Motif
Magic water restores human form
magic_water_restores_human_form
A motif of the Shapeshifter and Transformation family, within the sub-family Transformative Magic and Enchantment Reversal. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
islamicate folklore
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The Arabian Nights Entertainments The Arabian Nights Entertainments; lines 1409-1550 confidence: high
The enchantress asks whether the slave wants the husband restored, then speaks over a cup of water, makes it boil as if on fire, throws it on the prince, and he regains his form.
The enchantress speaks over water, makes it boil, throws it over the prince, and he regains his own form.
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