Motifs · Chapter Q
Rewards and punishments
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- Punishment by extinction of royal line for sexual incontinence. Q243.0.1
- Suspected incontinence unjustly punished. Q243.0.2
- Prostitution punished. Q243.1
- Harlot punished by being burned (in hell). Q243.1.1
- Punishment for forcing a girl to become prostitute. Q243.1.2
- Seduction punished. (Cf. K1360, Q421.0.7, Q431.5, Q458.2.3, Q531.5.) Q243.2
- Attempted seduction punished. (Cf. Q424.3, Q431.5.1, Q469.10.1.) Q243.2.1
- Punishment for taking concubine. (Cf. Q499.2.2.) Q243.3
- Punishment for taking heathen wives. Q243.4
- Punishment for consorting with one of lower class. Q243.5
- Tiger instead of girl in box tears lecherous teacher to pieces. Q243.6
- Punishment for ravisher. (Cf. Q411.7, Q421.0.3, Q431.6, Q451.6.0.1, Q467.4, Q552.1.2.) Q244
- Ravisher is forced to marry girl and then is executed. Q244.0.1
- Punishment for attempted rape. (Cf. Q411.2.) Q244.1
- Knight who ravished nun captured when she miraculously appears before him on his horse and holds reins until he is taken. Q244.2
- Prostitute with venereal disease sent to lecherous king. Q244.3
- Punishment for refusal to marry after girl is pregnant. (Cf. Q263, Q451.2.1.) Q245
- Mortal's attempt to defile goddess punished. Q246
- Goddess killed for infidelity with mortal. Q246.1
- Punishment for desertion of fairy mistress. (Cf. F302, F361, Q469.11.) Q247
- Punishment for banishing wife at wish of paramour. (Cf. Q241, Q556.9.) Q248
- Punishment for refusal to have children. (Cf. Q431.4, Q552.9, T572.) Q251
- Punishment for abortion. Q251.1
- Punishment for breaking betrothal. (Cf. Q416.0.1.) Q252
- Wife stealing punished with death. (Cf. K1371.) Q252.1
- Sodomy punished. (Cf. Q414.0.11, T463.) Q253
- Sodomy punished by death. Q253.0.1
- Sodomist rebuked by youth. Q253.0.2
- Bestiality punished. (Cf. T465.) Q253.1
- Homosexuality punished. Q253.2
- Girl punished for becoming pregnant. Q254
- Punishment of woman who prefers mortal lover to gods. Q255
- Punishment for clandestine lover of princess. Q256
- Refusal of conjugal relations punished. Q257
- Deceptions punished. (Cf. Q551.2, Q558.10.) Q260
- Treachery punished. (Cf. Q413.8, Q414.0.5, Q414.0.6.1, Q417.2, Q423, Q431.2, Q431.10, Q433.7, Q451.1.3, Q451.4.4, Q451.5.4, Q469.7.1, Q552.1.5, Q581.0.1.) Q261
- Intended treachery punished. (Cf. Q210.1, Q552.2.3.4.) Q261.1
- Treacherous wife punished. (Cf. K2213.) Q261.2
- Treacherous wife abandoned by lover for fear of treachery. Q261.2.1
- Impostor punished. (Cf. K1900, Q413.3, Q414.0.6, Q414.1.1, Q416.0.3, Q431.7, Q433.4, Q458.0.4, Q552.1.3.) Q262
- Lying (perjury) punished. (Cf. Q431.17, Q451.1.7, Q451.3.2, Q451.5.3, Q451.7.1, Q488.1, Q551.6.1, Q551.8.5, Q551.9.2, Q552.1.7, Q558.2, Q558.15, Q591.) Q263
- Death as punishment for perjury. Q263.1
- False judging punished. (Cf. Q551.8.1, Q558.16, Q559.8.) Q265
- Bribed false judge punished. (Cf. J1192.) Q265.1
- Unjust judges punished in hell. Q265.1.1
- Punishment for (undeserved) satire. (Cf. Q558.8.) Q265.2
- Blotches on face of satirist (judge) as punishment for wrongful satire (judgment). Q265.2.1
- Judge must yield bench to son because he had made a false judgment. Q265.3
- Punishment for undeserved curse. Q265.4
- Punishment for breaking promise. Q266
- Man promises more to church than he can possibly provide: punished. Q266.1
- Hypocrisy punished. Q267
- Devil comes for hypocrite. Q267.1
- Flattery punished. Q268
- Misdeeds concerning property punished. Q270
- Debtor punished. (Cf. Q421.0.1, Q473.0.1, Q491.2, Q499.5.) Q271
- Debtor deprived of burial. (Cf. Q421.0.1, Q491.) Q271.1
- Devil condemns rich man who does not repent until ready to die. Q271.2
- Woman on visit to world of dead may not return until she pays debt to dead. Q271.3
- Avarice punished. (Cf. Q552.3.5, Q589.1.0.1, W151.) Q272
- Devil carries off rich man. Q272.1
- Devil carries off rich man at death. Q272.1.1
- Avaricious man has neck broken when top of his treasure chest falls on him. Q272.2
- Avaricious miser tries to eat his adored money and chokes to death. Q272.3
- Avaricious woman and her gold consumed by hell's fires which burn in her grave. Q272.4
- Usury punished. Q273
- Devil comes for usurer. (Cf. R11.2.1.) Q273.1
- Dead usurer fed molten silver by devil. Q273.1.1
- Usurer refused burial. Q273.2
- Usurer punished in hell. Q273.3
- Church built by usurer's money made to collapse by devil. Q273.4
- Swindler punished. (Cf. Q414.0.6.1, Q456.0.2, Q491.1.1, Q557.3.) Q274
- Devils carry away stones of church built with ill-gotten money. Q274.1
- Devil suffocates swindling merchant. (Cf. Q425.) Q274.2
- Use of false weights and measures punished. Q274.3
- Remover of landmarks punished. Q275
- Stinginess punished. (Cf. Q551.2.8, Q589.4.) Q276
- Covetousness punished. Q277
- Unkindness punished. Q280
- Ingratitude punished. (Cf. Q551.6.3, Q597.2.) Q281
- Ungrateful children punished. (Cf. Q551.1, Q557.1, Q557.2, Q588.) Q281.1
- Devils carry off girl who abuses her mother. Q281.1.1
- Girl cruel to her mother is slain by God. Q281.1.2
- Ungrateful ruler is deposed. Q281.2
- Woman eats flesh and leaves cat only bones of fish cat has caught for them. Cursed by cat. Q281.3
- Ungrateful king raises old woman's rent; miraculous punishment. (Cf. W154.2.) Q281.4
- Irreverent young people punished by outraged old man. Q283
- Reproach concerning physical deformity (blemish) punished. (Cf. Q411.9.) Q284
- Cruelty punished. (Cf. E501.3.1, Q415.3.1.) Q285
- Cruelty to animals punished. Q285.1
- Punishment for cutting off bird's tongue. (Cf. Q451.4, Q552.5.1.) Q285.1.1
- Man slits tongue of magpie so that it can learn to speak. His fingernails grow out like bird's claws as punishment. Q285.1.1.1
- Punishment for breaking bird's nest. Q285.1.2
- Boy reaches into bird's nest for pigeon's eggs. A stone in the nest holds his hand for three days and nights. He is finally released by prayers. Q285.1.2.1
- Cruelty to sick persons punished. Q285.2
- Cruel mutilation punished. (Cf. Q411.5.) Q285.3
- Slave-driving punished. (Cf. P270, Q291.2, Q558.7.) Q285.4
- Uncharitableness punished. (Cf. Q494.1.1, Q552.3.0.1, Q571.2, Q572.2, Q574.2, Q585.1, Q595.3.) Q286
- Uncharitableness to holy person punished. (Cf. Q1.1, Q553.3.5, Q556.11, Q589.1.) Q286.1
- Priest will not bury dead unless paid in advance. Ruler has him buried alive with the corpse. (Cf. Q456.2.) Q286.2
- Refusal to grant request punished. (Cf. Q499.4.) Q287
- Punishment for mockery. (Cf. Q556.8, Q583.1.) Q288
- Hard-heartedness punished. (Cf. Q415.2.) Q291
- St. Peter's mother dropped from heaven because of hardheartedness. She is permitted to go to heaven on a stalk, but is weighted down by people holding to her skirts. She shakes them off. (Cf. Q172.) Q291.1
- Punishment of hard-hearted masters in other world. (Cf. Q285.4.) Q291.2
- Inhospitality punished. (Cf. P320, Q45, Q551.6.7, Q556.7, W158.) Q292
- Inhospitality to saint (god) punished. (Cf. Q1.1.) Q292.1
- Inhospitality to orphans punished. Q292.2
- Abuse of hospitality punished. Q292.3
- Monkey destroys nest of bird who has made sport of him. Q295
- Injustice punished. (Cf. Q265, Q552.1.6.) Q296
- Sack of flour pushed down on peasant who accuses his wife of theft from it. Q296.1
- Slander punished. Q297
- Contentiousness punished. (Cf. W188.) Q300
- Jealousy punished. (Cf. W181.) Q301
- Envy punished. (Cf. Q551.6.6, W195.) Q302
- Envy punished: the found purse. Three men find a purse. They are loath to pick it up, since they will have to divide. The king sees this and assigns them their proper punishments. Q302.1
- Scolding punished. Q304
- War-making punished. (Cf. Q553.3.1.) Q305
- Quarrelsomeness punished. (Cf. Q551.7.3.) Q306
- Fault-finding punished. (Cf. Q431.12, Q451.4.6, Q557.8, W128.) Q312
- Punishment for finding fault with God's works in heaven. Q312.1
- Devil carries off fault-finding people. (Cf. R11.2.1.) Q312.2
- Punishment for finding fault with God's forgiveness of sin. Q312.3
- Fault-finding with God's handling of weather. Q312.4
- Bad temper punished. Q313
- Scandal-mongering punished. (Cf. Q451.4.2.) Q314
- Evil personal habits punished. Q320
- Laziness punished. (Cf. Q495.1.) Q321
- Women who will not sew are cast from community. Q321.1
- Dirtiness punished. (Cf. Q432.1, Q433.3, W115.) Q322
- Unthriftiness punished. Q323
- Disobedience punished. (Cf. Q431.3, Q451.7.0.2.3, Q456.0.3, Q458.0.2, Q552.1.0.1.1, Q593.) Q325
- Impudence punished. (Cf. Q411.10, Q413.5.) Q326
- Discourtesy punished. (Cf. Q221.1, Q583.2.) Q327
- Overweening punished. (Cf. Q552.19.1, Q582.5.) Q330
- Pride punished. (Cf. Q552.19.5.) Q331
- Devil torments old man who has laid aside his humility. Q331.1
- Vanity punished. Q331.2
- Woman's vain display punished. Q331.2.1
- Devil impersonates woman's maid at her toilette. Q331.2.1.1
- Vain woman has her cheeks miraculously burned. (Cf. Q550.) Q331.2.1.2
- Husband rubs off paint from wife's cheeks. Threatens to scrape them the next time. Q331.2.1.3
- Husband puts soot on wife's cheeks to discourage her from using paint. Q331.2.1.3.1
- Vain woman wears corset so tight that it stifles her to death. Q331.2.1.4
- Clothes-proud woman trips over long skirt. Devil laughs. Q331.2.1.5
- Jackal demands to be praised as god: runs with pack of hounds. Q331.2.2
- Boldness punished. Q333
- "God has no use for me, and the devil will not take me." On the way home the bold woman is strangled by the devil. (Cf. Q582.5.) Q333.1
- Immoderate request punished. (Cf. Q501.8, Q559.6, Q572.4, Q582.6, Q585.2.) Q338
- Request for immortality punished by transformation into tree. Q338.1
- The devil's likeness. A squire demands somebody to paint a living picture of the devil; when he sees it, he dies. Q338.2
- Meddling punished. Q340
- Curiosity punished. Q341
- Inquisitiveness punished. (Cf. Q557.5.) Q342
- Deeds punished – miscellaneous. Q380
- Punishment for gambling. (Cf. N0, Q433.8.) Q381
- Captured animals avenge themselves. Q385
- Dancing punished. Q386
- Devil punishes girl who loves to dance. Q386.1
- Drunken dancers punished. Q386.2
- Jesting punished. Q387
- Devil carries off jester. (Cf. R11.2.1.) Q387.1
- Freemasonry punished. Q388
- Freemasons forced to dance till they sweat blood. Q388.1
- Punishment for singing worldly songs. (Cf. Q411.10.1.) Q391
- Prince of devils gives up seat to man who goes to hell for singing worldly songs. Q391.1
- Punishment of evil magician who has caused plague. Q392
- Evil speech punished. Q393
- Punishment for talking too much. Monk punished in hell's fires for this fault. Q393.1
- Gossiping punished. Q393.2
- Uxoriousness punished. Q394
- Disrespect punished. Q395
- Kinds of punishment – general. Q400
- Chain of punishments. Horse must break leg, since he has broken leg of man who broke leg of dog which bit leg of fox. Q401
- Punishment of children for parents' offenses. Q402
- Punishment not meted out to persons below twenty years. Q403
- Punishment comes in seventh generation. Q404
- Capital punishment. Q410
- Death as punishment. (Cf. Q455, Q456, Q458.2, Q558, Q582.) Q411
- Husband kills returning adulteress. (Cf. Q241.) Q411.0.1
- Adulterer killed. Q411.0.1.1
- Man (fairy) kills wife's lover. Q411.0.1.2
- Faithless wife (mistress) seized by husband's (lover's) poet, who leaps to death with her in his arms. Q411.0.1.3
- Death for repeated adultery. Q411.0.1.4
- Husband kills wife and paramour. Q411.0.2
- Punishment: winning as wife and then killing. Q411.1
- Undesired suitor hiding under girl's bed is killed. Q411.2
- Undesired suitor killed asleep in his tent. Q411.2.1
- Death of father (son, etc.) as punishment. Q411.3
- Death as punishment for treachery. Q411.4
- Man killed at once for treacherously slaying overlord. Q411.4.1
- Woman who disrobes to attract attention of hostile fighter killed. Q411.4.2
- Hero kills mutilators of girl. Q411.5
- Death as punishment for murder. (Cf. Q211.) Q411.6
- Death as punishment for ravisher. (Cf. Q244.) Q411.7
- A man in every house in the land killed as punishment for abduction by their king. Q411.8
- Death as punishment for reproach concerning physical deformity (blemish). (Cf. Q284.) Q411.9
- Death as punishment for impudence. (Cf. Q326.) Q411.10
- Man killed because of scornful singing. (Cf. Q391.) Q411.10.1