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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
H
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
U
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 ▲ |
|---|---|
| Q553.3.3 | Sterility as punishment for breaking saint's covenant. (Cf. Q227.) Irish myth: Cross; Greek (Herodotus): Classical Philology 39 (1944) 179f. |
| Q553.3.4 | Sterility as punishment for parricide. (Cf. Q211.1.). Irish myth: Cross. |
| Q553.3.5 | Sterility as punishment for uncharitableness to holy person. (Cf. Q286.1.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| Q553.3 | Sterility as punishment. (Cf. T591.) Jewish: *Neuman. |
| C949.3 | Sterility from breaking tabu. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D2161.3.10 | Sterility magically cured. Jewish: Neuman. |
| Q552.3.1.1 | Sterility of land as punishment for parricide. (Cf. Q211.1.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| Q553.3.0.1 | Sterility of women as punishment. Jewish: Moreno Esdras (Q578.3); India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A2215.1 | Stick (leaf) thrown at animal's rump: hence tails. (Cf. A2378.3.3.) —Finnish: Aarne FFC VIII 14 No. 77 (wolf).—Banks Is.: Dixon 144 (rat). |
| D1643.1 | Stick of fire comes to river bank of itself. (Cf. D1271.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D451.6.2 | Stick thrust in ground changes into spirit hut. Philippine (Tinguian): Cole 62. |
| D1601.5.1 | Stick turns into automatic magic sword. (Cf. D1081.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H251.3.4 | Stick with money in it breaks and betrays thief who swears his innocence. Hdwb. d. Märchens I 248a; *Zachariae Zs. f. Vksk. XXXIII 78; Chauvin II 129; BP IV 323, 389; Jewish: Gaster Exempla No. 121, *Neuman. |
| D1402.10.1 | Stick, become a sword, flies through air to kill ferocious animal-guardians of extraordinary lotus. (Cf. D1094, D1254.) India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| J1638 | Sticking to the rules. Merchant at inn deprives monk of fowl. "It's against the rules of your order." Later the monk undertakes to help merchant across stream. In the middle of the stream he asks the merchant if he has any money. "Yes." The monk drops him in the water. "It's against the rules of our order to have any money on us." Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| Q276 | Stinginess punished. (Cf. Q551.2.8, Q589.4.) India: *Thompson-Balys; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 342. |
| W152 | Stinginess. Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| N643 | Stinging of buttocks as cure for cough. Patient applies stinging medicine and makes himself sore. He represses his cough to keep from hurting his hindquarters and is finally cured. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| J1581 | Stingy almsgiving repaid. |
| W152.3 | Stingy dead woman raises her head to correct account of laundress, who is overcharging her daughter. Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 128 No. 1482. |
| W152.12.2 | Stingy farmer encourages help by promise of hot lunch. The servant discovers that the hot lunch is a mustard sandwich. Canada: Baughman. |
| W152.8 | Stingy horse refuses ass little feed, though he promises much for later time. Wienert FFC LVI *58 (ET 196), 133 (ST 394); Hervieux II 142. |
| J1341.7 | Stingy innkeeper cured of serving weak beer. She always gives the servants a pitcher of weak beer before meals so as to fill them up. One of them: "I wash out my insides so as to have more room for food." She changes her practice. Type 1566*. |
| W152.6 | Stingy king will not hire soldiers: defeated. Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 181. |
| W152.12 | Stingy man and his servants. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| W152.9 | Stingy man cancels invitations to his guests. "It is better that they speak ill of me on an empty stomach than on a full one." Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| W152.15 | Stingy man does not eat butter; only looks at it and enjoys the thought. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| W152.4 | Stingy man forced to share his money when he lies and says he has none. Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 707. |
| J1522.2 | Stingy man rebuked when his children are feasted in his absence. They think he has been responsible and honor him. He reforms. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| W152.11 | Stingy men love possessions so much that they wear out their feet to save shoes. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| W152.5 | Stingy woman will not give soup to man until she spills it. Then she says he may have the soup. Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 321. |
| D1812.5.1.28 | Stirrup leather breaking as bad omen. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| Q552.4.1 | Stolen animal cries out from stomach of thief. *Loomis White Magic 98; Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| K406 | Stolen animal disguised as person so that thief may escape detection. |
| K406.3 | Stolen animal magically transformed so that thief may escape detection. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| K423.0.1 | Stolen animal returns to owner. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| Q212.4 | Stolen animal's meat impossible to cook. *Loomis White Magic 101f. |
| K419.4 | Stolen bacon offered to the owner. Making off with bacon, thief accidentally enters farmer's living-room. Boldly says: "Master, the devil from hell sends you bacon." The farmer: "Take yourself off to hell with the bacon." Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 1627B*. |
| D1602.8.1 | Stolen bell refuses to make a sound. *Loomis White Magic 53. |
| D471.8.1 | Stolen chickens turned to stones in cooking. *Loomis White Magic 79. |
| R311.3 | Stolen child found in hollow tree. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B543.3 | Stolen child rescued by animal nurse. (Cf. B535.)—Irish myth: Cross; India: Thompson-Balys; *Krappe Balor 80ff. |
| K300.1 | Stolen cows cause a war. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| K401.3 | Stolen goods left in suitor's room. Impoverished lover falsely accused so as to be rid of him. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| K401.2 | Stolen goods taken to dupe's house so that he is accused. Icelandic: Boberg; Bødker Exempler 303 No. 74; Spanish Exempla: Keller; Greek: Frazer Apollodorus II 178 n. 1 (Palamedes); Indonesia: DeVries's list No. 100. |
| D1651.11 | Stolen gun works only for master. (Cf. D838, D1096.1.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D882.1 | Stolen magic object stolen back by helpful animals. Korean: Zong in-Sob 28. |
| D882.1.1 | Stolen magic object stolen back by helpful cat and dog. They steal the ring from the thief's mouth.—*Type 560; **Aarne MSFO XXV 3—82 BP II 455.—India: Thompson-Balys; Indonesian: DeVries Volksverhalen Nos. 67, 170 notes. |
| D882.4 | Stolen magic object stolen back by man in disguise. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F322.3 | Stolen mother returns from fairyland each Sunday to minister to her children. Hartland Science 133; Scotland: *Baughman. |
| J1179.7 | Stolen necklace does not have same scent as defendant uses. Zachariae Kleine Schriften 57. |
| K423 | Stolen object magically returns to owner. Irish myth: *Cross. See all references to D1602 and its subdivisions. |
| D838.1 | Stolen objects powerful in magic. *Fb "stjæle" III 576a, "tigge" III 793b.; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| K258 | Stolen property sold to its owner. *Type 1544. |
| H84.4 | Stolen ring as proof of daring theft. German: Grimm No. 192. |
| V35.2 | Stolen sacred hosts put into coffin. Before death, a woman asks to put a bag into coffin. It is filled with hosts. (Cf. C55, D1031.1.1.) Lithuanian: Balys Legends Nos. 628ff. |
| K406.2 | Stolen sheep dressed as baby in cradle, so that thief may escape detection. (Mak.) Whiting Speculum VII 552; Fb "lam" II 370a, "hundehvalp" IV 228b; *Baugh MPh XV 729; *Smyser JAFL XLVII 378; *Stroup JAFL XLVII 380, Southern Folklore Q. III 5f.; *Cosbey Speculum X 310ff.; Middle English: Second Shepherd's Play; Irish myth: Cross (K521.1.3); Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 144 No. 1735B*. |
| K406.1 | Stolen sheep dressed as person sitting at helm of boat. Type 1525H*; Russian: Andrejev No. 1525H*. |
| K404.3 | Stolen sheep's tails severed and put in tree. Owner made to believe that they have escaped through the air. *Type 1004. |
| A721.3 | Stolen sun restored to sky. Calif. Indian: Gayton and Newman 83; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| R135.0.1 | Stolen wife makes trail of speaking spittle for husband. Spittle speaks and directs him. Jamaica: Beckwith MAFLS XVII 263 No. 67. |
| R111.2.1.1 | Stolen woman rescued from lower world. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F455.6.6.1 | Stolen woman saved from trolls' dance. (Cf. F322.2.) Hartmann 118ff. |
| F559.6.1 | Stomach attains immense proportions by overeating. Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen III 155. |
| E787 | Stomach borrowed by animal. Later returned. Africa (Kaffir): Theal 167. |
| K1035 | Stone (hard fruit) thrown into greedy dupe's mouth. India: Thompson-Balys; Japanese: Anesaki 330; Africa (Hottentot): Bleek 10 No. 4, (Ila, Rhodesia): Smith and Dale II 387 No. 13. |
| D1654.1 | Stone (rock) refuses to be moved. (Cf. D931.) *Fb "sten" III 553a; Irish: Plummer clvii, Cross; England, Ireland, Wales: *Baughman; Jewish: Neuman; Aztec: Alexander Lat. Am. 118. |
| D1515.5.1 | Stone as antidote for mad dog bite. (Cf. D930.) U.S.: *Baughman. |
| J1141.1.3.1 | Stone as witness. Farmer will not pay servant wages due. Closing his bargain with the servant he had said: "May this stone be witness." Judge orders stone brought to court. The farmer: "Oh, but the stone is too big (or very far away)". Lithuanian: Balys Index No. *1549. |
| F149.1 | Stone barrier to otherworld. (Cf. F150.3.2.) Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen I 95, III 165, Rink 461. |
| D1317.12.1 | Stone bleeds three days before church is plundered. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1359.3.4 | Stone blessed by saint banishes sorrow. (Cf. D931.)—Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F841.1.1 | Stone boat (ship). Fb "sten" III 552a, "skib" III 242b; Irish: Cross, O'Suilleabhain 88, Beal XXI 329; India: Thompson-Balys; N. A. Indian (Ojibwa): Schoolcraft Hiawatha 223. |
| H411.1.1 | Stone breaks when unchaste woman looks at it. Jewish: Neuman. |
| R246.1 | Stone bridge appears for fugitives. Disappears and drowns pursuers. Loomis White Magic 130. |
| D1318.1.1 | Stone bursts as sign of unjust judgment. *Fb "sten" III 554a. |
| H251.2.1 | Stone cannot be moved by one who speaks falsehood. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1524.3.1 | Stone canoe. (Cf. D1122.) N. A. Indian (Ojibwa): Schoolcraft Hiawatha 223. |
| D1812.5.0.14 | Stone changes from red to green as auspicious sign. (Cf. D1293.1, D1293.2, D1317.12.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| A977.5.3 | Stone column is membrum virile of ancient hero. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2135.0.2.1 | Stone cross magically raised in air. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F1083.1 | Stone cross rises into air. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| B217.7 | Stone deity (image of) confers upon man powers of understanding animal language. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A816.1 | Stone emerges from primeval water. Devil sits on the stone, which becomes a mountain.—*Dh I 6. |
| G371 | Stone giants. (Stone coats.) N. A. Indian (Seneca): Curtin-Hewitt RBAE XXXII 178, 330, 344, 438, 682. |
| D1331.1.4 | Stone gives magic sight. (Cf. D931.) Jewish: Neuman; Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| D1300.4 | Stone gives magic wisdom. (Cf. D931.) Jewish: Neuman; Icelandic: Boberg. |
| Q222.0.1 | Stone in church sheds blood to foretell coming plunder of church. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1641.2.3 | Stone moves at cock-crow. (Cf. E452, N555.1.) England: *Baughman. |
| D1641.2.4 | Stone moves at midnight. England: *Baughman. |
| D1381.6 | Stone necklace protects from attack. (Cf. D1073.) Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| H171.5 | Stone of destiny (Lia Fáil). Roars out under rightful king. (Cf. H71.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| H251.2 | Stone of truth. When one stands on it he must utter truth. Fb "sten" III 554b; *Loomis White Magic 132.—Irish: Plummer clvii, *Cross. |
| D931.0.3 | Stone on which saint is baptized (is born) has magic powers. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| H251.2.3 | Stone on which saint was born pours forth water when perjury is committed under it. "But if (the) oath be true, the stone remains in its proper nature." Irish myth: Cross. |
| D931.0.1 | Stone produced by magic. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1472.1.2 | Stone provides food. (Cf. D931.) Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A979.1 | Stone rent at time of crucifixion. England: Baughman. |
| D1318.1 | Stone reveals guilt. |
| D1316.1 | Stone reveals truth. (Cf. D931.) Icelandic: *Boberg; Africa (Angola): Chatelain 29ff., 43ff. |
| D1654.1.1.1 | Stone rolls off well-top after saint has prayed. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H71.10.6 | Stone screams under feet of legitimate king. Irish myth: Cross. |
| K2115.2.1 | Stone substituted for newly-born babies. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| M377.1 | Stone that is to kill one powdered and thrown into distant sea. Irish myth: Cross. |
| K341.16 | Stone thrown to attract attention of shark guardians. Man then slips in cave and steals lobsters. Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 443. |
| V229.23 | Stone turns red when saint's picture is removed. England: Baughman. |
| H1572.1 | Stone under fertile woman produces milk; under barren woman produces blood. Irish myth: Cross. |
| G272.13 | Stone with a hole through it protects against witches. (Hagstone) England: *Baughman. |
| F495 | Stone-spirit. Jewish: bin Gorion Born Judas II 205; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A1.3 | Stone-woman as creator.—Paressi: Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 359. |
| V229.2.10 | Stones answer "Amen" after saint's preaching. *Loomis White Magic 126. |
| F809.8 | Stones as guardian of town. Philippine (Tinguian): Cole 179. |
| F809.6.1 | Stones burn. Africa (Baholoholo): Einstein 216. |
| F809.9 | Stones can be rolled up like a scroll. Jewish: Neuman. |
| F809.1 | Stones cannot be counted. England, Wales: *Baughman. |
| D1841.4.3.2 | Stones cast in the ocean keep dry. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| P557.3 | Stones erected where enemy falls. Irish myth: Cross. |
| Q222.5.1 | Stones fall in churchyard, punish desecrators of church. England: Baughman. |
| D931.0.2 | Stones fixed in the earth have certain magic powers. *Fb II 47 s.v. "jordfast (sten)"; örvar-Odds saga 136. |
| D2135.3 | Stones fly through the air at saint's bidding. *Loomis White Magic 92. |
| V111.2 | Stones for building church (chapel) miraculously supplied. (Cf. D931.0.1.) Irish myth: Cross; Icelandic: Boberg. |
| D1649.3 | Stones for heating water heated automatically in other world. (Cf. D931.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1641.2.5 | Stones go down to stream to drink. England: Baughman. |
| F809.6 | Stones of fire. Jewish: Neuman. |
| F731.4 | Stones of island are jewels. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1648.3 | Stones prostrate themselves before certain persons. (Cf. D931.) Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1641.2 | Stones remove themselves. (Cf. D931.) Fb "sten" III 553a; Irish: O'Suilleabhain 85, Beal XXI 328, *Cross; England: *Baughman; Jewish: Neuman. |
| J98 | Stones shaken in jar: difficulty in learning many dialects. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| V60.1 | Stones sold at funeral wakes. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| J1896.1 | Stones thought to reproduce. Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 88. |
| V411.4 | Stones turn to gold for charitable money-lender. Hence money borrowed for wedding is never refused by lenders. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| J1932.7 | Stones watered to make them grow. (Cf. J1896.1.) Hawaii: Beckwith 88. |
| D1602.1 | Stones, being removed, return to their places. (Cf. D931, D1401.5.) Irish: Plummer clvii, *Cross; England, Ireland: *Baughman. |
| D2091.10.1 | Stones, etc., magically made to burn feet of enemies. Irish myth: Cross. |
| G272.10 | Stopped bottle as protection against witches. North Carolina: Brown Collection I 647. |
| D2148.3 | Stopping the eruption of a volcano by a saint. *Loomis White Magic 45. |
| D1149.1 | Store, fully supplied, produced by magic. Cheremis: Sebeok-Nyerges. |
| U119.5 | Stories to show that one's name does not alter his condition. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B535.0.7.1 | Stork as nurse for child. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B775 | Stork is man while hibernating in Egypt. Fb "stork" III 592a. |
| J451.2 | Stork killed along with cranes. Ill-advised associations end fatally. Wienert FFC LVI 67 (ET 309), 120 (ST 296); Halm Aesop No. 100. |
| D624.1 | Storks become men in Egypt in the winter. (Cf. D155.1.)—Wesselski Bebel II 138 No. 117. |
| F141.2.1 | Storm (snow, hail) as barrier to otherworld. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D2031.17 | Storm appears to be island. Eskimo (Central): Boas RBAE VI 622. |
| Q552.14.0.1 | Storm as punishment for affront to disguised supernatural spirit. (Cf. Q221.) S. A. Indian (Chamacoco): Métraux MAFLS XL 28. |
| Q552.14 | Storm as punishment. (Cf. D905.) Jewish: *Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2141.0.5 | Storm at death of wicked person. Devil comes for him. (Cf. D2141.0.3.) Kittredge Witchcraft 159, 477 nn. 60—64. |
| D2141.0.4 | Storm at death of wizard. Devil comes for him. (Cf. D2141.0.3.) Kittredge Witchcraft 159, 477 n. 59. |
| D2141.0.6 | Storm because of bird's singing. Africa (Basuto): Jacottet 104 No. 15. |
| C984.2 | Storm because of broken tabu. Jewish: Neuman. |
| N662 | Storm blows down tree and frees marooned tortoise. Africa (Nyang): Ittman 53. |
| D2141.0.8.1 | Storm calmed by wizard (druid). (Cf. D2141.1.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D2141.0.1 | Storm from calling on evil spirit. *Kittredge Witchcraft 158, 477 nn. 57, 58.—Icelandic: Boberg. |
| D2141.0.2 | Storm from calling up spirits to help find buried treasure. (Cf. C401.3.) *Kittredge Witchcraft 158, 477 nn. 54—56. |
| D2141.1 | Storm magically stilled. (Cf. D2141.0.8.1.) *Fb "storm" III 596a; Irish myth: Cross; Spanish Exempla: Keller; Jewish: bin Gorion Born Judas II 95, 342, 368; India: Thompson-Balys; Tonga: Gifford 117; Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen I 331. |
| F962.5.1 | Storm of gigantic hailstones. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F962.0.2 | Storm overturns idol. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D2141 | Storm produced by magic. (Cf. D905, D1541.) *Krappe Bulletin Hispanique XXXV 109ff.; Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg; Italian Novella: Rotunda; Jewish: *Neuman; Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 507; Eskimo (Greenland): Rink 223, 375, 450, 469, Rasmussen I 367, II 170, III 158, 270, (Central Eskimo): Boas RBAE VI 584, 622, (Cumberland Sound): Boas BAM XV 164, (West Hudson Bay): Boas BAM XV 321; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 289 n. 61b, (Calif.): Gayton and Newman 61; S. A. Indian (Toba): Métraux MAFLS XL 162. |
| D2141.0.7.1 | Storm produced by prayer. (Cf. D2143.3.) Jewish: Neuman. |
| D2141.0.7 | Storm raised by incantation. (Cf. D1391.1.) Greek: Grote I 184, Philippine (Tinguian): Cole 121; Africa (Zulu): Callaway 203. |
| D2141.0.9 | Storm raised by saint. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2141.2 | Storm raised to defeat enemy. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F960.1.1.3 | Storm signs betray newly born child's chiefly rank. Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 428. |
| A281 | Storm-god. See also A282.—Babylonian: Spence 95ff., 188; Assyrian: ibid. 218ff.; Persian: Carnoy 264; Japanese: Anesaki 225; Irish myth: Cross. |
| A281.1 | Storm-goddess. Hindu: Penzer I 272.—Eskimo: Boas RBAE VI 600. |
| F433 | Storm-spirit. Meyer Altgermanische 99; Dutch: Sinninghe FFC CXXXII 64 No. 186; Livonian: Loorits FFC LXVI 37 No. 4; Slovenian: *L. Kretzenbacher Germanische Mythen in der epischen Volksdichtung der Slowenen (Graz, 1941) 36-49. |
| D2091.5 | Storms magically drawn down on foe. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| J1483.3 | Storms on land. An inexperienced rider borrows a horse, which runs away with him. He says, "There are no such storms on sea as on the land." *Wesselski Bebel II 107 No. 21. |
| D2141.0.3 | Storms produced by devil. *Kittredge Witchcraft 152ff., 472ff. nn. 1—53 passim; North Carolina: Brown Collection I 660. |
| D2141.0.8 | Storms raised by druids. (Cf. D2142.0.3.) Irish: Plummer clix, *Cross. |
| J1849.1.1 | Story told about a deer: fool starts chase. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| J1177.1 | Story told to discover thief: sundry tales. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| J1177 | Story told to discover thief. Judge tells story of the lady, her husband, her lover, and the robbers (H1552.1). Which was the most generous? Witness says that robber was. This shows that he has robber's point of view. *Type 976; Jewish: Gaster Exempla 206 No. 111, bin Gorion Born Judas III 97, 303; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1641.3 | Stove runs over hill. (Cf. D1161.) Fb "ovn" II 774a. |
| J2119.2 | Straight path not always shortest. (Cf. J21.5.) |
| E545.20.1 | Strand of hair from drowned woman speaks. U.S.: Baughman. |
| F986.4 | Stranded fish do not decay for a year. Irish myth: Cross. |
| N683 | Stranger accidentally chosen king. Picked up by sacred elephant. *Cosquin Contes indiens 320 n. 4; India: *Thompson-Balys; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 68. |
| K762 | Stranger asks woman for fire: abducts her. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F1041.1.5.2 | Stranger dies from joy on being rewarded by ruler. Italian Novella: *Rotunda. |
| P328 | Strangers entertained by family to whose hitching-ring they happen to tie their horses. Thus confusion avoided as to where strangers are to be entertained. Italian: L. de Francia Novellino (Torino, 1930), Rotunda. |
| P631 | Strangers to be given precedence over man at home. Duke permits visiting duke to go through narrow path first. This sets custom. Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 515. |
| H1596.2 | Strangers umpire beauty contest. Africa (Madagascar): Sibree Madagascar before the Conquest (London, 1896) 239ff. |
| Q424.2 | Strangling as punishment for adultery. (Cf. Q241.) Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| Q424.0.1 | Strangling as punishment for murder. (Cf. Q211.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| K2351.8 | Strategy to get into enemy city: huge rat makes a burrow. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| G273.7.1 | Straw driven into witch's track immobilizes her. England: Baughman. |
| D1442.2 | Straw on horse's back restrains him. (Cf. D1276.) *Fb "hest" I 598b. |
| G272.12 | Straws as protection against witch. North Carolina: Brown Collection I 650. |
| F932.3 | Stream becomes hot in which saint performs his ascetic devotions. Irish: Plummer cxxxviii. |
| R121.9 | Stream carries communication between prisoner and rescuer. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D476.1.8 | Stream changed to egg. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1472.1.34.2 | Stream flows from man's head. (Cf. D992.) Jewish: Neuman. |
| A941.7.3 | Stream from under holy of holies in temple. Jewish: Neuman. |
| A425.1.1 | Stream is wife of deity. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2151.2.5 | Stream magically appears. N. A. Indian (Klikitat): Jacobs U Wash II 31. |
| F711.4.1 | Stream of fresh water flows through the sea. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| A878.1 | Stream of paradise from roots of world-tree. Holmberg Baum 70ff.; Icel.: MacCulloch Eddic 320f., 334. |
| F715.4 | Stream runs through house. *Schoepperle II 302 n. 1; Irish myth: Cross. |
| A934.9 | Stream unexpectedly bursts from side of mountain. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2091.3 | Streams of blood magically drawn down on foe. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1300.3.1 | Streams of wisdom flow from magic well. (Cf. D915.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| H1562.7 | Strength contest: contestants stand with back to rock on opposite side, an iron ring around neck of each connected by chain. They tug until ring severs neck of one. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F1041.16.3.2 | Strength from anger causes man to break stone. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F1041.16.3.1 | Strength from anger enables man to break binding chain. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F1041.16.3.3 | Strength from anger enables man to tear opponent to bits. Irish myth: Cross. |
| J1020 | Strength in unity. |
| T251.5 | Strength in words, in herbs, and in stones. When first two do not cure shrewish wife, the last does. (Cf. J1563.6, J1581.2, J2412.5.) Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 134; Mensa Philosophica No. 58. |
| G221.2 | Strength of witches depends on their touching earth. Swiss: Jegerlehner Oberwallis 316 No. 128. |
| G221.1 | Strength of witches in hair. *Fb "hеr" I 771b. |
| G221 | Strength of witches. |
| J246 | Strength preferred to cleverness. |
| D1836.2 | Strength wanes at particular places. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| J1434 | Strenuous cure for madness. Doctor throws patients into a pit of water. Servant warns queer-looking hunter to flee before master throws him into the pit. (Cf. K2137.) Italian Novella: *Rotunda. |
| D482.2 | Stretching lily plant. Miraculously quick growing. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D482 | Stretching objects. |
| D482.5 | Stretching sepulchre. Magically becomes longer. Irish myth: Cross (D484). |
| R311.4 | Stretching tree refuge for fugitive. (Cf. D482.1.) India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| B731.2.3 | Striped horse with purple mane and white feet. Irish myth: Cross. |
| A2413.5 | Stripes of alligator. Dh III 58.—India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A2413.2 | Stripes of chipmunk. (See A2217.2.)—Dh III 57. |
| A2413.6 | Stripes of cony. Dh III 58. |
| A2413.3 | Stripes of squirrel. Dh III 56.—India: Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Graham. |
| A2413.4 | Stripes of tiger. Dh III 58.—India: *Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Graham. |
| A2413.1 | Stripes of zebra. Ila (Rhodesia): Smith and Dale 369 No. 19. |
| A2413.7 | Stripes on trout. Eskimo (Labrador): Hawks GSCan XIV 155. |
| D1567.6 | Stroke of staff brings water from rock. (Cf. D927.1, D1254.) *Saintyves Essais 139ff; Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: Neuman. |
| K187 | Strokes shared. The boy promises the soldier what the king has promised to give him. The soldier receives a beating in place of the boy. *Type 1610; **Reinhard JAFL XXXVI 380; *BP I 62; *Basset 1001 Contes I 321; Köhler-Bolte I 495; *Chauvin V 282 No. 166; *Wesselski Märchen 202 No. 13; *Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 614; Hibbard 80 n. 3; Wesselski Mönchslatein 161 No. 122.—English: Wells 161 (Sir Cleges); Italian Novella: *Rotunda; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| T173.1 | Strong bride tries to stifle husband in bed. *Type 519. |
| Q451.0.3 | Strong girl breaks impudent suitor's right hand and left foot. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| F611.3 | Strong hero acquires his strength. (Cf. F611.2.2.) |
| F615.3.1.1 | Strong hero asks that chickens stop scratching. When his master throws millstone on him he complains that chickens are scratching dirt on him. *Type 650; N. A. Indian: Thompson CColl II 435f. |
| F615.3.1 | Strong hero attacked with millstone puts it on as collar. Sent to dig a well. Master throws the millstone on him. *Type 650; Fb "kilde" II 119a, "møllesten" II 650b; French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 21; India: Thompson-Balys; Cape Verde Islands: Parsons MAFLS XV (1) 112 No. 39. |
| F611.1.11 | Strong hero born from egg. *Type 650; Christiansen 92. |
| F611.1.11.1 | Strong hero born from noodle. Cheremis: Sebeok-Nyerges. |
| F611.3.2.1 | Strong hero drives huge log into frozen ground. Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen I 237. |
| F611.1.8 | Strong hero engendered by eating of fruit. BP II 300. |
| F611.1.9 | Strong hero engendered by the wind. BP II 300. |
| F611.1.10 | Strong hero engendered from burning brand. BP II 301. |
| F628.1.6 | Strong hero fells two maddened elephants. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F614.10 | Strong hero fights whole army alone. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F612.2 | Strong hero kills (overcomes) playmates: sent from home. Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg; French: Cosquin Lorraine No. 52; N. A. Indian: *Thompson CColl II 334ff. |
| F628.1.4 | Strong hero kills aquatic animal with own hands. |
| F628.1.4.1 | Strong hero kills many crocodiles with own hands. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 1365. |
| F628.1.4.2 | Strong hero kills sharks with own hands. Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 421. |
| F628.1.4.3 | Strong hero kills walrus with own hands. Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen III 263. |
| F624.3 | Strong hero lifts cart. Irish myth: *Cross; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "charrette." |
| F624.6 | Strong hero lifts house. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F615.3 | Strong hero overawes master. *Type 1145—1165 passim; Missouri French: Carrière. |
| F611.3.1 | Strong hero practices uprooting trees. (Cf. F621.) Type 650; BP Il 287; Christiansen Norske Eventyr 92; N. A. Indian: Thompson CColl II 435. |
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