45 motifs match “obedience”  ·  back to the chapters

• Animal blessed for obedience to deity. A2221.6
• Bird coloring as reward for obedience to deity. A2221.6.1
• Dove returns to ark in obedience to Noah: receives sheen of raven. A2221.7
• Animal characteristics: punishment for disobedience. A2234
• Raven does not return to ark in obedience to Noah: black color is resulting punishment. A2234.1.1
• Barren trees as punishment of earth for disobedience at man's fall. A2721.8
• Plant punished for disobedience. A2722
• Obedience of the feathered creatures to the commands of saint. B256.5
• Tabu: disobedience. All lodgers must obey host implicitly. C836
• Permanent sign of disobedience for breaking tabu. C910
• Bloody key as sign of disobedience. (Cf. C611, C813.) C913
• Bloody egg as sign of disobedience. C913.1
• Transformation because of disobedience. D517
• Disenchantment by obedience and kindness. D731
• Vessels burst and reveal disobedience. D1318.12.1
• Suitor test: obedience and humility before bride. H313
• Bride test: obedience. H386
• Test of wife's obedience. H473
• Test of wife's obedience: finger in hole. Disobedient wife puts her finger into the hole where her husband has fixed sharp nails. H473.1
• Test of wife's obedience: the one command. Upon his wife's insistence that he test her by giving one command the husband tells her not to go into the oven while he is away. She does so and oven falls on her. H473.2
• Test of wife's obedience: not to eat leeks. Although she does not like them, she immediately begins to want them. H473.3
• Test of wife's obedience: decorating house. H473.5
• Tests of obedience. H1557
• 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
• Adam's (Eve's) disobedience blamed: blamer immediately disobeys orders. (Cf. H1554.1.) H1557.2
• Pope tests women's disobedience: not to look into box. (Cf. H1554.1.) They do so and are not allowed to hear confession. H1557.4
• Obedience of king's subjects tested by willingness to allow spear to be carried crosswise into houses. Way must be hewn. H1557.5
• King tests gardener's obedience by playing thief. H1557.6
• Test of leadership (obedience): swallowing mouse without vomiting. H1567.1.1
• Intemperance in obedience. J555
• [First Edition (Additions and Corrections): J1085.1[b]. Priest with crucifix and club. Orders church thieves to replace stolen goods. When crucifix does not bring obedience he forces them with club.] J1085.1[b][1st ed.]
• Celibacy at the altar. Monk says, "I vowed three things: poverty in the bath, obedience at the table, and celibacy at the altar." J1264.2
• Literal obedience. J2460
• Literal obedience: soldier breaks woman's oil pot in two with sword when she asks him to show her something she never has seen in life. J2469.5.2
• Disobedience to God punished. Q221.5
• Disobedience punished. (Cf. Q431.3, Q451.7.0.2.3, Q456.0.3, Q458.0.2, Q552.1.0.1.1, Q593.) Q325
• Banishment because of disobedience. Maiden wants to become nun and not marry. (Cf. Q325.) Q431.3
• Miraculous blindness as punishment for disobedience. (Cf. Q325.) Q451.7.0.2.3
• Burial alive as punishment for disobedience to king. (Cf. Q325.) Q456.0.3
• Flogging as punishment for disobedience to rulers. (Cf. Q325.) Q458.0.2
• Thunderbolt demolishes fortress as punishment for disobedience (to saint). (Cf. Q227, Q325.) Q552.1.0.1.1
• Man has color of the dead as result of saint's curse for disobedience. (Cf. Q227.) Q556.4
• Angel scourges mortal for disobedience to God. (Cf. Q220, Q325, Q458.) V245.1
• Obedience. W31
• Disobedience. W126