82 motifs match “kingdom”  ·  back to the chapters

• God represented as king, world as his kingdom. A137.10
• Origin of kingdom. A1583
• Animal kingdom (or community). B220
• Animal kingdom – quadrupeds. B221
• Kingdom of monkeys. B221.1
• Kingdom of rats. B221.2
• Kingdom (land) of birds. B222
• Kingdom of fishes. B223
• Kingdom of sharks. B223.1
• Kingdom of insects. B224
• Kingdom of ants. B224.1
• Kingdom of reptiles. B225
• Kingdom of serpents. B225.1
• Snake kingdom under the sea. B225.1.1
• Kingdom of amphibia. B226
• Frog rescues man from kingdom of the snakes. B547.4
• Tabu: going into bath on return from serpent kingdom. (Cf. C721.) C711
• Kings exchange forms and kingdoms for a year. D45.1
• Solomon's power to hold kingdom dependent on ring; drops it in water. D1335.5.2
• Dream warns king of danger to kingdom. D1813.1.3
• "The Two Sorrows of the Kingdom of Heaven": Elijah and Enoch pass to otherworld without dying. D1856.1.1
• Hole to underworld kingdom of snakes. F92.7
• Journey to animal kingdom. Usually underground. F127
• Journey to serpent kingdom. F127.1
• Fairies come from the kingdom of Indra to earth in four flying thrones. F282.3
• Water-spirits have kingdom under water: queen, king, attendants, vassals. F420.3.3
• Kingdom of pygmies. F535.6
• Underground pygmy kingdom. F535.6.1
• Precocious son saves kingdom. F611.4
• Extraordinary kingdom. (Cf. F760.) F707
• Kingdom where everything is of gold. F707.1
• Kingdom where everything is of silver. F707.2
• Kingdom where everything is of diamond. F707.3
• Kingdom where everything is of pearl. F707.4
• Kingdom where seven rivers meet. F715.8
• Underground kingdom. F721.3
• King of underground kingdom. F721.3.1
• Underground kingdom reached in a box which was swallowed by a dragon and later released. F721.3.2
• Kingdom of demons. (Cf. G303.) G302.2.1
• Donkey ruling a kingdom: king condemning man unjustly. H592.5
• Task set by king to sons to determine heir to kingdom. H921.1
• Question (propounded on quest): Why does kingdom go well by day and burn by night? H1292.20
• Obedience of sons tested by offering them apple. They are each offered a slice of apple. The king says, "Open your mouth and receive what I give you". Eldest son insulted; youngest obeys and receives kingdom as reward. (Cf. H1558.0.1.1.) H1557.1
• 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
• Wisdom learned in underground kingdom: the passions of a human being could not be satisfied on earth. J179.2
• King chooses small inconvenience of personal troubles to great troubles for his kingdom. He suffers to help realm. J221.2
• Wise man refuses income of half a kingdom since expenses will outweigh gain. J342.2
• Foolishness of king's taking a washerman for chief minister; washerman makes no preparation for war and kingdom is conquered. [Inadvertant duplication of U129.3.] J677
• King improves kingdom before leaving it to his sons. He leaves it smaller but much stronger and richer. J701.2
• King for a year provides for future. Knowing that the custom is that he is to be deposed in a year, he sends provisions to a safe place out of the kingdom. J711.3
• Seek harmony in your own house. King brought to sense of duty by philosopher who tells him to seek harmony in his own house before inquiring about the harmony in his kingdom. J1289.9
• Gem offered by monarch to one who can first go around the kingdom. Trickster goes around king and says king is kingdom. J1289.14
• Princess has brought ill luck to bridegroom. When palace and retainers disappear after wedding and only humble hut remains, clever fox tells king his daughter's feet have brought ill luck to the groom, his master. King gives half his kingdom in compensation. K443.12
• Army of mice save kingdom from enemy invading force by gnawing their provisions, ammunition, etc., to shreds. K632.1
• Woman marries king feigning that she can heal him, and murders him in sleep. Afterward she takes the kingdom together with his counsellor. K959.2.4
• King in disguise to spy out his kingdom. K1812.17
• Treacherous queen tricks king into bestowing kingdom upon her son. K2213.11
• Treacherous queen lures her husband into chest and betrays him to hostile king. He is hung up between two fires, but his second wife cuts the strings so that he falls down and kills his enemy and takes his kingdom back. K2213.15
• Vow to marry queen of fairies and not to eat or drink inside kingdom until this is done. M146.1
• Vow to destroy kingdom by austerities. M193
• Prophecy of downfall of kingdom. M342
• Murder of child to prevent fulfillment of prophecy of ruin she will bring upon kingdom. M371.3
• Whole kingdom (all property) as wager. N2.5
• Half kingdom as wager. N2.5.2
• Four duties of king to subjects: devotion, protection of subjects, justice, and increase of his kingdom. P12.6.1
• King loses his kingdom to impostor. (Cf. K1934.1.) P15.3
• Slayer of king marries widow and inherits kingdom. P17.11
• What the princes most desire: king asks each of three sons separately. Answers: to study, to make pilgrimages, to build a great kingdom. Last chosen. P17.13
• Queen persuades husband to claim her father's kingdom after his death. P23.2
• Half of kingdom as reward. Q112
• Kingdom as reward. Q112.0.1
• Kingdom as reward for piety. (Cf. Q20.) Q112.0.1.1
• Kingdom as reward for poem. (Cf. Q91.3.) Q112.0.1.2
• Kingdom as reward for finding abducted princess. Q112.0.1.3
• Two thirds of kingdom as reward for finding abducted princesses. Q112.0.3
• One third of kingdom and the king's daughter as reward for getting victory-stone during the night. Q112.0.4
• Kingdom and hand of princess as reward for virtuous life. Q112.0.5
• Gods pour torrents of hot ashes on kingdom as punishment. Q552.13.0.3
• Vanquished king gives hero his daughter and control over his kingdom. T68.4
• Royal bride conducted by embassy to husband's kingdom. (Cf. T51.) T133.2
• Fight between husband and lover for kingdom and wife. T243
• Dissatisfied fox. In kingdom of lions laments that he always gets the worst bits of food. W128.2