171 motifs match “bath” — showing the first 100; narrow the words for the rest  ·  back to the chapters

• Sun bathes in stream of fire at night. A722.5.1
• Hot springs rise where Christ bathed his feet. (Cf. A901.) A942.1
• Why powers of nature work on Sabbath. A1102
• Origin of Sabbath. A1541.4
• Origin of Sabbath from a feast to Venus. A1541.4.1
• Races dark-skinned from bathing after white men. All peoples bathe in the river, the white man first, then in turn, the Spaniard, the Indian, and the negro – each becoming darker because of the condition of the water. A1614.2
• Bees work on Sabbath: may not get honey from red clover. (Cf. A2435.5.1.) A2231.3.2
• God gives animals their name on first Sabbath. A2571.0.3
• Sight of mermaid bathing makes man immortal. B81.13.3
• Ram stung by hornet on Sabbath says, "Damn!" Pious owner resolves to sell it next day. B211.1.1.1.1
• Sabbath-keeping cow. Refuses to work on Sabbath. B259.2
• Helpful mare cools boiling bath for master. Hero is made to bathe in boiling mare's milk. His mare blows on the milk and cools it. B526.2
• Snake lays aside his crown to bathe. B765.2
• Tabu: sexual intercourse on Sabbath. C119.1.2
• Tabu: speaking while taking a bath. C401.6
• Tabu: breaking the sabbath. C631
• Tabu: journeying on sabbath. C631.1
• Tabu: washing hair on sabbath. C631.3
• Tabu: lighting or extinguishing lights on sabbath. C631.4
• Tabu: writing on sabbath. C631.5
• Tabu: playing music on sabbath. C631.6
• Compulsion to bathe in certain waters daily. C663
• Tabu: going into bath on return from serpent kingdom. (Cf. C721.) C711
• Tabu: bathing. (Cf. C711.) C721
• Tabu: bathing during certain time. C721.1
• Tabu: bathing in certain place. C721.2
• Tabu: bathing in clear stream. C721.2.1
• Tabu: bathing without straining stream afterwards. C721.3
• Transformation by bathing. D562
• Disenchantment by bathing (immersing) in water. D766.1
• Disenchantment by bathing in milk. D766.4
• Prince procures magic object from bathing fairy when he steals her clothes. D838.10
• Sabbatical river. Dry on Sabbath. D915.4.1
• Bathing in magic cauldron gives strength. (Cf. D1171.2.) D1335.8
• Bathing hair in buffalo milk makes it unusually long. D1337.1.3.1
• Bathing in magic cauldron gives beauty. (Cf. D1171.2.) D1337.1.4
• Bath in magic milk rejuvenates. (Cf. D1080.) D1338.4
• Herb bath produces love. (Cf. D965.) D1355.17
• Bath in blood of king as remedy. D1500.1.7.3.4
• Bath in blood of king as cure for mange. (Cf. D1500.1.9.4, F872.3.) D1502.5.1
• Bath in milk of white, hornless cows as antidote for poison. D1515.3
• Manna does not fall on Sabbath. (Cf. D1031.0.1.) D1676.1
• Magic results from bathing. (Cf. D562, D925, D2161.4.14.) D1788
• Magic knowledge from bathing in holy water. D1810.6
• Magic strength by bathing. (Cf. D1242.1.) D1832
• Bath in boiling oil, pitch, or melted lead does not hurt a saint. D1841.2.2
• Invulnerability through bathing in dragon's blood. D1846.4
• Attainment of invulnerability through magic bath. D1846.4.1
• Beautification by bathing. D1866.1
• Rejuvenation by bathing. D1887
• Magic aging by bathing. D1895
• Barrenness removed by bathing. D1925.2
• King in the bath; years of experience in a moment. This illusion takes place when the king puts his head under water. D2012.1
• Magic cure by bathing. (Cf. D1788.) D2161.4.14
• Magic cure by bathing in milk. D2161.4.14.1
• Wounds from poisoned arrows healed by bath of milk. D2161.4.14.1.1
• Magic cure by bathing in consecrated water (lake, etc.). (Cf. D1500.1.18.5, V132.) D2161.4.14.2
• Resuscitation by bathing. E80.1
• Resuscitation by bathing in milk. (Cf. D1018, D1503.7.1, E102.1.) E80.1.1
• Dead person bathes. E599.13
• Hogs with bath of molten lead (iron) in otherworld. F167.11.2
• Fairies freed from disgrace by bathing in blood of enemy. F259.2
• Fairy bathes. F265
• Fairies frequently use bath house. F265.1
• Fairies bathe children in churn when housewife forgets to leave a supply of clear water for the fairies. F361.17.5
• Tabu: bathing or touching water in lake in fairyland. F378.2
• Tabu: using fairy bath water, soap, or ointment on oneself while bathing fairy child. (Cf. F235.4.) F378.6
• Demon seduces princess as she bathes at seashore. F402.1.15.1
• Tree maidens bathe at midnight in lake. F441.2.1.4
• Girl lives in fruit and comes out only to be bathed by her twenty sisters. F562.4
• Strong man bathing and diving in river catches thousands of fishes in his beard. (Cf. X1112.) F634.1
• Pond always clear because deity uses it for his bath. F713.5
• Silver not to be taken from mountain of silver on Sabbath. F752.2.1
• Remarkably hot spear must be kept in bath of blood (poison). F834.1
• Extraordinary bath. F872
• Bath of milk. F872.1
• Bath of boiling oil. F872.2
• Bath of blood. (Cf. F955.1.) F872.3
• Bath of blood of dragons, lions, adders, etc. F872.3.1
• Bath of marrow. F872.4
• Bath of molten lead (iron). F872.5
• Bath of fire. F872.5.1
• Bath which makes one insensible for three days. F872.6
• Bath of balsam. (Cf. F162.2.5.) F872.7
• Eyes restored by bathing in lake (spring). F952.7
• Blood-bath as cure for leprosy. (Cf. F872.3.) F955.1
• Wounds healed by bath of marrow. F959.3.3
• Witch's sabbath. A meeting of witches in which church services are burlesqued. G243
• Obeisance to devil at witch's sabbath. G243.1
• Parody of church ceremony at witch's sabbath. G243.2
• Witch bathes. G245
• Witch transforms self into snake when she bathes. G245.1
• Ogress bathes in pool, is transformed into beautiful maiden, and becomes king's favorite wife. G264.0.1
• Devil appears to Sabbath breakers. (Cf. C631.) G303.6.2.14
• Two devils come to a dance-loving maid and play when she bathes. G303.10.4.2
• Suitor test: bathing in boiling water. H328.5
• King defeated in repartee by boy, who thus wins girl. Boy: "Who would give a man a bath, feed him his rice, and then bring him the tamal-pan to chew?" King: "No one but a wife." Boy claims minister's daughter. H507.1.0.2
• Symbolic interpretation of playing cards. Soldier reproved for playing cards during church says that playing cards are his prayerbook and calendar. Ace: one God, one Faith, one Baptism; 2: old and new Testaments; 3: Trinity; 4: evangelists; 5: wise virgins; 6: days of creation; 7: sabbath; 8. Noah's family; 9: ungrateful lepers; 10: commandments; knave (jack): Judas; queen (of Sheba); king: God; 12 face cards: 12 months; etc. H603
• Suitor asked to bathe in great cauldron of boiling water without making water lukewarm. H1023.24
• "Bathe by yourself and not in the common bathing place": counsel proved wise by experience. Man forgets purse in bath house. J21.33