34 motifs match “entertain”  ·  back to the chapters

• Tabu: entertaining strangers. C745
• Hospitable host entertains (guides, advises) adventurer on way to otherworld. F151.0.1
• Woman entertains every traveler in the hope of finding her husband. H152.1.1
• Test of curiosity: mouse in jug. The new Eve. A woman has boasted of a lack of curiosity and blamed Mother Eve. The king entertains her in his castle. She may see everything but must not look into a certain silver jug. She does so and finds a mouse in it. (Cf. H1557.2.) H1554.1
• The hare at third remove. A man receives a present of a hare. Later a crowd comes to him for entertainment saying that they are friends of the man who presented the hare. This happens a second time. He serves them clear water. "It is the soup from the soup of the hare." J1551.6
• Inhospitable host punished for hospitality. An abbot has his innkeeper treat his guests with the most shameful neglect. A guest retaliates by telling the abbot that he has been very sumptuously entertained. The innkeeper is discharged. J1561.2
• A box connection. Man refused hospitality tells rich man he is a relative. Asked for the "connection," he tells him there is a box connection. Rich man not understanding, man explains his cart is made of box wood and is tied to a rich man's box tree. Rich man, ashamed, entertains him with all due respect. J1561.6
• Inappropriate entertainment repaid. J1565
• Two monks renew their appetites. Entertained by a lord, they say that they are going to certain waters to recover their appetites. They are taken to a chamber and locked in for a day They recover their appetites without further journeying. (Cf. K1955.1.1.) J1606
• Savory tea. The peasant entertains a priest at tea. Making it, puts in all the tea, six pounds of sugar, a piece of bacon, etc. J1813.7
• Literal numskull sings entertaining songs on approach of death. J2461.1.2.1
• Trickster poses as entertainer: steals meat while host assembles friends. K341.19
• Forged letter used to obtain credit, consideration, and entertainment. K455.8.1
• Dupe digs till he dies of exhaustion. Rabbit entertains the wolf with his antics until the rabbit's wife can change to another hole. The wolf continues to dig. K1061
• Adulteress gets rid of husband while she entertains lover. K1514
• Adulteress sets husband to watch for intruder while she entertains the paramour. K1514.10
• Paramour unties mare. Husband chases mare while the wife entertains the paramour. K1514.14
• Physician treating man's eye covers his one good eye. Entertains his patient's mistress. K1516.1.1
• The feigned wedding-feast. The husband returns unexpectedly to find his wife entertaining the paramour with a sumptuous feast. He is made to believe the feast is in honor of some newly-weds. K1527
• Old Hildebrand. Hidden cuckold reveals his presence by rhymes. He responds to the rhymes made by the wife and paramour concerning their entertainment. K1556
• Mortal entertained by disguised god. K1811.0.1
• Disguise as deformed men to secure entertainment. K1818.4
• Fool (entertainer) as prophet. M301.9.1
• Man robbed and penniless entertained by wealthy widow and enriched. N225
• Refugee entertained in holy place (church, monastery, etc.). P322.3
• Strangers entertained by family to whose hitching-ring they happen to tie their horses. Thus confusion avoided as to where strangers are to be entertained. P328
• Poor person makes great effort to entertain guests. P336
• Poor host and his wife kill themselves because they are unable to entertain expected guests. P336.1
• King demands work, sport or entertainment from winter guests. P337
• Angels entertained unawares. Hospitality to disguised saint (angel, god) rewarded. (Cf. Q42.3.) Q45.1
• King refuses to invite Patrick to feast. Poor man kills only cow and uses his only measure of meal to entertain Patrick. Patrick blesses his wife and son. Q45.1.2
• Woman entertains two lovers on alternate nights. They expose the deception and scorn her in public. T72.4
• Royalty unable to endure coarse entertainment. U146
• Nobleman's generosity enables impoverished lover to entertain his lady. W11.7