100 motifs match “fugitive”  ·  back to the chapters

• Meander-pursuit. (Cf. A901.) – A fugitive's doublings cause a river's windings. A931
• Animal blessed for helping holy fugitive. (Cf. A2231.7.1.) A2221.5
• Animal cursed for betraying holy fugitive. (Cf. A2221.5.) A2231.7.1
• Animal cursed for refusing to carry holy fugitive across stream. (Cf. A2371.2.1.) A2231.7.2
• Plant blessed for helping holy fugitive. A2711.3
• Plant cursed for betraying holy fugitive. A2721.4
• Spider-web over hole saves fugitive. (Cf. A2221.5.) B523.1
• Transformation flight. Fugitives transforms themselves in order to escape detection by the pursuer. D671
• Fugitive transforms self to stone. Thrown to safety by pursuer. D671.0.1
• Fugitive transformed by helper to escape detection. D671.0.2
• Obstacle flight. Fugitives throw objects behind them which magically become obstacles in pursuer's path. D672
• Reversed obstacle flight. Magic obstacles raised in front of fugitive. D673
• Saint's spittle protects fugitive from attack. (Cf. D1001.) D1381.2
• Magic object helps fugitive. D1393
• Tree opens and conceals fugitive. (Cf. D950.) D1393.1
• Magic object maintains quiet so that fugitive may escape. D1393.2
• Tree points way to fugitive but misdirects enemy. (Cf. D950.) D1393.4
• Magic thorn-tree attacks pursuer and helps fugitive. D1393.5
• Magic hair stretches after fugitive. (Cf. D991.) D1436
• Cave opens and hides fugitives. D1552.5
• Hill opens and closes to let fugitives pass. (Cf. D938.1.) D1552.8
• Woods opens and hides fugitive. (Cf. D941.) D1554.1
• Magic object answers for fugitive. Left behind to impersonate fugitive and delay pursuit. D1611
• Magic rosebush answers for fugitives. (Cf. D965.3.) D1611.1
• Magic hair answers for fugitive. (Cf. D991.) D1611.2
• Magic cow-dung answers for fugitive. (Cf. D1026.2.) D1611.3
• Magic beans answer for fugitive. (Cf. D983.1.) D1611.4
• Magic spittle impersonates fugitives. (Cf. D1001.) D1611.5
• Magic blood-drops impersonate fugitive. (Cf. D1003.) D1611.6
• Magic clothes answer for fugitive. (Cf. D1050.) D1611.7
• Magic cakes answer for fugitive. (Cf. D1031.2.) D1611.8
• Magic household articles answer for fugitive. (Cf. D1170.) D1611.9
• Magic awl answers for fugitive. (Cf. D1187.) D1611.10
• Magic doll answers for fugitive. (Cf. D1268.) D1611.11
• Magic stick of wood answers for fugitive. (Cf. D1254.) D1611.12
• Magic log answers for fugitive. (Cf. D956.) D1611.12.1
• Magic louse answers for fugitive. D1611.13
• Magic apple answers for fugitives. (Cf. D981.1.) D1611.14
• Magic echo answers for fugitive. D1611.15
• Magic bone answers for fugitive. (Cf. D1007.) D1611.17
• Magic buckle answers for fugitive. (Cf. D1070.) D1611.18
• Magic objects betray fugitive. Give alarm when fugitive escapes. D1612.1
• Fetish betrays fugitive. (Cf. D1241.) D1612.1.3
• Magic object compels fugitive to betray himself. D1612.2
• Magic ring compels would-be fugitive to keep calling out, "Here I am". (Cf. D1076.) D1612.2.1
• Grateful objects help fugitive. (Cf. D1393, D1611.) D1658.3.4
• Fugitives' way revealed by magic. D1813.4
• Dead ogress reincarnated as bramble-bush which prevents escape of fugitive. E631.4
• River pursues fugitive. F932.1
• Ground opens to hide fugitive. F942.1.1
• Sun sets early to hide fugitive. (Cf. R310.) F961.1.10
• Clouds protect fugitives. F967.1
• Hero pursues and kills fugitive in spite of bleeding wounds. H1507
• Prevention of hostilities by disarming the suspect. Later learned that he is a fugitive murderer. J626
• Fugitive disguises successively in different forms and deceives pursuer into self-injury. K533.1
• Pursuer persuaded to put oil on a tree when he wants to climb after fugitives. K619.2
• Watchman outwitted by having rope stretched across the road while fugitives escape. K623
• Confederate sings and delays pursuers so that fugitive escapes. K643
• Fugitive's confederate misdirects pursuer. K646
• Confederate hides fugitive. K649.1
• Confederate saves fugitive by shammed pursuit. K649.8
• Pursuer persuaded to take fugitive's place in supposed swing. Hanged. (Cf. K852.) K845
• Giant impales self on javelin fugitive holds behind himself. K897.2.1
• The lovers as pursuer and fugitive. The wife is visited by two gallants. When the husband approaches, one goes out with drawn sword; the other hides in the house. She convinces her husband that she has given refuge to a fugitive. K1517.1
• Saint hides fugitive from king underground. When king demand fugitive, saint (who never lies) replies, "Verily, I know not where he is, if he is not under thee even where thou art." The king is satisfied and departs. Later suspects trick and arrests fugitive. K2319.3
• Fugitive bull-calf returns when grown and defeats his father. L111.1.2
• Prophecy of future empire for fugitive hero. M314.4
• Fugitive woman burdened with child saved; childless woman killed. N185
• Fugitive slave takes refuge in mill house, where he must work harder than ever. N255.4
• Fugitive slave takes wrong road and is caught. N382
• Officer comes accidentally to the same building where the fugitive sleeps. N618
• Fugitive in tree urinates from fright: pursuers think it rain and leave. N696
• Reward for protecting fugitive. Q46
• Reward for protecting holy fugitive. Q46.1
• Obstacle flight – Atalanta type. Objects are thrown back which the pursuer stops to pick up while the fugitive escapes. R231
• Ogre tries to retain fugitive by tempting him with gold ring; but he takes ring by cutting off the hand. R231.1
• Fugitive cuts tail of camel caught by pursuer and it turns into grass. R231.2
• Fugitive kills pursuer and takes his extraordinary horse to continue flight. R233
• Fugitives cut support of bridge so that pursuer falls. R235
• Fugitive aided by magic mist. R236.1
• Sun sets at high noon to hide fugitive. (Cf. F965.) R236.2
• Earthquake saves fugitive. R236.3
• Fugitive has magic wind against him, pursuer with him (caused by goddess). R236.4
• Fugitives aided by helpful animal. (Cf. B520.) R243
• Pursuer misdirected by animal to help fugitive. R243.1
• Crane-bridge. Fugitives are helped across a stream by a crane who lets them cross on his leg. The pursuer is either refused assistance or drowned by the crane. R246
• Stone bridge appears for fugitives. Disappears and drowns pursuers. R246.1
• Fugitives sustain selves on apples. R257
• Pursuer (witch, giant) pulls out tail of fugitive's horse. R265
• Fugitives trailed by mustard seeds (ashes) dropped from bag. (Cf. R135.) R267
• Trees magically hide a fugitive. R311.1
• Stretching tree refuge for fugitive. (Cf. D482.1.) R311.4
• Escape to the stars. Fugitives rise in the air and become stars. (Cf. R324.) R321
• Refuge in air. Fugitive supernaturally rises in air to escape. (Cf. R321.) R324
• Idol cracks open to grant refuge to fugitive in answer to prayer; then closes again. R325.2
• Earth opens to rescue fugitive. R327
• Recapture of fugitive. R350
• Fugitive discovered by reflection in water. R351
• Ruler marries fugitive noblewoman. T121.4
• Fugitive returns to his family so that they may collect reward from his capture. T215.5