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

• Giant orderly of the gods. A133.3
• Battle between God's orderly (giant) and plague. A162.6
• God reduces the elements to order. A175
• Rain-god and wind-god brought back in order to make liveable weather. Have been banished by sun-god. A287.0.1
• St. Peter as ruler for the air and rain. Often misunderstands the orders of God. A287.2
• Culture hero is hidden in order to escape enemies. A511.2.3
• Culture hero establishes law and order. A530
• Universe created in specified time and order. A601
• The nine ranks (orders) of heaven. A651.1.6.1
• Sun and moon make daily tour under direct orders of God. A726.1
• Islands created by order of deity. A955.0.1
• Cliffs become hard. Were formerly soft but become hard by God's order. (Cf. A975.) A968.1
• Why stones became hard. By God's order. (Cf. A968.1.) A975
• Establishment of natural order. A1100
• The four ages of the world. A development of the present order through four stages or periods, the golden, silver, bronze, and iron ages, or the like. A1101
• Establishment of present order: waters. A1110
• Why the sea is salt: magic salt mill. Stolen by sea-captain, who takes it aboard and orders it to grind. It will stop only for its master; ship sinks and mill keeps grinding salt. A1115.2
• Establishment of present order: waters – miscellaneous. A1119
• Establishment of present order: winds. A1120
• Establishment of present order: winds – miscellaneous. A1129
• Establishment of present order: weather phenomena. A1130
• Establishment of present order – miscellaneous motifs. A1180
• Ordering of human life. A1300
• Dragon fight in order to free princess. B11.11.4
• Dragon fight in order to free man. B11.11.5
• Dragon fight in order to free lion. B11.11.6
• Magic mouse to be flayed. Mouse orders hero to flay him and to use skin for magic purposes. Later the skin is returned to the mouse. B183.1.1
• Magic bull to be flayed. The bull orders the hero (heroine) to flay him and to use his skin for magic purposes. (Cf. B192, B335, B411.1.) B184.2.3.1
• Fish come in great numbers to the bank of a stream in order to hear Anthony of Padua preach. B251.2.7.1
• Faithful horse lies down in order that its mutilated master can mount it. B301.4.5
• Abused and pampered horses. Hero is ordered by ogre to feed and care for certain horse and to neglect other horse. Hero disobeys and feeds neglected horse. Latter is enchanted prince and helps hero. (Cf. B181.) B316
• Faithful dog killed by overhasty master: thinks mistakenly he has returned home against orders. (Cf. Llewellyn and his dog.) B331.2.2
• Shut in with elephants, blackbird orders ants to burrow themselves into the elephants' brains. B524.1.8
• Girl from elfland must eat earthly food in order to remain. C661
• Tabu: putting house in order for one man. C743
• Magic porridge-pot keeps cooking. Against command, mother of owner bids pot to cook. It fills house with porridge and will not stop until ordered by mistress. C916.3
• Girl exchanges form with sorceress in order to visit her brother and get a son by him. D45.4
• Protean beggar: Person assumes successive forms in order to beg. D611
• Illusory transformation of animals in order to sell and cheat. (Cf. D2031, K1870.) D612.1
• Transformation in order to enter rival's stomach. (Cf. D651.2.) D641.3
• Transformation to falcon in order to rescue condemned man at the gallows. D643.1
• Transformation to ant in order to gnaw bow-strings of enemy. D651.4
• Transformation in order to steal fire. D657.3
• Transformation to snakes at night in order to sleep. (Cf. D621.1.1.) Done by otherworld people. D659.1
• Transformation to lion in order to guard palace. (Cf. D112.1, D621.1.) D659.4.1
• Transformation to eagle in order to guard princess. D659.4.4
• Transformation in order to drive buffaloes to milking. D659.13
• Transformation flight. Fugitives transforms themselves in order to escape detection by the pursuer. D671
• Magic root acquired by tricking mother bird into searching for it in order to disentangle her young. D839.1
• Magic object forged by smith to order. D853
• Turf from church roof gives clairvoyance. Placed on head in order to see witches. (Cf. D934.) D1323.7
• Churchyard mould gives clairvoyance. Placed in pocket in order to see witches. (Cf. D1278, G250.) D1323.8
• Power over monster (wizard, king) obtained by reversing orders. Hero does exact opposite of the command. D1783.4
• Magic sleep: in order to sleep off period of enchantment. D1973
• Magician appears as swineherd, dwarf, and giant in order to seduce queen and scorns her later in the same shapes. D2031.4.2
• Magician appears as beggar or old man in order to free prisoners. D2031.4.3
• Spear made to appear as a reed in order to kill treacherously. D2031.10
• Order for spirit's help left on card. D2074.2.4.4
• Mosque turns around in order to face in the true direction of Mecca after prayers of two saints. D2136.2.1
• Certain man must laugh in order for it to rain. (Cf. D1773.) D2143.1.11
• Saint orders a serpent which had bitten a man to withdraw its venom. D2156.5.1
• Saint orders the cicadas to sing the praises of God or be silent, because they disturb his preaching. D2156.7
• Resuscitation in order to baptize. E176
• Ghost summoned in order to talk to it. E387.1
• Decapitating in order to prevent return. E431.7.2
• Wood at borders of otherworld. F143
• Plain (field) at borders of otherworld. F144
• Mountain at borders of otherworld. F145
• Glass mountain at borders of otherworld. Mountain is extremely slippery. F145.1
• Houses at border of otherworld. (Cf. F163.3.) F147
• Tenantless houses at border of otherworld. F147.1
• Hermit's hut at border of otherworld. F147.2
• Witch's house at border of otherworld. F147.3
• Inn at border of otherworld. F147.4
• Fairies leave when ordered to fight each other. F381.12
• Demons assume human forms in order to deceive. F402.1.4
• Dwarfs give orders to mortals. F451.5.20
• Giantess transforms self to fly in order to tear woman's stomach. F531.1.8.5
• Giantesses pursue men in order to marry them. F531.5.7.0.3
• Enemy cured by poisoned cake he has sent to holy man in order to destroy him. F959.6.1
• Darkness comes in daytime in order to save life of maiden about to be executed. F965.1
• Transformation in order to eat own kind. Man transforms self to animal and eats men. G12
• Ogre seduces sleeping girl in order to devour her. G17
• Consecrated wafer kept in mouth in order to be a witch. G281
• Cycnus. Cuts off heads of strangers in order to build temple of heads. G315
• Rakshasa eats horse, dog, and child. Suspected Ranis ordered for execution. G369.1.4
• Test: guessing trolls' names in order to save one's life. H516
• King gives enigmatic order to minister. H587
• Suitors receive enigmatic answers. Girls answer in single words, which, when arranged in certain order, show that they accept. H593
• What is softest? The hand. (In order to lie soft one places his hand between the head and the pillow.) H652.1
• Task assigned by angel on God's order. H927.2
• Tasks assigned in order to get rid of hero. H931
• Maiden queen sets hero three dangerous tasks in order to disenchant her sisters. (Cf. F565.3.) H933.2
• Princess orders hero to bring her rings of another princess. H933.3
• Quests assigned in order to get rid of hero. H1211
• Fear test: behaving as if enemy is coming in order to see who will flee and who will stay and fight. H1405
• Thumb cut and salt put on it in order to remain awake. H1481
• Dirk stuck into thigh in order to keep from sleeping. H1482
• Grains slowly munched in order to keep from sleeping. (Cf. H1471.) H1483
• Continual pricking with pin in order to remain awake. H1484