46 motifs match “crown”  ·  back to the chapters

• God's crown. A156.2
• Crown of the sun. A731.2
• Swallows lift Christ's crown of thorns from his brow: why their nests are not destroyed. (Cf. A2431.3.5.) A2221.2.4
• Crossbill, attempting to draw thorn from the crown of thorns, twists bill in the attempt. A2221.2.4.2
• Why banana bears fruit from crown of tree. A2771.4
• Treasure-producing serpent's crown. (Cf. B108.1, B115.1, B176). B112
• Animal languages from stolen serpent's crown. (Cf. B176.) B165.1.2
• Snake lays aside his crown to bathe. B765.2
• Transformation: man to crown. D263.5
• Magic animal's crown. D1011.3
• Magic serpent's crown. (Cf. B112.) D1011.3.1
• Magic crown. D1079.1
• Serpent's crown renders invisible. (Cf. D1011.3.1, B112.) D1361.9
• Serpent's life in its gold crown. E714.2
• King's crown in well in otherworld. F166.4.1
• Fairies with gold crowns on head. F236.4
• King's crown stolen from fairyland. F355
• Dwarf king wears costly crown. F451.2.7.7
• Extraordinary crown. F828
• Jeweled crown suspended in air over king's head. F828.1
• Crown of fire. F828.2
• Gifts are obtained or fall from heaven: flowers (roses), crown of gold, blossoms or thorns, bells, gems, books, sword, etc. F962.0.1
• Crown fits only legitimate successor to throne. H36.2.1
• Crown exposes infidelity of husbands. H422.1
• Riddle: how much is a golden plow (throne, crown, palace) worth? H713
• How much is a golden plow (throne, crown, palace) worth? A rain in May. H713.1
• Task: recovering crown from sea. H1132.1.7
• Quest: a crown from heaven. H1261
• Choice of a learned crow: a dead cat better than a golden crown. J242.7
• King lays aside crown since it brings too many cares. J347.2
• Ruler forbids blacksmith to reveal solution of riddle unless he has seen him 100 times. Smith reveals the solution on receipt of 100 crowns bearing the ruler's likeness. J1161.7
• Father wears a crown but is no king. Priest's son is thus taunted. J1264.3
• Picking the louse and the flea. One man rewarded with forty crowns for picking louse from king's robe. Imitator given forty lashes for picking flea. J2415.2
• Payment of the egg-white. A man dreams of an egg hanging under his bed. An interpreter demands half of what he finds as his fee for interpreting the dream. The man finds that the egg is a silver cup filled with gold crowns. He gives the interpreter part of the cup but none of the gold. The interpreter says, "He gave me some of the egg-white but none of the yolk." K249.2
• Trickster makes believe he has found a purse (which he had filled with lead). Merchant claims it and pays ten crowns for it. Trickster wins ensuing suit. K1696
• Fool wears king's crown. K1810.1.1
• Warrior deceived into attacking substituted pillar-stone. Stone bears enemy's dress (crown). K1845.1
• King cannot judge without crown. P13.1
• Crowning of kings. P13.5
• Faithful servant entrusted with care and education of crown prince. P362
• Crowns and palms as reward. Q193
• Penance: king to take off crown and lick spittle from ground. Q523.9
• Christ born from crown of Virgin's head. V211.0.1
• A "crown of thorns" among gifts given by the shepherds to Joseph, husband of Virgin Mary. V211.1.6
• The generous correction. Ruler asks treasurer to give man 200 crowns. Treasurer makes error and puts down 300. Ruler raises sum to 400. "I can't allow your pen to be more liberal than I." W11.12
• Life story in ten hours: "At one I was born .... at ten my child's soul was crowned in heaven." Z24.1.1