22 motifs match “admitted”  ·  back to the chapters

• Snipe from man admitted neither to heaven nor to hell. A1942.1
• Smith outwits devil, is admitted to neither heaven nor hell. The devil gives him a light to find his way back in the dark; he is known as the will-o'-the-wisp or jack-o'-lantern. A2817.1
• Man admitted into heaven but must not find fault. F13
• Painted jackal admitted neither to the peacocks nor to the jackals. J951.4.1
• Nurse's false plea admitted: child demanded. A nurse falsely demands pay for caring for a child which she says is the hero's. In court: "The child is indeed mine; give him to me." The child belongs to a peasant. Nurse confesses and is punished. J1162.1
• Robbers' false plea admitted: counteraccusation. Robbers claim a man's knife. In court: "The knife may indeed be theirs. I and my father were attacked yesterday by robbers. I fled. On returning I found my father killed and this knife in his body." Robbers condemned. J1162.2
• St. Peter not guiltless. Soldiers are admitted neither to hell nor to heaven. They remind Peter of his denial of Christ. He admits them. J1616
• Son of God to see king. When steadily unable to be admitted to presence of a king, a clever man demands an interview saying he is the son of God come down to earth and will condescend to see the king. When asked to show the king Heaven and the path to it, the pretender retorts that when he was sent down by the Father, he was told to look to matters relating to this earth. J1675.8
• Thieves disguised as fine gentlemen steal provost's purse. Are admitted to court without question. K311.9
• Bloodthirsty animal by trickery admitted to fold: kills peaceful animal. K828
• Fox feigning illness admitted to hen-roost and kills the hens. K828.2
• Disguised shipwrecked men admitted to the king's house kill him at Yule feast in revenge for murder. K913.1
• Man disguised as woman admitted to women's quarters: seduction. K1321.1
• Man disguised as pregnant woman admitted to girl's bed. K1321.1.1
• Seduction by feigned stupidity. Cautious farmer seeks laborer who knows nothing about sex. Trickster makes silly explanation of copulation of animals. When admitted into service, seduces both farmer's wife and daughter. K1327
• Owner admitted into his own castle, captured in his absence, in guise of a monk. He has given news to conqueror of his purported death. K2357.0.2
• Man admitted to heaven for single act of charity. Q172.2
• Man admitted to heaven as reward for penance. (Cf. Q520.) Q172.3
• Man admitted to heaven for remitting tribute. (Cf. Q42.7.) Q172.7
• Mother of saint admitted to heaven. Q172.8
• Man admitted to neither heaven nor hell. He has tricked the devil. Q565
• Wooing emissary admitted to woman's room. Elopes with her. (Cf. K1349.1.5.) T51.1.1