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

• Sun and moon carried through sky by animals. Speed depends upon hour and season. A728.4
• Girl with tree carried to moon and is seen there. A751.8.5
• Fire carried from heaven in fingernails. A1415.1.1
• The deer with a cross carried between their horns. B253.5
• Hero feeds own flesh to helpful animal. The hero is carried on the back of an eagle who demands food. The hero finally feeds parts of his own flesh. B322.1
• Man carried by bird. B552
• Alexander carried by two birds with meat held in front of them. B552.1
• Man carried by peacock. B552.2
• Indra carried by cock. B552.3
• Man carried on goat's horns. (Goat is transformed man.) B557.1
• Saint carried by wild oxen. B557.2
• Man carried by deer. B557.3
• Person carried by lion. B557.5
• Person carried by cat. B557.7
• Person carried by cobra. B557.8
• Person carried by locust. B557.9
• Person carried by tiger. B557.10
• Person (animal) carried by elephant. B557.11
• Person carried by peacock. B557.12
• Person carried by frog. B557.14
• Man carried by toad. B559.1
• Hero carried by bird to mistress' chamber. B582.2.1
• Giant boar with hinder part as large as can be carried by nine men. B871.1.2.0.1
• Tabu: lying under tree. Girl who does so carried off by fairies. (Cf. C520.) C516
• Person carried to other world for breaking tabu. C950
• [First Edition: C951. Girl carried off because of broken tabu. (Cf. C756.2.)] C951[1st ed.]
• Person carried off to other world for breaking tabu. C954
• Ten serving-women carried in bottle. They change size at will. D55.2.4
• Magic object carried off by bird. (Cf. D865.) D861.7
• Magic horn carried off by bird. D861.7.1
• Magic object carried away; child allowed to play with it. D861.10
• Magic jewel carried off by bird. This happens when the jewel is examined by daylight. (Cf. D861.7.) D865
• Magic ring carried off by bird. D865.1
• Magic yew rod used by druid to discover whereabouts of woman carried off by fairies to underground retreat. D1311.15.1
• Saint's bell carried around tribe averts all danger. (Cf. D1213.) D1389.6
• Saint's bell carried on floating stone. (Cf. D1213.) D1524.3.2
• Magic ball flight. Man throws ball and is carried along with it. (Cf. D1256.) D1526.2
• Wind carried in mantle. (Cf. D1053.) D1543.6
• Murdered man's head will cause earth to burn up or sea to boil: must be carried about. (Cf. D1278.) D1549.7
• Huge load easily carried by a saint. (Cf. V220.) D1691.1
• Red hot iron carried with the bare hands without harm to the saint. D1841.3.2.3
• Thread made to appear as a large log carried by a cock. D2031.2
• Magic journey: man carried by spirit or devil. D2121.5
• Coffin carried through hole in wall to prevent return of dead. E431.4
• Slain ghost carried off by other ghosts. E446.4
• Origin of reincarnation: miscarried message of immortality. E600.1
• Soul carried off by demon (Devil). E752.2
• Souls carried to heaven by doves. E754.2.1
• Souls carried to heaven by angels. (Cf V232.2.) E754.2.2
• Souls carried to heaven in chariot of light. E754.5
• Person carried to upper world by deity (spirit). F63
• Hero carried off to otherworld by his supernatural wives. F174
• Man is carried to fairyland by fairy and marries her. F302.3.1.3
• Fée carried off by mortal. F304.6
• Woman carried off by water-fairy. F322.0.1
• Girl borrows comb and mirror from bonga (fairy): carried to fairyland when she returns them. (Cf. F322.1.1.) F324.1
• Family carried away to fairyland as part of bargain. F327
• Fairy leaves goats as purchase price for girl he has carried off. F343.8
• Persons with punctured bodies. May be carried on a pole put through the orifice; may be hung up on a peg. F529.1
• Giant so large he cannot be carried by a horse. F531.2.7
• Thumbling carried up chimney by steam of food. F535.1.1.2
• Thumbling carried in pocket. F535.1.1.13
• Thumbling carried on hat brim. (See F531.5.1.1.3. for a similar motif.) F535.1.1.14
• Castle carried through air by four eagles. F771.2.1.2
• River rises to prevent body's being carried over it against dying man's wish. F932.8.1
• People who eat their parents when they die, saying: they carried us in their bodies when we were born; now we shall do the same for them. G23
• Witch carried off by devil. G275.1
• Witch carried off by devil's crew. G275.1.1
• Recognition by knife. Man who is werwolf recognized by knife which was carried away by the wolf. H132
• Discussion between priest and Jew carried on by symbols. E.g., priest raises three fingers (Trinity); Jew raises arm (one God); etc. H607.1
• Discussion between two poets (sages?) carried on in poetic obscure language. H607.2
• Obedience of king's subjects tested by willingness to allow spear to be carried crosswise into houses. Way must be hewn. H1557.5
• Tortoise lets self be carried by eagle. Dropped and eaten. J657.2
• Rat and frog tie paws together to cross marsh. Carried off by falcon. J681.1
• Hare upbraided by sparrow for letting self be carried off by eagle rejoices when sparrow is carried off by hawk. J885.1
• Ass who carried divine image thinks people bow before him. J953.4
• Thief's corpse carried through street to see who will weep for him. J1142.4
• Clever son falls from tree, so mother's tears over dead body of father being carried through street will seem natural. J1142.4.1.1
• Woman causes disturbance in church, is carried out forcibly. She remarks. "Well I am more favored than my Lord. He had but one ass to ride, while I have two." J1261.1.5
• The shoes carried into the tree. Tricksters induce a numskull to climb a tree, planning to steal his shoes. He takes them in his belt with him. "Perhaps I shall find a nearer road home up there and shall need my shoes." J1521.1
• The iron-eating mice. Trustee claims that mice have eaten the iron scales confided to him. The host abducts the trustee's son and says that a falcon has carried him off. J1531.2
• The dog-eating bugs. Man keeps dog for boy, tells him when he comes for it that the chinch bugs have eaten it. The boy borrows a mule from the man, later tells him that a buzzard has carried it away. He gets his dog back. J1531.2.1
• Why the pigs shriek. The sheep does not understand why the pig being carried to slaughter shrieks. J1733
• Sunlight carried into windowless house in baskets. When this plan does not succeed, they gradually pull down the house to get light. J2123
• Wife carried up tree to sky in bag in husband's teeth. She asks question and he drops her when he answers. J2133.5.1
• The dead man speaks up. A numskull who has lain down thinking he is dead is carried off in a bier. The carriers lose their way. He speaks up, "I always went that way when I was alive." J2311.4
• The dead man in spite of himself. Neighbors who have heard of the numskull's death insist on the funeral although he is alive and well. He is persuaded and is carried on a bier. They meet a busy man whom they try to persuade to join them. He pleads business. The "dead" man speaks: "It's no use, friend, to try to dissuade them." J2311.5
• Tortoise speaks and loses his hold on the stick. He is being carried through the air by a bird. J2357
• Literal fool carries the harrow in his hand. He has killed a sparrow by his stupidity and has been told that he should have carried it in his hand. J2461.1.6
• Wager as to who shall rise (speak) first in morning (last up to get reward). They are carried to funeral pyre before they will give in. J2511.1
• Pseudo-magic formula for making gold sold to king. Gold required for its manufacture carried off by manufacturer. K111.4
• The sacrifice of the cock is at last carried out. Postponed until a hawk carries off the cock. Then the woman says, "O holy St. Martin, I have long owed you a living sacrifice. Take the cock as sacrifice, and may it be pleasing to you." K231.3.3
• Jackal refuses payment for being carried. K233.5
• Man allows himself to be carried off by monkeys, who mistake him for cow: steals their magic cups. K311.6.2
• Thief hidden in cage that is carried into house. K312.1
• Man sewed in animal's hide carried off by birds. K521.1.1
• Animal allows himself to be tied so as to avoid being carried off by storm. K713.1.1
• Animal allows himself to be tied to another for safety. Carried to his death. (Cf. J2132.6.) K713.1.2
• Fish tricked by crane into letting selves be carried from one pond to another. The crane eats them when they are in his power. (Cf. K713.1.2.) K815.14
• Crab carried by crane, clings round his neck and cuts off his head with pincers. K953.3