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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
T
Sex
U
The Nature of Life
V
Religion
W
Traits of Character
X
Humor
Z
Miscellaneous Groups of Motifs
| Thompson reference ▲ | Description |
|---|---|
| V411 | Miraculous reward for charities. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| V411.1 | Queen gives away a sleeve of her dress: miraculously restored. Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 322. |
| V411.2 | Saint exchanges coat with beggar: gold sleeves miraculously appear. Herbert III 6; Crane Vitry 173 No. 92. |
| V411.3 | Man who has given all in charity has foot amputated: restored miraculously. Alphabet No. 81; Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V411.4 | Stones turn to gold for charitable money-lender. Hence money borrowed for wedding is never refused by lenders. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| V411.5 | Treasure given away by saint miraculously restored. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V411.5.1 | Man earns as much as he gave away for charity in his former life. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| V411.6 | Food given away by saint miraculously restored. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V411.7 | Charitable king blows nose after having given to beggar. Huge ruby appears in his kerchief. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V411.8 | Jesus appears to St. Martin when he gives his cloak to beggar. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V411.9 | Charity miraculously repaid: flame settles on forehead. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| V412 | Miraculous manifestations during act of charity. *Ward III 7; *Crane Vitry Nos. 92, 94, 95. |
| V412.1 | Bread stolen by St. Nicholas for purpose of feeding poor is miraculously restored. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V412.2 | The more bread (flour) the monks give to the poor the more God places in their bins. (Cf. D1652.1.1.) Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V413 | Son's acts of charity save his father's soul. English: Wells 175 (The Child of Bristowe). |
| V414 | Saint shares punishment of sinful man whose cloak he shared in life. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V415 | Children envious of money given by deceased father to bishop. In vision they take their father's body up and find a quittance saying that he has received more than a hundredfold reward. Alphabet No. 302; Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V416 | Act of charity obliterates sin. |
| V416.1 | Man convicted of cheating at his bookkeeping is excused when it is learned that he has given the money to the poor. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V420 | Reward of the uncharitable. |
| V421 | Shipman refuses alms: ship turned to stone. Alphabet No. 608. |
| V422 | Uncharitable knight drives bargain even in giving alms: devoured by serpents. His alms of corn turn to serpents. *Herbert III 334 No. 7, 340. |
| V425 | Uncharitable pope wanders after death. Alphabet No. 294. |
| V430 | Charity—miscellaneous motifs. |
| V431 | Charity of usurers ineffective. Alphabet Nos. 260, 754, 786, 789, 792; Irish: Beal XXI 337; Spanish: Espinosa Jr. No. 213. |
| V432 | Man beggars self by charity. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| V433 | Charity of saints. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V434 | Conqueror restores kingship to king for charity. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V435 | Pious man charitable to man who has formerly refused him charity. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| V436 | Mendicant refuses to accept alms from barren woman. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| V437 | Saint repeatedly bestows father's goods upon the poor. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V438 | Merit for charity lost by asking work in return. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| V440 | Other religious virtues. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V441 | Forgiveness. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V441.1 | Saint heals enemy. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V450 | Religious orders. *Encyc. Rel. Ethics Index 384a, 389b; Irish myth: Cross. |
| V451 | First-born son and one of every ten born thereafter given to Church. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V453 | Levites as religious order. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| V460 | Clerical virtues and vices. |
| V461 | Clerical virtue. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V461.1 | Obedient and industrious nun the worthiest in the convent. Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 690; Alphabet No. 322; Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V461.2 | Truthful monk refuses to cheat even for his order. Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 111. |
| V461.3 | Chastity as clerical virtue. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V461.4 | Submission as clerical virtue. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V461.4.1 | Truthfulness as clerical virtue. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V461.5 | Extended meditation as clerical virtue. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V461.6 | Monk lives where people speak ill of him to avoid danger of flattery. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V461.7 | Clerical virtue of absolute faith. Man captured by robbers is so confident that God will protect him that he is saved. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V461.8 | Poverty as saintly virtue. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V462 | Asceticism. *Loomis White Magic 111f.; *Encyc. Rel. Ethics Index 42b; Irish myth: *Cross; Spanish Exempla: Keller; Jewish: *Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| V462.0.1 | Kingship renounced to become an ascetic. Irish myth: Cross; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| V462.0.2 | Since salvation is predestined, asceticism deemed useless. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V462.0.3 | Husband abandons wife to become ascetic. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| V462.0.4 | Murderer becomes ascetic. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| V462.1 | Maintaining silence as ascetic practice. Alphabet Nos. 709, 711, 712, 725; Swiss: Jegerlehner Oberwallis 310 No. 32; Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V462.2 | Ascetic fasting. Alphabet Nos. 24, 145; Wesselski Mönchslatein 170 No. 135; Irish myth: *Cross; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| V462.2.1 | Ascetic faster increases his sufferings by placing food and drink before himself. Alphabet Nos. 22, 23; Scala Celi 4a No. 16; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| V462.2.2 | Person refuses to eat dainties. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V462.2.2.1 | Saint refuses pearls as alms and asks for food. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| V462.2.3 | Death from ascetic devotions. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| V462.3 | Ascetic weeping. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V462.4 | Asceticism: allowing self no repose. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V462.4.1 | Asceticism: cleric practices continual genuflexion. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V462.4.2 | Cross vigil. Cleric stands with hands extended in shape of cross. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V462.4.3 | Saint always extends one hand toward heaven while performing such acts as eating or reaping. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V462.5 | Ascetic cleric tortures his flesh. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V462.5.0.1 | Ascetic cleric prays to become diseased. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V462.5.1 | Ascetic cleric wears hair garment. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V462.5.1.1 | Saint never wears woolen clothing, but skins of wolves and other beasts. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V462.5.1.2 | Ascetic cleric sleeps (prays) with wet sheet (mantle) about him. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V462.5.2 | Ascetic cleric sleeps on stone. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V462.5.2.1 | Saint takes but little sleep. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V462.5.2.2 | Saint stands for seven years without sleep. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V462.6 | Ascetic cleric avoids listening to music. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V462.7 | Ascetic cleric never smiles. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V462.8 | Ascetic immersion. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V462.8.1 | Saint confines himself in narrow pen during Lent. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V462.8.2 | Saint stands (asleep) while bird builds nest and hatches brood in his hand. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V462.9 | Ascetic cleric leads mendicant life. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V462.10 | Ascetic cleric lives for seven years on whale's back. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V462.11 | Ascetic cleric renounces world (to become a herder). Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V462.12 | Monk refuses chance of having temptation removed since he considers it strengthening to have it ever present to test him. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V462.13 | Evil ascetic misuses magic powers obtained through religious meditation. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| V462.14 | Boy takes twelve years to wash off ascetic's dirt. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| V463 | Religious martyrdom. Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg; Jewish: *Neuman |
| V463.1 | Cleric surrenders life that body may consecrate land. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V463.2 | First martyr: John the Baptist. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V464 | Self-torture to secure holiness. India: *Thompson-Balys: |
| V465 | Clerical vices. |
| V465.1 | Incontinence of clergy. *Encyc. Rel. Ethics Index 113b, 136c; West Indies: Flowers 580. |
| V465.1.1 | Incontinent monk (priest). Irish myth: *Cross; Italian Novella: Rotunda |
| V465.1.1.1 | Monk seduces girl; then kills her; becomes infidel. *Chauvin VIII 128 No. 118; Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V465.1.1.2 | Marriage of clerics. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V465.1.2 | Incontinent nun. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V465.1.2.1 | Nun hidden by abbess from pursuing knight betrays her own hiding place to him. Is afterwards abandoned. *Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 13; Crane Vitry 159 No. 58. |
| V465.1.2.2 | Nun tempted into sinning with man who tells her God can't see things that happen in the dark. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V466 | Simony. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| V466.1 | Pope guilty of simony. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| V467 | Priest uses cook-book instead of breviary. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| V468 | Priest is bribed into betraying the confessional. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| V470 | Clerical vows. *Encyc. Rel. Ethics Index 634a. |
| V471 | Taking clerical vows heals disease. Alphabet No. 783. |
| V472 | Clerical vows because of disappointment in love. |
| V472.1 | Man becomes hermit when he realizes selfishness of his beloved's love. (Cf. T93.2.) Heptameron No. 24. |
| V473 | Former monk refuses to take pay for his work, considering it as a religious act. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| V475 | Renunciation of clerical vows. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V475.1 | Monk who has left order punished (dies in torment). Alphabet Nos. 73, 784. |
| V475.2 | Monk who has left his order forgiven and miraculously reinstated. Alphabet No. 781. |
| V475.3 | Man who is disappointed with his religious order renounces his vow. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| V475.4 | Saint leaves his order because he is fond of music. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| V475.5 | Anchorite tempted by money to return to worldly life. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 807. |
| V510 | Religious visions. *Encyc. Rel. Ethics Index 632b; Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| V510.1 | God speaks in vision to devotee. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| V510.2 | Only man without sin can see God. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| V511 | Visions of the other world. |
| V511.1 | Visions of heaven. **Becker Medieval Visions of Heaven and Hell (Baltimore, 1899); **Ward II 396ff. passim; Alphabet No. 622, 743; Dickson 265; Scala Celi 66a, 138b Nos. 362, 777. — Irish: *Cross, O'Suilleabhain 57, Beal XXI 322; English: Malory Morte D'Arthur XV 3; Finnish-Swedish: Wessman 105 No. 932; Spanish Exempla: Keller; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| V511.1.1 | Saints have visions of heaven. *Toldo IV 49. |
| V511.1.2 | Vision of angels defending road to heaven against devils. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V511.2 | Visions of hell. *Becker (see V511.1); Alphabet No. 610; Dickson 265; Herbert III 25; **Ward II 386ff.; *Crane Vitry 260f. No. 289; Scala Celi 34b, 74a, 85b Nos. 195, 422, 497. — Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg; Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V511.2.1 | Vision of fires of hell. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V511.2.2 | Vision of gate of hell. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V511.2.3 | Girl sees vision of her mother in hell. She chooses to live the poor life of her father which leads to heaven. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V511.3 | Visions of purgatory. *Dickson 265 n. 87; *Loomis White Magic 116; Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V511.4 | Visions of Land of the Saints. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V512 | Vision of judgment. Man sees his own soul being judged. |
| V512.1 | His faith into the balance. A clerk sees his good and evil deeds being weighed. He asks them to throw his faith in Christ (the Virgin) into the scale. He is saved. Ward II 651 No. 5; *Herbert III 471. |
| V512.2 | Man whose only good deed was unintentional sees this deed outweigh all his evil in the scales of judgment. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V513 | Saints have miraculous visions. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V513.1 | Saint incited (instructed) through vision. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V513.2 | Vision of the earth in the devil's snares. Saint sees earth in snares. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V514 | Non-religious visions. Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| V515 | Allegorical visions. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V515.1 | Allegorical visions—religious. |
| V515.1.1 | Vision of chairs (thrones) in heaven. Chairs of gold, silver, crystal (glass) assigned to saints according to merit. (Cf. A661.0.3.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V515.1.2 | Wife sees moon enter mouth of husband; husband sees star enter mouth of wife: famous child (saint) will be born. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V515.1.3 | Saint sees vision of flames covering Ireland quenched except for sparks; then great light appears, dispelling darkness. Flames are those of the faith brought by St. Patrick; they become less until restored by St. Columkill. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V515.1.3.1 | When shower falls, small stone becomes larger, large stone wastes away. Vision of present and future state of Irish church. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V515.1.3.2 | Vision in which swineherd sees yew tree upon a rock, with an oratory in front of it and angels ascending from it. Vision interpreted by druid as symbolizing founding of Cashel and the royal line of Munster. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V515.1.4 | Constantine's vision of the Cross. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V515.1.5 | Vision of dry bones. Jewish: Neuman. |
| V515.2 | Allegorical visions—political. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V515.2.1 | Vision in which chieftain sees pair of gray seals that sucked at his two breasts. They are two of his allies who are being overpowered by invaders. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V515.2.1.1 | Vision in which king sees whelp reared by him gather dogs of Ireland and Britain against him but suffer death in battle at last. The whelp is one of king's two foster sons. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V515.2.2 | Vision in which saint foresees allegorically the ramifications of king's family Irish myth: Cross. |
| V515.2.3 | Vision in which king sees his four sons changed into lion, greyhound, beagle, cur, which fight with alternating success, until lion subdues the other three. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V516 | Vision of future. Jewish: Neuman. |
| V520 | Salvation. *Encyc. Rel. Ethics Index 517b; Irish myth: Cross. |
| V522 | Sinner reformed after visit to heaven and hell. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V523 | The only king ever saved in spite of himself. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V525 | Sinner who thinks of God saved; devotee who thinks of worldly things goes to hell. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| V526 | Worship of particular deity brings reward of birth in Brahma-world. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 13. |
| V530 | Pilgrimages. Irish myth: Cross; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| V531 | Pilgrimage to Holy Land. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V531.1 | Pilgrimage to follow roads Christ walked. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V532 | Pilgrimage to Mecca. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| V533 | Pilgrimage to Benares. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| V535 | Pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| V540 | Intervention of Providence saves person's life. (Cf. R341.) |
| V541 | Man is prevented from taking passage on ship which later sinks. U.S.: Baughman. |
| V542 | Man hears voice telling him to leave danger spot in mine. U.S.: *Baughman. |
| W0 | Favorable traits of character. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| W2 | Good inclinations enter body at puberty. Jewish: Neuman. |
| W10 | Kindness. (Cf. Q40.) Missouri French: Carrière; Icelandic: *Boberg; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| W10.1 | Saint never drives fly or gnat from his face. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| W10.2 | Saint gives calf to wolf. Irish myth: Cross. |
| W11 | Generosity. Irish myth: *Cross; Spanish: Keller, Espinosa Jr. No. 200; Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| W11.1 | Philanthropist will give his spurs if someone will drive his horse for him. He has given away his coat, etc. to beggars. One finally asks for his spurs. Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 330. |
| W11.2 | Munificent monarch. India: Thompson-Balys; Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| W11.2.1 | Emperor thinks day lost when he gives no gifts. Alphabet No. 443; Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| W11.2.2 | King will not eat breakfast till gifts are given. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| W11.3 | Man divides money into three parts: (1) for the poor, (2) for pilgrims, (3) for himself and family. Scala Celi 164a No. 921. |
| W11.4 | Man lets himself be sold as slave so as to practice generosity. Wesselski Archiv Orientální II 429; Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| W11.4.1 | Brahmin steals to feed guests (deities). India: Thompson-Balys. |
| W11.5 | Generosity toward enemy. Italian Novella: Rotunda; Icelandic: Boberg. |
| W11.5.1 | Ruler pardons his enemies. Italian Novella: *Rotunda. |
| W11.5.1.1 | Man pardons his assailants. They attack again and are killed. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| W11.5.2 | Ruler pardons emissary who has come to murder him. Italian Novella: *Rotunda. |
| W11.5.3 | Wronged knight conquers enemy and then pardons him. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| W11.5.4 | Conqueror returns defeated man's wife and family to him. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| W11.5.5 | Conqueror spares city. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| W11.5.6 | Ruler reproaches son for bringing him the head of his fallen enemy. Latter given honorable burial. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| W11.5.7 | Man saved through intercession of enemy. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| W11.5.7.1 | Man pays fine for enemy who is falsely accused. Italian Novella: *Rotunda. |
| W11.5.8 | Captor contributes to captive's ransom. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| W11.5.9 | Warrior gives steed to his enemy. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| W11.5.9.1 | Calumniated woman intercedes for accusers. (Cf. K2112.) Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| W11.5.9.2 | Man's life spared through the intercession of the daughter he has wronged. He has ordered her killed. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| W11.5.10 | Champion grants requested boon of safe convoy to his enemies. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| W11.5.11 | Chieftain spares enemies whom he takes unawares (unarmed). Irish myth: *Cross. |
| W11.5.11.1 | Chieftain who takes king unawares, spares him on condition that chieftain be called "lover" by women of king's tribe. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| W11.5.12 | Hero in battle refuses to slay charioteers, women, or physicians. (Cf. C867.1.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| W11.6 | Ruler generously settles quarrel between loser and finder of money. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| W11.7 | Nobleman's generosity enables impoverished lover to entertain his lady. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| W11.7.1 | Impoverished nobleman offers wife to ruler. Latter spares her honor and aids the couple. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| W11.8 | General sends for king so that the latter may get credit for victory. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| W11.9 | Prince donates all including a tooth. When he has nothing left he is asked for a gift. He allows man to extract a tooth from his mouth. (Father had offered reward to anyone persuading his son to have it extracted.) Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| W11.10 | Ruler protects thief. Asks for the stolen plate and hides it so that it will not be found on the culprit. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| W11.11 | Ruler rewards man who would curb him. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| W11.12 | The generous correction. Ruler asks treasurer to give man 200 crowns. Treasurer makes error and puts down 300. Ruler raises sum to 400. "I can't allow your pen to be more liberal than I." Italian Novella: *Rotunda. |
| W11.12.1 | King rewards knight with large sum of money. Chancellor: "If you saw such a sum it would seem large to you." King answers that it looks small and doubles it. Italian Novella: *Rotunda. |
| W11.13 | Novel sign of death. It is the first time that what he has given away seems too much. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| W11.14 | Youngest brother shares wealth with older brothers who foolishly lost theirs. (Cf. L31.) Africa (Jaunde): Heepe 262. |
| W11.15 | Generous person refuses no man anything. (Cf. C871.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| W11.16 | Generous king gives away his only eye. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| W12 | Hospitality as a virtue. (Cf. P320.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| W12.1 | Man (king) prefers death to loss of reputation for hospitality. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| W12.2 | Man looks for strangers so as to bestow hospitality on them. Jewish: Neuman. |
| W15 | Woman shelters son's murderer out of charity. Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 86 No. 756D*; Italian Novella: *Rotunda. |
| W15.1 | Murderer goes to victim's son and asks to be killed. The son aids him to escape. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| W16 | Bishop exchanges places with prisoner so as to have him return to his mother. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| W18 | Envious man sets out to kill one who is noted for his generosity. He is won over by the generosity of his intended victim. Italian Novella: *Rotunda. |
| W20 | Other favorable traits of character. |
| W21 | Emperor friendly to everyone. Would act as he should like an emperor to act toward him if he were a common man. Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 166. |
| W23 | Man never listens to scandal. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| W24 | Man speaks no evil. Irish myth: Cross. |
| W25 | Equanimity of the comedian. When he sees his house carried off by a flood, he fiddles the whole time. Type 944*. |
| W25.1 | Equanimity of the enslaved unfortunate. Does not complain when beset by a series of misfortunes. (Cf. N251.1.) Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| W25.2 | Minister always says, "It is for the best," when anything happens. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| W26 | Patience. Spanish Exempla: Keller; Jewish: Neuman. |
| W27 | Gratitude. |
| W27.1 | Man weeps with gratitude to God because He did not make him hideous as toad. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| W28 | Self-sacrifice. Irish myth: Cross. |
| W28.1 | Woman drinks poison that son may be king. Irish myth: Cross. |
| W28.2 | Woman sacrifices life for son's honor. Irish myth: Cross. |
| W28.3 | Man leaps from vessel into jaws of sea-beast so as to save remaining passengers. Irish myth: Cross. |
| W28.4 | Saint threatens to take place of homicide in hell unless soul is released. Irish myth: Cross. |
| W31 | Obedience. |
| W32 | Bravery. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| W32.1 | King Richard leads host to victory by leaping his horse overboard. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| W33 | Heroism. Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| W33.1 | Badly wounded warrior continues fighting. Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: Boberg. |
| W33.2 | Warrior refuses to delay battle in return for promise of long, happy life. Irish myth: Cross. |
| W34 | Loyalty. Irish myth: Cross. |
| W34.1 | Man constrained to flee with leader's fiancée resists her blandishments. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| W34.2 | Loyal friends refuse to fight against disgraced comrade. (Cf. P310.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| W34.3 | Cowardly to leave battle while lord is alive. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| W34.4 | Fakir rewarded by prince with a life of luxury in city chooses to return to his monkey friends in jungle. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| W35 | Justice. Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| W35.1 | Man picked to judge bull-fight because he is "no fairer to his friend than to his foe." Irish myth: Cross. |
| W35.2 | Upright judge refuses a bribe: he is responsible to a higher tribunal called Conscience. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| W37 | Conscientiousness. |
| W37.0.1 | Man never breaks his word. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| W37.1 | Oil well digger runs out of money, leaves the country, forgetting to tell his driller. He returns fifty years later, finds the driller still drilling away. U.S.: Baughman. |
| W37.2 | Man keeps promise to return to be eaten by tiger: let go without harm. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| W37.3 | Rabbi returns jewel found with bought ass. He had not paid for it. Jewish: Neuman. |
| W43 | Peacefulness. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| W45 | Honor. |
| W45.1 | Prostrate soldier asks his enemy to stab him in the chest instead of the back in order to save his honor. The captor frees him and the two become friends. Spanish: Childers. W100—W199. |
| W100 | Unfavorable traits of character. |
| W110 | Unfavorable traits of character—personal. |
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