27 motifs match “appoint”  ·  back to the chapters

• Creator appoints a chief for each class of created things: Lucifer for demons, Sion for mountains, etc. A1187
• Magic sleep induced by disappointed suitor. D1964.2
• Curse by disappointed witch. G269.4
• Enigmatic counsel: uproot old trees and plant new ones (dismiss old governors and appoint new). H599.5
• Unsuccessful fishermen console themselves that their earlier high hopes balance up their disappointment. J866.1
• The same company of fools. An abbot calls the monks together and asks, "Whom from all you fools can I appoint as steward?" A monk answers, "That should not be difficult since an abbot was found from the same company of fools." J1265.3
• The falcon not so good as represented. A nobleman praises his falcon. His fool, supposing they were praising the falcon as food, kills the bird, but is disappointed in the taste. J1826
• Chanticleer believes that his crowing makes the sun rise. Disappointed when it rises without his aid. J2272.1
• Fool appointed to fictitious office boasts of it. "Administrador de la yesca." J2331.2
• Foolish imitation of lucky man. Because one man has had good luck a numskull imitates and thinks he will have equal luck. He is disappointed. J2415
• Clever wife gets husband appointed to position occupied by man who attempts to seduce her. K443.2.1
• Custom to appoint a king by day and slay him at night. P13.6
• Rank among children recognized by quality of appointments and food. P632.3
• Appointment to earldom as reward for good advice. (Cf. Q43, Q111.5.) Q113.1
• Appointment as page as reward. Q113.2
• Appointment to priesthood as reward. Q113.4
• Magic sleep causes lover to miss appointment with mistress. T35.0.2
• Fate of disappointed lover. T93
• Disappointed lover becomes a wild man in the woods. (Cf. F567.) T93.1
• Disappointed lover turns hermit. (Cf. V472.) T93.2
• Disappointed lover kills self. T93.3
• Disappointed lover buys poison for girl. Druggist substitutes sleeping potion. Girl revives and is reconciled. T93.4
• Woman disappointed in love threatens to become prostitute. T450.2
• Clerical vows because of disappointment in love. V472
• Man who is disappointed with his religious order renounces his vow. V475.3
• Look! look! she cries from the barrel. A nobleman has arranged for a peasant girl to become his mistress. When he comes to take her away he cannot find her. Disappointed, he is about to depart when the girl, who has hidden in a barrel, calls out "Look!" She really wants to be found. W136.1
• Miser appoints himself as the sole heir of his own estate. W153.8