30 motifs match “another's”  ·  back to the chapters

• Animal characteristics: obtaining another's qualities. A2240
• Animals taught one another's language. B215.0.1
• Magic knowledge of another's thoughts. D1819.1
• Magic sight by treading on another's foot. D1821.1
• Magic sleep by hairdressing. Head laid on another's lap. D1962.3
• Milk transferred from another's cow by magic. (Cf. D1605.2, C2087.) D2083.3
• Milk transferred from another's cow by squeezing an axehandle (or the like). D2083.3.1
• Witch transfers milk from another's cows by use of hair rope. D2083.3.2
• Witch transfers milk from another's cows to a vessel. D2083.3.3
• One person's life dependent on another's. E765.5
• Fairies made visible by standing on another's foot. F235.5.1
• Spirit made visible by standing on another's foot. F412.2
• Trolls seen through another's arm (or the like). (Cf. D1821.3.1, F235.6.) F455.5.4.3
• Person concealed in another's body. F1034
• Drinking-tube as chastity index: retains taste of another's lips. H439.2
• Wife's faithfulness tested by proposal in another's name. H467.2
• Question (on quest): When will a ferryman be released from his duty? Answer: When he is able to get out of the boat and leave the oar in another's hand. H1292.8
• One cock takes glory of another's valor. Victor in cock fight crows over his victory. He is taken off by eagle. A second cock then comes out from hiding and struts about among the hens. J972
• Pumpkin tied to another's leg. A numskull ties a pumpkin to his leg at night so that he shall know himself in the morning. Someone ties the pumpkin to another's leg and the numskull is not sure of his identity next morning. J2013.3
• Animal allows himself to be tied to another's tail and is dragged to death. J2132.5
• Animals climb on one another's backs and cry out; frighten robbers. K335.1.4
• Ox's tail in another's mouth. The thief kills one ox and puts the tail in another ox's mouth: the owner thinks one ox has eaten the other. K404.2
• False tidings of another's death in order to secure his bride. K1864.1
• Impostor: one sister borrows another's clothes and gets religious blessing in her place. K1988.1
• Man who derided another's faith in the stars becomes respected astrologer. (Cf. P481.) N186
• Dream about a marriage with another's wife. T11.3.2
• Conception through another's wish. T513.1
• Conception from putting on another's girdle. T532.5
• Conception from touching another's garment. T532.5.1
• Lie: fish caught with another's cries. X1156.1