43 motifs match “jesus”  ·  back to the chapters

• Origin of stones: punishment for discourtesy. Jesus asks a man what he is sowing. He answers, "Stones." Jesus turns the crop to stones. This is how stones originate. A973
• Animals from men transformed for discourtesy to God (Jesus). (Cf. A1831, A1862, A1871.) A1715.2
• All living things from Jesus' spattered blood. A1724.3
• Dog created as watch-dog for Jesus. Jesus, left to watch the herd, creates the dog to drive off the wolf. A1831.1
• The owl is a baker's daughter who objected to the size of the dough put into the oven for Jesus when he appeared in her house as a beggar. A1958.0.1
• Animals blessed for honoring infant Jesus. (Cf. A2231.4, A2356.2.7, A2381.1.) A2221.1
• Blood from cross on robin redbreast: He helps Jesus; rewarded with red breast. (Cf. A2353.2.) A2221.2.2
• Frog fails to honor infant Jesus: loses tail. (Cf. A2221.1, A2378.2.3. A2231.4
• Jesus causes animal characteristics. (Cf. A2221, A2231.) A2287
• Jesus drives evil spirits into hogs: hence short snouts. (Cf. A2335.4.1.) A2287.1
• Jesus drives evil spirits into hogs: hence "toes" on back of foreleg. (Cf. A2371.2.2.) A2287.1.1
• Plant blessed for help at Jesus' birth. A2711.1
• Tree protects Jesus from rain: is green all year. (Cf. A2765.1.) A2711.4
• Plant cursed for disservice to child Jesus. (Cf. A2772.2.) A2721.1
• Man tells Jesus he is sowing stones. "You shall get stones." Why peas do not soften in boiling. A2721.3.1
• Animals worship infant Jesus. B251.1.1
• Wild leopards guide Jesus and the Holy Family through wilderness in flight to Egypt. B563.5
• The cursed dancers. Dancers rude to holy man (Jesus) cursed and must keep dancing till Judgment Day. C94.1.1
• Prayers of nun cause Virgin Mary to show her the infant Jesus. D1766.1.2
• Three Nephites are granted quasi-immortal state by Jesus Christ at time of resurrection. (Cf. V294.) D1856.2
• Boy Jesus carries water in his cloak when water bottle is broken. F866.7.2.1
• Magic spring flows from roots of tree at command of Jesus. F933.1.2
• Angel (Jesus) kills man. Done because man is plotting a murder. J225.4
• Standing up for the friendless. Preacher in backwoods asks congregation members who are friends of Jesus to rise. No one rises. "What, are there no friends of Jesus in this house?" A cowboy rises to his feet: "Stranger, I don't know who this man Jesus is. I never heard of him before, but I'll stand up for any man who hasn't got any more friends than he has." J1738.5
• The Lord has departed. Maidservant on way to church on Palm Sunday meets priests leading ass on which Jesus rode. The maid runs home and tells her mistress that the Lord has mounted and has just gone away. J1823.1.3
• Numskull knocks the figure of Jesus from the ass. Sees the waving of palms on Palm Sunday and thinks the people are trying to knock the figure from the ass. J1823.1.4
• The stag with iron shoes. Hunters shoot a stag and hide it. Another who sees puts a dead ass in the bag instead. When the bag is opened, one cries, "Oh Jesus, we have shot a stag with iron shoes!" J2335
• Devil tries to pass for Jesus. Forbids man to cut wood on Sunday. Disappears when man demands to see the wounds on his hands and feet. K1992
• Oath not to be christened until he has fought in seven battles for Jesus. M177.1.2
• Prophecy by Jesus that certain people shall live "till coming of Patrick." So it was. M300.1
• Foul portrayal of Jesus on the Cross brings punishment to the artist and the man responsible. Q222.3
• Lazy boy and industrious girl matched. Jesus (incognito) as matchmaker. T125
• Incredulity of true transformation of host banished by actual appearance of Jesus's body and blood. V33.1.1
• Image of Jesus descends from cross and wounds nun leaving convent. V122.1
• Three (seven) druids come to adore infant Jesus. V211.1.7
• The Infant Jesus. V211.1.8
• Jesus had "dark hair and a long red beard". V211.2.1.2.1
• God gives staff of Jesus to saint. V227.1
• Virgin Mary appears to devout nun with infant Jesus. The nun devoutly prayed to see Him. V277.1
• Conversion to Christianity by miracle of seeing blood flow from Jesus' image. V331.1.1
• Romans won't include Jesus in their pantheon because of his poverty which they hate. V385
• Jesus appears to St. Martin when he gives his cloak to beggar. V411.8
• The large loaves need a large oven. Parson says that the loaves with which Jesus fed the people in the wilderness were as large as the mountains. The mason asks what kind of oven they were baked in. X434.1