57 motifs match “fulfill”  ·  back to the chapters

• Man curses and devil fulfills his wish: takes the stone away. C12.5.2
• Tabu: neglecting to fulfill vow made to god. C68
• Tabu: making unreasonable requests. Given power of fulfilling all wishes, person oversteps moderation and is punished. C773.1
• Disenchantment fails because conditions are not fulfilled. D791.3
• Magic wishing-object. Object causes wishes to be fulfilled. D1470.1
• Magic ass's head fulfills wishes. (Cf. D1011.0.2.) D1470.1.7
• Magic coin fulfills wishes. (Cf. D1288.) D1470.1.28
• Magic lake: whoever dies in it will have his desires fulfilled in future birth. (Cf. D921.) D1470.1.45
• Warning in dream fulfilled. D1810.8.3.1
• Dream warns of illness or injury. The dream is fulfilled. D1810.8.3.1.1
• Return from the dead because last will was not fulfilled. E236.4
• Dead return to fulfill bargain. E342
• Ghost laid when vow is fulfilled. (Cf. E415.3.) E451.3
• Fairies give fulfillment of wishes. F341
• Quest undertaken by hero to fulfill promises. H1229.1
• Barber paid to change color of woman's face burns her with acid. He has fulfilled contract. J1161.6
• Priests say dying woman's unfulfilled request for mangoes must be paid in golden mangoes to them. Priests burned with iron since she had asked to be cauterized. J1511.18
• 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
• Devil gets another soul instead of one bargained for. The devil bargains with a man for his soul, but the man fulfills his contract and escapes. In envy two persons commit suicide. The devil rejoices that though he lost one he has gained two. K217
• Literal fulfillment of marriage contract. Man to be released when earth is placed at his head (buried). Dies in grave. K236.4
• Refusal to tell about the Rhine treasure, though condition demanded is fulfilled when the only one who knows where it is is killed. K239
• Wolf announces dawn prematurely to collect debt. The contract is to be fulfilled at daybreak. The wolf imitates the cock and crows, but is caught. K494
• King disguises as common soldier and is killed. Fulfills prophecy that insures victory. K1812.7
• Wife disguised as fakir makes her husband, the king, fulfill her will. K1814.3
• Mock sunrise. Contract is to be fulfilled at dawn. Wolf makes fire as mock sunrise. Is caught. K1886.3
• Demon enters person and refuses to leave until wishes have been fulfilled. K2385
• Vow fulfilled in next existence. M107
• Fulfilling of bargain or promise. M202
• Bargain or promise to be fulfilled at all hazards. M202.0.1
• Promise to be fulfilled when iron shoes wear out. M202.1
• Prophecy of grief fulfilled by death of relative (friend, etc.). M340.1
• Prophecy: death by particular instrument. In spite of all precautions the prophecy is fulfilled. M341.2
• Vain attempts to escape fulfillment of prophecy. (Cf. M341.2.10, M343, M344.) M370
• Prophecy of death fulfilled. M370.1
• Prophecy wittingly fulfilled by wazir that he will murder the raja, but unwittingly causes his own death twelve years hence. M370.1.1
• Exposure of infant to avoid fulfillment of prophecy. M371
• Abandonment in forest to avoid fulfillment of prophecy. M371.0.1
• Exposure (murder) of child to avoid fulfillment of prophecy of future greatness. Parent fears that the child will overcome him. M371.1
• Exposure of child to prevent fulfillment of parricide prophecy. M371.2
• Murder of child to prevent fulfillment of prophecy of ruin she will bring upon kingdom. M371.3
• Confinement in tower to avoid fulfillment of prophecy. M372
• Confinement in iron house below surface of earth to avoid fulfillment of prophecy. M372.1
• Expulsion to avoid fulfillment of prophecy. M373
• Slaughter of innocents to avoid fulfillment of prophecy. M375
• Slaughter of children to prevent fulfillment of parricide prophecy. M375.2
• Child mutilated to avoid fulfillment of prophecy. M375.3
• Wooers slain to avoid fulfillment of prophecy. M375.4
• Exposure of pregnant woman to avoid fulfillment of prophecy concerning future child. M376.1
• Murder of pregnant woman to avoid fulfillment of prophecy. M376.2
• Delivery of child fated to rule retarded in order to avoid fulfillment of prophecy. M376.4
• Fulfillment of prophecy. M391
• Fulfillment of prophecy successfully avoided. M391.1
• Wandering skull fulfills prophecy. M391.2
• Parricide prophecy unwittingly fulfilled. N323
• Prophecy of future greatness fulfilled when hero returns home unknown. Parents serve him. N682
• Fulfillment of precepts rewarded. Q20.2
• God under compulsion: suppliant threatens to mutilate (crush) holy image if his wish is not fulfilled. V123.1