130 motifs match “devil's” — showing the first 100; narrow the words for the rest  ·  back to the chapters

• Bee as God's spy. God, the creator, sends a bee to overhear the devil's secrets. A33.3.1
• Earth from nut in devil's mouth. God throws a nut over his left shoulder. The devil catches it in his mouth. The nut grows rapidly and the devil spits it out. A835
• The devil's footprint. A972.2.2
• Devil's unsuccessful attempt to vivify his creations as God has done. Succeeds only in making animal. A1217
• The devil's animals and God's. In the contest between God and the devil, certain animals are made by each. A1751
• Devil's unsuccessful creation produces certain animals. (Cf. A1811, A1833.1, A1862, A1893.) A1755
• 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
• Insects from devil's post-hole. Devil is given enough land to dig a post-hole. From this come all kinds of insects. To stop them a burning log is put in the hole. Insects therefore hate smoke. A2004
• Snake from devil's slaver. A2145.4
• Crayfish from devil's fleas shaken off in water. (Cf. A1710.) A2171.1.1
• Marks on certain fish from devil's fingerprints. A2217.3.2
• Animal punished for not warning of devil's temptation in Eden. A2236.3
• Devil's animals devour God's. God makes white fish, devil a pike to eat it up; God a worm, devil a frog to eat it, etc. (Cf. A1751.) A2286.2.1
• Devil's cows one-horned; God makes them two-horned. (Cf. A2326.3.1.) A2286.2.3
• God changes color (tails) of devil's cows. Devil makes all animals of same color (or all tailless). When God makes them of different colors (or with tails) devil no longer recognizes them. (Cf. A2378.1.) A2286.2.4
• Why hog has "toes" on back of foreleg. Mark of devil's teeth. (Cf. A2287.1.1.) A2371.2.2
• Markings on cod-fish. From devil's fingers. A2412.4.3
• Raven as devil's messenger. B291.1.1.2
• Devil's name used in curse. Appears. C12.5
• Girl fond of dancing uses devil's name. (Cf. Q386.1.) C12.5.3
• 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
• "We three" – "For gold" – "That is right" devil's bargain. Three brothers have agreed to say only these things. They incriminate themselves. C495.2.1
• Magic object recovered with devil's help. D885
• The devil's concubine haunts after her death. E411.2.2
• Journey to hell to recover devil's contract. F81.2
• Strong man sent to devil's mill: drives devils to master's house. F615.1
• Man attends devil's school to learn witchcraft, has no shadow afterward. F1038.1
• Witches kiss devil's tail. G243.1.1
• Witch carried off by devil's crew. G275.1.1
• The devil's physical characteristics. G303.4
• The devil's head. G303.4.1
• Devil's eyes. G303.4.1.2
• Two beams of fire shoot from devil's eyes. G303.4.1.2.3
• Devil's beard. G303.4.1.3
• Devil's nose. G303.4.1.4
• Devil's teeth. G303.4.1.5
• One of devil's teeth grows down to the earth; another to sky. G303.4.1.5.2
• The devil's face. G303.4.1.7
• Devil's face is black. G303.4.1.7.1
• Devil's hair. G303.4.1.8
• Devil's hair blood-red. G303.4.1.8.1
• The devil's wings. G303.4.2
• The devil's thumb. G303.4.3
• Devil's thumb the size of two fists. G303.4.3.2
• The devil's feet and legs. G303.4.5
• Devil's shoes are empty. G303.4.5.1.2
• Devil's footprints without any toes. G303.4.5.3.2
• Devil's knees are backwards. G303.4.5.6
• The devil's tail. G303.4.6
• Devil never eats in an inn. Devil's coachman observes this. G303.4.8.4
• Devil's hand marks person he touches. G303.4.8.10
• Circumstances of the devil's appearance. G303.6
• Natural phenomena accompanying the devil's appearance. G303.6.3
• Devil's coming heralded by piercing whistle. G303.6.3.5
• Devil's horses are transformed men. G303.7.1.2
• Devil's horse has human feet. G303.7.1.2.1
• Devil's expulsion from heaven and his present haunts. G303.8
• Devil's house is visible on the way to hell. G303.8.3.3
• Devil's abode is between hoofs of swine. G303.8.7
• The spurge-laurel is the devil's bush. G303.10.11
• Thistles and nettles are the devil's vegetables. G303.10.13
• The bagpipe is the devil's bellows. G303.10.14
• Devil's well. G303.10.19
• The devil's wife. G303.11.1
• The devil's son is with his mother at night in his father's place. G303.11.1.1
• The devil's son. G303.11.2
• The devil's children and grandchildren do his work for him. G303.11.2.2
• The devil's mother. G303.11.3
• Devil's mother rides a goat. G303.11.3.1
• The devil's grandmother. G303.11.4
• Devil's grandmother keeps house for devil. Is an old wrinkled woman with red eyes who locks up hell. G303.11.4.1
• Devil's grandmother is bleaching when it snows. G303.11.4.2
• The devil's daughter. G303.11.5
• Devil's sexual relations with mortals. G303.12.7
• Devil's unfinished work cannot be completed by human hands. One stone missing in church, etc. G303.14
• Granary now haunted because of devil's defeat. G303.15.2
• How the devil's power may be escaped or avoided. G303.16
• Devil's power over one avoided by prayer. G303.16.2
• Devil's power avoided by blessing. G303.16.2.3
• Blessing reveals seemingly pure stream to be devil's trap which kills whoever drinks from it. G303.16.2.3.5
• Devil's power avoided by the cross. G303.16.3
• Administering sacrament destroys devil's power. G303.16.5
• Priest separates girl from devil's claws. G303.16.14.1.1
• Devil comes out of man when monk recognizes devil's voice in man. G303.16.19.7
• The devil's disappearance from the world. G303.17
• Physical circumstances of devil's disappearance. G303.17.2
• The devil's money. G303.21
• Devil's money becomes ashes. G303.21.1
• Devil's money becomes manure. G303.21.2
• The devil's money is hot. G303.21.3
• Magician recovers lost object with devil's help. G303.22.2
• Wolf is the devil's craftiest enemy. G303.25.1
• Devil's chair in hell made from thrown-away nail parings. G303.25.5
• The devil's animals. G303.25.15
• Tailless fish as devil's hog. G303.25.15.1
• Devil's pipe, gun or music. Man is blinded and gets such as gift or exchange from devil. G303.25.16.1
• Test: guessing nature of devil's possessions. H523
• Test: guessing nature of devil's horse. Answer: he-goat. H523.1
• Test: guessing nature of devil's cloth. Answer: goat-skin. H523.2
• Test: guessing nature of devil's gold cup. Answer: cup of pitch. H523.3