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

• God makes things and tosses them into the air; what he catches is good for mankind, what opponent catches is bad. A67
• Female deities as fly-catchers. A132.6.4
• Sun-snarer: burnt mantle. A boy is angered because the sun burned his mantle. He makes a snare and catches the sun and delays him so that everything is burning up. A mouse finally gnaws the snare in two. A728.1
• Earth from nut in devil's mouth. God throws a nut over his left shoulder. The devil catches it in his mouth. The nut grows rapidly and the devil spits it out. A835
• First created man catches woman in his snare. A1275.10
• Origin of custom of catching fish by day as well as by night. A1457.2
• Custom of catching fish with nets. A1527
• Caste determined by what kind of tree one catches while crossing a river. A1651.2
• Gull from transformed cat. A cat catches a strong fish with her claws. The fish carries the cat on its back to the sea, where the gull originates from the cat. (Cf. A1710.) A1945.1
• 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
• Bush loses clothes in shipwreck: hence catches passerby looking for clothes. (Cf. A2792.1.) A2741.4
• Magic spider catches pearls. B109.1
• Faithful horse allows only its master to catch and ride it. B301.4.4
• Eagle catches gazelle's young as it is born. B754.7.2
• Cat must be kept from dying person because it will catch the person's soul issuing (from mouth) in form of mouse. (Cf. E731.3.) B766.1.1
• Husband ties a cock near wife's feet: snake-parasite in her stomach comes out to catch the cock and is killed by husband. B784.2.1.2
• Tabu: eating of magic catch before mother does. C231.3.1
• Compulsion to catch blackbird alive yearly. C684.1
• Transformation to fish by catching in fish-trap. D533
• Magic door catches bear so that he is burned to death. (Cf. D1146.) D1402.9
• Magic object catches animal. D1444
• Magic object catches fish. D1444.1
• Saint's bachall catches fish. (Cf. D1277, V220.) D1444.1.1
• Magic branch catches fish. (Cf. D954.) D1444.1.3
• Charm to catch hare and monkey. (Cf. D1273.) D1444.2
• Magic fishhook catches cats. (Cf. D1257.) D1444.3
• Magic song to catch animals. (Cf. D1275.) D1444.4
• Magic wind catches hero up and transports him across immense sea. (Cf. D906.) D1524.9
• Thumb of knowledge from catching thumb in door of fairy. (Cf. F211.1.) D1811.1.1.1
• Bird of prey catching quarry a good omen. D1812.5.2.4
• Fire turns aside and refuses to catch hold of holy garments, wooden altars and similar sacred things. D2158.1.3.2
• Resuscitation by catching in snare. E23
• Brownie (Redcap, Redcomb, Bloody Cap) murders travelers, catches their blood in his cap. F363.2
• Dwarf stays away from house after maid tries to catch and kiss him. F451.5.19.1
• Strong man bathing and diving in river catches thousands of fishes in his beard. (Cf. X1112.) F634.1
• Strong man catches stones hurled from catapults by enemy and throws them back upon the besiegers. F636.4.2
• Hero catches a giant jug and pitches it about. F636.5
• Marvelous runner catches wild game on the run. F681.6
• Hero throws ball, bat, dart (playthings) and catches them before they reach ground. F698.1
• Catching 150 toy spears in shield. F698.3
• Extraordinary blood catches fire. F964.3.2
• Extraordinary stone catches fire. (Cf. F960.2.3.) F964.3.4
• Clerics catch fish with regularity. F986.1
• Witch can catch bullets and send them back. (Cf. G265.8.3.1.2.) G229.4.2
• Devil as a barrel. Rolls and is impossible to catch. G303.3.4.5
• Trying all night to catch an animal (really devil). G303.9.9.7
• Man marries a she-devil He catches her as succubus and marries. Some years later his wife's brothers invite them to a feast (wedding) and he gets gifts or wife's dowry. G303.12.6.1
• Catching the devil. The devil is caught with the help of a sacred article (rosary, scapular) or some other thing (band for binding breeches, a switch of the rowan-tree). G303.16.19.18
• Giant ogre tricked into running round a tree the branches of which catch the strokes of his iron bar, until he falls down dead. G519.5
• Suitor required to catch wild animals. (Cf. H335.3.) H336.2
• Catching salmon as proof of virginity. H411.16
• King: What is your brother doing? Youth: He hunts; he throws away what he catches and what he does not catch he carries with him. (Hunts for lice on his body.) H583.3
• Boy says that travelers should catch the mares (walking sticks that are in the jungle). H586.8
• Task: catching a noise. H1023.12
• Task: catching a man's broken wind. H1023.13
• Task: catching a sunbeam. H1023.22
• Task: catching huge fish without nets or tackle. H1154.4
• Task: catching devastating witch who haunts king's best garden. H1191.2
• Test of sex of girl masking as man: ball thrown into lap. Girls spread legs to catch it; men not. H1578.1.4
• Woman throws apple to man in woman's dress. He puts his legs together to catch it. (Cf. H1578.1.4.) H1578.1.4.1
• "Rise earlier": counsel proved wise by experience. Man seeking explanation for being in debt arises earlier and catches his servants stealing. (Cf. H588.1.) J21.23
• Bear learns how to catch crabs with his hairy claws. J102
• Wisdom from philosopher: worldly honor like shadow. If one goes toward it, it flees; if one turns his back on it, it follows and at times catches up with one. J152.6
• Today's catch of fish traded for prospective larger catch tomorrow. J321.1.1
• Little fish in the net kept rather than wait for uncertainty of greater catch. J321.2
• Monkeys planning to found a city desist lest with walls up it will be easier to catch them than before. J648.1
• Throstle giving all attention to sweet fruits is caught by bird catcher. J651.1
• "Eat small fish now if you wish larger ones later." Bishop refuses to eat small fish as he used to when an abbot. "Then I used small fish to catch big ones I have now!" J703.2
• Clever jackal covers up his clumsiness in catching cows by saying he was running to and fro because he was looking for the fattest calf. J873.2
• Intentional and accidental fire. Rich man wishing to get rid of a neighbor's tree sets it afire. Neighbor's house catches and burns. Must pay four times value of tree since fire is intentional, but only actual value of house, since that fire was accidental. J1175.2
• Catching by words. J1521.5
• Tiger mistaken for goat. Fool trying to steal goat in dark catches thieving tiger. J1758.1
• Preserving the cock's freedom. A boy recently home from school sees his mother trying to catch the cock. "Don't mother, don't break his freedom or we will suffer for it." J1892
• Trying to catch light in a mouse-trap. J1961.1
• Burning the wasp nest. The house catches fire and burns. J2102.5
• The cat and the eel-pie. Woman puts cat in flour bin to catch a mouse. The cat eats the pie in the bin and loses interest in the mouse. J2103.1.1
• Wolf trying to catch tongue of camel puts head in camel's mouth: killed. J2131.5.5
• Man catches buffalo by rope and is dragged to death. J2132.1
• Crane tries to catch fish like hawk. Is mired at water's edge. J2413.7
• Coward is frightened when clothing catches on thistle. (Cf. N384.2.) J2625
• One woman to catch squirrel; the other to get the cooking pot. One falls from the tree and kills herself; the other breaks the pot. J2661.3
• Drinkers argue about who is to pay. They blindfold the bartender who is to catch one of them; the one who is caught will have to pay. While the bartender is blindfolded, the drinkers leave the tavern. K233.2
• Thief persuades owner to take his place so he can go and catch thief: really steals owner's horse. K341.9.1
• The polluted fish. Servant places his one fish with Brahmin's entire catch; receives all since Brahmin considers all polluted. K344.1.1
• King's daughter put into brothel to catch thief. K425
• Clever animal betrays thief. Horse catches arm of thief and holds on until help comes. K427.1
• Disguised robber in night-lodging tries to pull up confederate on rope: princess discovers him and catches him. K434.2
• "Let me catch you better game." Captured animal pretends to help captor bring more desirable victim. Escapes. K553.1
• Escape by catching hold of limbs of tree while passing under it. K685
• Witch tells boy to pass down some of fruit from tree, catches hold of him and puts him in her sack when he bends down. K711.4
• Man plays dead and hides in money chest: catches thief. K751.2
• Bird catches fishes by imitating voice of friend. K756.3
• Victim told to stand ready by tree to catch bee nest as it falls; trickster throws club at him instead. K815.19
• Fox shams death and catches crows that come to feed on him. K827.4
• Ogre helps tortoise who snaps jaws to and catches him. K1111.3
• Bending the tree. Hero bends tree over but when he catches breath the tree shoots him to the sky. K1112
• Priest caught in lasso by rival lover. Mistress tells knight of priest's demands. Knight has her give assignation, and arranges around her a string lasso which he pulls, and catches priest. K1218.1.6
• Husband hides in curtain to catch paramour. On entering, paramour threatens to kill husband if he should appear. K1514.4.2
• Husband hides in chest to catch paramour. (Cf. K1566.) K1514.5
• Husband catches paramour in pitfall. The wife sends her maid to investigate. The maid falls in and finally the wife herself. The husband calls the neighborhood to see them. K1562