29 motifs match “continual”  ·  back to the chapters

• Woodpecker from devil's herdsman transformed. The devil strikes his herdsman so that he turns into a bird who continually calls after his beloved cow. (Cf. A1710.) A1957.1
• Why animals continually seek something. (Cf. A2275.5.) A2471
• Why some animals continually shake head. A2474
• Why rabbit continually moves mouth. A2476.1
• Why certain animals are continually eating. (Cf. A2231.1.1.) A2478
• Why zebra is continually eating. A2478.1
• Animals continually rend each other. B265
• Tabu: offending devil. A smith or priest continually insults the devil's statue or picture (cf. C13). The devil brings the offender into dangerous situation (suspicion of theft or murder), and saves him miraculously when he promises never again to abuse the devil's likeness. C45
• Continually slamming doors grateful for being fastened. (Cf. D1146.) D1658.1.4
• Magic tree continually in fruit. (Cf. D950.) D1668
• Journey to upper world by keeping thoughts continually on heaven. F64
• Wind continually blows from cave. F757.2
• Task: gathering firewood; bundle continually swept away from swimming man. H1129.5.1
• Continual pricking with pin in order to remain awake. H1484
• Wisdom from continual reminder of foolishness in the past. Unjust judge skinned and his skin stretched over a footstool kept in the presence of judges, so as to remind them to be just. J167
• Man who continually threatens to leave wife mortified when she tells him to go; pretends his buffalo is dragging him home (after he does leave). J1545.3.3
• Extravagant woman whose husband continually finds fault with her. J1701.1
• Continual failure to find or unearth hidden treasure. Texas: Dobie Coronado's Children passim. N550.1
• Punishment of Sisyphus. Must keep rolling a great stone up hill. It continually falls down. Q501.1
• Punishment of Tantalus. Stands in a pool that ever recedes from his thirsty lips; branches of fruit spring away from him; stone over his head continually threatens to fall. Q501.2
• Punishment of Loki. A serpent above him continually drops venom in his face. Q501.3
• Punishment of Ixion. Lashed to a wheel which revolves continually. Q501.5
• Girl continually falling in love. T10.3
• Princess hangs up weapons of dead lover as continual reminder. T85.2
• Tragic love between a Pari and a mortal man; they never meet again, but continually roam the earth seeking each other. T93.5
• Twins: as twins are reared one born earlier becomes continually weaker, the other stronger. T685.4
• Asceticism: cleric practices continual genuflexion. V462.4.1
• Man continually interrupted from eating answers in rhymed monosyllables. X12.1
• Ugly cobbler continually threatens to throw his last at people. The object of jokes. X241