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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
B
Animal Motifs
C
Motifs of Tabu
D
Magic
E
The Dead
F
Marvels
G
Ogres
H
Tests
J
The Wise and the Foolish
K
Deceptions
L
Reversals of Fortune
M
Ordaining the Future
N
Chance and Fate
P
Society
Q
Rewards and Punishments
R
Captives and Fugitives
S
Unnatural Cruelty
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Sex
U
The Nature of Life
V
Religion
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Traits of Character
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Humor
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Miscellaneous Groups of Motifs
| Thompson reference ▲ | Description |
|---|---|
| H1219 | Assignment of quests—miscellaneous. |
| H1219.1 | Quest assigned as payment for gambling loss. (Cf. H942.) Irish myth: Cross; Icelandic: Boberg. |
| H1219.1.1 | Quest assigned as payment for magic object. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| H1219.2 | Quest assigned as punishment for murder. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| H1219.3 | Quest assigned as punishment by father of abducted girl. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| H1219.4 | Quest assigned by fairy. (Cf. H938.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| H1219.5 | Quest assigned prisoner. Irish myth: Cross. |
| H1219.6 | Quest assigned as result of slander. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| H1219.7 | Quest assigned as payment for hospitality. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| H1219.8 | Quest assigned as punishment for curiosity. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| H1220 | Quests voluntarily undertaken. Irish: *Cross, Beal XXI 318, 320; Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| H1221 | Quest for adventure. *Type 650; Irish myth: *Cross; English: Wells 66 (Ywain and Gawain), 134 (Sir Degare); Icelandic: *Boberg; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "aventures"; Arabian: Burton Nights VI 1—83, S IV 420, 509ff. This motif is prominent in Romances of Chivalry. |
| H1221.1 | Old warrior longs for more adventure. Refuses to rest in old age. Chauvin II 152 No. 16, 157 No. 37; cf. Tennyson's "Ulysses." |
| H1222 | Prince a-hunting enters on quest. *Type 401; Missouri French: Carrière; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| H1223 | Quest to undertake feats of valor. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| H1223.1 | Quest to recover one's honor through feats. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| H1224 | Quest to distant king for military aid. Africa (Fulah): Frobenius Atlantis VI 182ff. No. 4. |
| H1225 | Quest for a strong adversary. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| H1226 | Pursuit of rolling cake leads to quest. Type 480; *Roberts 127; BP I 217, II 392, III 458. |
| H1226.1 | Pursuit of rolling hoop leads to quest. Hindu: Keith 196; N. A. Indian: Matthews MAFLS V 108, Goddard PaAM VIII 196 No. 3 and numerous other references in Thompson Tales 320 n. 156. |
| H1226.2 | Pursuit of magic arrow leads to adventures. Hawaii: Dixon 75. |
| H1226.3 | Pursuit of rolling golden apple leads to quest. Type 480; *Roberts 127. |
| H1226.4 | Pursuit of rolling ball of yarn leads to quest. Type 480; *Roberts 127. |
| H1227 | Quest undertaken before hero will marry. Malone. PMLA XLIII 401. |
| H1228 | Quest undertaken by hero for vengeance. |
| H1228.1 | Quest undertaken by hero to avenge his king. Irish myth: Cross; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1228.2 | Son goes out to avenge father's death. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1229 | Quests voluntarily undertaken—miscellaneous. |
| H1229.1 | Quest undertaken by hero to fulfill promises. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| H1229.2 | Queen writes message on stone which hero finds: he goes in search of her. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1229.3 | Quest for marvelous thing seen in dream. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1230 | Accomplishment of quests. |
| H1231 | Large boot-supply for journey. Quest is to be so long that many boots are to be worn out. Italian: Basile Pentamerone V No. 4; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 358 n. 287k. |
| H1232 | Directions on quest given by sun, moon, wind, and stars. *Types 425, 451; *Tegethoff 44; Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 71 No. 551, Espinosa Jr. Nos. 106, 114; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1232.1 | Directions on quest given by herdsmen (peasants). Type 432; MPh. X 625; Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| H1232.2 | Directions on quest given by queen. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| H1232.3 | Directions on quest given by maiden or woman in castle. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| H1232.4 | Directions on quest given by peasant and his wife. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| H1232.5 | Directions on quest given by child(ren) still in mother's womb. S. A. Indian (Chiriguano): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 484. |
| H1233 | Helpers on quest. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| H1233.1 | Old person as helper on quest. |
| H1233.1.1 | Old woman helps on quest. Type 400, 425; English: Wells 68 (The Weddynge of Sir Gawen and Dame Ragnell); India: *Thompson-Balys; Japanese: Ikeda. |
| H1233.1.2 | Old man helps on quest. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| H1233.2 | Relation as helper on quest. |
| H1233.2.1 | Quest accomplished with aid of wife. *Type 465C; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| H1233.2.2 | Quest accomplished with aid of brother in disguise. Irish myth: Cross. |
| H1233.3 | Holy man as helper on quest. |
| H1233.3.1 | Ascetic gives directions to hero on quest. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1233.3.2 | Fakir as helper on quest. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1233.3.3 | Quest accomplished with aid of prophet (sage, druid). Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: Boberg. |
| H1233.4 | Supernatural creature as helper on quest. |
| H1233.4.1 | Fairies as helpers on quest. Irish myth: *Cross; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1233.4.2 | Quest accomplished with aid of giantess. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| H1233.4.3 | Griffin as helper on quest. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1233.4.4 | Demon as helper on quest. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1233.5 | Deity as helper on quest. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1233.5.1 | Goddess as helper on quest. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| H1233.6 | Animals help hero on quest. *Type 550; Malone PMLA XLIII 444; Welsh: MacCulloch Celtic 187; Missouri French: Carrière; India: Thompson-Balys; Japanese: Ikeda. |
| H1233.6.1 | Horse helper on quest. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1233.6.2 | Bird helper (adviser) on quest. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1233.6.3 | Porpoise as helper on quest. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1235 | Succession of helpers on quest. One helper sends to another, who sends to another, etc. (Cf. H1241.) Types 400, 425, 516, 756B; *BP II 400; *Wesselski Archiv Orientální IV 1; Clouston Tales II 96; W. R. Halliday Indo-European Folk-Tales and Greek Legend (Cambridge, 1933) 132f.; Gaster Oldest Stories 51; Tegethoff 44; Rösch FFC LXXVII 110; *Andrejev FFC LXIX 225 n.—Irish: Cross, Beal XXI 326, O'Suilleabhain 74; Icelandic: *Boberg; Missouri French: Carrière; Italian: Basile Pentamerone Introduction, IV No. 8, V Nos. 4, 9; India: *Thompson-Balys; Japanese: Ikeda; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 336 n. 211. |
| H1235.1 | Helpers on quest demand pay for advice. Chinese: Graham. |
| H1236 | Perilous path traversed on quest. English: Wells 55 (Gawayne and the Grene Knight); India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| H1236.1 | Quest over path bristling with sharp points (knives, axes, etc.). Irish myth: Cross; Finnish: Kalevala rune 17. |
| H1236.2 | Quest over path guarded by dangerous animals. Irish myth: Cross; India: Thompson-Balys; Am. Indian (Quiche): Alexander Lat. Am. 174. |
| H1236.3 | Quest over path guarded by hags. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| H1236.4 | Quest over path guarded by giant. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| H1237 | Conjuring away obstacles on quest for lost wife. Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen III 75. |
| H1239 | Accomplishment of quest—miscellaneous. |
| H1239.1 | Prince agrees to marry a servant girl if she will help him on a quest. Malone PMLA XLIII 400. |
| H1239.2 | Objects of quest found in deserted castle where hero is served by unseen hands. Type 425; Tegethoff 14.—Icelandic: Boberg. |
| H1239.3 | Quest accomplished by means of objects given by helpers. Type 425; Halliday Indo-European Folk-Tales (Cambridge, 1933) 135f. |
| H1239.4 | Man with magic knowledge defeats his competitors in quest by misinforming them about the character of country they will be traveling (for a place where there is no water he makes them bring loads of wood; for a place where water is he makes them bring along loads of water). India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| H1239.5 | Seductive women attempt to divert quester. Tuamotu: Stimson MS (z-G. 3/1174, 1386; z-G. 13/221, 1241). |
| H1240 | Other circumstances of quests. |
| H1241 | Series of quests. One quest can be accomplished when a second is finished, etc. (Cf. H1235.) *Type 550; BP I 503ff.; Wesselski Mönchslatein 91 No. 77; Irish myth: *Cross; Welsh: MacCulloch Celtic 187; Scotch: Campbell II 344; Icelandic: Lagerholm 58—63, 115—118, *Boberg; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| H1241.1 | Hero returning from successful quest sent upon another. Irish myth: Cross. |
| H1241.1.1 | Hero returning with berries sent back to bring tree. (Cf. H561.1.2.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| H1242 | Youngest brother alone succeeds on quest. *Type 402, 471, 550, 551, 577; BP 260, 503; Irish myth: Cross; Missouri French: Carrière; India: *Thompson-Balys; N. A. Indian: Thompson CColl II 398; Chile: Pino Saavedra 402—405. |
| H1242.1 | Unpromising hero succeeds in quest. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| H1243 | Riches the reward of questions solved on quests. *Type 461; **Aarne FFC XXII 165; India: Thompson-Balys; Japanese: Ikeda. |
| H1244 | Forgiveness the reward of successful quest. Icelandic: Boberg; Africa (Zulu): Callaway 164. |
| H1245 | Quest to be accomplished in one day. Irish myth: Cross. |
| H1247 | Sleep forbidden until quest is accomplished. Irish myth: Cross. |
| H1248 | Object sought brings about death of assigner of quest. Irish myth: Cross. |
| H1250 | Quests to the other world. *Siuts Jenseitsmotive 226—232; Irish myth: *Cross. |
| H1250.1 | Test of hero before journey to otherworld. Irish myth: Cross. |
| H1251 | Quest to other world for samples of magic animals' food. Type 471. |
| H1252 | Quest to other world for relative. |
| H1252.1 | Quest to other world for ancestor. Babylonian: Spence 170. |
| H1252.1.1 | Quest to the other world to receive news of ancestor. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1252.1.2 | Quest to the other world to learn whether father is in heaven or hell. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1252.2 | Quest to other world to take letters to dead relatives. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1252.3 | Quest for relatives sold to the otherworld. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| H1252.4 | King sends hero to otherworld to carry message to king's dead father. *Cosquin Contes indiens 405ff. |
| H1254 | Journey to otherworld for magic objects. Irish myth: Cross. |
| H1256 | Journey to other world to obtain a wife. (Cf. H1381.3.1.2.) Chinese: Graham. |
| H1257 | Quest for the location of paradise. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| H1260 | Quest to the upper world. Type 465c; India: Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Graham; West Indies: Flowers 462. |
| H1261 | Quest: a crown from heaven. BP III 268. |
| H1262 | Quest: God to be brought from heaven. Type 465c. |
| H1263 | Quest to God for fortune. *Types 460A, 460B; *Aarne FFC XXIII 124, 127; West Indies: Flowers 462—466. |
| H1264 | Quest to upper world for fire. Papua: Ker 77; Africa (Fjort): Dennett 74 No. 16. |
| H1265 | Quest to Paradise to get oil to anoint dying father's body. Irish myth: Cross. |
| H1266 | Quest of a deity. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| H1267 | Pregnant woman craving fish sends husband to heaven after lucky fishhook. (Cf. H936.) Samoa: Beckwith Myth 25. |
| H1270 | Quest to lower world. Irish: *Cross, Beal XXI 323; Icelandic: *Boberg; India: Thompson-Balys; Tuamotu: Stimson MS (z-G. 13/276). |
| H1271 | Quest for Cerberus in hell: to be brought to earth. Greek: Fox 88. |
| H1272 | Quest for devils in hell; hero brings them back with him. *Type 650. |
| H1273 | Quest to devil for objects. |
| H1273.1 | Quest to devil in hell for return of contract. *Type 756B; BP III 465; *Plenzat Die Theophiluslegende in den Dichtungen des Mittelalters (Berlin, 1926); Irish: Beal XXI 311, O'Suilleabhain 33. |
| H1273.1.1 | Quest to hell for return of contract from deceased rich man. *Köhler-Bolte I 133; Irish: O'Suilleabhain 58. |
| H1273.2 | Quest for three hairs from devil's beard. *Type 461; *Aarne FFC XXIII 126, 131. |
| H1274 | Quest in hell for three dragon feathers. (Cf. B11.) Fb "helvede" I 589a. |
| H1275 | Quest for money (treasure) in hell. Fb "gjedebuk" I 440, "helvede" I 589a; Icelandic: Egils saga ok ásmundar 391, Boberg; Indonesian: De Vries's list 161. |
| H1276 | Quest to lower world for lost words. Finnish: Kalevala rune 16. |
| H1277 | Quest to confines of hell for blood of sorceress. Welsh: MacCulloch Celtic 188. |
| H1278 | Quest to devil for answer to riddle questions. (Cf. H1282, H1283, H1284, H1292.) German: Grimm Nos. 29, 125. |
| H1280 | Quests to other realms. |
| H1281 | Quest to Fortune to seek fortune. *Type 460B; Aarne FFC XIII 124; India: *Thompson-Balys. Cf. Patch PMLA XXXIII 630. |
| H1282 | Quest to morning star for answers to questions. Type 702*. |
| H1283 | Quest to moon for answers to questions. Type 702*; S. A. Indian (Chiriguano): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 143. |
| H1284 | Quest for sun for answer to questions. *Type 460, 461; BP I 292; **Aarne FFC XXIII 115ff.; N. A. Indian (Thompson River): Thompson CColl II 387ff. |
| H1284.1 | Quest to place where sun sets. Chinese: Graham. |
| H1285 | Quest to Mother of Time for answers to questions. Italian: Basile Pentamerone IV No. 8. |
| H1285.1 | Quest to bring Soma (a wizard woman) from across the seven seas to a wedding. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1286 | Quests to fairyland. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| H1286.0.1 | Quest to fairyland at bottom of lake. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| H1286.1 | Quest to fairyland for precious jewel. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| H1286.2 | Quest to fairyland for magic object. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| H1287 | Quest to submarine monastery. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| H1287.1 | Quest to submerged island. Irish myth: Cross. |
| H1288 | Quest to Plain of Wonders. Irish myth: Cross. |
| H1289 | Quest to different other realms. |
| H1289.1 | Quest to animal realm. (Cf. B220.) |
| H1289.1.1 | Quest to lions', elephants', and serpents' land for green stone. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| H1289.1.2 | Quest to land of snakes. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1289.2 | Quest to Bjarmaland. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| H1289.3 | Quest to giant's land. Icelandic: MacCulloch Eddic 91ff., Boberg. |
| H1289.3.1 | Quest to land of cannibal giants. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1289.4 | Quest to see deity. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| H1289.4.1 | Quest for thread from lotus stalks growing on Vishnu's navel. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1289.5 | Quest to land where every raja dies. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1289.6 | Quest to the world of rakshasas. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1290 | Quests to the other world—miscellaneous motifs. |
| H1291 | Questions asked on way to other world. *Type 461; Irish: Cross Beal XXI 318f., O'Suilleabhain 50—52; India: *Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Graham. |
| H1292 | Answers found in other world to questions propounded on the way. (Cf. H1278, H1282, H1283, H1284.) *Type 461; India: Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Graham. |
| H1292.1 | Question (propounded on quest): Why has spring gone dry? Answer: Animal to be removed from its water-vein. Types 460, 461; *Aarne FFC XXIII 144f.; Hdwb. d. Märchens I 345b. n. 120; Icelandic: Boberg. |
| H1292.1.1 | Question (propounded on quest): Why does no one ever drink water of two certain wells? Answer: In their last birth they had been two Brahman women and whenever they wanted to give alms they gave only to each other. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1292.2 | Question (propounded on quest): Why does not a certain tree flourish? Answer: Gold is hidden under it (or a serpent is under its roots). Types 460, 461; *Aarne FFC XXIII 133, 136; Hdwb. d. Märchens I 256a n. 13; Italian: Basile Pentamerone IV No. 8; India: *Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Graham; Japanese: Ikeda. |
| H1292.2.1 | Question (propounded on quest): Why does no one desire to eat fruits of a certain tree? Answer: Tree in its last birth had been a very learned man who gave his knowledge away. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1292.3 | Question (propounded on quest): Why do the live stock die? (Various answers.) Types 460, 461; Aarne FFC XXIII 150; Japanese: Ikeda. |
| H1292.4 | Question (propounded on quest): How can the prince be cured? Answer: He must remove stone which he has spit out in the church. Types 460, 461; *Aarne FFC XXIII 142f. |
| H1292.4.1 | Question (propounded on quest): How can the princess be cured? Answer: She must recover consecrated wafer which rat has stolen from her first communion. Types 460, 461; *Aarne FFC XXIII 142f.; Irish: Beal XXI 308f., O'Suilleabhain 27f.; Japanese: Ikeda. |
| H1292.4.2 | Question (propounded on quest): How can snake be cured from blindness? Answer: By giving away his gem. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1292.4.3 | Question (propounded on quest): How can the cripple be healed? Answer: He must distribute his knowledge. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1292.5 | Question (on quest): How can the girl thus far avoided by suitors marry? (Various answers.) Types 460, 461; Aarne FFC XXIII 149; Irish: O'Suilleabhain 50, Beal XXI 318. |
| H1292.6 | Question (on quest): Where is the lost key? (Various answers.) Type 460, 461; *Aarne FFC XXIII 148. |
| H1292.7 | Question (on quest): Where is the lost princess? (Various answers.) Types 460, 461; Aarne FFC XXIII 146ff. |
| H1292.8 | Question (on quest): When will a ferryman be released from his duty? Answer: When he is able to get out of the boat and leave the oar in another's hand. Types 460, 461; *Aarne FFC XXIII 136ff., 139; Japanese: Ikeda. |
| H1292.9 | Question (on quest): When will a certain water-animal be freed from an annoyance? (Various answers). Types 460, 461; *Aarne FFC XXIII 136ff.; Italian: Basile Pentamerone IV No. 8; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| H1292.10 | Question (on quest): How can mice rid themselves of cats? (Answer: tie on bell.) Italian: Basile Pentamerone IV No. 8. |
| H1292.11 | Question (on quest): How can ants secure longer life? (Answer: by doing without wings.) Italian: Basile Pentamerone IV No. 8. |
| H1292.12 | Question (on quest): Where does Bras-de-Fer (Ver-sous-Terre) live? French Canadian: Sister Marie Ursule. |
| H1292.13 | Question (on quest): Have you see my prince? French Canadian: Sister Marie Ursule. |
| H1292.14 | Question (propounded on quest): Why can't the dragon king ascend to the sky? Chinese: Graham. |
| H1292.15 | Question (propounded on quest): Why can't the child talk or the dog bark? Chinese: Graham. |
| H1292.16 | Question (propounded on quest): Why is the cow so severely beaten every day by her calf? Answer: in her last birth she had been the young of her present calf and had treated it the same way. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1292.17 | Question (propounded on quest): Is a poor shepherd known to God? Answer: He had been a very generous god-fearing person in his last birth and God had not forgotten him. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1292.18 | Question (propounded on quest): When can certain structure be finished? Answer: When king's daughter marries. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| H1292.19 | Question (propounded on quest): How can a man and woman be freed from their annoyance. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1292.20 | Question (propounded on quest): Why does kingdom go well by day and burn by night? India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1300 | Quests for the unique. |
| H1301 | Quest for the most beautiful of women. *Fb "kone" II 263a; BP II 19, 34; Irish myth: Cross; Icelandic: Boberg; French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 21; West Indies: Flowers 466. |
| H1301.1 | Quest for the most beautiful bride. Type 402; BP III 18, Fb "brud" IV 65a; Irish myth: *Cross; English: Wells 151 (Richard Coer de Lyon); Missouri French: Carrière; India: Thompson-Balys; Tuamotu: Stimson MS (T-G 3/109, 3/404, z-G. 13/317); Chile: Pino Saavedra 402—405. |
| H1301.1.1 | Quest for bride as handsome as the hero. *Type 516; *Rösch FFC LXXVII 100. |
| H1301.1.2 | Quest for faraway princess. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| H1301.1.3 | Hero visits all islands to see if he can find woman to rival wife's beauty. Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 539. |
| H1302 | Quest for the most beautiful bouquet. Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "bouquet". |
| H1303 | Quest for the finest of chains. Fb "kjæde" II 145. |
| H1305 | Quest for the best of bread. Type 402; BP II 34; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1305.1 | Quest for the best of meat. Scottish: Campbell-McKay No. 12. |
| H1305.1.1 | Quest for the worst of meat. Scottish: Campbell-McKay No. 12. |
| H1305.2 | Quest for best-cooked dish. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1306 | Quest for the finest of linen. Type 402; BP II 34; *Hdwb. d. Märchens II 150b nn. 452—502; French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 21; Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 72 No. 557, Espinosa Jr. No. 105; India: *Thompson-Balys; Chile: Pino Saavedra 402—405. |
| H1306.1 | Quest for best-worked handkerchief. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1307 | Quest for the smallest of dogs. Type 402; BP II 34. |
| H1308 | Quest for the finest of horses. French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 21. |
| H1311 | Quest for the richest person. Aarne FFC XXIII 127. |
| H1311.1 | King seeks one richer (more magnificent) than himself. (Cf. H1395.) English: Child I 275—283 passim, III 17n., 503f.; Pélerinage de Charlemagne; Huet 146; Thien Motive 7; Russian: Andrejev No. 650b*; India: Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Chavannes 500 Contes I 374 No. 107. |
| H1311.2 | Quest for bride richest and poorest. Type 585; BP III 355. |
| H1312 | Quest for the greatest of fools. *Oesterley Gesta Romanorum No. No. 74; Herbert III 191; Christensen DF L 91. |
| H1312.1 | Quest for three persons as stupid as his wife. *Type 1384; BP I 335, II 440; Christensen DF L 35. |
| H1313 | Quest for person who can withdraw sword. Irish myth: Cross; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1315 | Quest for the spring of the biggest of three rivers east of Gardariki. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| H1316 | Quest for the strongest. Cheremis: Sebeok-Nyerges. |
| H1317 | Quest for ornament (jewel, etc.) to match one already at hand. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| H1318 | Liar escapes from devil: quest for greater liar. (Cf. G303.16.19.3, K210, X905.) U.S.: *Baughman. |
| H1319 | Quests for the unique—miscellaneous. |
| H1319.1 | Quest for only person who can cure certain sickness. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| H1319.2 | Quest for best cap. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1319.3 | Quest for the most beautiful rug. German: Grimm No. 63. |
| H1319.4 | Quest for the most beautiful ring. German: Grimm No. 63. |
| H1320 | Quest for marvelous objects or animals. *Type 550; Dickson 39, 50, 51; Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1320.1 | Quest for magic objects. Chinese: Graham. |
| H1320.2 | Quest for things seen in dream. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1321 | Quest for marvelous water. Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1321.1 | Quest for Water of Life (water which will resuscitate). *Types 550, 707; *BP II 394; MacCulloch Childhood 52ff.; Italian Novella: Rotunda; India: *Thompson-Balys; Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 72, 257. |
| H1321.2 | Quest for healing water. Missouri French: Carrière; Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 59 No. 425D, Espinosa Jr. No. 75; Arabian: Burton Nights S VI 213; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1321.3 | Quest for the water of youth. *Type 551. |
| H1321.4 | Quest for dancing water. Köhler-Bolte I 143; Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| H1321.5 | Quest for singing water. *Köhler-Bolte I 118. |
| H1322 | Quest for marvelous pillar. |
| H1322.1 | Quest for silver pillar covered with golden flowers. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1324 | Quest for marvelous remedy. *Types 513, 551; BP II 394; Hdwb. d. Märchens s.v. "Fahrt nach den Heilmitteln"; Spanish: Espinosa Jr. Nos. 75, 204; Jewish: Neuman; Arabian: Burton Nights III 259, IX 204; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| H1324.1 | Quest for magic healing lantern. Irish myth: Cross. |
| H1324.2 | Quest for draught of healing. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| H1331 | Quest for remarkable animal. Irish myth: Cross; Spanish: Espinosa Jr. Nos. 140, 141; Jewish: Neuman; West Indies: Flowers 466. |
| H1331.1 | Quest for marvelous bird. *Type 550; BP I 503ff., III 33; India: *Thompson-Balys; Africa (Kaffir): Theal 78. |
| H1331.1.1 | Quest for Bird of Truth. *Type 707; India: *Thompson-Balys. See all references to B131. |
| H1331.1.2 | Quest for three feathers of marvelous bird. *Type 550; Swiss: Jegerlehner Oberwallis 299 No. 17, 304 No. 29. |
| H1331.1.2.1 | Quest for remarkable bird feathers. Maori: Beckwith Myth 260, Clark 265; Marquesas: Handy 130; Tuamotu: Stimson MS (z-G. 3/1353, 13/276). |
| H1331.1.3 | Quest for golden bird. *Type 550; BP I 503; Missouri French: Carrière; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| H1331.1.3.1 | Quest for jeweled golden cock. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| H1331.1.3.2 | Quest for golden peacock. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1331.1.4 | Quest for speaking bird. Makes all other birds sing with him. *Chauvin VII 97 No. 375 n. 2; Spanish: Espinosa Jr. Nos. 138, 141; Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| H1331.1.5 | Quest for fat of water blackbirds. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| H1331.2 | Quest for marvelous boar (pig). Irish myth: *Cross. |
| H1331.2.1 | Quest for purely white boar. Irish myth: Cross. |
| H1331.2.2 | Quest for pig not farrowed. Irish myth: Cross. |
| H1331.2.3 | Quest for pigs killed by night and revived by day. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| H1331.3 | Quest for marvelous cattle. Irish myth: Cross; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1331.3.1 | Quest for bald, white-headed cow. Irish myth: Cross. |
| H1331.3.2 | Quest for cow with liver of tallow. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| H1331.3.3 | Quest for golden calf. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1331.4 | Quest for marvelous horse. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| H1331.4.1 | Quest for blue-eyed horse. Irish myth: Cross. |
| H1331.4.2 | Quest for horse with peacock tail. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1331.5 | Quest for marvelous goat. Irish myth: Cross; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1331.6 | Quest for marvelous dog. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| H1331.7 | Quest for creature with a single horn mounting to heaven with single red hair on its head. Chinese: Graham. |
| H1331.8 | Quest for a large-headed worm. Irish myth: Cross (H1349.4). |
| H1331.9 | Quest for sheep that is a hound by night and a sheep by day. Irish myth: Cross (H1349.5). |
| H1332 | Quest for marvelous parts or possessions of animals. |
| H1332.1 | Quest for golden fleece. Irish myth: *Cross; Greek: *Frazer Apollodorus I 94 n. 1. |
| H1332.2 | Quest for vulture's egg figured with golden letters. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| H1332.3 | Quest for Gorgon's head. Greek: Fox 33 (Perseus), *Frazer Apollodorus I 155 n. 3. |
| H1332.4 | Quest for animal with golden chain. Irish myth: Cross; Icelandic: Boberg. |
| H1332.5 | Quest for magic pigskin. Irish myth: Cross. |
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