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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 ▲ |
|---|---|
| Z71.1.3 | Three strains of (fairy) music. Irish myth: Cross. |
| J2499.7 | Three stupid sons sent out into the world to learn trades: hunter kills his father; musician plays and dances at his father's death, etc. Chinese: Graham. |
| H871.1 | Three stupid things for men to do (various answers). Spanish: Childers. |
| F961.1.3.2 | Three suns shine in sky. Alphabet No. 552. |
| Z71.1.4 | Three things that lead to hell (heaven). Irish myth: Cross. |
| J80.1 | Three thousand parables of Solomon. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| Z71.6.1 | Three times nine. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| Z183.1 | Three trees called "Grief," "Dark," and "Dumb-Mouthless Oak." Irish myth: *Cross. |
| J1262.9 | Three true faiths. Ruler trying to confiscate Jew's money asks him which is the true faith. "There are three, the one which the Lord knows is right and the two his children think are right." (Cf. H659.5.1, J462.3.1.) Italian Novella: Rotunda (J462.3.1.2). |
| J1169.9 | Three unlawful acts in killing one sheep: two lambs were inside. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T92.2 | Three victims of love. Girl loves boy; boy loves singing girl; singing girl loves the girl. All die of despair. *Chauvin V 110 No. 44. |
| Z71.1.14 | Three weak things that are the strongest. Irish myth: Cross. |
| A878.1.2 | Three wells under the three roots of earth-tree. Icel.: Boberg. |
| Z71.1.11 | Three whom Christ raised from the dead. Irish myth: Cross. |
| G201 | Three witch sisters. Sometimes simply three hags. *BP I 114; *R. Drinkuth Hessische Blätter f. Vksk. XXXII 109—154, XXXIII 1—77; *Von Sydow Tvе Spinnsagor 68ff.; Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: MacCulloch Eddic 245; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| G201.1 | Three witches (hags) deformed from much spinning. *Type 501; *Von Sydow Tvе Spinnsagor. |
| F512.1.2 | Three women have but one eye among them. Pass it around. (Cf. F513.1.1.) *Fb "öje" III 1166a; Greek: Fox 33, *Frazer Apollodorus I 155 n. 4. |
| F513.1.1 | Three women have but one tooth among them. Pass it around. (Cf. F512.1.2.) *Fb "øje" III 1166a; Greek: Frazer Apollodorus I 155 n. 4, Fox 33. |
| K1218.4.1 | Three women humiliate importunate lover. First has him hide on thorns, second has him fall into a hole, third has him fall asleep in the street. In revenge he shows them naked, except for face, to his friends. (Cf. K1213.1.) Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| E480.2 | Three worlds of dead. Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 155, 160. |
| Z71.1.15 | Three worst things in Ireland. Irish myth: Cross. |
| T165.5 | Three years asked before consummation of marriage as trick. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| H581 | Three young men arrested tell who they are. |
| F531.1.6.7.1 | Three-armed giant. Irish myth: Cross. |
| A123.1.1 | Three-bodied goddess. Hekate has three bodies standing back to back and looking in three directions.—Greek: Fox 188. |
| A123.3.1.1 | Three-eyed god. *Usener IV 224 n. 1; *Frazer Pausanias III 209; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 32; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F512.2.1.1 | Three-eyed person. *Type 511; Cosquin Contes Indiens 520; Jacob's list s.v. "Three-eyed stepsister"; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F511.1.2 | Three-faced person. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1971 | Three-fold magic sleep. Husband (lover) put to sleep by false bride. Only on the third night (the last chance) he wakes. *Types 303, 313; BP II 51, 273; Cox Cinderella 481.—Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 61 No 445A. |
| M115.1 | Three-fold oath. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| Z76.1 | Three-fourths of men of Ireland die in one night. Irish myth: Cross. |
| B15.1.2.2 | Three-headed animal. |
| B15.1.2.2.1 | Three-headed bird. Irish myth: Cross. |
| B11.2.3.2 | Three-headed dragon. Cheremis: Sebeok-Nyerges; Africa (Fulah): Frobenius Atlantis VI 182ff. No. 4. |
| F531.1.2.2.2 | Three-headed giant. Icelandic: MacCulloch Eddic 111 *Boberg. |
| G361.1.2 | Three-headed ogre. Hindu: Keith 88; Africa (Fang): Einstein 149. |
| F511.0.2.2 | Three-headed person. Irish myth: *Cross; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B15.1.2.2.2 | Three-headed serpent. Persian: Carnoy 311; Hindu: Keith 36, 154. |
| F511.0.2.2.1 | Three-headed woman. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| B15.3.1.1 | Three-horned deer. Irish: MacCulloch Celtic 129, Cross. |
| E501.4.1.6 | Three-legged dogs in wild hunt. *Zingerle Sagen aus Tirol 590; H. Usener Dreiheit (Rheinisches Museum f. Philologie N. F. LVIII (1903) 1ff., 161ff.). |
| E521.1.2 | Three-legged ghost of horse. Fb "helhest" I 584b; Hdwb. d. Abergl. II 15, 420, 1011, III 1517. |
| J1881.1.3 | Three-legged pot sent to walk home. Clouston Noodles 36; Field Pent Cuckoo 5; *BP I 521 n. 1; England: Baughman; Missouri French: Carrière; Spanish: Espinosa III 147; N. A. Indian: Thompson CColl II 417f. |
| B15.6.1 | Three-legged quadrupeds. Fb. "trebenet"; Zingerle Sagen aus Tirol 590; Tobler Epiphanie der Seele 20; *Hdwb. d. Abergl. II 420. Mannhardt Germanische Mythen 409; Wehrhan Freimauerei 53 (hare).—Swiss: Jegerlehner Oberwallis 324 No. 152. |
| H1463 | Three-night watch over grave to guard man from devil. *BP III 420; Scotch: Campbell Tales I 220; Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 3365, Legends Nos. 693—697, 700f.; Spanish: Espinosa Jr. No. 201. |
| B15.7.6 | Three-tailed turtle. Korean: Zong-in-Sob 169 No. 73. |
| P14.16 | Threefold division of king's day: one third dedicated to watching boys at play; one third to playing fidehell (chess?); one third to drinking. Irish myth: Cross. |
| K42.1 | Threshing contest. Type 1089*; Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 1089*; Russian: Andrejev No. 1089. |
| K1422 | Threshing grain: granary roof used as threshing flail. *Types 650, 1031; BP II 285ff., *293; Fb "tærske" III 927b; N. A. Indian: Thompson CColl II 436. |
| W216 | Thrift. |
| W216.1 | Thrifty merchant tells son that even a snake laid by will be useful. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1812.5.2.1 | Throbbing of right eye as favorable omen. Penzer V 200 n. 3. |
| F785.3 | Throne of fire. (Cf. F702, F756.1, F763, F771.1.11.) Chauvin VII 57 No. 77, Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1654.17 | Throne of goddess' idol is lifted only after goat has been sacrificed. (Cf. D1156.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F166.6 | Thrones in otherworld. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| J651.1 | Throstle giving all attention to sweet fruits is caught by bird catcher. Wienert FFC LVI 66 (ET 298), 107 (ST 195); Halm Aesop No. 194. |
| K1915.2 | Through power of saint, man is caused to assume lover's form and sleep with princess. Lover plots death of saint, but is accidentally slain in his place. Irish myth: Cross. |
| J1602 | Throw at a rich man. Philosopher gives a penny to a man who throws stones at him but advises him that it will be wiser to throw at one who can afford to give more. The advice is followed and the rascal is arrested and hanged. Wienert FFC LVI 85 (ET 519), 99 (ST 128). |
| K18 | Throwing contest won by deception. *Fb "kaste" II 103a; French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 21; Africa (Bankon): Ittman 88. |
| K18.3 | Throwing contest: bird substituted for stone. The ogre throws a stone; the hero a bird which flies out of sight. *Type 1062; BP I 148; Lappish: Qvigstad Lappiske Eventyr II 237, 251; French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 95; Philippine: Fansler MAFLS XII 51; N. A. Indian: Thompson CColl II 431ff., (Navaho): Matthews MAFLS V 84; Africa: Meinhof Afrikanische Märchen 178, (Jaunde): Nekes 252. |
| K18.2 | Throwing contest: golden club on the cloud. Trickster shows the ogre the club he has thrown. (Really only a bright spot on the cloud.) (Cf. K1746.) *Type 1063; French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 22. |
| K18.1.2 | Throwing contest: trickster addresses Angel Gabriel or St. Peter, warns him to get out of way of missile trickster is about to throw. U.S.: *Baughman. |
| K18.1.1 | Throwing contest: trickster addresses Angel Gabriel. Offers him the ogre's cane. The ogre is intimidated. N. A. Indian (Penobscot): Speck JAFL XXVIII 56. |
| K18.1 | Throwing contest: trickster shouts. He is trying to warn the people beyond the sea with his cry. The ogre is intimidated. (Cf. K12.1.) Köhler-Bolte I 64; U.S.: Baughman. |
| Q465 | Throwing into a pit as punishment. Jewish: Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| Q465.1 | Throwing into pit of snakes as punishment. *Type 403; BP I 99ff.; Krappe "The Snake Tower" Scandinavian Studies XVI (1940) 22—33.— Icelandic: *Boberg; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| K584 | Throwing the thief over the fence. Thief, surprised at theft says: "Do your worst, only don't throw me over the fence." When thrown over, he escapes. Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 1627A*. |
| T549.2 | Thrown cane becomes child. N. A. Indian (California): Gayton and Newman 75. |
| A2245.1 | Thrush steals woodcock's song. (Cf. A2423.1.1, A2423.2.1.) —Finnish: Aarne FFC VIII 18 No. 98. |
| A2271.1 | Thrush teaches dove to build nest. (Cf. A2431.3.1.)—*Type 236; Dh III 191ff.—Finnish: Aarne FFC VIII 17 No. 93; Flemish: DeMeyer FFC XXXVII 88 No. 93. |
| A2423.2.1 | Thrush's beautiful voice. Exchanged with woodcock. (See A2423.1.1, A2245.1.) |
| A2222.1 | Thrush's hospitality to peacock rewarded by being given motley coat of feathers. (Cf. A2411.2.1.1.)—Type 235.—Livonian: Loorits FFC LXVI 90 No. 81. |
| H1481 | Thumb cut and salt put on it in order to remain awake. Köhler-Bolte I 561; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| D1811.1.1.1 | Thumb of knowledge from catching thumb in door of fairy. (Cf. F211.1.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1811.1.1 | Thumb of knowledge. Man cooks magic animal and burns thumb. When he puts thumb in mouth he has magic knowledge. (Cf. D1810.3.) **Scott Thumb; Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F535.1.1.11 | Thumbling as accomplice to robbers. German: Grimm No. 37, 45. |
| T553 | Thumbling born as result of hasty wish of parents. They wish for a child, no matter how small he may be. *Type 700; *BP I 389ff.; India: Thompson-Balys; Japanese: Anesaki 286, Ikeda. |
| F535.1.1.13 | Thumbling carried in pocket. German: Grimm No. 90. |
| F535.1.1.14 | Thumbling carried on hat brim. (See F531.5.1.1.3. for a similar motif.) German: Grimm No. 37. |
| F535.1.1.2 | Thumbling carried up chimney by steam of food. *Type 700; BP I 389. |
| F535.1.1.12 | Thumbling carries needle as sword. German: Grimm No. 45. |
| F535.1.1.1.1 | Thumbling drives mule. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F535.1.1.1 | Thumbling drives wagon by sitting in horse's ear. Type 700; BP I 389. |
| F535.1.1.6 | Thumbling has cat as riding-horse. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F535.1.1.10.2 | Thumbling hides in a snail shell, in a mouse hole. German: Grimm No. 37. |
| F535.1.1.10 | Thumbling hides in small place. |
| F535.1.1.10.1 | Thumbling hides under thimble in table drawer. German: Grimm No. 45. |
| F535.1.1.8 | Thumbling imprisoned in a sausage. German: Grimm No. 45. |
| K565 | Thumbling in animal's belly persuades latter to go to his father's house for plunder: rescued. *Type 700; *BP I 389. |
| F535.1.1.4 | Thumbling in danger of being sucked in by man's breath. BP I 397. |
| F535.1.1.3 | Thumbling lies by sleeping man. Is blown to window by man's breath. BP I 397. |
| F535.1.1.5 | Thumbling lost in animal track. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F535.1.1.9 | Thumbling sold as freak. German: Grimm No. 37. |
| F535.1.1.11.1 | Thumbling steals by entering keyhole. German: Grimm No. 37, 45. |
| F911.3.1 | Thumbling swallowed by animals. (Cf. F914.2.) *Type 700; BP I 389. |
| F535.1.1.7 | Thumbling swallowed by animals. German: Grimm No. 37, 45. |
| F535.1 | Thumbling. Person the size of a thumb. *Types 327B, 700; *BP I 361, 389; Fb "tomling"; Saintyves Contes de Perrault 245ff., 314ff.; *Hdwb. d. Märch. s.v. "Daumling"; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| A162.3.2 | Thunder and lightning slay devils. Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian: *Balys Tautosakos Darbai VI (1939) 111—128. |
| A1142.5.1 | Thunder caused by God beating his weapon. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A1142.6.1 | Thunder from clashing weapons of warring spirits in sky. S. Am. Indian (Chamacoco): Métraux MAFLS XL 26. |
| A1142.5.1.1 | Thunder from crashing of stones in moon as goddess beats tapa. Samoa: Clark 121. |
| A1142.7 | Thunder from deity separating the winds which try to unite. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A1142.2 | Thunder from flying dragon. Siberian: Holmberg Siberian 440. |
| A1142.5.1.2 | Thunder from thunder-spirit beating his children. S. Am. Indian (Cashinawa): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 684. |
| A284.3.1 | Thunder god or spirit has very long mouth. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A1142.8 | Thunder is noise of waterskin which rain-god drags along sky floor. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A1142.5 | Thunder is sound of God's gun. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A1142.9 | Thunder made by giants in sky. Greek: Grote I 5, 8, 12, (Cyclops). |
| F960.1.1.1 | Thunder report at birth of king. (Cf. F968.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| Q552.1.0.2 | Thunder slays people for disregard of him. Lithuanian: Balys Tautosakos Darbai VI 135f. |
| A284.3.2 | Thunder spirit lives in world below earth. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A1142.9.1 | Thunder the drums of dead. Africa (Fang): Trilles 174. |
| A284.2 | Thunderbird. A mythical giant bird usually thought of as a thunder-god.—*Harris Boanerges 13—30 passim, Harris Picus who is also Zeus vii; *Encyc. Religion and Ethics I 529a; Hatt Asiatic Influences 36ff.; Gaster Thespis 135, 363.—Babylonian: Spence 193; Siberian: Holmberg Siberian 439; India: Thompson-Balys.—African: Werner African 237.—N. A. Indian: Alexander N. Am. 387 n. 32 *Thompson Tales 318 n. 151c.; S. Am. Indian (Chiriguano): Lowie BBAE CXLIII (3) 55, (Toba): Métraux Myths 110.—Cf. Persian: Carnoy 289 (Saena). |
| A157.1.1 | Thunderbolt as gods' weapon. Greek: Fox 159; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 214, 309, II 1060. |
| Q552.1.0.1.1 | Thunderbolt demolishes fortress as punishment for disobedience (to saint). (Cf. Q227, Q325.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2149.1 | Thunderbolt magically produced. (Cf. D1713.) Irish myth: Cross; Marquesas: Handy 65. |
| A157.1 | Thunderweapon. Stone weapons (axes) brought down by thunderbolt (from Thunder God).—Blinkenberg The Thunder Weapon 1911; Hdwb. d. d. Aberglaubens II 325; Saintyves Corpus du Folklore Prehistorique en France et dans les Colonies Françaises (1934—36) I—III; J. Balys Tautosakos Darbai III 1937 223ff.; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| N127.3 | Thursday as lucky day. Irish myth: Cross. |
| C984.4 | Tidal wave for breaking tabu. Lau Islands: Beckwith Myth 19. |
| A913.1 | Tidal wave or surge marks place of death of person. (Cf. A920.1.4, A936.)—Irish myth: Cross. |
| A913.2 | Tide caused by breathing of sea-monster. Maori: Clark 180. |
| D2151.1.2.2 | Tide held back by saint. (Cf. D1713, V220.) *Loomis White Magic 40; Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D2151.1.2.1 | Tide held back by Virgin Mary. (Cf. V250.) *Ward Catalogue of Romances II 602; Crane Miraculis 91 No. 22. |
| D2151.1.2 | Tide held back. (Cf. D1545.) Tuamotu: Stimson MS (T-G. 3/730). |
| J1292 | Tide inquires whether moon is up. Minnow seeing absurdity of question (since tide could not be up without the moon) tells the tide to wait till he gets a drink and he will tell. Africa (Vai): Ellis 200 No. 17. |
| J1675.2.1 | Tidings brought to the king: You said it, not I. The messenger arranges it so that the king says the words in the form of a question. *Anderson FFC XLII 362; Icelandic: *Boberg; Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 111 No. 925B. |
| K842.3 | Tied animal persuades another to take his place. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| J1758 | Tiger (lion, etc.) mistaken for domestic animal. |
| R13.1.4.1 | Tiger abducts man. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A165.2.1.1.2 | Tiger as god's messenger. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B240.13 | Tiger as king of animals. Cheremis: Sebeok-Nyerges; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B191.3 | Tiger as magician. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B535.0.8 | Tiger as nurse for child. S. A. Indian (Chiriguano): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 161, (Amuesa): ibid. 129. |
| J1706.1 | Tiger as stupid beast. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B621.3 | Tiger as suitor. Chinese: Graham; India: Thompson-Balys; S. A. Indian: (Jivarу): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 148. |
| B292.11 | Tiger carries load of wood for saint. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| A2491.4 | Tiger cursed with short sight in day time: good sight only at night. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| K1822.4 | Tiger disguises as human being. Chinese: Graham. |
| K629.2.2 | Tiger enticed away by slain pig. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| K629.2.1 | Tiger enticed away to gather berries: victims escape. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| K714.2.2 | Tiger enticed into coffin. Chinese: Graham. |
| K735.6 | Tiger enticed into pit by being tempted to leap after boar-leader. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 819. |
| U128.1 | Tiger father of human child licks its blood. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| K815.9 | Tiger flatters cow into showing that she has few teeth. Kills her. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| K1727 | Tiger frightened at hearing unknown wind. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| K2345.1 | Tiger frightened at sound of clashing knives: thinks it is leak in house of which he is afraid. Chinese: Graham. |
| K2336 | Tiger frightened away from man's tree refuge by man's stick and rope. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| J2633 | Tiger frightened of leak in house. Chinese: Graham. |
| B387 | Tiger grateful for woman assisting tigress as midwife. Chinese: Graham, Eberhard FFC CXX 29. |
| B563.4.1.1 | Tiger guides lost man home; hence men do not eat tigers. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| W154.3.2 | Tiger has thorn pulled by man: attacks man. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B525.1 | Tiger hides woman from all other tigers. S. A. Indian (Chiriguano): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 155, 161, (Carib): ibid. 146. |
| K1621 | Tiger in sheep's clothing stolen by sheep-thief. Comparetti PFLS IX 144; *Jamaica: Beckwith MAFLS XVII 236 No. 5. |
| Q243.6 | Tiger instead of girl in box tears lecherous teacher to pieces. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| K1951.3.2 | Tiger intimidated by boasting of the sham-warrior. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| M295.1 | Tiger lets man go on condition he does not tell what he has overheard. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| X1114.2 | Tiger lies in water with mouth open: cat drives fish in. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F989.22.2 | Tiger lives on self-cooking food. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| K1711.1 | Tiger made to believe porcupine bristle is his enemy's hair: overawed. India: *Thompson-Balys; Indonesia: DeVries's list No. 90; Philippine: Fansler MAFLS XII 53. |
| K1715.13 | Tiger made to believe that his captor has eaten many crabs. Tiger fears crabs and releases him. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| J1758.3 | Tiger mistaken for ass. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| J1758.1 | Tiger mistaken for goat. Fool trying to steal goat in dark catches thieving tiger. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| K555.3 | Tiger persuaded by jackals to settle argument. Tricked. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| K1183 | Tiger persuaded to cross river carrying vat rim-upwards. Trickster fills it with stones and tiger loses it. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| K1025.2 | Tiger persuaded to eat own eyes. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| K737.2 | Tiger persuaded to walk into house: locked in. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B292.4.2 | Tiger plows for man. India: *Thompson-Balys |
| W154.11 | Tiger returns rope to former captor: rewarded by having tail cut off. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| Q557.7 | Tiger seizes bride and bridegroom at threshold of house because groom has failed to worship deity before ceremony. (Cf. Q223.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| U128 | Tiger son of human mother scratches her and licks her blood. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B256.7 | Tiger sweeps temple for saint. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| K1725.2 | Tiger thinks sound of water dropping is sound of dreadful monster: flees. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| J1758.2 | Tiger thought to be dog. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| K579.5.2 | Tiger to help foxes divide their young. Foxes escape into hole. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A132.10 | Tiger-god. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| K649.1.2 | Tiger-mother hides concealed guests in jar. S. A. Indian (Chiriguano): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 162, (Yuracare): ibid. 144. |
| K2011.2 | Tiger-ogress pretends to be girls' mother: explains tail as boil. Chinese: Graham. |
| J17.1 | Tiger, jackal, and bear each learn to fear man. They report him as head-thumper (he has beaten the tiger), turn-twister (he has swung jackal by tail), and top-tumbler (he has fallen out of tree on bear). India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| T554.1 | Tiger, spirit, and man sons of one mother. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| R13.1.4.2.1 | Tigers abduct princess to be wife of their human ward. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| B299.8.1 | Tigers build bridge. S. A. Indian (Amuesha): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 150. |
| A671.2.14 | Tigers in hell. Irish myth: Cross. |
| X1133.5 | Tigers stand on each other's heads trying to reach man in tree. His tears form a stream. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F1076 | Tightening belt to counteract hunger: when loosened person falls dead. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B631.6 | Tigress bears men-children. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B386 | Tigress grateful for opening of abscess. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F914.3 | Tigress swallows abandoned baby again and again, but it comes out from behind. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| M369.6 | Time and place of landing of returning heroes prophesied. Irish myth: Cross. |
| N555 | Time favorable for unearthing treasure. *Winter 69. |
| F76 | Time involved in upper world journey. |
| H1583.2 | Time measured by fit of ring. Irish myth: Cross. |
| H1583.1 | Time measured by worn iron shoes. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| E501.11 | Time of appearance of wild hunt. |
| A52.2 | Time of creation of the angels. |
| D1855 | Time of death postponed. (Cf. D1345, D1857.) Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: Neuman; Icelandic: Boberg. |
| M412 | Time of giving curse. |
| Z122 | Time personified. Italian: Basile Pentamerone IV No. 8; Jewish: Neuman. |
| J1075 | Time renders all things commonplace. |
| U261 | Time seems short to those who play, long for those who wait. So says servant girl whose mistress upbraids her for late hours. Wesselski Bebel I 185 No. 39. |
| C750 | Time tabus. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| J881 | Timid animal consoled when he sees others more timid. |
| D475.3.2 | Tin changed into silver. *Loomis White Magic 81. |
| F841.2.6 | Tin sail. Irish myth: Cross. |
| X142.3 | Tiny ambassador put on horse with long stirrups. Cannot say anything as he is too busy trying to keep his seat. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| D1349.1.6 | Tiny amount of food magically satisfies. (Cf. D1030.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F836.4 | Tiny bow shoots through muskox hide. Eskimo (Mackenzie Area): Jenness 88. |
| K961.1.1 | Tit for tat. Wolf tells sick lion that fox does not esteem him. Fox overhears it. Later fox tells lion that his only cure lies in his wrapping himself in the wolf's skin. Wolf is killed. Spanish Exempla: Keller; Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| K551.3.7 | Titmouse receives permission to sit on branch and sing before being sacrificed. Cheremis: Sebeok-Nyerges. |
| J955.1.2.1 | Titmouse ruffles feathers to seem big as a bear. Her young ones know her. Type 228; Africa (Hottentot): Bleek 32 No. 16. |
| Z39.4.1 | Titmouse, what are you eating?—A large turnip—etc. Cheremis: Sebeok-Nyerges. |
| J1182.1 | To be beaten by deceiver of husband. Lady has her women ready to give a trickster a beating. He is allowed to make one request. The one who has most often deceived her husband shall strike first. *Wesselski Gonnella 121 No. 16; Italian Novella: *Rotunda. |
| J1364 | To be rewarded by his kind. Unworthy person is rewarded. Asks worthy one: "Why is it that I am rewarded and you are not?" Answer: "Because you have found more of your kind that I have of mine." (Also told of Dante and a minstrel.) Italian Novella: *Rotunda. |
| J2060.3 | To build a palace in the sky: hawk as architect is let fly in the air. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| K1462.2 | To cover house with straw: suffocates mother under straw. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| J1805.1.1 | To cover house with straw. Word for wife is similar, so wife is covered. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| J1141.1.6 | To decide which is master and which servant they are to put heads through window and servant's head is to be cut off. Servant draws back. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| J2516.8 | To draw out fence stakes and throw them down. Boy throws them into river. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| K1446 | To drive cattle to jungle: trickster kills a bull every day. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| J81.2 | To each his appropriate food. Woman gives morsel of various foods to each guest, with explanation. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| J2095 | To eat a hundred onions. Choice of eating 100 onions, receiving 100 blows, or paying 100 coins. Fool tries onions in vain, then the blows, and finally must give the coins. *Zachariae Kleine Schriften 170; Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 349; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| J1634 | To follow the king. In order to test a favorite, a king says that he is going to retire from the world and offers the regency to the favorite. On advice from his philosopher, the favorite says that he is going to accompany the king into retirement. *Chauvin II 148 No. 1, III 98 No. 2; Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| K1218.1.8 | To get "nothing" and to show it. Wife pushes lecherous king first into glue and then in the closet with feathers. That is "nothing" — neither bird nor man. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| K576 | To get out of thieves' clutch, man reports high prices in another town. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| N333.1.1 | To give child a slap to stop its crying, numskull kills it. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| J1627 | To give the accounting afterward. A nobleman embezzles money from the public treasury. When counsellors urge an accounting, he replies that he is ready as soon as they have themselves made an accounting of all their transactions. They are ready to let well enough alone. *Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 800. |
| U212 | To have good servants a lord must be good. Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 532. |
| K1462.1 | To heat water for master's bath. Servant pours boiling water on him. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| J2417.2 | To imitate the leader. He slips and all fall to floor. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| K285 | To keep first thing touched. Wealth (or woman) is on platform. First thing touched is ladder leading up. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| K224 | To owe sixteen florins. Horse bought on condition that the buyer pay ten florins and owe sixteen. In court the buyer insists on the bargain and shows that if he pays the sixteen florins which he owes he will break the bargain, for then he would no longer owe. *Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 110; Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| K231.14 | To pay beggar for standing in tank all night. Beggar sees lights in temple. Payment refused since beggar has thus warmed himself. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T46.1 | To reach beauty young man climbs eight fences watched by one hundred guards. Tonga: Gifford 187. |
| J1191.4 | To return the dead elephant alive. Hired elephant dies. Owner demands the live elephant. The god causes the elephant's owner to break pots of the other. Is unable to make specific restitution. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| J1512.2 | To return the eye to the one-eyed man. "Let me have your other so that I can see whether the one I bring you matches." India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| J2461.7 | To sell some cloth for four rupees. Fool refuses to take six rupees for it. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| J2516.3.5 | To tell nothing else than "very good news." India: Thompson-Balys. |
| J1153.2 | To which of two men does woman belong? Only one can answer questions just as she has. Other discredited. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F911.6.1 | Toad (as man) swallows all women's earthenware. S. A. Indian (Cashinawa): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 685. |
| B297.1.2 | Toad and chameleon play drum and xylophone. Africa (Luba): De Clerq Zs. f. Kolonialsprachen IV 193. |
| G303.10.2 | Toad as follower of the devil. Fb. IV 99a. |
| G225.4 | Toad as witch's familiar. (Cf. G303.10.2.) Kittredge Witchcraft 182 nn. 76—87; England: Baughman; Argentina: Jijena Sanchez 76. |
| Z43.1 | Toad asks magpie in tree to throw down a chestnut. Magpie refuses, saying it might break its beak. Toad promises, if that happens, to get a horsehair to tie it up again. Magpie throws chestnut and breaks beak. Toad asks ass for hair, but ass first demands grass; mower demands sheep; shepherd, pup; mother dog, bread; baker, stumps. Toad cuts the stumps and gets the hair. *Wesselski Hessische Blätter f. Vksk XXXII 24; Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 156 No. 2032A*. |
| F982.6 | Toad carries seven stone mortars on his head. Chinese: Graham. |
| F982.7 | Toad carries tree on back. Chinese: Graham. |
| A737.3 | Toad causes eclipses of the sun. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B776.2 | Toad considered venomous. (Cf. B776.5.1.)—Kittredge Witchcraft 181 nn. 67—71; Jewish: Neuman. |
| J2061.4 | Toad having found money daydreams and is run over. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| K231.8 | Toad receives water from frog; refuses earth in return. Herbert III 49, 93. |
| A2231.8 | Toad refuses to weep over its dead children: dries up when dead. Cursed by Virgin Mary. (Cf. A2234.4, A2468.2.)—Dh II 247f. |
| A2461.2 | Toad remains still when he hears footsteps (defense). Dh III 235. |
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