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

• Cock-god. A132.6.3
• Cock as ambassador of god. A165.2.2.1
• Cock in Valhalla awakens the gods. Icel: Boberg. A661.1.0.5
• Cock of hell. A673.2
• The sun a golden bowl on the rim of which sits a peacock; both bowl and peacock are in a crystal box, which rests on a flying chariot. A724.2
• Star from union of girl with peacock. A760.2
• Golden cock in earth-tree. A878.3.6
• Peacock shows rivers the way to the big valley so they will not go round and round. A934.12
• Why days shorten in autumn: the real sun sets very early because the red cockscomb plant, used to kill his brother sun with, grows to its full height during this time. A1156
• Purchase of night. Originally no night. Culture hero goes to distant land and buys it. He introduces sleep, etc. Cock to crow for day. (Cf. B755, J2272.1.) A1174.3
• Origin of cock sacrifice. A1545.3.3
• Creation of peacock. A1996
• Creation of cockroach. A2061
• Origin of cockroach in Finland. A2061.1
• Thrush's hospitality to peacock rewarded by being given motley coat of feathers. (Cf. A2411.2.1.1.) A2222.1
• Peacock given ugly feet so as to prevent too great arrogance. (Cf. A2375.2.2.) A2232.7
• Peacock has snake carry devil into paradise: cursed with ugly voice and feet. (Cf. A2375.2.2, A2423.1.2.) A2236.2.2
• Thrush steals woodcock's song. (Cf. A2423.1.1, A2423.2.1.) A2245.1
• Cock and ptarmigan in contest: winner to live in town. (Cf. A2433.1.1, A2433.4.2, A2433.4.3.) A2250.1
• Hazel-cock's body made smaller. (Cf. A2231, A2213.1.) A2302.2
• Origin of peacock's feathers. (Cf. A2241, A2245.) A2313.3
• Origin of cock's red crest. A2321.10
• Why the cock's comb becomes white when he is angry. A2321.10.1
• Originally cock had horns. A2326.2.3
• Why partridge has pretty feet. Exchanged with peacock. (Also told of jay and flamingo.) (Cf. A2241.) A2375.2.1
• Why peacock has ugly feet. (Cf. A2232.7, A2236.2.2, A2375.2.1.) A2375.2.2
• How peacock got its tail. A2378.1.9
• Color of woodcock. A2411.2.3.1
• Color of peacock. A2411.2.6.7
• How woodcock got voice. Traded with turkey. (Cf. A2247). A2421.2
• Why cocks crow. A2421.6
• Why cock does not speak. A2422.10
• Woodcock's ugly voice. Exchanged with thrush. (Cf. A2245.1.) A2423.1.1
• Peacock's ugly voice. (Cf. A2236.2.2.) A2423.1.2
• Thrush's beautiful voice. Exchanged with woodcock. (Cf. A2423.1.1, A2245.1.) A2423.2.1
• Origin and meaning of cock's cry "cock-a-doodle-do". A2426.2.18
• Why cock crows on roof with neck stretched out. A2426.2.18.1
• Why cock lives in town. (Cf. A2250.1.) A2433.4.2
• Why cockroaches live in houses. A2433.5.7
• Food of cock. A2435.4.8
• Why cock scratches for food. A2435.4.8.1
• Why cock wakes man in morning. A2489.1
• Why cock crows to greet sunrise. A2489.1.1
• Friendship between cock and dog. A2493.16
• Enmity between fowl and cockroach. A2494.13.3
• Why cock is vain and selfish. A2527.1
• Why peacock is vain. A2527.2
• Why elephant flees when cock crows. A2531.3.1
• The four characteristics of wine. Devil helps Noah plant vineyard and kills various animals over it. These illustrate the four qualities of wine. peacock: brilliant colors; ape: jokes; lion: boldness; hog: drunkenness. A2851
• Dragon from cock's egg. (Cf. B12.1.) B11.1.1
• Basilisk hatched from cock's egg. Usually, a seven-year-old cock. Egg must lie in manure. (Cf. B11.1.1.) B12.1
• Mythical cock. B30.2
• Golden peacock. B102.1.2
• Wise golden peacock. B122.0.2
• Cock helper advises of coming enemy. B122.7
• Peacock's feathers ruffled in presence of poison. (Cf. B143.1.2.) B131.5
• Warning peacock. B143.1.2
• Golden cock warns against attack. B143.1.5
• Peacock as bird of ill-omen. B147.2.2.7
• Village founded on spot when cock crows, dog barks, and mithian bellows. B155.2.1
• Magic chicken (hen, cock). B171
• Demi-coq. A cock is cut in two and is made magic. Carries robbers, foxes, and stream of water under wings. B171.1
• Magic cock carries great loads in his ear (load of grain, fox, tiger, bees, wasps, etc., also fire and water). B171.1.0.1
• Magic fighting cock. B171.2
• Speaking cock. B211.3.2
• Land of peacocks. B222.2
• Peacock king of birds. B242.1.7
• King of peacocks. B242.2.5
• Cock crows, "Christus natus est." B251.1.2.1
• Alliance of cock and seafowl. B267.4
• Wedding of mouse and cockroach. B281.2.2
• Wedding of rat and cockroach. B281.11.1
• Wedding of turkey and peacock. All birds invited except eagle. This omission starts great conflict. B282.1
• Wedding of heathcock with another bird. B282.15
• Wedding of cock and hen. B282.21
• Wedding of cockroach and rat. B285.8
• Animal tried out as messenger. Hen (cock) the only one successful. B291.0.1
• Animal journeys to Rome. Cock, geese, or dog go to Rome to become Pope. B296.1
• Helpful cock. B469.5
• Hero contests with demons, using fighting animals: cock, goat, bull, horse, wild bull, peacock. B524.1.11
• Man carried by peacock. B552.2
• Indra carried by cock. B552.3
• Person carried by peacock. B557.12
• Cock and hen build pyre for benefactor. B599.1
• Cock as suitor. B623.5
• Cock hears inaudible voice of dying man. B733.2.1
• Magic cock has elixir in his body which makes people light. B739.1
• Cocks kept from intercourse with hens have tenderest meat. B754.5
• Peacock pregnant without intercourse. Male spits up semen and female eats it. This as a curse. (Cf. A2236.5.) B754.6
• 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
• Only peacock on the steeple of the king's golden temple can be accepted as dowry. C655.1
• Transformation: man to chicken (cock, hen). D166.1
• Transformation: man to cock. D166.1.1
• Transformation: man to peacock. D166.2
• Transformation: man to cockscomb plant. D213.1
• Cock's comb becomes white. D492.1
• Disenchantment at cock crow. D791.1.7
• River contained under cock's wings. D915.2
• Golden cock on tent warns against danger. D1317.15
• Magic whistle gives life to cockroach. (Cf. D1225.) D1594.6