92 motifs match “hides”  ·  back to the chapters

• God hides from sun in shadow of a cloud. A179.8
• Sun hides. A734
• Sun hides in cave. A734.1
• Sun hides face in shame: eclipse. A737.8.1
• Devil as Earth Diver. Satan dives for earth at instance of God. Succeeds only third time (by use of right formula). He hides the earth under his tongue. It swells, and he must be rescued by God. A812.1
• Origin of menstruation – Virgin Mary's garment. She hides her garment and a maiden finds it. A1355.2
• The various children of Eve. Eve has so many children that she is ashamed when God pays her a visit. She hides some of them and they fail to receive the blessing that God gives those in sight. Thus arises the differences in classes and peoples. A1650.1
• Buffalo and cow exchange hides: hence bad fitting hides. (Cf. A2311.6.) A2247.1
• Origin of cow's and buffalo's hides. (Cf. A2247.1.) A2311.6
• Why cat hides its excreta. A2385.4
• Mary hides in ground nail to be used for cross: origin of thistles. (Cf. A2688.1.) A2615.1
• Tiger hides woman from all other tigers. B525.1
• Magic tobacco plant hides treasure. (Cf. D965.17.) D1463.4
• Cave opens and hides fugitives. D1552.5
• Woods opens and hides fugitive. (Cf. D941.) D1554.1
• Tree regains life and verdure after treasure it hides in its roots is given away. D2157.3.2
• Ghost of woman chides unbeliever. E367.5
• Spirit hides articles in strange places. F473.2.2
• Thumbling hides in small place. F535.1.1.10
• Thumbling hides under thimble in table drawer. F535.1.1.10.1
• Thumbling hides in a snail shell, in a mouse hole. F535.1.1.10.2
• Girl's hair spreads on ground so that it hides her. F555.3.1.1
• Extraordinary companion hides behind hero to trick enemy. F601.4.1
• Horse sewed in buffalo-hides. As protection against a greater horse, hero's horse is sewed in nine buffalo-hides. F984.1
• Man hides sister in wound in his thigh to protect her. F1034.3.1
• Devil hides in clothes of people running from storm. G303.6.2.12
• Devil in the stable wrapped in horse-hide. Devil chases youth as he hides himself. G303.8.12
• Bride test: key in flax reveals laziness. Suitor hides key in flax on spinning wheel. Finds it there next day. H382.1
• Wisdom of hidden old man saves kingdom. In famine all old men are ordered killed. One man hides his father. When all goes wrong in the hands of the young rulers, the old man comes forth, performs assigned tasks, and aids with his wisdom. J151.1
• Stag found by master when overlooked by servants. Hides under hay and escapes until master himself comes. J1032
• Priest preaches about bishop's amour. Bishop has fined priest for incontinence. Priest hides and witnesses amorous intrigue between bishop and abbess, hearing bishop refer to the abbess's charms in biblical similes. Priest incorporates overheard references in his introduction to the Mass and is asked for an explanation. Bishop returns his fine. J1211.1.1
• The Lord has Risen. A parson hides his money in a holy place and leaves a sign, "The Lord is in this Place." A thief takes the money and leaves a sign, "He is risen and is no longer here" J1399.1
• Host hides meat in his clothing. It attracts his dog and he is exposed. J1562.3
• God's omniscience. A woman tells her brother of God's omniscience. When he is ill and the priest has been called, he creeps under some straw and hides. The priest leaves. The man: "If God were so omniscient he might have found me for the priest." J1617
• Fool hides treasure and leaves sign "Here it is." Thief leaves sign "Here it is not." J2091.1
• How did the cow get on the pole? A fool hides his purse on a pole on a cliff. A rascal substitutes cow-dung for the money. The fool is interested only in how the cow could have reached the purse. J2382
• Sultan tries to prove to Adversity he cannot be seized at specified time and hides in a sewer. He thus experiences adversity in his very effort to avoid it. J2488.2
• Boastful coward frightened when he sees strong adversaries. Hides in trousers of plowman who fights the men. J2631
• Flying contest won by deception: riding on the other. Wren hides in eagle's wings. (Cf. K11.2.) K25.1
• Contest in scratching skin off each other: covering self with several ox-hides. K83.2
• One thief hides in money bag; other carries it off. K307.1
• Trickster hides in food and eats it. K371
• Thief hides in large bottle to get into room: bottle put into water to boil. K439.11
• Trickster cheats rescuers into digging his well. The well that he has dug falls in. He throws his clothes into the hole and hides. People going to church think that man is drowned and dig the well out. K474
• Man hides in hollow log, fires rifle while Indians are sitting on the log, scares them away. K547.3
• Confederate hides fugitive. K649.1
• Tiger-mother hides concealed guests in jar. K649.1.2
• Hero hides in treasure box and thus circumvents plot to leave him below when companions pull up box. K677.1
• Man plays dead and hides in money chest: catches thief. K751.2
• Monkey tricked into jumping in water and drowning self. Jackal hides in reeds which screen water. K891.3
• Cows killed for their hides when large price is reported by trickster. K941.1
• Crocodile hides in strawstack and is burned to death. K1055.1
• Woman dares husband to try his sword on pile of clothing which hides her paramour. Stops him just in time. Later the paramour entices her to come to him. Exposes her naked, except for face, to his friends. K1213.1
• Hidden paramour taken to his own wife. He hides in a chest. The chest is taken by a creditor who unwittingly delivers it to the paramour's wife. K1216
• Fresh hides spread on grass; girl slips up and is deflowered. K1339.1
• The husband in the chicken house. The husband returns unexpectedly and surprises his wife with her lover. She makes the husband believe he is pursued and hides him in the chicken house. (Cf. K1514.9.) K1514.1
• Husband hides in curtain to catch paramour. On entering, paramour threatens to kill husband if he should appear. K1514.4.2
• Cuckold husband hides under bed. K1514.4.2.1
• Husband hides in chest to catch paramour. (Cf. K1566.) K1514.5
• 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
• Wife hides lover under bed. When husband comes in she drops candle and sends him out for another, allowing lover to escape unseen. K1521.4.1
• The Lord above; the lord below. A husband returning home surprises a woman and her paramour and a numskull who has blundered in. The woman hides the numskull in the bed and the paramour under it. The husband, who is leaving on a journey, lifts his hands to heaven and says, "I commend you to the Lord above." – The numskull: "Commend her rather to the lord below!" K1525
• Gullible husband behind the tree. (Tristan and Isolt.) Husband goes to wife's love tryst and hides behind a tree. The wife, having learned of his presence, tells lover that he should not allow their innocent relations to lead to gossip. Husband is appeased. K1533
• The devil in the barrel. The naked lover hides himself in a sooty barrel. The husband receives from a curious gentleman a good sum of money for showing him the "devil". K1555.2
• Husband hides in wife's room and kills paramour. K1561.1
• Trickster discovers woman's paramour and hides him in outhouse: rewarded by husband. K1574.2
• Marooned man hides himself in ogre's clothes and outwits him. K1616.2
• Groom deceives bride with substituted bedmate and hides self in order to learn the secret she has promised to tell. K1844.3
• Trickster hides in bag in order to be carried. His father imitates and is beaten. K1892.1
• Trickster hides in box in order to be carried. K1892.1.1
• Trickster hides in basket and is carried. K1892.1.2
• Girl hides lover under clothing upon which she sits. K1892.2
• Impostor kills fairy, hides body and dresses in fairy's clothes. K1911.1.10
• Sham wise man hides something and is rewarded for finding it. K1956.2
• Trickster hides in hollow tree and eats food he has persuaded his wife to bring to feed a bird. K1971.1.1
• 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
• Fresh hides spread so that enemy slips and falls. K2352.1
• Father hides wealth to keep son from gambling it away. N94
• Money cannot be kept from where it is destined to go. Miser told that his hoard is to go to poor man. He hides it in a trunk and throws it into the sea but it drifts to the house of the poor man who tries in vain to restore it to its owner. N212
• King in battle hides in ditch, with earth piled around him. P12.5.1
• Physician hides eyes as he passes graveyard. He does not want to see those who have died from his medicine. P424.1
• Father hides children from murderous mother. After many years they come forth and she dies of fright. R153.2.1
• Father hides son from Satan. R153.3.6
• Mother hides twin (triplet) sons to keep them from death. (Cf. S314.) R153.4.2
• Princess hides in straw. R313
• Child hides food from starving parents. S20.2
• Queen hides her child and accuses wolf of eating it. S332
• Wife hides husband's unfaithfulness from emperor and even shelters his mistress. T222
• Ruler protects thief. Asks for the stolen plate and hides it so that it will not be found on the culprit. W11.10
• Cowardly spider rushes at fly but hides when wasp appears. W121.5
• Miserly husband spies on wife to see that she does not eat too much. Gets burned in the chimney and beaten in the bed where he hides. W153.2
• Bird's pea gets stuck in socket of mill-handle. She goes to carpenter, king, queen, who refuse to help. She asks snake to bite queen, stick to beat snake, fire to burn stick, etc. Final formula: cat eats mouse, mouse cuts plant creeper, creeper snares elephant, elephant drinks up sea, sea quenches fire, fire burns stick, stick beats snake, snake bites queen, queen speaks to king, king chides carpenter, carpenter cuts mill handle, and pea is extracted. Questions in rhyme. Z41.6