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fisherman catches beautiful fish at sea
from schooner, 52, 53.

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prevents sacrifice of son by selling
fish and schooner to king's son, but
is himself impoverished, 54.

sacrifice of son of, demanded by siren,
52.

son of, prevented by mother 53.
sells fish to king, 53.

son of, meets lion, eagle, and cater-
pillar quarrelling over carcass of old
horse, 54.

rewarded by animals with
magic gifts, 55, 56.

thirsty, drinks at river, whence
siren appears and swallows him, but
allows last word with princess, 58.

helped by eagle, flies to prin-
cess, and with her to king, who gives
them his kingdom and crown, 58.

transformed into an eagle and
caterpillar, reaches princess, 56.

transforms himself into a man,
and learns that princess is promised
to whomsoever shall deliver city, 56.
transforms himself agian, de-
livers the city, and marries the prin-
cess, 57.

fishes, king of, 78.

flag as signal, 111, 112.

flesh, human, cooked, 430, 431, 433,
434.

flight, magic, by placing jewels on table,
8, 23.

-on crow's back to crystal mountain,
33.

- on eagle's back, comparative notes,
465.

flood, story of, 442-443.

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comparative notes, 443.

flour-mill possessed of seven devils, 88.
flower-beds dried up, 96.

foal becomes a beautiful princess, 102.
becomes a faithful servant, 102.
Fog-Man, comparative notes, 466.
food and drink produced by magic, 9, 28,
29, 33, 34, 36, 64, 72.

apportioned to each animal, com-
parative notes, 481.

given to animals, breaks the spell, 93.
see Provisions.

food-supply inexhaustible, 498.
fools, three, 192.

foot of animal, left, when spurred by
rider, causes food and drink to appear,
64.

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of cat, right front, cut off with sword,
196.

forbidden chamber, 95.

forgetfulness caused by being embraced,
41.

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of children sent with father's dinner,
92.

of promise, 46.

formula for use with magic napkin,
148, 149, 156.

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- asks help of red-bird to find rabbit,
178.

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- bargains with rabbit, and gets only
the vine of the potato, 175.

- breaks up fire-stone and distributes
fragment to each tribe, 443.

carries off two little pigs, 186.

cheated by rabbit and held up to
scorn, 173, 178, 179.

cooks rabbit by pouring boiling water
over chest in which he is locked, 175,
176.

digging grave for woman, 184.

ends the race on lion's back, 209.

fixes a tar bucket in which to catch
rabbit, 171.

food assigned to, 481.

from fear, runs all night long, 176.
gets the best of the bear, 217.

in the well asks help of billy-goat,
214.

fox, jumping down chimney, jumps into
pot of boiling water, 186.

making trouble, gets into trouble,
216.

- on back of goat gets to top of well,
but refuses in his turn to help goat, 214.
-on promise of pay, takes rabbit across
river in his ear, 178.

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out-tricked by rabbit, 225.

picks up rabbit, apparently dead,
and places him beside his fish, 173.
rabbit, and bear live together, 192.
threatens to kill rabbit, but waits to
hear rabbit pray, 171.
trapped by little pig, 186.

warns rabbit of danger, 175, 176.

with rabbit on his back appears as a
menial, 173.

friends agree to sell their mothers, 228.
frog and rabbit quarrel over 'possum, 178.
and rat go in search of ring, 106.

- at midnight takes an observation of
the stars, III.

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- blocks the path of terpin, 178.
decides the number of months to a
year, 493.

falls to the ground and bursts, 199.
hide of, stuffed with wheat-bran, 183.

- let down in water, searches, finds
nothing, and is drowned, 112.

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swells with pride, 199.

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the brothers, and Big-Man, 445, 446.
condemn Little-John to death, 95.
fountain of, 58, 60.

guard princess of golden hair, 66.
princess abducted from castle of, 60.
sleeping, Little-John escapes, 95.

three, guarding princesses, killed by
Little-John, 81.

gift of princess in marriage price for
king's life, 250.

gifts, magic, given to fisherman's son
by eagle, lion, and caterpillar, 55, 56.
of old woman, 45.
three, 210, 211.

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God, angered, sends death into the
world, 476.

- comes for Moses, 227.

punishes those opposing his will, 258.
· punishes rabbit for deception, 477.
questioned as to death, 476.

seeing rabbit so clever, refuses to
give him more power, 476.

- sends rabbit back to his place, 476.
to bring him the canine teeth

of an alligator, 475.

to bring him a rattlesnake, 476.
to bring one of the tusks of the
elephant, 475.

to live in the brush and weeds,
and deprives him of speech, 477.
"God's above the Devil," 180.

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queen's, 119.

haslet, and tongue of dog substituted
for those of prince, 60, 62.

of bird, riches secured by eating, 99.
heat so great as to cause water to boil,
comparative notes, 440.

hen punishes children who forgot her, 92.
that lays golden egg, 213.
hick'ry-nut, colored man and white man
hunting for, 177.

hog, each bristle of, brings a dollar, 484.
hogs, hides of royal, bring five dollars a
hundred pounds, 484.

live inside pumpkin, 191.

hole in ground, in which Wolverene puts
his wives, 470.

in ice-wall enlarged by animals suc-
cessively larger passing through, 455.
in sky, comparative notes, 455.

- without bottom, 94.

holes made in ice to weaken it, 451.
homesick girl married to beast, 30.

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"I never saw a dead man turn over
before," 179.

ice melted by wonderful unguent, 151.
ice-chisel of Wolverene, 469.

ice-wall bars passage by way of sky,
455.

identity, proofs of, 18.

immortality. See Death, origin of.

"In an' out I go," said the witch, 188.
indelible paint for marking culprit, 129.
Indian, a would-be ravisher of the Rain-
Maidens, pursued, 258.
insects in council, 497.

island sighted on which is found old man
with magic locket, 71.

where king's sheep are guarded by old
woman, 59.

"It's bad to talk too much," 177.
Jack as newsboy, 213.

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asks for something to eat, 212.

beats the oak-tree, 210, 211.

climbs bear-pole to see what is at top
of hill, 212.

- gives tablecloth to his mother to repay
her for loss of barley, 211.
hides in chest, 212.

in closet, 213.

in salt-cellar, 213.

lazy, gets whipped, 210, 211.

restores what the giant stole, 213.

stops the club from beating, and is

given back his three gifts, 212.

visits the giant's castle, 212, 213.

Jauw and Kwakoe share their treasure
with everybody, 248.

relates his dream, 246, 247.

Jesus Christ and the Devil dividin' the
dead, 177.

jewels, magic, transport wife of prince
great distance, 8, 23.

jingle of the witch-skins, 187.

of the woman to the fox, 184.
kettle, large, given to prince to empty
lake, 38, 39.

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magic, which cannot be emptied,
comparative notes, 436.

of boiling tin and lead, 69.

young man put into, to boil, 436.

key, 36.

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- asks pardon of son-in-law, 107, 113.
asks three sons to search for water of
youth at fountain of giants, 58.

banishes Little-John and the princess,
neither of whom he wishes to see again,
155.

- baptizes boy and names him Little-
John, 47.

buys fish for large sum, 53.

by the name of John Cook, 114.

confronted by countryman, receives
proof of wife's dishonor, 118.
coughs and lets ring fall, 106.

country and castle of, five hundred
fathoms under water, 55, 56.

each son of, on leaving home, asks a
gift from his father, 82.

fascinated by the riches of a distant
country, resolves to seek his fortune
there, 116.

forced to marry sorceress, 77.

hires Buttocks, and sets him to dig
trench and well, 87, 88.

hoodwinked by friend, comparative
notes, 485.

ignorant of a fine castle near his own,
determines to know who has permitted
it, 155.

imitates Poltci'tc without success, 484.
in possession of ring, bags the boy and
sends him to be devoured by rats, 105.
- missing riches, consults sorceress,
126-129.

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orders servants to kill his wife and
bring back her tongue and heart, 118.
- outwitted by thief, makes him his son-
in-law, and gives him his crown, 130.
pays substitute to receive blow on
buttocks, 91.

- perishes in a kettle of boiling tin and
lead, 69, 70.

- place of, at head of army, taken by
his unconquerable servant, 90.
promises daughter in marriage to
whomsoever delivers him, 56.

sends Little-John to rescue princess,
48.

sets various tasks to get rid of servant,
87-91.

son of, demands the banishment of
his brothers-in-law, 99.

monster by day, beautiful

prince at night, 15.

ter, 99.

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