38 motifs match “failure”  ·  back to the chapters

• Felled tree restored for failure to make proper offerings to tree-spirit. C43.3
• Tabu: disobeying the king. Man dies as result of failure to obey. C71
• Tabu: failure to give alms to Brahmans. C94.1.2
• Tabu: failure to sleep with guest unaccompanied by husband. C119.2
• Injunction: to give sample of food to dog before eating. Misfortune follows failure to do so. C685
• Failure to disenchant by not watching sleeping princess long enough. D759.9
• Failure to resuscitate because of premature disturbance of members to be left in cask for certain time. E37.1
• Failure at resuscitation. E186
• Ghosts punish failure to provide for their wants. Haunt man because he does not leave food and drink for them. E245
• Ghosts punish failure to sacrifice to them. E246
• Wild huntsman wanders for failure to keep fast day. E501.3.5
• Fairy takes revenge for mortal's failure to bring food and drink to fairy son's wedding. F361.1.2.1
• Wood-spirits responsible for sickness and failure. F441.6.1
• Failure to bless mountains gives mountain-men power. F460.4.6
• Test: threading needle. Guest of convent is given choice of nuns. On the morrow he is given three opportunities to thread a needle. Success means reward, failure confiscation of his belongings. H509.1
• Riddle propounded with penalty for failure. H541
• Fine for failure to solve riddle. H541.2.1
• Heads placed on stakes for failure in performance of task. Unsuccessful youths are beheaded and heads exposed. Hero sees them when he sets out to accomplish his task. H901.1
• Deceptive bargain: three wishes. The ogre is to fulfill three wishes of the peasant. The latter wishes for all the tobacco and brandy in the world and then some more brandy in addition. The devil must admit failure. K175
• The priest as surety. Feasters are imprisoned because of failure to pay for the food. They name the priest as surety and are released. The priest has been told that the host is possessed and agrees to come to heal him in two weeks. The host loses the money. K455.5
• The weeping bitch. A procuress throws pepper into the eyes of a bitch so that she weeps. She pretends to the virtuous woman that the bitch is a woman transformed because of failure to respond to her lover. The woman is persuaded. K1351
• Curse: failure in all undertakings. M441
• The fourteen lucky daughters. The husband leaves his wife, who has given birth to fourteen girls, thinking he is persecuted by bad luck because of failure to have a son. On the seashore, the girls find precious stones. The wife, now prosperous, finds her husband among beggars. N231
• Continual failure to find or unearth hidden treasure. Texas: Dobie Coronado's Children passim. N550.1
• Punishment for failure to pay tax. P536
• Nose cut off for failure to pay tax. (Cf. Q451.5.) P536.1
• Newcomers forced to pass the night with ruling princess. Given sleeping potion. Goods confiscated for failure to consummate marriage. P616
• Failure to observe holiness of Sabbath punished. (Cf. Q551.2.2, Q552.14.1.) Q223.6
• Failure to do penance punished. Monk fails and becomes ill. Q223.8
• Failure to circumcise child punished. Q223.11
• Failure to finish period of mourning punished. Q223.12
• Punishment for failure to give customary offering to gods. Q223.14
• Failure of crops during reign of wicked king. (Cf. Q552.10.1.) Q552.3
• Failure of crops as punishment for uncharitableness. (Cf. Q286.) Q552.3.0.1
• Failure of crops as punishment for murder. (Cf. Q211.) Q552.3.0.2
• Failure of crops and milk as punishment for adultery. (Cf. Q241.) Q552.3.0.3
• Failure of crops for mistreating the dead. Q552.3.0.4
• Failure in all efforts as punishment. Q553.6