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A2723.2. God changes nature of plant to punish wastefulness of man: yield of plant is decreased. German: Grimm No. 194.

A2725. Plant punished for tardiness.

A2725.1. Ash-tree late at distribution of qualities at creation: therefore buds last. (Cf. A2771.1.) — Livonian: Loorits FFC LXVI 95 No. 115.

A2726. Plant punished for tale-telling.

A2726.1. Curse of tale-telling banana affects all others. India: Thompson-Balys.

A2730. Miscellaneous reasons for plant characteristics.

A2731. Plant characteristics from transformation.

A2615. Object transformed to plant.

A2731.1. Trickster's burnt flesh becomes gum on trees. N. A. Indian: Thompson Tales 304 n. 1091.

A2731.2. Plant characteristics from tears. (Cf. A2755.3.1, A2755.3.2.) — Greek: Frazer Apollodorus II 82 n. 2, 86 n. 2.

A2731.2.1. Plant characteristics from Virgin Mary's tears. *Dh II 255ff.

A2731.2.1.1. Plant characteristics from Virgin Mary's milk. England: Baughman.

A2711.4.2. Thistle serves as milk-cup for Virgin Mary; white spots on leaves.

A2731.3. Blood from wizard becomes red grain of cedar. Bleeding head of wizard who tries to kill the sun placed on top of a tree. (Cf. A2755.1.) — Yuchi: Alexander N. Am. 64.

A2731.4. Why agar-tree has magic properties. A transformed magician. India: Thompson-Balys.

A2733. Poppy characteristics from series of reincarnations. Opium produces each of the appropriate qualities. India: Thompson-Balys.

A1371.2. Bad women combination of nine different animals. A2691.3. Origin of opium.

A2734. Plant characteristics from object thrown by devil.

A2734.1. Devil throws sand at aspen: hence rough bark. Angered because aspens will not cease quivering. (Cf. A2751.2.1.) — Finnish: Aarne FFC VIII 23 No. 132.

A2734.2. Devil throws tar at tree: hence tar in tree-heart. (Cf. A2755.3.) — Finnish: Aarne FFC VIII 4 No. 10. Cf. Type 153.

A2736. Evil spirit in spite puts bark and thorns on tree. (A2751.1, A2752.) — Persian: Carnoy 283.

A2738. Christ puts knots in wood. Peter, angry at carpenters wants Christ to have iron knots in wood. Christ does make hard knots but not iron. (Cf. A2755.4.) — Dh II 174ff.

A2741. Plant characteristics from accident to original plant.

A2741.1. Bean laughs till it splits: cause of black stripe. (Cf. A2793.1, F1025.1.) — Type 295. — Flemish: DeMeyer FFC XXXVII 90 No. 126a; Livonian: Loorits FFC LXVI 95 No. 121.