26 motifs match “misunderstand”  ·  back to the chapters

• St. Peter as ruler for the air and rain. Often misunderstands the orders of God. A287.2
• Origin of physical defects. Wicked people entering heaven on rope fall to earth and are injured. St. Peter misunderstands what God says and lets them fall. A1338
• Helpful animal killed through misunderstanding. B331
• Faithful falcon killed through misunderstanding. Tries to warn the king against drinking water poisoned by snake. B331.1
• Faithful horse killed through misunderstanding. Tries to warn king against drinking water poisoned by snake. B331.1.1
• Task assigned from misunderstanding. H946
• Task assigned from misunderstanding: search for prince named Sabr ("wait"). H946.1
• Countryman misunderstands comforts of city. Thinks latrine is kitchen, refuses to take a walk because he fears high houses will fall upon him, etc. J1742.5
• Other misunderstandings of words. J1805
• Inappropriate action from misunderstanding. J1820
• Misunderstanding of church customs or ceremonies causes inappropriate action. J1823
• Misunderstandings concerning images of Christ. J1823.1
• Other misunderstandings of the communion. J1824.1
• Turkish ambassador misunderstands Christian ceremonies. Makes ridiculous report to his king. J1825
• Jumping into the river after their comrade. Through misunderstanding one of the men jumps into the river. He calls out; the others think that he wants them to follow, and all jump in and are drowned. J1832
• Useless surgical operation from misunderstanding. J1842
• Inappropriate action from misunderstanding – miscellaneous. J1849
• Getting rid of the cat. In a land in which cats are not known, one is bought at a great price. It eats many mice. By misunderstanding, they think the cat is a monster. In order to get rid of it they set the house on fire. J2101
• Misunderstandings because of lack of knowledge of a different language than one's own. J2496.2
• Ferocious animal (ogre) misunderstands victim's remark: flees in fright. K547.5
• Criminal confesses because of misunderstanding of a dialect. N275.2
• Detection by accidental remark. Wife misunderstands husband's remark and confesses. N275.3
• Deaf peasant: travelers ask the way. Travelers ask their direction. Peasant thinks they want to buy oxen. Peasant's wife arrives; thinks they say her food is too salty. – Daughter-in-law and father-in-law misunderstand each other. X111.2
• Deaf litigants and deaf judge misunderstand one another. (Cf. X111.1.) X111.14
• Deaf husband orders deaf wife to prepare a certain dish: misunderstanding. X112
• Misunderstanding and quarrels in family of deaf. X113