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

• Why rattlesnake is dangerous. A2523.2.1
• Horse warns hero of danger. B133.1
• Man called by animal for help to his cubs in danger. B383
• Animal warns of fatal danger. B521
• Animals warn wife of husband's danger. B521.4
• Birds throw some of their feathers to the hero in danger and he flies off. B540.1
• Animal rescues man from dangerous place. B547
• Animals are spirit-sighted. Scent danger. B733
• Snake kills itself by biting part of body (when in danger or torture). B752.3
• Fanciful dangers from animals. B766
• Garlic juice dangerous to poisonous animals. B776.0.1
• 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
• Tabu: speaking during seven days of danger. As result of prophecy of seven days of danger, an injunction of silence is imposed during this period. C401.2
• Dangerous animals not to be named. C433.2
• Magic object warns of danger. D1317
• Magic gall-bladder warns of danger. (Cf. D1015.2.) D1317.2
• Magic swallow-skin warns of danger. (Cf. D1025.4.) D1317.3
• Bedstead warns of danger of snake. (Cf. D1154.1.) D1317.11
• Magic shield roars when bearer is in danger. (Cf. D1101.1.) D1317.13
• Bones (human) warn of danger. (Cf. D1007.) D1317.14
• Golden cock on tent warns against danger. D1317.15
• Magic spear warns of danger. (Cf. D1084.) D1317.16
• Tree warns of danger. D1317.20
• Spell overcomes all danger. (Cf. D1273.) D1380.24
• Red wards off danger. (Cf. D1293.1.) D1381.15
• Rider on magic horse immune to harm or danger. (Cf. B181.) D1381.30
• Saint's bell carried around tribe averts all danger. (Cf. D1213.) D1389.6
• Magic bedstead-legs kill dangerous animals. (Cf. D1154.1.) D1402.17
• Dream tells of safety of absent person who has been in danger. D1810.8.2.4
• Dream warns of danger which will happen in near future. Because of advance knowledge, the danger is averted. D1810.8.3.2
• Roaring of waves augurs danger to king. (Cf. D911.1, D1812.5.2.7.) D1812.5.1.24
• Father feels that son is in danger. (Cf. D1812.0.4, D1812.5.1.1.4.) D1813.0.3
• Dream warns king of danger to kingdom. D1813.1.3
• Dream shows others in danger. D1813.1.6
• Questions to dead are dangerous. E545.5
• Home of dwarfs is endangered or destroyed. F451.4.4
• Dwarfs suspend large millstone on thin thread over head of mortal, to show what anguish dwarfs felt when mortal endangered their lives. F451.5.4.2
• Thumbling in danger of being sucked in by man's breath. F535.1.1.4
• Forest of Dangers (Wonders). F812.3
• Person made to speak by warning of danger. F954.5
• Witch makes man engage in dangerous contests. G292
• Lake made dangerous by haunting serpent (dragon, péist). G308.4
• Maiden queen sets hero three dangerous tasks in order to disenchant her sisters. (Cf. F565.3.) H933.2
• Task: feeding dangerous man-eating sow. H1155.3
• Quest assigned because of feigned illness. Lion's milk (or the like) said to be necessary as cure; hero therefore sent on dangerous quest. H1212
• Quest assigned by wife through appeal to husband's love for her. He is sent for liver of dangerous animal. H1212.2
• Quest over path guarded by dangerous animals. H1236.2
• Quest for dangerous animals. H1360
• Quest for dangerous maiden as bride. H1381.3.1.2.3
• Toboggan test. Attempt to kill hero on dangerous toboggan. H1536
• Prince chooses shorter but more dangerous road. H1561.9
• Young sparrows have learned to avoid men. Sparrow quizzes his four young as to how to avoid danger from men. Their year of experience has taught them enough. J13
• Birds having learned their possible dangers are forced from nest by mother. J65
• Seducer about to seduce mother of child refrains when child wisely remarks that he is sad because his father has left his mother exposed to such dangers. J122.1
• Choice: plainness with safety or grandeur with danger. J212
• Choice between short and dangerous or long and sure way. (Cf. J21.5.3.) J266
• Man refuses rich marriage with house filled with dangerous wild animals. J347.5
• No time for minor fights when life is in danger. J371
• Association of rat with cat ceases as soon as mutual danger has passed. The rat threatened by the weasel and the owl allies himself with a cat caught in a net. Saved by the cat, he rescues the cat with precaution and then prudently renounces further relations with her. J426
• Association of mouse with cat ceases as soon as mutual danger has passed. J426.1
• Association of swan and swallow: swan unable to fly away from danger. J429.1
• Prevention of hostilities by agreeing to demands while in danger. Barber makes heavy demands of customer while the razor is at his throat. Customer agrees but after the shave throws the barber out. J625
• Inattention to danger. J651
• Man inattentive to the danger of drowning enters water to save treasure and is drowned. J651.2
• Approaching danger too familiarly. J655
• Fish refuse fox's invitation to live on dry land and thus escape danger of fishermen. J758.3
• Priest carries the Host across a dangerous stream. Spectators tell him to thank God for not drowning. "I helped Him across!" J1261.2.8
• Animals retort concerning their dangers. J1420
• The cynic and the pale gold. "Why is gold so pale?" "It is in great danger." J1442.3
• Rabbits think sound of waves is great danger to them. J1812.2
• Disregard of danger to objects (or animals). J2120
• Disregard of danger to objects or animals – miscellaneous. J2129
• Foolish disregard of personal danger. J2130
• [First Edition: J2159. Foolish disregard of personal danger – miscellaneous.] J2159[1st ed.]
• Coward boasts of what he would have done after danger is over. J2626
• Refusal to make sacrifice after need is past. In distress a person promises a sacrifice to a god (saint) but disregards the promise when the danger passes. K231.3
• Escape from death or danger by deception. K500
• Man in danger of life dressed by hostess as woman and set to baking. K521.4.1.2
• Man in danger of life dressed by hostess as woman and set to grinding corn. K521.4.1.3
• Man in danger of life takes his wife's place in the bed with her night-cap on. K521.4.1.4
• Musician in danger puts on his musician's attire as if about to play; escapes. K521.4.2.1
• Substitute in ordeal. An ordeal (usually dangerous) is escaped by deceptively providing a substitute. K528
• Monkey in danger on bridge of crocodiles pretends that the king has ordered them counted. K579.2
• Dupe persuaded to go to dangerous place; killed. K991
• Seduction by offering protection against non-existing danger. K1315.9
• Substituted arrows. Hero given arrows with soft points and sent after dangerous enemies. The deception discovered and the enemy discomfited. K1617
• Falsely accused hero sent on dangerous mission. K2102
• Only the youngest brother helps his sister perform dangerous task. L32
• Oath uttered by pious when in danger of succumbing to temptation. M110.3
• Prediction of danger. M340.5
• Prophecy: danger to threatened newborn boy at his eighteenth year. M341.1.4.2
• Curse: man's sword will fail in danger. M441.1
• Curse: undertaking dangerous quest. M446
• Curse: undertaking dangerous revenge of father. M446.1
• Faithful servant guarding master's wife from danger falsely condemned for betraying his master. N342.1
• Danger of one saint voluntarily incurred by another. P319.8
• Faithful servant wants to follow on dangerous quest, where he alone is killed. P361.1.2
• Eternal ferryman. Always transports passengers and when the ruler is in danger takes his place. (Cf. Q25.) P413.1
• Dangerous penances. Q525
• Lover goes to see his beloved in her husband's (or her father's) house, defiant of the danger. T35.5