29 motifs match “keeping”  ·  back to the chapters

• Wool on his forehead awarded sheep in lawsuit. He is given the privilege of keeping it when the rest of his body is shorn. (Cf. A2322.5.) A2255.1
• Sabbath-keeping cow. Refuses to work on Sabbath. B259.2
• Cows grateful for hero's housekeeping for them. B396
• Person charged with keeping birds from the crops confines them in barn (usually roofless) by magic while he goes to town. D2072.0.2.2.1
• Wild hunt avoided by keeping on one's road. Sometimes in middle of road or on right side of road. E501.17.5.1
• Wild hunt avoided by keeping in house with windows closed. (Cf. E501.14.6.) E501.17.5.3
• Journey to upper world by keeping thoughts continually on heaven. F64
• Sandhill grows around lover keeping watch till it covers all but his head. F969.6
• Illness from keeping a secret. F1041.9.2
• Huge boil appears on forehead of youth keeping a secret. F1041.9.2.1
• Ogre abducts new-born babe, keeping it captive for seven years. G442.1
• Suitor test: keeping princess's secret. H338.1
• Task: keeping four dogs in herd. H1112.1
• Task: keeping up a certain work all night. H1128
• Task: selling an animal and keeping him. H1152
• Fear test: keeping goal in hurling-match for corpses. H1436
• Litter of puppies tested by throwing them one by one at hanging hide of wild beast, and keeping the one that grips hide. Puppy grows up to be great hunting dog. H1588.1
• Ungrateful son reproved by naïve action of his own son: preparing for old age. Man gives his old father half a carpet to keep him warm. Child keeps the other half and tells his father that he is keeping it for him when he grows old. J121
• Elephant, giraffe, snake, and ant try keeping house together: requirements different. J512.7.1
• Keeping on good terms with hostile gods. J821
• Keeping the secret. Man tells parson secret and asks him to keep it. The parson refuses; "If you can't keep the secret, you must not expect me to." J1482
• Keeping the measure by stretching out the arms. Numskull goes to buy goods for his wife. J2036
• Keeping rain from the trunks. Numskulls take out the clothing and cover the trunks to keep rain off. J2129.6
• Thief takes mistress's ornaments across river on pretense of keeping them safe, and then deserts her. K346.6
• Clever wife gets money from those who attempt to seduce her. Payment for keeping silence. K443.2
• Keeping fast rewarded. Q26
• Penance: keeping self suspended on two iron hooks placed under armpits. Q541.4
• Driving insane by keeping awake. S191
• Man convicted of cheating at his bookkeeping is excused when it is learned that he has given the money to the poor. V416.1