142 motifs match “fear” — showing the first 100; narrow the words for the rest  ·  back to the chapters

• God of fear. A489.3
• Angel of fear. A489.3.1
• Why people do not fear earthquakes. A1381.1
• Origin of fear. A1382
• Why man is fearful in the jungle. A1382.1
• Animal characteristics from great fear. A2212
• Wild animals lose their ferocity through fear of Behemoth. A2294
• Dog looks for the most powerful master. Stays for good in man's service, since man fears no one. A2513.1.1
• Man wishing to be conjurer fears helper he has called. C12.1.1
• Family dares not discuss tigers, fearing that son in form of tiger will return. C441.1
• Tabu: boasting of fearlessness. C455
• Girl disenchants animal husband by enduring his embraces without fear. D735.4.1
• Son disenchants animal father by enduring his caresses without fear. D735.4.2
• Magic plant banishes fear. (Cf. D965.) D1389.13
• Dead person of good life goes over bridge to otherworld without fear. E750.2.1
• Fairies fear the cross. F382.1
• Dwarfs fear the dark. F451.3.6.5.1
• Dwarfs fear dogs. F451.3.6.5.2
• Dwarfs fear the cross. F451.5.9.1
• Giants fear lightning. F531.6.11.1
• Man's mouth, from fear of sea-monster under lake, "distended to both his ears." F544.0.2
• Extreme fear as cure for sickness. F950.5
• Death from fear. (Cf. F1041.17.) F1041.1.11
• Suicide from fear of starving. F1041.1.11.1
• Death from fear of demons. F1041.1.11.2
• Man perspires in winter while relating fearful vision. F1041.12
• Extraordinary result of fear. (Cf. F950.5, F1041.1.11). F1041.17
• People fear that boy who eats raw birds will eat them when he grows older. G36.2.1
• Devils help people at work, but are feared nevertheless. G303.9.3.3
• Why the devil fears the rowan-tree. G303.16.14.3.1
• Devils fear St. Isaac. G303.25.2
• Bridal party will not pass over bridge for fear of water-demon. G424
• Question (propounded on quest): Is a poor shepherd known to God? Answer: He had been a very generous god-fearing person in his last birth and God had not forgotten him. H1292.17
• Quest: learning what fear is. H1376.2
• Quest: learning what fear of Death is. H1376.2.1
• Fear test. A person is put to various tests in the attempt to make him show fear. H1400
• Fear test: behaving as if enemy is coming in order to see who will flee and who will stay and fight. H1405
• Fear test: serpent put in flour so that fearless youth kneads it into the dough. H1407
• Test: going without fear through a wilderness filled with all manner of beasts. H1408
• Fear test: staying in frightful place. H1410
• Fear test: staying in haunted house. H1411
• 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
• Fear test: staying in haunted house infested by cats. H1411.2
• Fear test: night watch with magic cats. H1411.2.1
• Fear test: staying in enchanted castle at night where the devil gives a moral speech and prophesies. H1411.3
• Fear test: spending night in house (hall) haunted by demon (monster). H1411.4
• Fear test: spending night in church. H1412
• Fear test: going into the church at night and ringing the bell. H1412.1
• Fear test: staying under gallows at night. H1415
• Fear test: spending night by grave. H1416
• Fear test: taking boy to frightful enemy's tent. H1418
• Fearless traffic with devils. H1420
• Fear test: playing cards with devil in church. H1421
• Fear test: cutting devil's fingernails. H1422
• Fear test: fighting with spirits. H1423
• Fear test: passing through door guarded by savage hound and armed soldier. H1423.1
• Fear test: undergoing terrifying experience out of doors on Hallowe'en. H1423.2
• Fear test: bringing from a hill, seized by a demon, the fattest of goats. H1423.3
• Fearless traffic with ghosts. H1430
• Fear test: stealing clothes from ghosts. H1431
• Fear test: playing game with reassembled dead man. (Cf. H1411.1, H1421.) H1433
• Fear test: eating and drinking from skulls. H1434
• Fear test: fetching skulls from a charnel house. H1435
• Fear test: keeping goal in hurling-match for corpses. H1436
• The learning of fear. H1440
• Fearless hero frightened by being awakened with cold water. H1441
• Fearless hero frightened by being awakened by eels put down his back. H1441.1
• Man bitten by snake fears snake-like rope. J11.1
• Animal learns through experience to fear men. In spite of the warning of another animal he approaches man and is shot. J17
• Tiger, jackal, and bear each learn to fear man. They report him as head-thumper (he has beaten the tiger), turn-twister (he has swung jackal by tail), and top-tumbler (he has fallen out of tree on bear). J17.1
• Man learns the fear of Death by meeting Life. Life (old woman) beheads him and replaces his head backwards. Simpleton left in fear for hours before head is readjusted. J27
• Encounter with clever children (woman) dissuades man from visit. On way to a city meets children and they are so clever that he turns back home, fearing how clever their parents must be. J31
• Cleverness of men disguised as peasants dissuades rivals from dispute. Wise men of two rival cities engage in dispute. One delegation disguises as peasants and debates with their adversaries. Latter withdraw fearing how clever the educated must be if their peasants are so learned. J31.1
• Mouse teaches her child to fear quiet cats but not noisy cocks. J132
• Crow flying away says, "A wise man remains not in the place of calamity; but a fool stays there, and sups fear and sorrow." J171.3.1
• Old woman prays for safety of cruel tyrant for fear a worse one will succeed him. J215.2.1
• Contentment with evil master for fear of worse successor. J229.8
• Man retains questionable bride for fear of getting one who is worse. J229.9
• Stupid fear company of clever. J423
• Weak fear company of strong. J425
• Earthen and brazen pots in river. Brazen pot thinks that they should stay together for company. Earthen pot, however, fears approach of brazen pot. J425.1
• Woman refuses second marriage. If husband is good she will fear to lose him; if bad she will repent. J482.1
• Wise fear of the weak for the strong. J613
• Frogs fear increase of sun's power which will dry up all their puddles. J613.1
• Frogs fear defeated bull. See two bulls fighting; know that the loser will take refuge in their marsh. J613.2
• Prevention of hostility by inspiring fear in enemy. J623
• Crab takes hold of heron's neck and fearing attack cuts neck and kills him. J631
• Advice not to rob women while they are alone, for fear of returning husbands' revenge. J647.2
• Victorious ally feared by others. J684.4
• Lion comforted for his fear of the cock. Finds that elephant is afraid of the gnat. J881.2
• Dog leader fears defeat because his forces are of different breeds. Wolves are all of one kind. J1023
• Philosopher does not join in with gossipers. He is silent because he fears that some day he may talk too much and not be able to keep silent. J1074.1.1
• Fox is terrified on first seeing lion. The third time she meets him she has no fear. J1075.2
• Confession obtained by making thief fear for his life. (Told that crossbow would shoot guilty person as he passed before it.) J1141.10
• Like Christ on Palm Sunday. Bishop has parson to dinner in the seat of honor. The parson fears that the dinner precedes punishment. Parson: "Don't let me be like Christ on Palm Sunday in Jerusalem" J1265.1
• Countryman misunderstands comforts of city. Thinks latrine is kitchen, refuses to take a walk because he fears high houses will fall upon him, etc. J1742.5
• Bear mistaken for a foreigner. The strong man meets a bear in the forest, takes it for a German and struggles with it. Having strangled the bear, fears he has killed a man. J1762.8
• Move away from Moslem land so that Allah need not be feared. J1823.4
• Fear that frog may drown or get dirty. J1909.7