32 motifs match “flows”  ·  back to the chapters

• River flows from corpse of mythical mother of culture hero. A511.1.1.1
• River that flows around the world. A872
• Flood from belly. It flows from pierced belly of monster. A1013
• Location of settlement at place a cow stops and where milk flows by itself. B155.2.2
• Intermittent river. River flows at stated intervals. D915.4
• Man strikes stone: wine flows. (Cf. D1472.1.23, D1567.6.) D1472.1.2.1
• Rock produces wine. Herder sees resemblance of stone to wine cask. He strikes it and wine flows. (Cf. D931, D1472.1.2.) D1472.1.2.2
• Stream flows from man's head. (Cf. D992.) D1472.1.34.2
• Water flows from axe. (Cf. D1206.) D1472.1.35
• River with flow magically divided. (Part stands still, rest flows.) D2151.2.1.1
• Stream of fresh water flows through the sea. F711.4.1
• River flows from man's head. F715.1.4
• River flows from man's mouth. F715.1.5
• Well flows full on Sunday. F718.7
• Building at bottom of which flows stream of rubies. F771.12
• Sea flows sweet water. F931.9.2.1
• River rises and overflows. F932.8
• Treacherous river overflows and drowns victims. F932.8.4
• Magic spring flows from roots of tree at command of Jesus. F933.1.2
• Desecrated well overflows. F933.6.1
• Bleeding lance. Stream of blood flows from it into silver cup. (Cf. D1086.) F991.1
• Putrescence flows from head when man presses forehead. F1041.18
• Vessel of poisoned ale inverted; only poison flows out. F1092
• From wooden spring iron bucket makes stones from which water flows. (Metal stick picks stone from eye. If you rub lids with it, tears come.) H765
• Deer captured in bird-net: water flows upstream. One partner claims a deer he has captured in his bird-net. The other pretends to be watching water flow upstream. J1534
• Scientific query: why does not the sea get larger when it rains in it and nothing flows out? J2371.1
• Entering a garden by swimming down a stream that flows into it. K2377
• Magic manifestation: blood flows suddenly from mouth of blasphemer. (Cf. Q221.3.) Q551.6.5.1
• Pain of souls tormented in hell alternately ebbs and flows. Q562
• A Christianized Jew becomes a priest. During Mass, he stabs the consecrated host, blood flows (cf. C55, J1261.2, V30). He kills the other priest who saw him commit the sacrilege, and before killing, forces him to renounce his faith. A miracle exposes the murderer. V364
• Lie: honey flows up high mountain. X1547.2.1
• The hen lays an egg, the mouse breaks it. Sorrowing over this mishap, all show extraordinary behavior; the master puts an end to it. Final formula: hen strips off feathers, rubbish heap catches fire, oak falls to ground, hare drowns self, magpie twists leg, ox breaks horns, river flows blood, maid breaks pails, housewife scatters dough. Master locks up wife and maid, goes to seek people more foolish. Z39.5