50 motifs match “coffin”  ·  back to the chapters

• Transformation: coffin cover to person. D434.4
• Transformation: coffin cover to person. D436.4
• Coffin lands where the dead is to be buried, and his son to settle. D1314.12
• Saw for coffin-making sounds to announce death. D1322.1
• Hammer in coffin maker's shop makes noise to announce a death. (Cf. D1209.4.) D1322.1.1
• Boards for coffin making mysteriously moved announces death. D1322.1.2
• Ring made of coffin-hinge as remedy. D1500.1.15.2
• Coffin moves itself. D1641.13
• Corpse in coffin refuses to be moved in wagon. (Cf. D1654.5, E272.1, E411.0.3.) D1654.9
• One becomes ghost-seer after looking through hole in coffin. D1821.3.5.1
• Magician carries woman in glass coffin. She comes out at his will. D2185
• The dead daughter reproaches her mother for putting her dowery into coffin. E228
• Coffin bursts; dead arises and pursues attendant. E261.2.1
• Ghost of witch in her coffin chases man. E261.4.1
• Magician who has sold his soul to the devil hires his servant to bury him properly: the coffin bursts. (Cf. E261.2.1.) E411.9
• Coffin carried through hole in wall to prevent return of dead. E431.4
• Coffin with iron band made to keep corpse from returning as tiger. E431.20
• Body in coffin moves so as to make room for his recently deceased friend. E477
• Spectral coffin. E538.1
• Ghost carries coffin on back. E592.2
• Soul as black or white spirit over coffin. Black if condemned. Can be seen by peeping between horse's ears. E722.1.1
• Wraith selects wood for coffin. E723.7.5
• Ash pole appears at doorway several times on day owner's daughter dies. (It is used for coffin rests. The pole has previously mysteriously escaped being used for other purposes.) E767.1
• Fairies borrow tools to make coffin. F391.3
• Spirit disturbs coffins in burial vault. F473.6.9
• Extraordinary coffin. F852
• Glass coffin. F852.1
• Series of glass coffins. (Cf. F852.4.) F852.1.1
• Golden coffin. F852.2
• Silver coffin. F852.3
• Series of enclosed coffins. Coffins of gold, silver, copper, iron, lead, and wood, each inside the other. (Cf. F852.1.1.) F852.4
• Four cats carry coffin. F982.2
• Riddle: what is it that one buys who does not want it or use it? (Coffin.) H878
• Agreement to leave sum of money on coffin of friend. One puts on his share in cash; other makes out a check for the total amount and takes cash left by the other. K231.13
• Escape by shammed drowning; wrecked boat or coffin lands. K522.6
• Tiger enticed into coffin. K714.2.2
• Suitors as corpse, angel, and devil. First induced to lie in coffin, second to sit up with the "corpse", and the third to carry a firebrand. "Corpse" thinks others are angel and devil. All come to blows. K1218.4
• Body of devil's disciple is removed from coffin by devil. M219.2.5
• King's coffin sunk into river. P16.9
• Reward for providing coffins for poor. Q42.2
• Punishment for scoffing at religious teachings. (Cf. Q415.8, Q458.0.5, Q551.10.1, Q552.7, Q552.8, Q552.13.1.2, Q553.1, Q554.3, Q554.4, Q555.1, Q558.1.) Q225
• Person miraculously lifted into air and dashed to death as punishment for scoffing at church teachings. (Cf. Q225.) Q551.10.1
• Death by fire from heaven as punishment for scoffing at church teachings. (Cf. Q225.) Q552.13.1.2
• Scoffing priest mysteriously stricken dead. (Cf. Q225.) Q558.1
• Stolen sacred hosts put into coffin. Before death, a woman asks to put a bag into coffin. It is filled with hosts. (Cf. C55, D1031.1.1.) V35.2
• Coffin buried upright. V61.3
• Christian buried in stone coffin. V61.6
• Christian buried in wooden coffin. V61.7
• Lazy man is being taken to poorhouse or out of town or to cemetery to be buried alive. The group take pity on him, offer him various articles to help him get started again. One offers a bushel of corn. The lazy one rises up from the bottom of the wagon or coffin where he has been lying: "Is the corn shelled?" W111.5.10.1
• The corpse with his feet cut off. The coffin-maker has fitted him to the coffin. The parson: "On the last day he will arise." One of the coffin-makers: "Did I say that?" X422