordinary bodily strength. (Cf. D1830, F610.) Irish myth: Cross; Icelandic: Boberg. |
| G219.3 | Witch has long nails. Irish myth: Cross. |
| G211.6 | Witch in amphibian form. |
| G262.3 | Witch in animal form kills. |
| G211 | Witch in animal form. Kittredge Witchcraft 174 nn. 1—3. |
| G212.3 | Witch in form of a scroll. England: Baughman. |
| G212.4 | Witch in form of a tree. England: Baughman. |
| G211.5 | Witch in form of an insect. |
| G212.5 | Witch in form of ball of fire. (Cf. F491, E742.2.) England: Baughman. |
| G211.2.10 | Witch in form of bat. England: Baughman. |
| G211.2.1 | Witch in form of bear. (Cf. D113.2.) Fb "heks" I 581a. |
| G211.5.2 | Witch in form of bee. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| G211.5.3 | Witch in form of beetle. U.S.: *Baughman. |
| G212.1 | Witch in form of blade of straw. Tobler 45; Wales: Baughman. |
| G252 | Witch in form of cat has hand cut off: recognized next morning by missing hand. Taylor MPh XVII (1919) 59 n. 8; Wales, U.S.: *Baughman; North Carolina: Brown Collection I 660; Icelandic: Boberg; Lithuanian: Balys Index Nos. 3657, 3684; Swiss: Jegerlehner Oberwallis 304 No. 25, 307 No. 31, 325 Nos. 7, 15; Spanish: Espinosa Jr. Nos. 170, 171; Japanese: Ikeda; West Indies: Flowers 444. |
| G211.1.7 | Witch in form of cat. (Cf. D142.) Fb "kat" II 107b, IV 255b; Tobler 42; Irish myth: Cross; England, Wales, U.S.: Baughman; North Carolina: Brown Collection I 659; Icelandic: *Boberg; Swiss: Jegerlehner Oberwallis 325 No. 15; German: Grimm No. 69; Spanish: Espinosa Jr. Nos. 167—172. |
| G212.2 | Witch in form of cookstove. U.S.: Baughman. |
| G211.1.3 | Witch in form of cow. England, U.S.: *Baughman. |
| G211.6.2 | Witch in form of crocodile. Africa: Stanley 100. |
| G211.4.1 | Witch in form of crow. (Cf. D151.4.) Fb "krage" II 285b; U.S.: Baughman; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| G211.2.4 | Witch in form of deer. England, Scotland, U.S.: *Baughman; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| G211.1.8 | Witch in form of dog. (Cf. D141.) *Fb "heks" I 581a; Tobler 41; Kittredge Witchcraft 176f. nn. 22—29; England: Baughman; Lithuanian: Balys Legends No. 438; Spanish: Espinosa Jr. No. 173; West Indies: Flowers 441; S. A. Indian (Arawak of Surinam): Jijena Sanchez 23. |
| G211.1 | Witch in form of domestic beast. |
| G211.3 | Witch in form of domestic bird. |
| G211.9.1 | Witch in form of dragon. (Cf. D119.2.). Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| G211.3.2 | Witch in form of duck. (Cf. D165.) *Fb "and" IV 12b. |
| G211.7 | Witch in form of fish. |
| G211.5.1 | Witch in form of fly. (Cf. D185.) Fb "flue" I 315. |
| G211.2.3 | Witch in form of fox. (Cf. D113.3.) Fb "heks" I 581a; U.S.: Baughman; Swiss: Jegerlehner Oberwallis 304 No. 25; Japanese: Anesaki 325f. |
| G211.1.5 | Witch in form of goat. (Cf. G262.3.1.) U.S.: Baughman. |
| G211.3.3 | Witch in form of goose (gosling). England: Baughman. |
| G211.2.7 | Witch in form of hare. (Cf. D123.) Fb "hare" I 556; Kittredge Witchcraft 179 nn. 45—49; Irish myth: Cross; England, Scotland, Wales, U.S.: Baughman. |
| G211.1.1.1 | Witch in form of headless horse. *Fb "föl" I 400. |
| G211.4.3 | Witch in form of heath hen. U.S.: Baughman. |
| G211.3.1 | Witch in form of hen. (Cf. D166.) *Fb "höne" I 750b; U.S.: Baughman. |
| G211.1.6 | Witch in form of hog. England, U.S., Wales: *Baughman. |
| G211.1.1 | Witch in form of horse. (Cf. D131.) Köhler-Bolte I 220, 586; *Fb "Troms kirke" III 858b; Tobler 45; England, Scotland, Wales, U.S.: Baughman; Icelandic: Corpus Poeticum Boreale I 153, Boberg; Hindu: Tawney I 342. |
| G211.2.5 | Witch in form of mouse. (Cf. D117.1.) Fb "heks" I 581a. |
| G211.1.2 | Witch in form of mule. U.S.: Baughman. |
| G211.9 | Witch in form of mythical animal. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| G212 | Witch in form of object. (Cf. D200.) |
| G211.4.4 | Witch in form of owl. U.S.: Baughman. |
| G211.4.2 | Witch in form of partridge. U.S.: Baughman. |
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