30 motifs match “announce”  ·  back to the chapters

• Drums and flutes off-shore announce approach of gods. A199.7
• End of world announced by trumpet. A1093
• Bird announces time for sunrise and sunset. B122.4
• Crows announce coming of hero to otherworld. B143.0.8.1
• Unique prohibition announced by mysterious voice. C601
• Saw for coffin-making sounds to announce death. D1322.1
• Hammer in coffin maker's shop makes noise to announce a death. (Cf. D1209.4.) D1322.1.1
• Boards for coffin making mysteriously moved announces death. D1322.1.2
• Dead announce own death. (Cf. E723ff.) E545.3
• Appearance of his wraith as announcement of person's death. (Cf. E723.2.) E723.6
• Life token: bird sent each day to tell of hero's condition; when owl comes it will be to announce death. E761.7.6
• Mysterious voice announces death of Pan. F442.1
• Earthquake announces victorious return of hero after long absence. F960.9
• Woman keeps to her bed on announcement of lover's death. F1041.9.1.3
• Suitor tasks announced by inscription on statue. H335.0.4
• Maiden (to king): The house has neither eyes nor ears. (No child at window nor dog in yard to announce king's approach: he therefore finds her not dressed to receive him.) H583.8
• Youth announces fire in imitation of priest's metaphorical language. The fire set by cat's tail gains headway. J1269.12
• Dream answered by dream. Priests misinterpret raja's dream and get his horses. Trickster advises raja to announce dream demanding cauterization of the priests. They return horses. J1527
• How much the ass cost. As the fool brings the new ass home everyone wants to know how much it cost. He has all publicly assemble and announces just what it cost. J1601
• Fool rings bell to announce that he has won at chess. No one comes when he rings to save his home from fire. J2199.1.1
• The four-footed bishop. A fool finding a nun in bed with a bishop and not seeing her face concludes that the bishop must have four feet and so announces it. J2283
• Trickster falsely announces marriage celebration and distracts owner's attention. K341.12
• Wolf announces dawn prematurely to collect debt. The contract is to be fulfilled at daybreak. The wolf imitates the cock and crows, but is caught. K494
• Man announces finding lost jewel, but so softly that no one hears. He thus has clear conscience. K2095.1
• Demanding of promised boon postponed until an auspicious moment. Granted anything he may ask, the recipient waits to announce his choice. M204.1
• Wager: woman can be forced to give alms. Trickster announces that only those who have deceived their husbands are exempt. N67
• Messengers announce successive misfortunes. N252
• Messengers announce successive misfortunes to warrior as he sets out for war. Tells of death of father, mother, brother, and sister, but he refuses to turn back. N252.1
• Devil buys church bell and demoralizes congregation. They have always come early before since they had no bell to announce the time. Now they wait for the bell. V115.3
• Angel announces birth of Christ to shepherds. V235.1