71 motifs match “orders”  ·  back to the chapters

• St. Peter as ruler for the air and rain. Often misunderstands the orders of God. A287.2
• The nine ranks (orders) of heaven. A651.1.6.1
• Sun and moon make daily tour under direct orders of God. A726.1
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Power over monster (wizard, king) obtained by reversing orders. Hero does exact opposite of the command. D1783.4
• 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
• 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
• Dwarfs give orders to mortals. F451.5.20
• Princess orders hero to bring her rings of another princess. H933.3
• Adam's (Eve's) disobedience blamed: blamer immediately disobeys orders. (Cf. H1554.1.) H1557.2
• King orders piece of cloth shown after his death. The measure of all that he has taken with him to the grave. J912.1
• [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.]
• Disguised real wife orders motley wear for her husband when he goes to fetch new bride-to-be: prospective father-in-law takes him for a fool and real wife reveals herself to husband. J1112.1.1
• Stone as witness. Farmer will not pay servant wages due. Closing his bargain with the servant he had said: "May this stone be witness." Judge orders stone brought to court. The farmer: "Oh, but the stone is too big (or very far away)". J1141.1.3.1
• Ruler orders doctor to wear his hair and his robe "not too long and not too short". Has both his hair and his cloak cut half short and half long. J1161.8
• Bishop orders priest to wear his beard and his robe "not too long and not too short." J1161.8.1
• Their assistance not asked. Knight attacks enemy contrary to orders. Part of army helps him and is killed. He disclaims responsibility since he had not asked their aid. J1169.3
• Novel settlement of dispute. Judge orders woman's second husband to return her to the first in the same condition as he received her (with child). J1173.1
• Execution evaded by using three wishes. King ordains that guest who turns his plate shall be executed, but orders that anyone so condemned shall have three wishes granted. One of the wishes: to have all blinded who saw him turn the plate. He is freed. J1181.1
• Transmutation of the quail. Bishop brought quail on Friday orders them cooked. Blamed. If he can turn bread into the body of the Lord why can he not turn quail into fish? J1269.5
• The man in place of a watch-dog. The master orders his serf to watch the manor at night in place of the dog. When the thieves come, the serf barks: "Dress, dress .... They take, take .... They lead, lead .... " The master does not understand the barking and pays no heed to it – is robbed of his property. J1511.12
• King orders houses built to keep howling jackals warm in winter. Rascal misappropriates funds. J1873.4
• Numskull wants to be shaved too. He sees another man being shaved and thinks that the man is having his ears cut off. He orders his wife to cut off his ears. J2426
• "Till the front sweats." A mother orders her daughter to knead the dough until the front of the oven (stirn) sweats. She does so till her forehead (stirn) sweats. J2499.1
• Penance of priest saves him from devil. The priest, who sold his soul to the devil, orders his servant to cut him (alive) up into pieces, to crucify him on a tree (and the like), thus saves his soul from the devils. K218.6
• Man orders a bottle of beer, then returns it and takes a loaf of bread instead. He refuses to pay for the bread because he has returned the beer undrunk. He refuses to pay for the beer because he has not drunk it. K233.4
• Man contracts for load of hay on the road (without making any payment), orders the seller to deliver it at a certain inn. He then goes to the inn, sells the hay to the innkeeper, and pockets the money. The owner of the hay delivers it at the inn, tries to collect at the inn; the trickster absconds. K282.1
• The supposed magic spell. The thief orders the farmer to crawl into a tub and to sit there quietly and not look about, while he makes a magic spell (cure him of childlessness). Meanwhile, he steals all the farmer's property. K341.22
• Theft by disobeying orders: misappropriation. K361
• Ogam inscription on shield orders that bearer (who does not know meaning) shall be killed. Poet (who recognizes the meaning) reports to king that inscription means a request for honorable treatment. K511.2
• Captors deceived into believing captive is planning to stay with them: vigilance relaxed. Captured general orders heavy boxes taken into the temple. These are thought to be gold and it is concluded that he will not try to leave. He escapes. K536
• "Get into my belly." The wee cock, lost in the woods, orders the fox, the bear, and the wolf to get into his belly. Overawed, the beasts make their apologies promising never to annoy him again. The bear even carries the cock home. (Cf. K1715.7.) K547.1
• Teaching Latin. Cuts off tip of pupil's tongue or orders him to lick cold iron – pupil injures himself. K1068.2
• Seduction on feigned orders from angel to engender a pope. Girl born. K1315.1.2.1
• Trickster friar seduces woman under pretence of administering forgotten sacrament. When the woman objects, the husband who thinks the friar is engaging in a legitimate process, orders: "Bear the ordeal in peace." K1354.2.2
• Man falls into sacrificial grave prepared for others. Rich man orders poor people to dig a grave in order to bury all in it as sacrifice to avert famine. But a Christian frees them and promises those who become Christian a living. The rich man himself falls in the grave and dies. K1603
• Person sends wrong man to sleep with king's daughter. In revenge villain orders whoever first enters temple to be killed. Villain accidentally enters and is slain. K1612.1
• Feast for those who have not known sorrow. Dying Alexander's letter to his mother orders such a feast. No one comes. N135.3.1
• The luckless son and his envious father. Seeing a luck-bringing animal at his son's house, the wizard father orders it to be destroyed, but the grandchildren eat of its meat and become fortunate. N251.6
• Father orders unrecognized son thrown into sea. N338.3.1
• King orders all gold brought to him. P14.4
• King orders man whose neck the rope will fit to be executed. P14.18
• King on retiring orders funeral obsequies given him. P16.1.1
• Other social orders. P100
• Other social orders – miscellaneous. P190
• Punishment for leaving holy orders. (Cf. Q520.5, Q551.3.4.3.) Q226
• Penance in wilderness as punishment for men who left holy orders to marry. (Cf. Q226.) Q520.5
• Father orders son assassinated. (Cf. K512.) S11.3.7
• Mother orders son's death. S12.3
• Evil stepmother orders stepdaughter to be killed. S322.4.2
• Ogress-wife orders raja to turn out his six wives. S413.1
• Second wife orders husband to persecute first. S413.2
• Bride afraid of intercourse refuses consummation until judge orders it in court. T166
• Father orders the mother to send the expected illegitimate boy to him when he can perform certain feats. T645.3
• Wolf as commander orders all booty divided, but keeps his own. U37
• Angel choir responds when saint receives orders. V234.1.3
• Religious orders. V450
• Deaf husband orders deaf wife to prepare a certain dish: misunderstanding. X112
• Doctor called to attend sick man immediately gives orders for the funeral. X372.5
• Three orders of Irish saints. Z71.1.8
• Seven ecclesiastical orders. Z71.5.6.3
• Seven orders of poets. Z71.5.6.7
• Message or orders given symbolic action. Z174