30 motifs match “discovers”  ·  back to the chapters

• What creature has sweetest blood: gnat's tongue torn out. Assembly to decide who has the sweetest blood so that it may be the food for the serpent. Gnat discovers that man has the sweetest blood. Rather than let him tell this secret, swallow tears out his tongue. Gnat can only buzz. (Cf. A2344.2, A2426.3.2.) A2236.1
• Helpful animal discovers jewel. B562.1.0.1
• Arrow shot into air discovers iron pit. D1314.1.6
• Saint's bachall discovers gold. (Cf. D1277.) D1314.3
• Druid by magic discovers whereabouts of abducted wife. (Cf. F322.2.) D1816.5.1
• Man discovers his wife is a witch. G250.1
• God discovers the devil. G303.1.2
• God discovers the devil in a piece of solid foam. G303.1.2.3
• Devil wooes woman; she discovers identity in time to escape with aid of minister who swallows candle after getting devil to promise she could live as long as the candle lasted. (Cf. K551.9.) G303.12.5.4
• "Do not go where an old man has a young wife": counsel proved wise by experience. Discovers a murder in an inn. J21.3
• Ears not to be cut off a second time. Executioner discovers that the prisoner's ears are of stucco, having been clipped for a previous offense. J1184.2
• A man without a stomach. The man complains that he is a mere slave of his stomach. His wish is granted and the stomach taken away from him. He discovers soon that life has become very uninteresting to him, and recovers his stomach again. J2072.4
• Clever girl discovers robber and cheats him. K434
• Disguised robber in night-lodging tries to pull up confederate on rope: princess discovers him and catches him. K434.2
• Conqueror of robber discovers his money-stick. Thinking that he has killed the robber, the man takes his stick or knife with big handle. The robber recovers and, disguised as a beggar, inquisitively looks at the stick. The man is suspicious and by examining finds much money inside it. K437.4
• Hero tests the rope on which he is to be pulled to upper world. By placing stones on the rope he discovers his companions' treacherous plan to cut the rope. K677
• Husband discovers wife's adultery. K1550.1
• Husband discovers wife's adultery by riddling conversation. In this indirect manner the wife confesses and promises reform. K1557
• Husband discovers paramour's love letter in his wife's purse after having made her drunk. K1557.1
• Trickster discovers adultery: food goes to husband instead of paramour. K1571
• Trickster discovers adultery: gets food prepared for paramour. K1571.0.1
• Trickster discovers woman's paramour and hides him in outhouse: rewarded by husband. K1574.2
• Wife takes servant's place and discovers husband's adultery. The husband says that he is going into a state of meditation with a cloth over his face. He substitutes a servant and goes to his mistress. The wife finds the deceit and takes the servant's place. On his return the husband tells the supposed servant of his adultery. K1585
• Man discovers he is married to wer-tiger. N399.3
• Abducted princess wishes that she were with rejected suitor; discovers that she is. N425
• Hunter accidentally discovers beautiful girl being secretly reared in a cave. N724
• Master discovers that slave girl he wants to marry is a near relative. T410.1
• Stingy farmer encourages help by promise of hot lunch. The servant discovers that the hot lunch is a mustard sandwich. W152.12.2
• Architect commits suicide when he discovers that his pupil has surpassed him in skill. W181.2.2
• The forgetful man counts the days of the week. On Monday they go to mill, etc. He thus discovers that it is Sunday. Z24