39 motifs match “guards”  ·  back to the chapters

• God and the devil torment each other with their creations. Devil pesters God with gnats. God makes a fire and safeguards himself; God plagues the devil with fleas. Devil is unable to find means of protecting himself. A63.4.1
• Hound of hell. Cerberus (monstrous dog) guards the bridge to the lower world. A673
• Dog guards master's life and wealth: may eat before other animals. A2223.5
• Dragon guards treasure. B11.6.2
• Dragon guards holy land. B11.6.4
• Dragon guards hermit's food, frightens off robbers. B11.6.5
• Dragon guards bridge to otherworld. B11.6.6
• Dragon guards lake. B11.7.2
• Boar guards holy man's swine. B256.6.1
• Fish guards cow for master. B576.3.1
• Animal guards master's dead body. B576.4
• Man commends wife to devil. Devil takes the charge seriously and guards woman's chastity during husband's absence. C12.4
• Amulet guards against sorcery. (Cf. D1070.) D1385.24
• Raja's guards magically transform stones and dry bones rained upon him by army of witches and turn them back. D1400.1.22
• Ghost in human form guards treasure. E291.2.1
• Ghost animal guards treasure. E291.2.2
• Spirit in hornet form guards a treasure. F403.2.3.1
• Swamp spirit guards buried treasure. F494.1.1
• Monster guards door of habitable hill. F721.2.2
• Giant herdsman. Hideous beastlike giant guards a herd of wild fighting animals. Herdsman can seize one of them in such a way as to make rest beg mercy. G152
• Demon in the shape of serpent guards forest where treasure tree grows. G354.1.1
• Man with unfaithful wife comforted when he sees jealous husband who carefully guards wife cuckolded. J882.2
• The dog between the two castles. In castles on opposite hills guards play different tunes during meals. The dog goes toward the music in one castle but when he is about half way up the hill the music begins on the other. He keeps alternating and running up and down until the meals are over and he gets nothing. J2183.1
• Master thief puts guards to sleep and steals meat. K331.2.1.2
• Guards fatigued by trickster so that they sleep while goods are stolen. K331.2.2
• Thief frightens away guards of his father's corpse by impersonating demons. K335.0.7
• Trickster bribes guards to start a fight. While the master goes to investigate, the trickster enters his bed with his wife. K341.10
• Thief guards his pursuer's horse while the latter follows a false trail. Steals the horse. K346.1
• Goldsmith as thief in king's treasury. Makes golden human figure and says it is a corpse. Gets by guards. K419.7
• Escape by giving narcotic to guards. K625
• Escape by throwing money (treasure) so that guards fight over it. K626.1
• Man caught running by guards has to tell his destination. One of the guards substitutes for him with his sweetheart. K1317.4
• Dog guards chastity of master's wife during his absence. K1591.2
• Wolf proposes abolition of dog guards for sheep: plan detected. K2061.1.1
• Serpent guards treasure. N582
• Escape from prison because of bribed guards. R211.9
• To reach beauty young man climbs eight fences watched by one hundred guards. T46.1
• Cat and dog as guards of imprisoned beauty. (Cf. B576.1.) T50.1.4
• Sheep jealous of dog because he does nothing. Do not consider that he guards the flock. W181.1