57 motifs match “driven”  ·  back to the chapters

• Fettered monster vainly loosens his stake. Each time he loosens it, it is driven in the ground. A1074.6
• Flies on Christ's body rewarded. They look like nails and prevent more nails being driven. They may eat at the king's table. (Cf. A2545.1.) A2221.2.1
• Pegs driven into backs of baboons become tails. (Cf. A2378.9.2, A2378.1.1.) A2262.2
• Why foxes do not live on a certain island: driven out by a god. A2434.2.2
• Dog driven away from other animals because of his barking. A2494.4.0.1
• Transformation: spear becomes mighty tree when driven into ground. D454.9.1.1
• Axe driven into house entrance keeps werwolf out. (Cf. D1206.) D1385.5.2
• Clever woman and devil as paramour. Devil betrays means by which he can be driven out. D1386.2.1
• Images of animals ridden (driven). D1631
• Demons in stone images driven out by holy man (saint). D2176.3.3.1
• Ghost stampedes stolen cattle being driven past his ranch. E234.2
• Ghost driven into body of dead crow, buried under path. E437.3
• Ghost laid by burial outside village on far side of stream, with four iron nails driven into the corners of the grave. E442.2
• Fairies driven off with fire. F389.1
• Spirits driven off by knife-thrusts and pistol shots. F405.2
• Giant driven by girl. F531.5.10.1
• Giants driven away by men. F531.6.12.7
• After persecuted queen has been driven away from palace, trees do not bear fruits, flowers cease to bloom, and birds do not sing. F975.2
• Cannibal people driven from land. G11.18.1
• Witch kept under control by means of a magic iron nail driven in her head. G272.14
• Objects driven into tracks of witch immobilize her. G273.7
• Straw driven into witch's track immobilizes her. G273.7.1
• Steel driven into witch's track immobilizes her. G273.7.2
• Devil driven from heaven. G303.8.1
• Forest devil the one which fell in the forest when driven from heaven. G303.8.13.2
• Simple-minded devil indicates how he can be driven away. (Cf. G303.16.) G303.13.5
• Devils driven away by hymn (psalm). G303.16.2.4
• Devils driven away by cross. G303.16.3.1
• Devil is driven out of a man by Peter. G303.16.11.1
• Devil can be driven away by sacrifice. G303.16.19.16
• Ogre polluting the wells driven away by shooting. G584
• Demon recognized by corpse it occupies turning to worm when stake is driven through it. H47
• Quest for roll of cotton driven by the wind. H1355.5
• Don't drive away the flies. Wounded animal (man) refuses to have the flies driven away since they are now sated and their places will be taken by fierce and hungry flies. J215.1
• Man asked to tell truth says that his host, his hostess, and the cat have but three eyes between them. He is driven off for his truth telling. J551.4
• Devil decides to leave of own accord. It is decided to drive the devil out of a man who is possessed. Devil sees the inevitable and flees so that they cannot say that he has been driven off. J829.2
• Dog driven out of dining room claims to be drunk. Says that he has drunk so much that he does not know how he got out of the house. J874
• Bad singer thinks he is talented: driven from theatre. J953.2
• The exiled wife's dearest possession. A wife driven from home is allowed by her husband to take her one dearest possession. She takes her sleeping husband and effects reconciliation. J1545.4
• Ass tries to caress his master like the dog. He is driven off. J2413.1
• Creditor killed or driven away. K235
• Fox is promised chickens: is driven off by dogs. K235.1
• Woman has paramour steal her husband's clothes. Paramour gains entrance disguised as the husband. The husband without his clothes is driven away from his home. K1549.1
• Tables turned on procuress by chaste wife. The old woman is enticed into the wife's room, beaten, and driven forth naked. K1683
• The bear trainer and his bear. (Schrätel und Wasserbär.) Ogre is driven out by hero's bear. The next year the ogre asks, "Is the big cat still living?" Hero says that it now has many kittens. Ogre is overawed. K1728
• Wild horses with bags containing stones tied to their tails, driven into enemy's camp to cause stampede. K2351.6
• Capture by hiding warriors in baskets on back of oxen driven into enemy's camp on pretence that food is being brought. K2357.15
• Only crippled cow not driven away by robbers. N178.4
• Women, driven mad, devour their infants' flesh. N325.2
• Idle sons-in-law driven away by gradually reducing their food. P265.1
• Lion divides slain bullock. The thief who demands half of the bullock driven off; the traveler who modestly withdraws invited to take half. Q3.2
• Girl impregnated by god driven from home by mother. S12.5.1
• Children abandoned (driven forth, exposed) by hostile relative. S322
• Child driven out (exposed) brought up in secret. S350.2
• Bridegroom driven from bridal chamber by magic. Usually by hornets or wasps. T171
• Shrewish wife driven from home but when in danger, runs to husband and receives protection. She is a good wife thereafter. T251.2.5
• Boy courts his mother, is driven off by father. T412.4