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

• Creator clothed in bear-skin (or in leaves). A18.4
• God with red beard. A125.2
• Bear-god (goddess). A132.5
• God with long white beard and white moustache. A137.18
• Bearers of God's throne. A152.7
• Bears as God's messengers. A165.2.1.1.4
• Cupbearer of the gods. A165.3
• Cupbearer of the gods is god of smith-work. A165.3.1
• Cupbearer of the gods controls waters. A165.3.2
• Chariot from heaven takes couple to live with sages in the Great Bear. A761.2
• Origin of the Great Bear (Ursa Major). A771
• Two stars from Great Bear constellation transferred to Pleiades. A773.7
• One bear-child escapes death, is ancestor of all bears. A1006.8
• Primeval human pair allowed to bear all children they wish. A1277.2
• Origin of hair and beard. A1315
• Origin of beard. A1315.3
• Origin of custom of wearing a beard. A1597
• First men without beards: Cain, Abel. A1597.1
• Hair and beard of various peoples. A1661
• How the white man got his beard. A1661.1
• Creation of bear. A1836
• Bear fishes through ice with tail: hence lacks tail. (Cf. A2378.2.4.) A2216.1
• Chipmunk's back scratched: hence his stripes. As he is trying to escape, bear catches him with his claws and marks him permanently. (Cf. A2413.2.) A2217.2
• Discourteous answer: tortoise's shell. Zeus celebrates a wedding and invites the animals. Tortoise is late. Why? "I like my house." "May you bear your house always." (Cf. A2312.1.) A2231.1.4
• Ant carries load as heavy as himself. Defeats bear, raven (or other bird). Various explanations. (Cf. A2435.3.3, A2486.1.) A2251.1
• Animal's seeking attitude from ancient loss. The ancient animal loses something. Its descendants are forever seeking for the lost object. This explains the characteristic bearing of certain animals. (Cf. A2471.) A2275.5
• How goat got his beard. A2322.4
• Why bears do not have breasts for nursing. A2353.4
• Why bear has hump on back. A2356.2.6
• Why grizzly bears have three stripes on inside of stomach. A2367.2.1
• Why bears have short, crooked legs. A2371.2.4
• How bear lost tail. (Cf. A2216.1.) A2378.2.4
• Why bear has short tail. (Cf. A2378.2.4.) A2378.4.2
• Bear's den. A2432.6
• Why bear lives where he does. A2433.3.17
• Food of bear. (Cf. A2251.1.) A2435.3.3
• Why ant-bear eats insects. A2435.3.8
• Why bears hibernate. A2481.1
• The bear's enemies. (Cf. A2494.10.3.) A2494.8
• Enmity between bears and goats. A2494.8.1
• Enmity between bear and ant. A2494.8.2
• Enmity between tiger and bear. A2494.10.3
• Why black bears are better eating than grizzly bears. A2511.1
• Animal useful for bearing burdens. A2515
• Why grizzly bears are pugnacious. A2524.1
• Why bears attack men. A2524.3
• Why grizzly bear is peaceable. A2531.2
• Trees fail to come at god's leavetaking, now bear bitter fruit. A2721.7
• Plantain disobeys mother: hence bears but one stalk. (Cf. A2771.2.) A2722.1
• Budding and bearing of plant. A2771
• Why plantain bears but one stalk. (Cf. A2722.1.) A2771.2
• Why sago bears fruit from the stem. A2771.3
• Why banana bears fruit from crown of tree. A2771.4
• Trees bear first buds to commemorate reign of primitive hero. A2771.5
• Why certain willow tree bears fruit when fruit trees bear. A2771.6
• Why willow flowers do not bear fruit. A2771.10
• Why beans bear everywhere. A2793.1.1
• Mythical bird running before the sun bears inscription of golden letters. B7.3
• Devastating bear killed. B16.2.5
• Man-bear. B29.7
• Bird-bear. B44
• Animal bearing precious ornaments. B105
• Magic bear. B182.2
• Animals with human traits. See in general the literature dealing with fables, with the Romance of Reynard, with the bear-fox cycle of Europe, with the rabbit fox cycle of America, etc. B200
• Speaking bear. B211.2.3
• Bear as king of animals. B240.1
• Deer furnish bier and bear saint's corpse to church. B256.3.1
• Stags plow for man. Also draw chariot, bear burdens, and allow saints to use their horns as a book rest B292.4
• Bear asks boy to stay with her cubs. B299.4
• Helpful bear. B435.4
• Bear husks millet for man. B571.4
• Marriage to bear. (Cf. B611.1, B631, B635.1). B601.1
• Bear steals woman and makes her his wife. B601.1.1
• Bear paramour. (Cf. B601.1., B631, B635.) B611.1
• Bear as suitor. (Cf. B601.1, B611.1, B635.1.) B621.1
• Fish bears men-children. Has swallowed rinsings of man's mouth. B631.3
• Lioness bears man child. B631.4
• Cow bears man child. B631.5
• Tigress bears men-children. B631.6
• The Bear's Son. Human son of woman who marries a bear acquires bear characteristics. (Cf. B601.1.) B635.1
• Eaten meat of bear-lover causes unborn son to have bear characteristics. (Cf. B611.1.) B635.1.1
• Bear's foster child not used to sun and light. B635.1.2
• Bear says he is boy's father; asks food. B635.1.3
• Marriage to bear in human form. B651.7
• Female bears have no breasts to nurse their young – suck paws. B725
• Bear could formerly lift mountain. B746
• Male rabbit bears young. Female rabbit escaped Noah on ark and drowned. B754.4
• Blood of bear venomous. B776.5.5
• Man and bear in the rick of hay. The bear, persecuted by wolves, runs onto the hay-rick where the man was hidden, and defends himself from the wolves with bunches of hay. B855
• "Bear's food." To urge on his horses a man threatens them with the bear, calling them "bear's food." The bear hears and comes for them. C25
• Woman marries in spite of warning dream. Bears blind child who soon dies. C168.1
• Tabu: bearded man laughing when shaken. C461
• Tabus of bearded men. C565
• Tabu: labor by bearded man. C565.1
• Tabu: bearded man being lazy. C565.2
• Forbidden well. (One may not go there unless accompanied by cup-bearers.) C623
• Tabu: bearded man sleeping at sunrise. C735.1.1
• Tabu: bearded man refusing combat. C835.1.1
• Tabu: bearded men abusing women and children. C867.1.0.1
• Tabu: bearded man refusing request. C871.0.1