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

• Moon buried in pit. A754.1
• Mountain from buried giant. A969.1
• Magic twigs grow from buried magic vessel. D953.1.1
• Coffin lands where the dead is to be buried, and his son to settle. D1314.12
• Head of divinity as protection of land. Buried. (Cf. D992.) D1380.3
• Wheel buried in doorstep to prevent deviltry. (Cf. D1207.) D1385.10
• Palace arises from bull's legs buried in soil. (Cf. D1012.1, D1132.1.) D1483.1
• Location of buried object (body) magically revealed. D1816.4
• Storm from calling up spirits to help find buried treasure. (Cf. C401.3.) D2141.0.2
• Animal buried alive to cure disease. D2161.4.6
• Cure by burning grain where man has died. (Cf. D1787.) Or where he is buried. D2161.4.8
• Resuscitation after murderer is buried in the earth, wood laid over him, and a lighted lamp on its top. E185.1
• Noise of chains leads to buried ghost. (Cf. E402.1.4.) E231.4
• Dead grateful for having corpse ransomed. Corpse is being held unburied because of nonpayment of debts. Hero pays debt and secures burial of corpse. E341.1
• Earth rejects buried body. (Cf. V62.1.) E411.0.6
• Dead man comes back because he was buried without a cap. E412.3.1
• Dead man asks for shoes (was buried without them). E412.3.3
• Return from dead to uncover secretly buried treasure. E415.1.2
• Lovers buried apart found in one grave each morning. (Cf. E631.0.1.) E419.6
• Dog buried alive to prevent ghosts from walking. E431.8
• Corpse buried under stone so that sun will not shine on him again. E431.10
• Corpse buried under stones. E431.10.1
• Suicide buried head (or face) downward. (If corpse moves it. only goes deeper into ground.) E431.16.1
• Suicide buried with stake through heart (body). (Cf. E442.) E431.16.2
• Suicide buried at crossroads. (Cf. E434.4.) E431.16.3
• Criminals buried at crossroads to prevent walking. (Cf. E434.4.) E431.17
• Body cut up and buried in vessels, buried in bag. E431.18
• Possessions buried with dead. E433.2
• Ghost driven into body of dead crow, buried under path. E437.3
• Ghost laid when leg is buried. E441.1
• Saint after his death gives directions where he wants to be buried. E545.15
• Bones of dead collected and buried. Return in another form directly from grave. E607.1
• Flower from grave bears letters. These commemorate the buried person. E631.0.2
• Soul cannot enter heaven till body is buried. (Cf. E235.2.) E750.0.1
• Swamp spirit guards buried treasure. F494.1.1
• Extraordinary island upon which no sinner can die (be buried). F747
• Sea behaves like solid earth when man is buried in it. F931.3.1
• City is buried under sand. F948.5
• Devil follows corpse when a lawyer is buried. G303.25.8
• Ogre persuaded to go into hole: buried alive. G512.4
• Test of wife's ability to keep secret: the buried sheep's head. Husband tells her that he is burying head of murdered man. She is to keep secret. She tells. When head is dug up it is sheep's head. H472.1
• Task: raising a buried treasure. H1181
• Detection of guilt by smile. Buried money is stolen from blind man. Latter has boy watch and notify him when passerby smiles at him. The smiler is the thief. J1149.5
• Clever judgment: man must belong to the third wife because the first had buried him and the second did not protect him. J1171.3.1
• Clever deduction of wise man: the theft of a cauldron detected. Cauldron has been buried in river. Thief has no taste of salt on his body: he must have been immersed in fresh water recently. J1661.1.10
• Fool has himself buried because he stinks. J2193
• Devil is to get soul of man whether he is buried "inside or outside of church, above or below ground." The man has himself buried in the wall of the church, partly in and partly out of the ground. (Cf. H1052.) K219.4
• Literal fulfillment of marriage contract. Man to be released when earth is placed at his head (buried). Dies in grave. K236.4
• Theft by wife's paramour. Wife tells him secret of buried money. K365.3
• Dog buried instead of foster son, who is falsely reported killed so that he can safely be taken away. K525.6.1
• Escape by false prophecy: if corpses are buried in city, it will become a ruin: king releases condemned man. K575
• Statue mourned and buried in order to account for murdered person. K661.2
• Sham death to wound enemies. Trickster lets himself be buried alive and stabs his enemies from the grave when they come to defile his body. K911.1
• Tail buried (hair tied). Dupe bound fast and then attacked. K1021.1
• Dupe tries to dig up alleged treasure buried in ant hill: bitten by snake and killed. K1125
• Husband persuaded to dig up a treasure buried in an ant hill. He is poisoned by a snake and his wife taken. K1388.1
• Retrieving the buried treasure. Buried money is stolen. Blind owner pretends that he is going to bury more. Thief returns the money hoping to get all. Blind man recovers original treasure. K1667.1.1
• Oaths taken over severed pieces of horse. Pieces are then buried. M111
• Promise to be buried with wife if she dies first. M254
• Everyone buried in saint's soil shall go to heaven. M364.11
• Loss of eye saves man from execution. Man to be buried with king. Gets off because he lacks an eye. N178
• Oxen bear dead usurer to gallows to be buried. They are allowed to go where they will. N277
• Treasure buried by men. N511.1
• Treasure buried by dying man. N511.1.0.1
• Treasure buried in graves. N511.1.1
• Treasure buried in ancient settlements. N511.1.2
• Treasure buried in extraordinary topographical formations. N511.1.3
• Buried treasure wanders from place to place. Indicated by a light. (Cf. N532.) N511.1.4
• Treasure buried in woodshed. N511.1.5
• Treasure buried in chest, cask, kettle, or cannon barrel. (Cf. N525.) N511.1.8
• Treasure buried under tree. N511.1.9
• Treasure buried under flower. N511.1.10
• Treasure buried on top of mountain. N511.1.11
• Treasure buried on island. N511.1.12
• Treasure buried under stump. N511.1.13
• Treasure buried in sunken ship. N513.5
• Speaking bird tells where treasure is buried. N537
• Man ready to kill self hears voice directing him to buried fortune. N545.2
• Persons buried with dead king. P16.4
• Pope who has warred on wicked nobles refused burial in church. Magic wind blows doors open to show he has right to be buried there. [Inadvertant duplication of F963.3.] Q147.2
• God grants to saint the boon that no one buried in any of his churches shall go to hell. Q174.1.1.2
• Reward: holy person to be buried and resurrected in one place. Q175
• Priest will not bury dead unless paid in advance. Ruler has him buried alive with the corpse. (Cf. Q456.2.) Q286.2
• Cast-forth wife buried up to the waist for seven years and despitefully used. Q456.1.1
• Swindler buried on dungheap. (Cf. Q274.) Q491.1.1
• Man buried alive with king escapes from the tomb. Follows noise made by sea animal and finds way out to sea. R212.1
• Man buried alive escapes from tomb when thief tries to rob it. R212.1.1
• Captive buried alive to his neck fastens his teeth on jackal that comes to eat him and companions. Rest flee when they hear him howl. In struggles to get free jackal loosens earth around captive, who manages to free himself. R212.1.2
• Man buried alive with beloved escapes, as thieves break open the tomb. R212.2
• Hostages buried alive. S123.0.1
• Living children buried with dead mother. S123.3
• Enemies buried alive up to their necks and exposed to jackals. (Cf. Q456.1.) S123.6
• Dead dog buried with enemy. S139.2.2.3
• Corpse buried face down as indignity. S139.2.2.3.1
• Foundation sacrifice. A human being buried alive at base of the foundation of a building or bridge. S261
• Lovers buried in same grave. T86
• Rival suitors kill each other over woman's love. Woman dies of broken heart and all three are buried in the same grave. T86.1
• Negligent priests buried under bags filled with words omitted from service. V5.2
• Coffin buried upright. V61.3
• Hero buried in armor, standing with face toward land of enemies. (Cf. V67.) V61.3.0.1