59 motifs match “disappears”  ·  back to the chapters

• Mare from water world disappears when she is scolded and her halter used for common purposes. C918
• Marvelous cow offended disappears. C918.1
• Helpful animal disappears when tabu is broken. C935
• Magic object mysteriously disappears. D863
• Magic object mysteriously disappears. D867
• Magic object disappears at owner's death. D867.1
• Jewelry intended by groom for prospective bride strangely disappears and a slip of paper alone is left in box. (Cf. D1071.) D1641.14
• Lotus disappears whenever anyone tries to pluck it. (Cf. D975.1.) D1641.15
• Garment appears and disappears in reply to command. D2188.1.1
• Man disappears, leaving only his ring. D2188.2.1
• Resuscitation of dead by making image of deceased of breadfruit wood. When spirit enters this, image disappears and person is found alive. E53.2
• Ghost rides in carriage, disappears suddenly at certain spot. E332.3.2
• The Vanishing Hitchhiker. Ghost of young woman asks for ride in automobile, disappears from closed car without the driver's knowledge, after giving him address to which she wishes to be taken. Driver asks person at address about the rider, finds she has been dead for some time. (Often driver finds that ghost has made similar attempts to return, usually on anniversary of death in automobile accident. Often ghost leaves some item such as a scarf or a traveling bag in car.) E332.3.3.1
• Wild hunt disappears with loud noise. E501.16.1
• Wild hunt disappears with movement of tree tops. E501.16.2
• Wild hunt disappears with blast of wind. E501.16.3
• Wild hunt disappears in column of fire. E501.16.4
• Wild hunt disappears during storm. E501.16.5
• Ghost rides on bus, disappears before it crosses bridge. E581.4.1
• Wraith of sweetheart stays in room where lover has died. It disappears only after her death at far distant point twenty years after death of lover. E723.5
• Otherworld island disappears leaving voyagers in boat at sea. F134.2
• Fairy house disappears at dawn. F221.1
• Fairy disappears in form of a cloud. F234.3.1
• Fairy gift disappears or is turned to something worthless when tabu is broken. F348.0.1
• Man captures spirit by hiding his stick and leg-wrappers of copper. When spirit gets them back by trickery he disappears. F405.13
• Giant disappears in mist. (Cf. F531.6.5.1.) F531.6.12.1.1
• Wandering island. Moves about at will and sometimes appears and disappears from sea. F737
• Phantom house: disappears at dawn. F771.6
• Lake disappears. F934.4
• Animal dives into lake and disappears. F989.13
• Familiar comes at nightfall and disappears at cockcrow. (Cf. E452.) G225.0.6
• Devil disappears when offered host. G303.16.5.2
• Devil disappears because he is frightened. G303.16.19.17
• When the devil disappears. G303.17.1
• Devil disappears when cock crows. (Cf. G303.16.19.4.) G303.17.1.1
• Devil rebels and disappears on last day. G303.17.1.2
• Devil disappears after erection of Tabernacle. G303.17.1.3
• Devil disappears in a whirlpool. G303.17.2.2
• Devil disappears in a puddle. G303.17.2.6
• Devil disappears amid terrible rattle. G303.17.2.7
• Devil disappears amid terrible stench. (Cf. G303.4.8.1.) G303.17.2.8
• Devil disappears in carriage drawn by four black horses. G303.17.2.9
• Husband's (wife's) willingness to die for mate disappears when Death seems to arrive. H1556.4.5
• Old woman's willingness to die for daughter disappears when Death seems to arrive. H1556.4.5.1
• Holy man's prayer reforms rich man. Holy man prays, "May God bless everything here that is good but cause to disappear all that is bad." Everything disappears. J153.1
• Thief borrows cloak so to carry food. Disappears with it. K351.2
• Stealing the platter for the intended gift. Thief asks for silver platter saying that it is needed for an intended gift of confections. Servant carrying platter is told to wait until it is filled. Thief disappears with it. K362.3.1
• Tortoise asks greedy man to give him first ruby it has given him to be sure second one will be perfect match: disappears into water with it. K439.7.1
• Devil tries to pass for Jesus. Forbids man to cut wood on Sunday. Disappears when man demands to see the wounds on his hands and feet. K1992
• Queen's jewel-box thrown into tank floats to top during first week of new moon; light or large jewel on top reveals it to passersby. It disappears when someone tries to get it. N513.6
• Treasure disappears after being uncovered. N557
• Dam builder remarks that God Almighty could not sweep completed dam away. The whole structure gives away, disappears. Q221.4.1
• Food magically disappears. Q552.3.4
• Drink refused saint disappears. (Cf. Q227.) Q552.18.2
• Payment for ransom disappears when prisoner is not released. Q552.18.3
• Man refuses to give to charity: his property disappears. (Cf. Q286, Q595.3.) Q585.1
• Food disappears because of wastefulness. Q585.4
• Stone bridge appears for fugitives. Disappears and drowns pursuers. R246.1
• One man disappears each night. S262.0.1