28 motifs match “attacks”  ·  back to the chapters

• Hostile eel attacks hero. B17.2.1.2
• Grateful hawk attacks hero's enemies. B524.1.9
• Animal attacks by throwing pebbles. B762.1
• Giant water monster attacks man. B877.1.1
• Magic thorn-tree attacks pursuer and helps fugitive. D1393.5
• Ghost's flying head attacks slayer. E261.1.1
• Satan attacks saints. G303.9.6.2
• Ogre attacks intruders. G475
• Ogre attacks intruders in house in woods. G475.1
• Ogre attacks intruders on bridge. G475.2
• "When a man attacks you, kill him whether he be king or prince": counsel proved wise by experience. J21.52.6
• Murderer detected by actions of murdered man's dog. Attacks murderer whenever possible. J1145.1
• Their assistance not asked. Knight attacks enemy contrary to orders. Part of army helps him and is killed. He disclaims responsibility since he had not asked their aid. J1169.3
• Eating cure becomes epidemic. A woman feigns periodic attacks of a sickness that can be cured only by eating a great number of delicacies. The husband feigns the same disease. J1511.3
• The bear mistaken for a saint. The godless man is cheated and attacks a bear thinking it is a saint, and barely escapes with his life. J1762.2.1
• Father tells son that he has been scratched by "hairy rascals" (monkeys). Son attacks hairy ascetics. J2484
• Woman puts figures of paramour and herself in bed. Husband attacks them. Woman uses it as a lesson to "reform" husband. K525.1.1
• Leopard traps lion by having two doors to cave, one large, one small. Lion enters large entrance and leopard leaves by small and attacks back of lion. K730.3
• Disguised hero attacks enemy at feast. K913
• Hero attacks and kills at night hero who wanted to go to sleep before their fighting. K959.2.5
• Dragon attacks own image in mirror. K1052
• Duck persuades cock to cut off his crest and spurs. The cat attacks the duck, who cries, "peace, gentlemen, peace!" K1065
• Hypocrite pretends friendship but attacks. K2010
• Man pretends friendship but attacks king to avenge violation of his wife. K2010.1
• Falcon attacks eagle repeatedly and defeats him. L315.9
• Tiger has thorn pulled by man: attacks man. W154.3.2
• The lazy servant and the grain. "Lentils, lentils, get into my sack!" Final formula: the hungry hawk attacks the hens, the hens the worms, the worms the stick, the stick the ox, the ox runs to the water, the water attacks the fire, the fire the hunters, the hunters the wolf, the wolf the goat, the goat the willow, the willow the cat, the cat the mice, the mice the lentils, the lentils go whoosh whoosh into the sack. Z41.9
• Biting a grain in half. Final formula: Forester attacks bear, the bear the wolf, the wolf the dog, the dog the cat, the cat the mouse, the mouse the grain – the grain is bitten in two. Z49.8