22 motifs match “bitter”  ·  back to the chapters

• Creation of bittern. A1965
• Bittern from Pilate transformed. (Cf. A1710.) A1965.1
• Bittern from transformed shepherd. (Cf. A1710, A2261.1.) A1965.2
• Shepherd transformed to bird still calls sheep: explanation of bird cries. Usually told of hoopoe and bittern. (Cf. A1952, A1965.2, A2275.3, A2425, A2426.2.3, A2426.2.4.) A2261.1
• Bittern's song. (Cf. A2261.1, A2275.3.) A2426.2.3
• Trees fail to come at god's leavetaking, now bear bitter fruit. A2721.7
• Why tree has bitter fruit. A2771.8
• Why olive is bitter. A2771.8.1
• Why laurel tree is bitter. A2771.8.2
• Spiced wine becomes bitter. D477.0.1.3
• Transformation: magic charm makes root bitter. D479.3
• Bitter water grateful for being praised. (Cf. D1242.1.) D1658.1.3
• Fountains poison and cure. One, with bronze vessel, tastes sweet and poisons; other, with iron vessel, tastes bitter and cures. D1663.4
• Manna tastes bitter to gentiles. (Cf. D1031.0.1.) D1665.4
• Sweet and bitter fountain in otherworld garden. F162.1.2.1
• Severed head of impious man in well causes water to become bitter during part of each day. F933.4
• Drinking bitter water as chastity test. Water will poison the unchaste. H411.4.1
• Symbolic meaning of spiced and bitter tongue served at dinner. (Cf. H605, H606.) H604
• Ape throws away nut because of its bitter rind. J369.2
• When the sweet fails try the bitter. Man pleads with thief who is stealing his figs. When pleading fails he brings him down from tree with stones. (Cf. J1581.2, T251.5.) J1088
• Fool is unacquainted with bananas, throws away the fruit, finds the rest bitter. (Similar for watermelon, plums.) J1732.2
• Dupe induced to eat sharp (stinging, bitter) fruit. K1043