66 motifs match “drops”  ·  back to the chapters

• God drops water from his finger and the drops become angels. Lucifer imitated God and created devils. A52.0.7
• Stars as drops of the moon's blood. A764.2
• Devil drops stones. A977.3
• The devil drops stones from apron. (Cf. A963.1.) A977.3.1
• Primeval human pair spring from two drops of urine of creator (woman from half-drop). A1211.6
• Spider carries large stone on head and drops it: hence spiders under stones. (Cf. A2433.5.3.) A2211.6
• Origin of rue: from drops of Christ's blood. A2611.7
• Roc drops rock on ship. Rock is so large that it destroys ship. B31.1.2
• Cow drops gold dung. B103.1.2
• Helpful animal drops magic food. B531.4
• Transformation: blood drops to toads. D447.3.1
• Transformation: blood drops to serpents. D447.3.1.1
• Transformation: blood to rubies. Turns to rubies as it drops. D457.1.1
• Transformation: drops of blood to flowers. D457.1.3
• Magic drops. D1242.3
• Blood drops from stone to indicate girl's innocence. D1318.5.5
• Solomon's power to hold kingdom dependent on ring; drops it in water. D1335.5.2
• Magic drops render invisible. (Cf. D1242.3.) D1361.24
• Speaking blood drops. (Cf. D1003.) D1610.16.1
• Magic blood-drops impersonate fugitive. (Cf. D1003.) D1611.6
• Two drops of blood in book mean that two have been killed. D1812.5.1.1.2
• Drops of blood presage slaughter. D1812.5.1.1.5
• Bird overpowered by stepping on his shadow. Drops the stolen meat. D2072.0.4
• Dung drops on washing hands. D2194
• Fire drops from fingers of warrior whenever he wills it. F683.1.1
• Bleeding tree. Blood drops when tree is cut. F811.20
• Star drops from heaven: is money. F962.3
• Raindrops as large as man's hand. F962.13
• Devil detected by his hoofs. While playing cards the devil drops a card on the floor and his partners notice his monstrous feet. G303.4.5.3.1
• Test of resourcefulness: to discover how old, respectively, three horses are. Youth drops water on each; one jumps fifteen paces only, another twenty, and the last bounds in air and gallops. H506.11
• Riddle: how many drops in the sea. (Cf. H696.1.1.) H704
• Task: to collect together all the drops of water. H1144.1
• Fear test: staying in haunted house where corpse drops piecemeal down chimney. Dead man's members call out to hero, "Shall we fall, or shall we not?" H1411.1
• Fear test: staying in haunted house where horse carcass drops down chimney. H1411.1.1
• "Consider the end": counsel proved wise by experience. Barber hired to cut king's throat sees on the bottom of the basin the words "Whatever you do, do wisely and think of the consequences." He drops the razor and confesses. J21.1
• Drops of water make hollow in stone: thus repeated impressions penetrate mind. J67
• Wisdom taught by parable: cloud which gives rain to thirsting crops or drops it in ocean. J88
• Crow drops pebbles into water jug so as to be able to drink. J101
• Associating with a bad friend is fatal: swan and crow. Swan is blamed when crow drops filth. J429.2
• Kite tries to carry off so many partridges that he drops them all. J514.1
• The bribed judge's ancestors. Clever animal says in court that she drops dung on ancestors of judges who take bribes (unless they confess). Judges confess. J1192.3
• Sticking to the rules. Merchant at inn deprives monk of fowl. "It's against the rules of your order." Later the monk undertakes to help merchant across stream. In the middle of the stream he asks the merchant if he has any money. "Yes." The monk drops him in the water. "It's against the rules of our order to have any money on us." J1638
• Dropping dough thought to be a ghost. It drops on the floor and the man thinks the place is haunted. J1782.2
• Dog drops his meat for the reflection. Crossing a stream with meat in his mouth he sees his reflection; thinking it another dog with meat he dives for it and loses his meat. J1791.4
• Fermenting dough: "Woe to you .." The rain drops: "Here he is.." The little bell: "He is hiding here.." J1812.3
• The cat and the candle. A man has a cat trained to hold up lighted candles on its head. The king has a mouse let loose. The cat drops the candle and chases the mouse. J1908.1
• Wife carried up tree to sky in bag in husband's teeth. She asks question and he drops her when he answers. J2133.5.1
• The raven with cheese in his mouth. The fox flatters him into singing, so that he drops the cheese. K334.1
• Owner of horse climbs tree after thief, who drops down and rides off on owner's horse. K341.4.1.1
• 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
• Fox drops goldsmith's child to get him away from gold bench he is working on and thus steal gold. K341.25
• 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
• Girl tells the thief money is in chest. When he looks in chest, girl drops lid on him. K434.3
• Half a grain. Trickster drops half a grain into grain cellar then demands half of the grain supply. K446.1
• Wife hides lover under bed. When husband comes in she drops candle and sends him out for another, allowing lover to escape unseen. K1521.4.1
• Adulteress detected: husband secretly drops dye on her dress. K1550.1.1
• Fox's tail drops and frightens animals. In war between birds and quadrupeds the fox's lifted tail is to be the signal for the attack. Gnats sting the fox under the tail. He drops it and the quadrupeds flee. K2323.1
• Man hidden in tree so frightened of lioness he drops his sword and kills her. N331.2.1
• Drop of honey causes chain of accidents. Hunter drops honey in a grocery; weasel eats honey; cat chases weasel; dog chases cat; grocer kills dog: all the cause of a bloody feud between villages. N381
• Hawk carries off necklace from bathing queen and drops it by lucky girl, who gets reward. N698
• Punishment of Loki. A serpent above him continually drops venom in his face. Q501.3
• Milk drops from woman's breast on tiger's leg and reveals her hiding place in tree. R351.1
• The tailor and the smith as rivals. The tailor declares that the smith is blind and the smith declares that the tailor is a fool. At the wedding in church, the smith drops a hot piece of iron into the tailor's boot. T92.12.1
• Man will not move in bed when water drops in his eyes. W111.1.3
• Man helping another across stream drops him when he learns that he has lost his high position. W155.2
• Eyedrops prescribed for stomach ache so that patient can see what he eats. [Inadvertant duplication of J1603.] X372.3