71 motifs match “cattle”  ·  back to the chapters

• Cattle of the sun. A155.1
• Cattle and sheep of the sun. 350 of each (= days and nights of the lunar year). A732.1
• Mounds from horns cast by cattle. A967.1
• Formerly men plowed and cattle were their masters. A1101.2.1
• Formerly men ate grass: cattle ate rice and pulse. A1101.2.2
• Origin of different peoples according to choice of bows and arrows or else guns, horses and cattle. Indians choose the former, whites the latter. A1614.4.3
• First cattle in Ireland. A1877.1
• Why lobster is shallow: insulted cattle step on it. A2213.2.4
• Enmity between cattle and snails. A2494.12.3.1
• Why stinging flies sit on eyes of cattle. A2494.14.3
• Man-eating cattle. B16.1.5
• Hostile cattle. B17.1.3
• Dog-headed man has mane of horse (cattle). B25.1.1
• Merman demands cattle as offering. B82.2
• Wolves guard saint's cattle like watchdogs when he is absent. B256.4.1
• Thirsty cattle fight over well. B266.1
• Faithful cattle fight at master's grave until they cast their horns. B301.6
• Faithful cattle shed horns in grief for death of man. B301.6.1
• Sacred cattle of sun god. B811.3.3
• When cow calls her calf, all cattle graze. B852
• Tabu: going in a certain direction while tending cattle. C614.1.0.1
• Tabu: killing more cattle than one can eat. C766.1
• Transformation: herd of cattle to wolves. D412.2.1
• Herd of cattle put into magic cup. (Cf. B182.) D491.1.1
• [First Edition: D658.4. Cow transformed to woman to marry man and protect cattle.] D658.4[1st ed.]
• Saint's bell keeps cattle from straying. (Cf. D1213.) D1446.1
• Saint's gospel-book keeps cattle from straying. (Cf. D1266.) D1446.2
• Sheep or cattle disappear every night. D2087.3
• Cattle produced by magic. D2178.2
• Ghost stampedes stolen cattle being driven past his ranch. E234.2
• Sounds of driving cattle: horse's hoofs, whip-popping, calling to cattle, rattle of spurs: ghost of slain cowboy. E337.1.4
• Fairies' cattle become invisible. F241.2.2
• Fairies' cattle under a lake. F241.2.3
• Fairy cattle graze on earth on Hallowe'en. F241.2.4
• Fairy gives man horses, cattle, etc. F343.9
• Fairy cattle (bull, cow) stolen. F356
• Fairies steal cattle (pig). F365.6
• Dwarfs have cattle, steeds and wagons. F451.7.6
• Trolls ride on men and cattle. F455.3.3.3
• Huldra have cattle. (Cf. F241.2.) F460.2.9
• Huldra trade cattle with men. F460.4.2.5
• Giant eats a thousand cattle. F531.3.4.1
• Giant cane for strong man. Cane holds fifty cattle. F612.3.1
• Witch rides on cattle. G241.1.6
• Witch causes cattle to behave unnaturally. G265.6.2
• Witch causes cattle to run about wildly. G265.6.2.1
• Spirit-woman in rock devours men and cattle. G312.2
• Killing of ogre's cattle, sheep, etc. brings on ogre's anger. G614
• Task: washing black wool (cloth, cattle) white. H1023.6
• Task: stealing cattle which are guarded by a marvelous dog. H1151.8
• Task: pasturing witch's cattle (really her daughters). Grateful animals give help (cf. B571.) H1199.12.2
• Quest for marvelous cattle. H1331.3
• Father bequeathes four pots to sons: eldest finds earth in his; second, bones; third, rice husks; youngest, rupees (eldest to get land; second, cattle; third, grain; youngest to keep money). J99.2
• Cow-herd looking for cattle thief recognizes him in the lion. Desists. J561.2
• Three silly pundits sent to a raja as the two-footed cattle he had demanded. J1717
• Horsemen thought to be men mounted on cattle. J1766.1
• Frog thinks cattle are distant country. J1772.13
• The murderous master. Dogs flee from their master because in time of famine he has killed his cattle. If he kills the cattle, he will surely kill the dogs. J2211.3
• Brings back all stolen cattle possible. Simple monk eats all he can of abbey's stolen cattle so as to bring them back home. J2499.4
• Theft of horses (cattle) by letting loose a rabbit so that drivers join in the chase. K341.5.1
• Cattle let loose so as to distract owner's attention from his goods. K341.7.1
• Building a bridge of cattle. Ordered to build a bridge not of wood, stone, iron, or earth, the trickster uses the carcasses of cattle. K1441
• To drive cattle to jungle: trickster kills a bull every day. K1446
• Tying the cattle: trickster ties them so tightly they are strangled. K1447
• Boy is hanged for cattle theft; the strayed cattle are discovered later. N347.3
• Servant must keep horns and hide of his cattle that are slain. P622
• Cattle thief calls on God to strike him with lightning if he has ever stolen a cow or calf. Lightning strikes him. Q552.1.8.1
• Murrain upon cattle as punishment. Q552.3.7
• Cattle killed, crops burned as punishment for abduction. (Cf. Q213.) Q595.2
• Horse takes cattle out to pasture; brings them in by himself. X1241.2.1
• The singing wolf. By his singing the wolf compels the old man to surrender his cattle, his children and grandchildren, and finally his wife. The old woman goes in the wolf's service. She returns home bringing butter, etc. Z33.4.2