‘Smith, The Old,’ 250.

Snakes, li, 21–24, 36–40, 136, 137, 219, 220, 280, 290.
‘The Snake who became the King’s Son-in-law,’ 21.
Snake-leaves, 99, 111, 112, 208.

Solario, Antonio, lxviii.

‘Soldier, The Old,’ 250.
‘Tale of the Soldier,’ 278.

Somersault, turning a, prior to transformation, lxv, 16 n, 24, 40, 58, 59, 68, 106, 120, 127.

Sowa, Dr. Rudolph von, liv.

Stable, cleansing a, 255.

Stag half swallowed by serpent, 219.

Stake, head impaled on, 39, 284.

Stepfather, 205.

Stepmother, 35 n, 67–70, 289.

Sterility. See Childlessness.

‘Stolen Ox, The,’ 219.

Stone, turning into, xlviii, 6, 7, 8, 9, 117, 118.

Story-tellers, Gs. as professional, xlv, xlvi, xlix, lxxx.

Stream that consumes flesh, 86.

Strength, seat of, xlviii, 35, 119, 167.

Stripes, red, out of back, 124, 171 n.

‘Strong Hans,’ 79, 90, 246.

Sun-goddess, 285–8.

Sun-king, lxv, 135–7.

Swan-maidens, li, 189, 254, 255.

Swiftness, shoes of, 284.

Sword, magic, 63, 64, 92, 119, 120, 152–4, 160, 284–8.
Oath on sword, 38.

Symon Simeonis, xviii, xix.

Symplegades, 32, 35.

Tabu, G., lxxiii.

Tailor, hero turns, 87–90.

Talisman, 87–90, 210–219.

Tannhäuser episode, xlviii.

Tasks imposed, li, 22, 23, 125–8, 191–5, 255, 256.

Telescope, 57.

‘Ten Rabbits, The,’ 257.

‘Three Brothers, The,’ 114.

‘Three Dragons, The,’ 151.

‘Three Girls, The,’ 141.

‘Three Golden Hairs of the Sun-king, The,’ 133.

‘Three Princesses and the Unclean Spirit, The,’ 36.

‘Three Wishes, The,’ 258.

Threshold, burial under, 19.

‘Tinker and his Wife, The,’ lxxxi, 263.

Tinkers, Scottish, lviii–lxi.

Toad, 113.

Tobit, 3.

Tobolsk, Gs. at, xxxvii.

Tongue, Dragon’s, 154, 207, 208.

Towel, magic, 126, 127.

Transformation, xlviii, l, li, lii, 16, 37, 40, 58, 59, 68, 98, 99, 106, 108, 125–8, 141, 195–7, 255.

Transylvanian-G. stories, liii, liv, 85, 103, 131–140.

‘Travelling Companion, The,’ 3.

Travelling robe, 57.

Tree, plucking up a, 74.
Wife in tree, 166–7.
G. tree-worship, lxxiii.

‘Tropsyn,’ 104.

Turkish-G. stories, xlix–lii, 1–13.

‘Twopence-Halfpenny,’ 243.

‘Two Thieves, The,’ 41.

‘Valiant Little Tailor,’ 80–85, 143.

‘Vampire, The,’ 14, 143, 172, 257.

Variants, G., lxiv, lxv.

‘Violin, The Creation of the,’ 131.

Wager, 28, 121, 123.

Wagtail, xxxi.

Wand, magic, 166, 177.

‘Watchmaker, The,’ 53.

Water of life and Water of death, 27, 28, 93, 94, 120.
Water transforming one’s appearance, 87, 88, 89.
Water stopped, 99, 112–117, 134, 136, 208.

Webster, Rev. Wentworth, xxxix.

Wednesday personified, 33.

Welsh-G. stories, lv–lviii, 48, 49, 107, 130, 174, 204, 209–271.

Whetstone, magic, 64, 126, 127.

Whip, fiery, 126.

Whistle, G., 193, 194, 217 n.

Wind personified, 60. [302]

‘Winged Hero, The,’ 100.

Winged horse, 26, 27, 40, 91, 125.
Winged cart, 93.

‘Winter’ as G. surname, 266.

‘Wise Young Jew,’ 175.

‘Witch, The,’ 188.

Wlislocki, Dr. H. von, liii, liv.

Wood, Matthew, lvi.

World, other, 25, 26, 63, 76–9, 86, 87, 244–6.

Wratislaw’s Slavonic folk-tales, 3, 24, 41, 62, 65, 72, 109, 117, 138, 154, 188, 197, 218, 234, 259.

Wrestling match, xlviii, 152–4, 274.

Year and a day, 36, 212, 241.

Youngest son, 1, 59–62, 85–90, 155–161, 182–8, 220–234, 235–242, 243–246.

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