77 motifs match “enters”  ·  back to the chapters

• God of carpenters. A451.2
• Sun at night enters fissure between sky and earth. A722.7.1
• Evil inclination enters body at time of conception. A1384.2
• Why carpenters are found everywhere: flood scatters them on raft over world. A1445.2.1
• Christ puts knots in wood. Peter, angry at carpenters wants Christ to have iron knots in wood. Christ does make hard knots but not iron. (Cf. A2755.4.) A2738
• Apples which grow from tree under which murder was done have red centers. (Cf. D981.1.) D1318.18
• Magic drum enters enemy's body and kills him. (Cf. D1211.) D1402.29
• Images at church turn backs as mark of disfavor. Done when abandoned woman or merman enters. (Cf. B82, D1622.) D1639.3
• Death evaded. Person enters on the next life without dying. D1856
• Dead man re-enters body and speaks of experience in heaven. E1.2
• Resuscitation of dead by making image of deceased of breadfruit wood. When spirit enters this, image disappears and person is found alive. E53.2
• Ghostly horse enters house and puts hoofs on breast of sleeper. E281.2
• Soul leaves or enters the body. E720
• Soul of sleeper prevented from returning to his body when soul as bee leaves body and enters hole in wall beside which he is sleeping. (Cf. E734.2.) E721.1.2.4
• Soul leaves one body and enters another. E725
• Soul leaves man's body and enters animal's. E725.1
• Soul enters body and animates it. E726
• Debate of body and soul. Soul having left body enters into debate with the body concerning relative merits of body and soul. (Cf. H500.) E727.1
• Rejoicing at arrival of rich man in heaven. Event so rare as to cause rejoicing. Poor man enters unnoticed. E758
• Spirit enters princess' body and she falls ill. F493.0.1.2
• Water enters into giant's boots from above. F531.3.1.1
• Skillful marksman throws needles. One enters eye of the other so as to form a straight line. F661.7
• Abandoned castle. Has no inhabitants when hero enters. F771.4.3
• Gravel rises from bottom as hero enters lake. F934.1
• Flea (magic) enters princess' throat and helps hero make her speak. F954.4.1
• Witch enters and leaves house by chimney. (Cf. F275, G242.1.) G249.3
• Witch recognized by seeing wasp (beetle) enter her mouth while asleep. Only when it enters can she be awakened. G251.1
• Devil enters body of another. G303.18
• Devil enters body of dead boy. G303.18.1
• Satan enters the Golden Calf. G303.18.4
• Chastity ordeal: feather over door; if girl who enters blushes she is not a virgin. H412.3
• Prince a-hunting enters on quest. H1222
• King to avoid possible assassination has queen's quarters searched before he enters. J634.2
• Man inattentive to the danger of drowning enters water to save treasure and is drowned. J651.2
• When Caleb comes. Man attempts to stay in haunted house all night. One cat after another enters, says, "Everything will be all right when Caleb comes, won't it?" (or something similar). Man finally says, "When Caleb comes, tell him I was here and left." He leaves. J1495.2
• The thief as discoverer. The fool lies still as the thief enters the house, hoping that the thief may find something so that he can take it back from the thief. J2223
• Wrestling match of man with fever. Man places stone image at wrestling-place; fever enters image and shatters it. K12.4
• Devil is made sick of his bargain. Devil helps shepherd boy become a minister on condition that he mention Satan by name each time he enters pulpit. Boy consents but does so in such a way that devil begs to abolish the agreement. K262.1
• Thief enters treasury through secret passage. K315
• Thief enters treasury through passage made by him as architect of the building. K315.1
• Thief enters by burning off locks. K317.1
• Watchdog enticed away. Trickster brings rabbit under his coat. When the king's watchdog gives chase the trickster enters and robs. K318
• Trickster bribes guards to start a fight. While the master goes to investigate, the trickster enters his bed with his wife. K341.10
• Companion's arm allowed to be cut off so as to prevent detection. Thief has had his arm cut off as he enters a hole in a wall. He lets his companion also enter and have his severed. K407.2
• Stolen bacon offered to the owner. Making off with bacon, thief accidentally enters farmer's living-room. Boldly says: "Master, the devil from hell sends you bacon." The farmer: "Take yourself off to hell with the bacon." K419.4
• Leopard traps lion by having two doors to cave, one large, one small. Lion enters large entrance and leopard leaves by small and attacks back of lion. K730.3
• Overcurious dupe enters trickster's basket and is killed. K814
• Robber persuaded to climb down moonbeam. A man hearing a robber enter tells his wife aloud that he always makes a prayer and then enters the house by climbing down a moonbeam. The thief tries it and falls. K1054
• Animals hidden in various parts of a house attack owner with their characteristic powers and kill him when he enters. K1161
• Minister dupes raja into entering body of dead parrot, then enters rajah's body. K1175
• Man disguised as gardener enters convent and seduces nuns. (Cf. K1321.4.) K1323
• Hero flies to maiden's room. Enters her tower by means of artificial wings (or on flying horse). K1346
• Man disguised as groom enters mistress's room. K1349.1.4
• The husband locked out. An adulteress returns home late at night and her husband refuses to admit her. She threatens to throw herself into the well. The husband goes after her. She enters the house and bars him out. K1511
• Person sends wrong man to sleep with king's daughter. In revenge villain orders whoever first enters temple to be killed. Villain accidentally enters and is slain. K1612.1
• Twelve men in disguise as carpenters are engaged to build hall for the king's wedding: they abduct the bride. K1825.7
• Impostors: servant enters dead body of master and takes his place. K1969.3.1
• Demon enters person and refuses to leave until wishes have been fulfilled. K2385
• Horse accidentally poisoned instead of master. An attempt is made to give the hero a poisoned cup. He is on horseback and spurs his horse away to avoid the cup. The poison is spilled and enters the horse's ear and kills him. N332.2
• Clerk who enters tavern arrested with others for murder. N347.1
• The early pupil finds the gold. An innkeeper hears that education makes one rich and enters school. He is scolded for coming late. He comes very early and in twilight finds a purse of gold. N633
• Student enters competition with his master. P342
• Woman disguised as monk enters monastery. P426.3.3
• Mysterious wolf enters church and kills blaspheming priest. (Cf. Q225.) Q554.4
• Rescue from prison by saint, who enters and breaks fetters. (Cf. R165.) R121.6
• Zeus gives man modesty, but it leaves when love enters. T1
• Devil flees shrewish wife and enters body of a duke. Exorcised by telling him that they are sending for his wife. T251.1.1.1
• Anchorite saved by a miracle. When he is about to give in to temptation a dove flies out of his mouth. On repenting the dove re-enters his mouth. T331.5
• [First Edition: T381.2. Guardians of imprisoned virgin put to sleep while man enters to her.] T381.2[1st ed.]
• Hero enters womb of sleeping woman and is reborn. T539.1
• The bad custom in the world: the young die as well as the old. Hence youth enters monastery. U251
• Lightning strikes excommunicated person who enters church. V84.1
• Dove flies out of man's mouth. Impious anchorite has agreed to forsake his religion in return for the possession of a maid. When he repents the dove reenters his mouth. V345
• Man demonstrates his violence of temper. He overhears a man tell of his temper. In anger he enters and demands to know when he has ever lost his temper. W185.1
• Lawyer who tries to practice without lying fails. He enters religious order and tries to conduct the legal business without lying. X314
• Person enters animal's body. X1723.3
• Fury personified as demon which enters man's heart and counsels evil. Z123.1