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A2813. Origin of honey. Chauvin VII 59 No. 77 n. 1.; Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys; Icel.: Boberg.
A2012.2. First bees in Ireland.
A2814. Origin of spices. Chauvin VII 59 No. 77 n. 1.
A2815. Origin of floating webs in summer. *Dh II 254.
A2816. Origin of smoke. Esthonian: Aarne FFC XXV 152 No. 81.
A2817. Origin of the will-o'-the-wisp (jack-o'-lantern). Type 330. — Africa (Fang): Trilles 138.
F491. Will-o'-the-wisp.
A2817.1. Smith outwits devil, is admitted to neither heaven nor hell. The devil gives him a light to find his way back in the dark; he is known as the will-o'-the-wisp or jack-o'-lantern. England, Ireland, Scotland, U.S.: *Baughman.
A2817.2. Will-o'-the-wisp is girl cursed by her mother for gathering plants for dyestuffs on Sunday. Will-o'-the-wisp is seen where girl disappeared. Scotland: Baughman.
A2823. Origin of churning stick. India: Thompson-Balys.
A2824. Origin of drum. India: Thompson-Balys.
A2825. Origin of canes: from whip thrust into ground. India: Thompson-Balys.
A2826. Origin of shells. Eskimo (East Greenland): Rasmussen I 114.
D233. Troll turns to shell.
A2827. Origin of pearls. Jewish: Neuman.
A2828. Origin of particular kinds of basket. Tonga: Gifford 140.
A2831. Origin of demons. Jewish: Neuman.
G302. Demons. G303. Devil.
A2834. Origin of fish drug. S. Am. Indian: Wagley-Galvão BBAE CXLIII (3) 253.
A2847. Origin of scum on stagnant water. India: Thompson-Balys.
A2849. Miscellaneous origins.
A2849.1. Miscellaneous Jewish origins. Jewish: **Neuman.
A2850—A2899. MISCELLANEOUS EXPLANATIONS: CHARACTERISTICS
A2851. The four characteristics of wine. Devil helps Noah plant vineyard and kills various animals over it. These illustrate the four qualities of wine. Peacock: brilliant colors; ape: jokes; lion: boldness; hog; drunkenness. — *Dh I 298ff.; *Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 244; *Köhler-Bolte I 577; Basset III 31; *Krappe Bull. Hispanique XXXIX 48; Spanish Exempla: Keller; Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 3242; Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys.
A2853. Why sexes differ in form and temperament. Jewish: Neuman.
A2854. Why men like tobacco, but spit when smoking. Adam in paradise spat upon the tobacco plant. Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 3242, Legends No. 338f.
