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Stith Thompson Motif Index
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Stith Thompson's Motif-Index of Folk-Literature classifies recurring narrative elements in folktales, myths, legends, ballads and related traditional narratives. Each entry below gives Thompson's motif reference and the description recorded in the index.
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Mythological Motifs
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Animal Motifs
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Motifs of Tabu
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Magic
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The Dead
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Marvels
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Ogres
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Tests
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The Wise and the Foolish
K
Deceptions
L
Reversals of Fortune
M
Ordaining the Future
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Chance and Fate
P
Society
Q
Rewards and Punishments
R
Captives and Fugitives
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Unnatural Cruelty
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Sex
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The Nature of Life
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Religion
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Traits of Character
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Humor
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Miscellaneous Groups of Motifs
| Thompson reference | Description ▲ |
|---|---|
| R153.4 | Mother rescues son. |
| E323.6 | Mother returns to encourage daughter in great difficulties. England: Baughman. |
| E323.5 | Mother returns to search for dead child. England, Ireland: *Baughman. |
| P231.5 | Mother reveals fact that son is offspring of supernatural father. Irish myth: Cross. |
| S328 | Mother sells her child to heathen sailors. Boje 63, *67. |
| H1216 | Mother sends son to find unknown father. (Cf. H1385.7.) English: Wells 134 (Sir Degare); India: Thompson-Balys; Japanese: Ikeda. |
| T572.1.1 | Mother sits on stone to prevent premature birth. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| S12.7 | Mother tells healthy sons to wipe soiled hands on lame son. Africa (Wakweli): Bender 79. |
| H495.2 | Mother test: milk goes long distance into child's mouth. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H495 | Mother test. |
| S12.2.2 | Mother throws children into fire. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| Z39.6 | Mother ties bell on child; cat cuts it off. "Why did you cut off the bell?"—"Why did you lay the block here, etc." Cheremis: Sebeok-Nyerges. |
| F321.1.4.8 | Mother treats changeling so well that her own child is returned. England: Baughman. |
| E765.4.2 | Mother will die when daughter is wooed. Irish myth: Cross. |
| C12.4.1 | Mother wishes lazy daughter may marry devil. Devil appears and marries her.—Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 51 No. 340. |
| T417.1 | Mother-in-law seduces son-in-law. Italian Novella: *Rotunda; S. A. Indian (Guaporé): Lévi-Strauss BBAE CXLIII (3) 379. |
| C171 | Mother-in-law tabu. Mother-in-law and son-in-law must not have anything to do with each other.—*Frazer Golden Bough XII 378 s.v. "mother-in-law"; *Andree Ethnographische Parallelen (1878) 159.—Jewish: Neuman; Africa (Zulu): Calaway 164, (Upoto): Einstein 129. |
| P262 | Mother-in-law. Irish myth: Cross. |
| K1945.1.1 | Mother-in-law's head is shaven, face blackened and she is led around city on ass-back as only cure for malady of daughter-in-law. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| M344 | Mother-incest prophecy. In spite of all precautions the youth marries his mother. *Type 931; *Cosquin études 451; Hibbard 276; *Baum PMLA XXXI 481; Irish myth: *Cross; Greek: Fox 49 (Oedipus); India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F989.8 | Mother-love induced in animal. Irish myth: Cross. |
| P231.3 | Mother-love. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| T412 | Mother-son incest. *Types 931, 933; *Sparnaay 50ff.; Köhler-Bolte II 173ff., 182ff. — Irish: MacCulloch Celtic 90, *Cross; English: Wells 116 (Sir Eglamour of Artois); Danish: Grundtvig No. 294; Jewish: *Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 603; Oceanic: Dixon 164 nn. 33—44; Indonesia: Hambruch Malaiische Märchen 299, Bezemer Volksdichtung aus Indonesien 81; S. A. Indian (Chiriguano): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 162. |
| A164.1.1 | Mother-son marriage of the gods. Irish myth: Cross; So. Am. Indian (Munderucú): Horton BBAE CXLIII (3) 281. |
| P293.1 | Mother's brother as foster father. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| P293.2 | Mother's brother as helper. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| E222.1 | Mother's ghost tries to tear daughter to pieces. English: Child V 303b. |
| N782 | Mother's parting gift to adventuring son: the two loaves of bread. One for hunger, one for overeating. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| M312.0.4 | Mother's symbolic dream (vision) about the greatness of her unborn child. Loomis: White Magic 18f; Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| J1142.4.1 | Mother's weeping for thief made to seem natural. |
| S216 | Mothers exchange children. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T588 | Motifs associated with the placenta. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| V128 | Motions of various kinds attributed to images. |
| D660 | Motive for transformation of others. |
| E433.1 | Mould put on table for the dead. Fb "muld" II 619a. |
| E431.3 | Mould thrown on corpse to prevent return. Fb "muld" II 619a. |
| A967.1 | Mounds from horns cast by cattle. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F145 | Mountain at borders of otherworld. *Siuts 42ff.; Patch Other World 381 s.v. "mountain"; Gaster Thespis 184f.; Jewish: *Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Graham. |
| A875.1.1 | Mountain at center of earth. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 1136. |
| D932.0.1 | Mountain created by magic. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F755.7 | Mountain fights for honor. Jewish: Neuman. |
| F752.3 | Mountain formed of a jewel. Patch PMLA XXXIII 607; Jacobs's list s.v. "Mountains of jewels". |
| F752.3.1 | Mountain formed of a pearl. *Chauvin VII 38 No. 212B. |
| F752.3.2 | Mountain formed of diamond. Hdwb. d. Märch. s.v. "Diamantberg". |
| A961.3 | Mountain from accident to primeval lizard. Lizard passing through a mountain is broken; his fore and hinder parts become mountains.—Bushman: Bleek and Lloyd 215. |
| A969.1 | Mountain from buried giant. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A962.1 | Mountain from part of deity's (hero's) body. Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 170 (bones), 188f.; Maori: Beckwith Myth 379 (navel); Tahiti: Henry 339 (ribs, spine). |
| F755.5 | Mountain has wife and children. N. A. Indian (Northern Paiute): Lowie JAFL XXXVII 234 No. 13. |
| M301.15 | Mountain in human shape prophesies whole family's death. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| U114 | Mountain in labor brings forth a mouse. Wienert FFC LVI *44 (ET 24), *101 (ST 141); Jacobs Aesop 203 No. 14; Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| F755.1.1 | Mountain laughs. Africa (Bushango): Torday 251. |
| D2152.3 | Mountain magically blown away. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1641.2.2 | Mountain moved by prayer so as to make room for church. (Cf. D932.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2136.3.1 | Mountain moved by prayer. *Herbert III 390 No. 290; *Wesselski Märchen 255ff. No. 66; *Pauli (ed. Bolte) Nos. 683, 684; Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| D2152.5 | Mountain moved by saint. *Loomis White Magic 92. |
| F1006.1 | Mountain moves so that its rocks enter into caves of other mountain. (Cf. D932.) Jewish: Neuman. |
| F1006.2 | Mountain moves to person. (Cf. D932, F755.) Jewish: Neuman. |
| F131.1.1 | Mountain of fair-haired women. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F753 | Mountain of fire. (Cf. F702, F756.1, F763, F771.1.11, F785.3.) Chauvin VII 40 No. 153, 57 No. 77; Jewish: Neuman; Penzer III 227f., VIII 50f. |
| F752.1 | Mountain of gold. Type 569; BP I 475; Penzer IV 138; Cosquin Lorraine No. 1 and notes; Icelandic: Boberg; Buddhist: Malalasekera I 1052, Cowell Jataka II 63, 270, 272, V 21, 221, 226. |
| X1503.4 | Mountain of grain to be eaten through on way to Schlaraffenland. (First ed. X950.2.) (Cf. X1712.) BP III 250. |
| F759.5 | Mountain of ice. French Canadian: Sister Marie Ursule. |
| F759.8 | Mountain of seven lights. French Canadian: Sister Marie Ursule. |
| F752.2 | Mountain of silver. Type 569; BP I 474; Missouri French: Carrière; Jewish: Neuman. |
| F759.6 | Mountain of thorns. French Canadian: Sister Marie Ursule. |
| F752 | Mountain of treasure. French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 12; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| X1528 | Mountain of unusual material. |
| F131.1 | Mountain of Venus. Hollow mountain otherworld where men live a life of ease and lustful pleasure in company with beautiful women. **Barto Tannhäuser and the Mountain of Venus; *Patch PMLA XXXIII 612f.; *Meyer Zs. f. Vksk. XXI 1ff.; Bockel Alemannia XIII (1885) 142; *Norlind Skattsägner 88ff.—Icelandic: Boberg. |
| D1552.7 | Mountain opens and furnishes stones for church. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| D1552.4 | Mountain opens and lets ship on wheels out, permitting magician's escape. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| D1552.1 | Mountain opens at blow of divining rod. (Cf. D1254.2.) Fb "pilegren". |
| D1552.2 | Mountain opens to magic formula (Open Sesame). (Cf. D1273.) *Type 676; BP III 137.—Jewish: Neuman; Gaster Oldest Stories 132; Icelandic: Boberg; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 108, 226; Tahiti: Dixon 63; New Zealand, Samoa, Mongaia (Cook Group), Tahiti, British New Guinea, Halmahera: ibid., 48 nn. 37—41; Am. Negro (Georgia): Harris Friends 81 No. 11; Africa (Zulu): Callaway 143. |
| A969.9 | Mountain or hills from actions of the devil. England: *Baughman. |
| D1552.3 | Mountain pass magically closes. South Africa: Bourhill and Drake 237ff. No. 20. |
| F151.2 | Mountain pass to otherworld. Africa: Bourhill and Drake 237ff. No. 20. |
| F55 | Mountain reaches to sky. *Holmberg Baum 39f., 42f.; *Patch PMLA XXXIII 617 n. 56; MacCulloch Childhood 437; Wimberly 405.—German: *Siuts Jenseitsmotive 57; Egyptian: Müller 176; Maori: Clark 158; S. A. Indian (Mundurucu): Alexander Lat. Am. 308, (Ackawoi): ibid. 270; Africa (Ekoi): Talbot 184. |
| F460.0.1 | Mountain spirits as souls of dead. Finnish: Holmberg Finno-Ugric 76. |
| F460.2.15 | Mountain spirits change sex at will. (Cf. D10.) Buin: Wheeler 19, 51. |
| F460.2.14 | Mountain spirits eat raw food. Mono-Alu: Wheeler 6f., 18, 19, 32, 34, 39, 41, 42, 46, 49, 51, 52, 60, 61, 188. |
| F55.1 | Mountain stretches to sky. India: Thompson-Balys; N. A. Indian (Maidu): Powers Contributions to N. A. Ethnology III 341, (Ts'ets'aut): Boas JAFL X 38. |
| A665.3 | Mountain supports sky. India: Thompson-Balys; Siberian: Holmberg Siberian 341ff. |
| F1006.3 | Mountain trembles. Jewish: Neuman. |
| A722.7 | Mountain where sun goes through. Babylonian: Jensen Gilgamesch Epos IX 37. |
| F759.1 | Mountain with marvelous objects at top. *Hdwb. d. Märch. s.v. "Berg". |
| F460.4.1.2 | Mountain woman has sex relations with man. Norwegian: Hartmann 104ff.; Solheim Register 19. |
| F460.2.1 | Mountain-folk afraid of thunder. Fb "torden" III 824b. |
| F460.3.1 | Mountain-folk dance. *Fb "danse" IV 93a; Swiss: Jegerlehner Oberwallis 302 No. 2. |
| F460.2.2 | Mountain-folk ride through air on horses. Fb "luftrejse" II 457a. |
| F460.4.4.5 | Mountain-folk steal from peasant. Fb "lys" II 480b. |
| F460.4.1 | Mountain-girl marries mortal man. Supernaturally strong man as offspring. Fb "döjs" I 229b; Kristensen Danske Sagn I (1928) 282—283. |
| A495 | Mountain-god. Chinese: Ferguson 91. |
| F460.4.7 | Mountain-man as godfather. Type 1165; Kristensen Danske Sagn I (1892) 441ff., (1928) 264ff. |
| F460.1.3 | Mountain-man carries shears at side like sword. Fb "saks" III 143a. |
| F460.2.4 | Mountain-man has stack of butter before his door. Fb "smör" III 413b. |
| F460.1.1 | Mountain-man in animal shape. Finnish-Swedish: Wessman 60 No. 517. |
| F460.1.1.1 | Mountain-man in shape of hog. Fb "svin" III 676a. |
| F460.2.12 | Mountain-man must die six times to be dead. Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen II 273. |
| F460.4.4.1 | Mountain-men abduct persons. *Fb "karet" II 91; Icelandic: *Boberg; Norwegian: Solheim Register 19, *Hartmann 109, 112; Chinese: Werner 345; Japanese: Ikeda; Mono-Alu: Wheeler 39; New Hebrides: Codrington 409. |
| F460.4.1.1 | Mountain-men as lovers of herding-girls. Norwegian: Hartman 37. |
| F460.4.5 | Mountain-men borrow from peasant. Fb "lеne" II 521. |
| F460.2.3 | Mountain-men cannot enter house till light is quenched. Fb "lys" II 480b. |
| F460.4.4.2 | Mountain-men chain captive peasant. Fb "lænke" II 497. |
| F460.4.4.6 | Mountain-men drive off man's herds. Swiss: Jegerlehner Oberwallis 301f. Nos. 12, 18. |
| F460.4.2.4 | Mountain-men give children a book. Finnish-Swedish: Wessman 60 No. 514. |
| F460.1.4.2 | Mountain-men in red caps. (Cf. F236.3.2., F451.2.7.1.) Fb "lue" II 455. |
| F460.1.4.1 | Mountain-men in white caps. Fb "hvid" I 700b. |
| F460.4.3 | Mountain-men leave broken implement for man to mend. Fb "ovnrage" II 775b; Norse: MacCulloch Eddic 271. |
| F460.4.4.4 | Mountain-men make sausage of Christians. Fb "pölse" II 907. |
| F460.3.2 | Mountain-men play games. Hartland Science 166ff., 178; cf. Irving's Rip Van Winkle. |
| F460.4.4.3 | Mountain-men throw person over church roof. Fb "kaste" II 103. |
| F460.4.4.7 | Mountain-spirit causes shipwreck. Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen III 138. |
| F460.4.2.3 | Mountain-spirit teaches hero swordsmanship. Japanese: Anesaki 309. |
| F460.4.2.1 | Mountain-spirits help build palace. Chinese: Werner 181. |
| F460 | Mountain-spirits. (Huldra.) See also F200—F399 (Fairies and Elves), F420 (Water-spirits), and F451 (Dwarfs) for many common motifs. Meyer Altgermanische 101; *Fb "vætte" III 1122b, "dværg" I 220b, "höj" I 740a, and especially "bjærgmand" I 41b, 42a; Hdwb. d. Abergl. I 1071 s.v. "Berggeister"; *Wehrhan 80; Scandinavian: **Hartmann 35ff., 57, 64 ("huldra"); *Finnish-Swedish: Wessman 60ff. Nos. 513—564; Slovenian: *L. Kratzenbacher Germanische Mythen in der epischen Volksdichtung der Slowenen (Graz, 1941) 28—35; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F460.1.2 | Mountain-wife has breasts so long that she throws them over her shoulder. (Cf. F232.2, F441.2.1.2, F531.1.5.1, G123.) Fb "patte" II 791b; Scandinavian: Hartmann 38. |
| A961.5 | Mountains (cliffs) from bones of killed giant. Icel.: Boberg. |
| A962 | Mountains (hills) from ancient activities of god (hero). |
| A964 | Mountains (hills) from ancient contest (fight). |
| D2136.3 | Mountains (hills) magically transported. Irish myth: Cross. |
| A962.9 | Mountains and hills are former sons, daughters of gods. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A963.4 | Mountains and hills from stones thrown by giant at church. Germanic: Hdwb. d. deutschen Aberglaubens s.v. "Findlingssteine"; Celtic: Thurneysen Irische Helden- und Königssage 431; Danish: Schmidt Danmarks Kaempesten (1932) (DF XXXIX) 66ff.; Kristensen Danske Sagn III (1895) 19ff., (1931) 11ff.; Lithuanian: Balys Legends Nos. 493-96; Finnish-Swedish: Wessman 68 Nos. 586-591. |
| A969.3 | Mountains and valleys formed from great fire. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A1062 | Mountains fall together at end of world. *Olrik Ragnarök 484 s. v. "Zusammenstürzen". |
| A964.2.1 | Mountains fight each other for honor of being the spot for the revelation. Jewish: Neuman. |
| A964.2 | Mountains fight each other: cause of their present shape. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A963.2 | Mountains from breaking of God's sieve. He is sifting stones and the bottom of the sieve breaks, letting huge stones and mountains fall through. (Cf. A971.) —Finnish: Aarne FFC VIII 4 No. 5; Lappish: Qvigstad FFC LX 34 No. 1. |
| A961.2 | Mountains from hacked-up fish drawn from bottom of primeval water. Earth originates from a fish drawn from the water. It is hacked up and thus made to form mountains.—Maori: Dixon 43. |
| A961 | Mountains from primeval animal. |
| A962.3 | Mountains from primeval journeys of a god. (Cf. A901.)—Siberian: Holmberg Siberian 332. |
| A963 | Mountains from stones (soil, sand) dropped or thrown. |
| A963.1 | Mountains from stones dropped from giant's clothes. He carries the stones in his clothes but loses them as he walks.—German: Grimm Deutsche Mythologie I 443; Hdwb. d. Abergl. I 1043; French: Sébillot France IV 7ff.; Swedish: Wessman 68 Nos. 581-3.—Indonesian: L. de Backer L'archipel indien 232ff. |
| F162.9 | Mountains in otherworld. Jewish: Neuman; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 19; Marquesas: Handy 119. |
| A962.2 | Mountains made with God's hand. Jewish: Neuman. |
| A962.5 | Mountains made with the hand. Jewish: Moreno Esdras. |
| D1552 | Mountains or rocks open and close. (Cf. D931, D932.) *Cox Cinderella 499; Fb "rundt" III 96b; India: Thompson-Balys; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 319; Calif. Indian: Gayton and Newman 73; Eskimo (Greenland): Rink 156, 278, 299, Holm 52, Rasmussen III 53; (Central Eskimo): Boas RBAE VI 798, (Cumberland Sound): Boas BAM XV 180, 232. |
| A962.6 | Mountains originated from primeval journeys of the first man. Lithuanian: Balys Legends No. 14. |
| A962.4 | Mountains pressed together by God. Finnish: Aarne FFC VIII 4 No. 4, XXXIII 51 No. 4. |
| A914 | Mountains push water westward. Calif. Indian: Gayton and Newman 54. |
| A961.4 | Mountains spring from scattered parts of slain giant serpent's body. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F958 | Mountebank undertakes to bring the city's incurables back to health. Effects marvelous cures. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| T133.5 | Mounting upon horse to fetch bride. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| Z32.5 | Mourning about the dead ass (Tulsi Das): from washerman to the queen. "But who is Tulsi Das?" The report is traced back to the washerman, who says: "He was my ass." India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| P681 | Mourning customs. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| J861.3 | Mouse (fly) dying in meat tub is happy that he has eaten to satisfaction. Wienert FFC LVI *64 (ET 274), *143 (ST 495); Halm Aesop No. 292. |
| B147.1.2.3 | Mouse as beast of ill-omen. *Fb "mus" II 631a. |
| Z41.4.1 | Mouse bursts open when crossing a stream. Series of helpers similar to Z41.4. *Taylor JAFL XLVI 86 No. 2034A; *Wesselski Hessische Blätter f. Vksk. XXXII 28; BP II 107—8. |
| Q557.4 | Mouse causes hair of thief to fall out. (Cf. Q551.6.4.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| A1751.1 | Mouse created by Lucifer; cat by Michael to destroy mouse. (Cf. A1811. A1853.)—Irish myth: Cross. |
| N384.1 | Mouse frightens man to death. Type 167*. |
| A2223.3 | Mouse gathers rice for man: may eat a little of his rice daily. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B295.1 | Mouse makes boat of bread-crust. Takes animals and birds into boat. It capsizes.—Type 135*. |
| J411.8 | Mouse on lion's mane. Lion angry at impudence of mouse. Wienert FFC LVI *56 (ET 167), 113 (ST 238); Halm Aesop No. 257. |
| L315.1.1 | Mouse runs into buffalo's ear and overcomes him. Africa (Congo): Weeks Jungle 393f. |
| L392 | Mouse stronger than wall, wind, mountain. *DeCock Volkssage 31ff.; BP I 148 n. 2; Wesselski Mönchslatein 82 No. 75; Chauvin II 97 No. 55; Archiv f. d. Studium d. neueren Sprachen LXXXI 265; Germania II 481; Basset RTP VII 394ff.; Basset Contes Berbères 95f; *Bødker Exempler 297 No. 60.—Spanish: Keller, Espinosa III Nos. 275—277; Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys; Japanese: Ikeda. |
| J132 | Mouse teaches her child to fear quiet cats but not noisy cocks. Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 530. |
| L315.2 | Mouse torments bull who cannot catch him. Wienert FFC LVI 48 (ET 74), 113 (ST 236). |
| J512.7 | Mouse, bird, and sausage keep house together. When they exchange duties all goes wrong. *Type 85; *BP I 206, III 558; Indonesia: DeVries's list No. 135. |
| A2301.1 | Mouse's body made larger. Tahltan: Teit JAFL XXXII 231. |
| A2302.1 | Mouse's body made smaller. Jamaica: Beckwith MAFLS XVII 260 No. 55; Tahltan: Teit JAFL XXXII 231. |
| A2213.4.3 | Mouse's nose pulled out long. Salinan: Mason U. Cal. XIV 64. |
| D1766.1.6 | Mouse's prayer to gods about her children granted. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| K331.4 | Mouse's tail in mouth of sleeping owner causes him to cough up magic object. India: Thompson-Balys; Africa (Kordofan): Frobenius Atlantis IV 134ff. No. 13. |
| K431 | Mouse's tail in mouth of sleeping thief causes him to cough up swallowed magic ring. *Type 560; *Aarne MSFO XXV 51; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| Q497.1 | Moustache pulled out as punishment. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| J1977 | Mouth and ears stopped up lest wisdom escape. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| C948.1 | Mouth expanded because of broken tabu. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F544.0.3 | Mouth of man emits flames when open for speech. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| F544.0.4 | Mouth open to drink for forty days. Jewish: Neuman. |
| F544.0.1.1 | Mouth opens so wide that lungs (gullet) may be seen. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F513.0.3 | Mouthless people. N. A. Indian (California): Gayton and Newman 78. |
| J1823.4 | Move away from Moslem land so that Allah need not be feared. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A2762 | Movement of leaves. |
| W226 | Moving home simple for poor man. Man is so poor that when he moves all he has to do is to put out the fire and whistle for the dog to follow him. U.S.: Baughman. |
| F755.6 | Moving mountain. Jewish: Neuman. |
| J2104 | Moving the fireplace. When it gives too much heat numskulls decide to move it instead of putting out the fire. Type 1325*. |
| F488.2 | Mowing contest with household spirit. Farmer puts harrow teeth in plot spirit is to mow. Spirit mows through them, thinking they are dock weeds. Type 1090 (K42.2). England: Baughman. |
| K42.2 | Mowing contest won by trickery. The man takes the center of the field. The ogre is given a dull sickle and mows around the outside of the field. *Type 1090; Danish: Kristensen Danske Sagn I (1892) 456ff., (1928) 284ff. |
| K1423 | Mowing grass: the meadow torn up. Type 1203*. |
| D1573.1 | Much butter made from little milk by power of saint. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D475.1.13 | Mucus turns to gold to reward piety. Irish myth: Cross. |
| B776.3.2 | Mud puppy considered poisonous. U.S.: Baughman. |
| K144.3 | Mud sold as fresh butter. India: Thompson-Balys |
| J815.3 | Muddy bath prepared for blemished king. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1641.5 | Muirlan (ball) removes itself. (Cf. D1256.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| J954.1 | Mule as descendant of king's war-horse. Fails to mention his mother. *Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 170; *Crane Vitry 147 No. 33; Krappe Bulletin Hispanique XXXIX 30; Spanish Exempla: Keller; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| L453 | Mule carrying corn escapes while one carrying gold is robbed. Wienert FFC LVI 56 (ET 169), 94 (ST 75). |
| D2072.0.2.4 | Mule paralyzed by witch. England: Baughman. |
| A132.3.1.1 | Mule-god. Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: Neuman. |
| F555.5 | Multi-colored hair. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F882.2 | Multicolored fires. Jewish: Neuman. |
| B731.3 | Multicolored llama. Wool red, blue, and yellow. No need to dye it for weaving.—Chincha (peru): Alexander Lat. Am. 230. |
| B731.10 | Multicolored worm (serpent). Irish myth: Cross. |
| T586.3 | Multiple birth as result of relations with several men. (Cf. T587.1.) Irish myth: Cross; S. A. Indian (Tenetehara): Wagley-Galvao BBAE CXLIII (3) 148, (Kaigua, Tembé, Apapocuvá-guarani): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 136. |
| T586 | Multiple births. Irish myth: *Cross; India: Thompson-Balys; Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen III 85, 251. |
| A2 | Multiple creators. |
| K1834 | Multiple disguise: one person disguising successively seems to be many. India: Thompson-Balys; Africa (Nyang): Ittman 62f. |
| E718 | Multiple separable souls: ogre's separable spirits live in a tree (plant), fish, honey bee. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2106.1.5 | Multiplication of food by saint. (Cf. D1652.1.) India: Thompson-Balys; Icelandic: Boberg. |
| A1296 | Multiplication of man by fragmentation. S. Am. Indian (Inca): Rowe BBAE CXLIII (2) 406. |
| D2106.1.3 | Multiplication of metal by saint. *Loomis White Magic 87. |
| D2106.1.4 | Multiplication of the corpse of saint when different communities claim the body. *Loomis White Magic 87. |
| J1264.7 | Multiplying his talents. Priest is entrusted with reforming five dissolute nuns. Gets all five with child. The priest is rebuked for not using his "talents" when tempted. He answers: "God gave me five talents and I have added five more!" (Pun on word talent.) Nouvelles Récréations No. 4; Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| W11.2 | Munificent monarch. India: Thompson-Balys; Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| D2061.2.2.5 | Murder by abuse of clothing of victim. |
| D2061.2.2.3 | Murder by abuse or destruction of image. England, Scotland, U.S.: *Baughman. |
| S133 | Murder by beheading. (Cf. Q421.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| S139.8 | Murder by biting the throat. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| K923 | Murder by bleeding: taking more blood than victim realizes. England: Baughman. |
| K957 | Murder by blinding. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2061.2.2.5.1 | Murder by boiling gloves of victim. England: Baughman. |
| S116.3 | Murder by breaking back. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| K955.3 | Murder by burning arrow. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| K955.2 | Murder by burning in hot oil. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| K955 | Murder by burning. Type 930; Aarne FFC XXIII 85, 92; Jewish: Neuman. |
| K951 | Murder by choking. |
| S116.5 | Murder by crushing beneath falling tree. India: Thompson-Balys; Tonga: Gifford 184. |
| S116.4 | Murder by crushing head. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| K953.4 | Murder by crushing in false embrace. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 996. |
| S116 | Murder by crushing. (Cf. S167.) Irish myth: Cross; Icelandic: Herrmann Saxo II 592, Boberg; Africa (Basuto): Jacottet 168 No. 24. |
| S118.1 | Murder by cutting adversary in two. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| S139.5 | Murder by cutting off uvula. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| S118.2 | Murder by cutting throat. Africa (Cameroon): Mansfield 228. |
| S118 | Murder by cutting. |
| K956 | Murder by destroying external soul. Type 302. |
| S115.2.1 | Murder by driving nail through head. West Africa: Nassau Fetischism in West Africa (London, 1904) 337ff. No. 2. |
| S112.2.2 | Murder by driving red-hot iron spits through soles of feet and into shins. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| K958 | Murder by drowning. (Cf. K926.) Greek: Grote I 269; Papua: Ker 30, 52, 147; S. A. Indian (Chiriguano): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 163, (Tupinamba): ibid. 135. |
| S131 | Murder by drowning. Hdwb. d. Märchens I 346b nn. 130—46; English: Wells 96 (Chevalere Assigne); Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg; Missouri French: Carrière; Jewish: Neuman; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 651; Marquesas: Handy 53; Maori: Beckwith Myth 318; Eskimo (Greenland): Holm 56, Rasmussen I 363, III 200, (Labrador): Hawkes GSCan XIV 152, (Central Eskimo): Boas RBAE VI 637; Africa (Fang): Einstein 153. |
| S112.5 | Murder by feeding on over-hot food. Person forced to eat. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| S111.8 | Murder by feeding poisonous snake. English ballad: Child No. 12 (Lord Randal); Icelandic: *Boberg; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| K951.2 | Murder by feeding with bread full of pins. Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 38 No. 285A*. |
| K951.6 | Murder by feeding with honey-covered sharpened cross-pieces of wood. S. A. Indian (Toba): Métraux MAFLS XL 71. |
| K929.6 | Murder by feigned quarrel. Peacemaker killed. Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| S114 | Murder by flaying. *Fb "hud" I 661; Icelandic: *Boberg; Jewish: Neuman. |
| S116.1 | Murder by grinding in mill. Irish myth: *Cross; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| S113.1 | Murder by hanging. Dickson 186 n. 60; Icelandic: *Boberg; Missouri French: Carrière. |
| K951.1.1 | Murder by hot iron in mouth. India: *Thompson-Balys; Philippine (Tinguian): Cole 199; Africa (Boloki): Einstein 114, (Upoto): Einstein 141. |
| S112.2.1 | Murder by hot iron through heart. Icelandic: Herrmann Saxo II 592, Boberg. |
| S112.3 | Murder by hot lead poured into ear. (Cf. S115.1.) *Fb "øre" III 1180b, 1181a. |
| K953.1 | Murder by lacing corset tight. Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 63 No. 453. |
| K929.1 | Murder by leaving poisoned wine. See all references to K1685. |
| S113.2.3 | Murder by luring to feast and suffocating. All holes are stopped and house set afire. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| S139.4 | Murder by mangling with axe. Irish myth: Cross. |
| S115.3 | Murder by piercing with pins and needles. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| S111.9 | Murder by placing a poisoned fingernail on step. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| D2061.2.3 | Murder by pointing. (Cf. D2069.1.1.) N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 345 n. 242a, (Calif.): Gayton and Newman 56, Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen III 114, 240, 246. |
| S111 | Murder by poisoning. *Type 709; *Böklen 100ff.; *Child V 491 s.v. "Poisoning"; Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg; Spanish: Espinosa II Nos. 115f., Espinosa Jr. Nos. 143, 145; Missouri French: Carrière; Italian Novella: Rotunda; Jewish: *Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 80, 491, 510, |
| K929.9 | Murder by pushing off cliff. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 356; Chinese: Graham; Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 331; Africa (Wachaga): Gutmann 188. |
| K951.4 | Murder by putting clod into person's windpipe. Africa (Zulu): Callaway 55. |
| K959.1 | Murder by putting mouth of pot over victim's head. Africa (Bushman): Bleek and Lloyd 123, 125. |
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