116 motifs match “killing” — showing the first 100; narrow the words for the rest  ·  back to the chapters

• Large stone falls from sky killing all but one couple. A1009.3
• God punishes man by killing his child: origin of death. A1335.15
• Why quail has no tail. Tricks crab into pulling out tail instead of killing her. Says that gripping her neck would not hurt but that pulling tail will be fatal. A2378.2.1
• Crows reveal the killing of mare. B131.1.1
• Wolves and wild pigs condemned to death in lion's court for killing and eating sheep. B275.1.3.2
• Supernatural bird prevents mother from killing babe. B524.4
• Tabu: killing sacred beings. C92
• Tabu: killing sacred animals. C92.1
• Tabu: killing animals for sacrifice. (Cf. C57.1.) C92.1.0.1
• Tabu: killing raven (Odin's bird). C92.1.1
• Tabu: killing sacred calf. C92.1.2
• Tabu: killing shrew-mouse, sacred to the gods. C92.1.3
• Tabu: killing stork. C92.1.4
• Tabu: killing scald-crow (goddess of war). C92.1.5
• Tabu: killing other sacred bird. C92.1.6
• Tabu: killing sacred dragon. (Cf. B11.) C92.2
• Tabu: killing and cooking sacred cow. C221.1.1.1.3
• Tabu: killing king, even at his own request. C563.6
• Tabu: killing more cattle than one can eat. C766.1
• Tabu: killing certain animals. C841
• Tabu: killing animal which takes refuge with one. C841.0.3
• Tabu: killing stork. Bird was once maiden. (Cf. A1715, A1966.) C841.1
• Tabu: killing a swan. C841.5
• Tabu: killing golden duck. C841.6
• Tabu: killing totem animal. C841.7
• Tabu: killing deer. C841.8
• Tabu: killing antelope. C841.8.1
• Tabu: killing certain fish. C841.9
• Tabu: killing albatross. C841.10
• Killing albatross causes misfortune to follow killer. C841.10.1
• Tabu: killing a cat. C841.11
• Disenchantment by killing. D712.9
• Speaking lamp prevents king from killing queen. (Cf. D1162.) D1381.29
• Magic all-killing spear-head. (Cf. D1084.1.) D1402.7.2.2
• Killing with head of fallen enemy. D1402.23
• Blood (in dream) as omen of killing. D1812.5.1.1.3
• Blindness cured by killing snake that caused it. D2161.4.10.5
• Evil spirit cast out of person by killing and resuscitating. E728.1.1
• Person (animal) swallowed without killing. F911
• Witch punishes owner for injury or slight by killing his animals. (Cf. G269.10.) G265.4.0.1
• Hero killing an ogress gains her adopted daughter for his wife. (Cf. G510.1.) G512.0.3
• Killing of ogre's cattle, sheep, etc. brings on ogre's anger. G614
• Ears, fingers and noses of demons cut off as proof of killing them. H105.5
• Severed head as proof of killing. H106.2
• Suitor task: killing ferocious animal. H335.3
• Suitor task: killing lion guarding girl. H335.3.2
• Suitor task: killing tiger demons. H335.3.6
• Task: killing enough birds in one day to cover the mountain, each bird to be of a different species. H1109.3
• Task: measuring (killing) wild boar. H1154.3.3.1
• Task: killing ferocious beast. H1161
• Task: killing murderous bird. H1161.1
• Task: killing ox. H1161.2.1
• Task: killing fierce bull. (Cf. H1151.7.) H1161.2.2
• Task: killing golden pig. H1161.4
• Task: killing devastating lion. H1161.5
• Task: killing devastating tiger. H1161.6
• Task: killing certain man. (Cf. H335.3, H335.5, H335.6.) H1162
• Suitor test: killing monster. H1174
• Quest for wonderful but man-killing flower. H1333.5.0.4
• Killing trees threaten hero. H1522
• Avoid enemies' revenge either by making peace and friendship or by killing them all. So says old man to conqueror. J647.1
• Three unlawful acts in killing one sheep: two lambs were inside. J1169.9
• Killing the fly on the judge's nose. The judge has told the boy that he should kill a fly wherever he sees one. J1193.1
• Veterinarian becomes doctor. When he killed animals he had to pay for them; but he did not have to pay for killing people. J1438
• Numskull thinks the bishop's snoring is his death rattle. He strikes at a fly on the bishop's nose because it seems to be killing the bishop. J1833
• "Quieting the patient." Fool does so by killing. J2489.5
• Man refuses to pay murderer for killing and kills him. K231.10
• Compassionate executioner. A servant charged with killing the hero (heroine) arranges the escape of the latter. K512
• Compassionate executioners. Slaves charged with killing (drowning) the infant heroine are touched by her "laughing smile" and put her in a calfshed (hollow tree), where she is found by cowherds, who rear her. K512.0.1
• Compassionate executioner: bloody coat. A servant charged with killing the hero smears the latter's coat with the blood of an animal as proof of the execution and lets the hero escape. K512.1
• Compassionate executioner: substituted heart. A servant charged with killing the hero (heroine) substitutes an animal, whose heart he takes to his master as proof of the execution. K512.2
• Man persuades robbers to postpone killing him until he can show them his treasure. Leads them into marsh and escapes. K567.2
• Escape by asserting that captor will have ill luck after killing victim. K573
• Killing or maiming by deception. K800
• Dupe tricked into killing himself. K890
• Intruding wolf tricked into jumping down chimney and killing himself. K891.1
• Ape tricked into jumping on to stakes and killing himself. K891.2
• Men deceived into killing each other. K929.7
• Deception into killing own family or animals. K940
• Man betrayed into killing his wife or grandmother. K940.2
• Killing tiger by throwing hot hatchet into mouth. K951.1.1.1
• Killing by throwing hot salt into eyes. K957.1
• Brothers duped into killing each other by slander that one of them is father to the other's child. K1092
• Trickster deceives dupe into killing his own children. K1464
• Tail sticking from ground betrays killing of calf. So arranged by servant in revenge on his master. K1686
• Sham wise man stays alone feigning study. Is really killing flies. K1956.5
• Adulteress tricks husband into killing allegedly importunate lover. K2111.4
• Innocent woman accused of killing her new-born children. K2116.1.1
• Queen kills her husband as revenge of his killing of her father and brother. K2213.13
• Queen deceives her husband as revenge for his killing of her lover and brother (Helgi.) K2213.14
• Futile moving to avoid death. Man told by Death he will die where he stands sells everything and moves to another town. He goes for a ride on a mare which runs away with him and throws him on the spot he so dreads, killing him. M382
• Accidental killing or death. N330
• Children play hog-killing: one killed. N334.1
• Series of accidental animal killings. N335.6
• Hasty killing or condemnation (mistake). N340
• False accusation overheard causes hasty killing. N342.4
• Hasty killing or condemnation – miscellaneous. N349
• Secret unique means of killing ogre overheard from children. N476.3
• Doctor know-all accidentally saves raja. Roof caves in after he has dragged raja out with the intention of killing him and putting an end to all of his questions. N688.1
• Grinding stones carried by men seeking refuge in tree-top fall, killing their enemies below. N696.2