31 motifs match “falcon”  ·  back to the chapters

• Falcon and crow as joint creators. Calif. A37.1
• God as falcon has tail cut off: hence falcon's short tail. A2216.6
• Origin of color of falconiformes. A2411.2.2
• Enmity between falcon and hen. A2494.13.10.4
• Enmity between fowl and falcon. A2494.13.12
• Falcon saves master from drinking poisoned water. B143.1.4
• Magic falcon gets water of life for hero. B172.5
• Falcon as messenger. B291.1.4
• Faithful falcon killed through misunderstanding. Tries to warn the king against drinking water poisoned by snake. B331.1
• Helpful birds – falconiformes. B455
• Helpful falcon. B455.2
• Giant falcon. B872.3
• Transformation: man to bird – falconiform. D152
• Transformation: girl to falcon. D152.4
• Odin as falcon. D152.4.1
• Transformation: falconiform to person. D352
• Transformation: falcon to person. D352.3
• Transformation by eating leaf from a tree. Falcon is returned to form of girl. D551.5
• Transformation to falcon in order to rescue condemned man at the gallows. D643.1
• Soul in form of hawk, or falcon seen in dream. (Cf. E720.1.) E732.9
• Task: retrieving king's falcon. H1154.7.1
• Prince of democratic tastes chosen. King asks three sons what kind of bird they would prefer to be. First: an eagle, because it is ruler of birds; second: a falcon; because it is beloved by the nobles; third: a bird which flies with many others, so as to receive advice. King chooses third. J412.1
• Rat and frog tie paws together to cross marsh. Carried off by falcon. J681.1
• Roast falcon. A falcon reproaches a cock for fleeing from the master who has fed him. The cock: "I have never seen a falcon roasted." J1423
• The iron-eating mice. Trustee claims that mice have eaten the iron scales confided to him. The host abducts the trustee's son and says that a falcon has carried him off. J1531.2
• The falcon not so good as represented. A nobleman praises his falcon. His fool, supposing they were praising the falcon as food, kills the bird, but is disappointed in the taste. J1826
• Falcon attacks eagle repeatedly and defeats him. L315.9
• The falcon of Sir Federigo. An impoverished suitor has only a falcon to catch birds with. His lady's sick son wants the falcon and she goes to ask for it. The suitor serves dinner for her – his falcon. When she makes her request it is too late. N345
• Each of four kings does something to save dying falcon. N836.2
• King strangles falcon when it kills eagle. (Cf. Q211.6.) Q424.1
• Falcon and heron eaten by wild boar recovered alive from his body. X1723.2