46 motifs match “innocent”  ·  back to the chapters

• Spring from innocent king's blood. A941.5.8
• Kite steals jewels and thus saves condemned man. Innocent man in possession of stolen jewels, is about to be apprehended. Kite carries off the jewels and saves him. B522.2
• Each drop of innocent blood turns to burning candle. D1318.5.3
• Blood of children (innocent maidens) as cure for leprosy. D1502.4.2.1
• Tree from innocent man's blood. E631.0.5
• Dry branch on innocent man's grave blossoms as proof of innocence. E631.0.5.1
• Extraordinary nature phenomena at cruel treatment of innocent person. F960.7
• Premature darkness at time of execution of innocent people. F965.1.1
• Flame indicates place where innocent person was murdered. F1061.4
• Sword magically changed to wood when executioner is to decapitate innocent person. H215.1
• Gallows rope breaks when innocent person is hanged. H215.2
• Garden filled with flowers on innocent girl's approach. H216.1
• Ordeal by bread and cheese. Declaration: if I am not innocent may I choke on bread and cheese. H232
• Test of innocence: apple and gold offered. Innocent person takes apple. H256
• "Do not draw your sword against the innocent": counsel proved wise by experience. J21.2.3
• Parents's misdeeds innocently betrayed by children. J125
• Robber innocent because he is merely following traditions of his ancestors. J1179.4
• Innocent man executed because his neck fits the noose (or the like). J2233.1
• Surreptitious transfer of stolen object to innocent person's possession brings condemnation. K401.2.3
• Innocent girl sells her "love" and later receives it back. When she tells her mother what has happened, she is beaten. Thinking to right matters, she demands that the knight return what he has taken. (Sequel: K1275.) K1362
• 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
• Innocent confessor duped into being go-between for adulteress and lover. By following suggestions in her false accusations to confessor the lover reaches her side. K1584
• False abortion placed in innocent woman's bed. K2112.2.4
• Other means of incriminating innocent woman. K2112.5
• Innocent person accused of murder. K2116
• Innocent woman accused of murder. K2116.1
• Innocent woman accused of killing her new-born children. K2116.1.1
• Innocent woman accused of eating her new-born children. K2116.1.1.1
• Murderer makes outcry so that innocent person is accused of murder. K2116.4
• Innocent woman accused of using witchcraft. Sham sickness. K2123
• Innocent made to appear guilty. K2150
• Blood smeared on innocent person brings accusation of murder. K2155.1
• Bloody knife left in innocent person's bed brings accusation of murder. K2155.1.1
• Innocent man compelled to write treasonable letter. It brings about his death sentence. K2156
• Treacherous mother-in-law accuses innocent wife. K2218.1
• Little innocent girl is able to drive giant out of land. L311.4
• Pledge to say but a single phrase. In carrying out this agreement the men innocently confess a crime. M175
• Slaughter of innocents to avoid fulfillment of prophecy. M375
• Father causes death of innocent son, believing him guilty of adultery with father's wife. N344.2
• Innocent man accidentally suspected of crime. (Cf. N342.2.) N347
• Jealous husband kills innocent wife. Suspicions aroused when villain leaves his handkerchief in her room. (Othello.) N348
• Innocent queen burned at stake. Q414.0.7
• Innocently hanged person saved by saint. R165.2
• Oft-proved fidelity. Repeated attempts to seduce innocent woman. She escapes them all. T320.1
• Virgin Mary defends innocent accused. V252
• Three innocent children: Ananias, Zacharias, Misael. Z71.1.5