39 motifs match “dropped”  ·  back to the chapters

• Mountains from stones (soil, sand) dropped or thrown. A963
• Mountains from stones dropped from giant's clothes. He carries the stones in his clothes but loses them as he walks. A963.1
• Soil dropped to form mountains. A963.3
• Clay soil dropped from sky to form hill. A963.9
• Tortoise dropped by eagle: hence cracks in his shell. (Cf. A2312.1.1.) A2214.5.1
• Peter lets key of heaven fall: origin of "Heaven Key" (primrose). Peter hears that duplicate key to heaven has been made. In his excitement he lets his key drop to earth. It is returned by an angel. Where it dropped are the "Heaven Keys". (Cf. A2653.) A2622
• Yams dropped by bird and split: why some are good and some bad. (Cf. A2793.3.) A2741.2
• Magic objects as decoy for pursuer. Date palms are dropped which are transformed into animals which the pursuer stops to pick up. D672.1
• Recovered magic articles dropped by rescuing animals into the sea. D882.2
• Ring that has dropped into water rises to surface. D2149.4.2
• Saint's prayer brings large flight of birds carrying stones in talons. These missiles dropped upon enemies cause terror. D2163.5.1
• Book dropped in water by saint not wet. F930.1
• Tub of water dropped neither breaks nor spills. F1081
• Identification by hair dropped by bird. H75.2
• Identification by ring dropped in pitcher of wine. H94.3
• Identification by ring dropped in glass (cup) of wine. H94.4
• Attention attracted by hints dropped by heroine as menial: recognition follows. H151.5
• Quest for princess caused by sight of one of her hairs dropped by a bird (or floating on river). H1213.1
• Quest for man caused by sight of one of his hairs dropped by bird (or floating on river). H1213.1.1
• Tortoise lets self be carried by eagle. Dropped and eaten. J657.2
• Shoes dropped to distract owner's attention. The thief drops two shoes in different places and steals a ram while the shepherd goes after the shoes. K341.6
• Bread dropped in mud; messenger returns for more. A youth poses as a rich man's servant and gets a sack of bread from a baker. The baker boy is to go along and collect. The rascal drops two loaves in the mud and sends the boy back for fresh ones. Meantime he runs off with the rest of the bread. K343.1.1
• Necklace dropped by crow into snake's hole leads men to kill snake which had eaten the crow's fledglings. K401.2.2
• Capture in trap bed: victim dropped into dungeon. K735.4
• Rope cut and victim dropped. Man is being hauled up on the rope. K963
• Rope of mountain-climber cut and victim dropped. K963.1
• Leopard wants teeth filed: large stone dropped from tree knocks all leopard's teeth out. K1015.2
• Borrowed feathers. Dupe lets himself be carried aloft by bird and dropped. K1041
• Man carried and dropped in mid-stream. K1268
• Bread accidentally dropped from tree on bear's nose kills bear. N331.2
• Apparently dead woman revives when dropped. Had swallowed a bone. Lover exhumes her. Stumbles as he carries her. She revives and later marries him. N694.1
• Dropped ball (basket) leads to adventures when recovery is attempted. N777
• Bucket dropped into well leads to adventures. N777.2
• Flax dropped into well leads to adventures. N777.3
• Spindle dropped into well leads to adventures. N777.4
• St. Peter's mother dropped from heaven because of hardheartedness. She is permitted to go to heaven on a stalk, but is weighted down by people holding to her skirts. She shakes them off. (Cf. Q172.) Q291.1
• Punishment: millstone dropped on guilty person. Q412
• Abandoned children (wife, etc.) find way back by clue (bread-crumb, grain, pebble, etc.). They have dropped the objects while being led away. R135
• Fugitives trailed by mustard seeds (ashes) dropped from bag. (Cf. R135.) R267