81 motifs match “captive”  ·  back to the chapters

• God makes man's hand rigid so he can no longer torment captive. A185.2.2
• Animal rescues captive. B544
• Magic object as ransom of captive. D859.8
• Saint's bachall enables captive to escape. (Cf. D1277, V220.) D1395.4
• Magic ring enables captive to escape. (Cf. D1076.) D1395.5
• Magic centipede enables captive to make hole in wall. D1395.9
• Letter from captive prince asking for help flies through the air to addressee. D1601.32.1
• Blood stops flowing from wound when captives escape. E761.1.13
• Fairies take revenge on mortals who hold their king captive. F361.7
• Mortals as captives in fairyland. F375
• Mountain-men chain captive peasant. F460.4.4.2
• Cannibal cuts captive's finger to test fatness. G82.1
• Captive sticks out bone instead of finger when cannibal tries to test his fatness. G82.1.1
• Cannibal sharpens knife to kill captive. G83
• Ogress whets teeth to kill captive. G83.1
• Ogress has twenty captive princesses in cave. G334.1
• Ogre decapitates captive princess before he leaves palace; resuscitates her on return. G335
• Ogre abducts new-born babe, keeping it captive for seven years. G442.1
• Giant killed by his own bucket of death water; captive princess tells him to wash. G527
• Captive woman in ogre's house helps hero. G535
• Recognition of captive's voice brings about rescue from ogre. Usually captive sings in the bag. G556
• Captive sends token of safety. H85
• Chieftain recognized by former captive. H173.2
• Tasks performed by captive spirits of the dead. H972.1
• Task: liberating wife's sister, elephant's captive, who lives in a box in his ear. H1151.18
• Unspelling quest: journey to disenchant (free) captives. H1385.0.1
• Test of sight: stepping stones. Captives re-blinded if they cross stepping-stones without stumbling. H1575.1
• Jackal ties captive crow to his tail. Crow pecks self loose and injures jackal's tail. J2132.3.1
• Captive parrots in net play dead and are thrown out: escape. K522.4
• Captor's bag filled with animals or objects while captives escape. K526
• Captors deceived into believing captive is planning to stay with them: vigilance relaxed. Captured general orders heavy boxes taken into the temple. These are thought to be gold and it is concluded that he will not try to leave. He escapes. K536
• Escape by falsely reporting one's ability to escape. "I should be caught if there were not an escape at the back." When the captors run to the rear, the captive escapes. K542
• Escape by false plea. A captive makes a request or proposes an action that permits him eventually to escape. K550
• Respite from death while captive plays music (whistles). Rescue arrives. K551.3.2
• Ten (five) year respite given captive while he undertakes to teach elephant (ass) to speak. Captive explains to friends that in that time the captor, the elephant (ass), or himself is likely to die. K551.11
• Respite from death until captive has taken six steps toward God. Takes prodigious ones and escapes. K551.14
• Captors give captive respite in order to witness alleged marvel. K551.28
• Captive trickster persuades captor to pray before eating. Escapes. K562.1
• Respite while captor acts as umpire between captives. K579.5
• Escape by singing song. Captive gradually moves away and at last escapes. K606
• Pursuer persuaded to sing while captive escapes. K606.0.1
• Escape by pretended lousing. Captive pretends to louse the captor but deceives him by cracking berries in the teeth (or the like). K611.1
• Animal captor appeased by being fed captive's family. K614
• Captive plays further and further from watchman and escapes. K622
• Abductors tricked into running race while captive escapes. K624
• Captive dodges when captor tries to cut off his hand; the hatchet sticks in a log and the captor is disarmed. K631.1
• Captive tied to captor escapes by tying end of rope to a post. K638
• Captive throws his hat to lions who fight over it while he escapes. K671
• Captive throws his shoe at serpent who chokes while he escapes. K672
• Messenger from lover to girl-captive in harem poses as a singer who amuses the harem ladies in their apartments. K1323.1
• Deception: mirror-reflection convinces dupe he is trickster's captive. K1883.7
• Wolf-captor scared by fiddle-playing of captive ram, who escapes. K2327
• Nobility of character a mark of kings. Kings overcomes passion for beautiful captives and sends them back untouched to their people. P12.9
• Captive king's sons made slaves. P173
• Captive king's daughter as slave. P173.1
• Captives from battle sold as slaves. P173.3
• Captive knight freed for having kept his word. Is allowed to leave to collect ransom (or marry fiancée). When he returns his captor frees him (or raises ransom). Q54.2
• Ruler rewards man's love for his captive wife with riches and freedom. Q56.1
• Ruler rewards captives' love for each other. Sets them free and enriches them. Q56.2
• God holds the devil captive for three years. R2
• Men held captive in the Land of Women. (Cf. F112.) R7
• Bear keeps human wife captive in cave with stone at entrance. R45.3.1
• Captivity as refuge for the captive. R53
• Behavior of captives. R70
• Captive prince joins captor out of gratitude for his freedom. (He had refused to promise that he would not fight again.) (Cf. W27.) R71
• Captive sends secret message outside (in orange or on handkerchief). R82
• Captive protected by angel from abductor. R85
• Rescue of captive. R110
• Rescue of captive maiden. (Cf. H1385.1, R10.1.) R111
• Riding three times around hill to free captive confined within. R112.2
• Rescuer impersonates captive and deceives blind guardian while captive escapes. R121.2
• Captive bores way out of prison. R211.2
• Captive hews through iron prison with sword. R211.5
• Captive knocks prison roof off. (Cf. F627.) R211.6
• 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
• Snake king takes fleeing captives across river. R245.2
• Respite ruse. Captive maiden assigns quest, agreeing to marry when it is accomplished. T151.0.1
• Jealous king causes massacre of handsome young captives. T257.6
• Captive released because of ability to recite beginning of Genesis. (Cf. J1185.) V151.1
• Conversion to Christianity out of gratitude. Ruler has captive baptize his sister and then marry her. Grateful for past kindnesses. V331.6
• Captor contributes to captive's ransom. W11.5.8