67 motifs match “plants”  ·  back to the chapters

• Lotus plants grow from navel of Vishnu. A123.9
• Goddess of fertility of wild forest plants. A431.1.2
• God plants fields. A432.0.1
• After sky is lifted, plants and shrubs begin to grow. A625.2.5
• Sun's power over plants. A738.4
• Hoarded plants released. A1423.0.1
• Origin of plants. A2600
• Origin of plants: creator sends down the insects, who plant them. A2601
• Creation of plants by transformation. A2610
• Plants from body of slain person or animal. A2611
• Plants from grave of dead person or animal. A2611.0.1
• Plants from foetus or body of stillborn child. A2611.0.2
• Parts of body of god transformed into plants. A2611.0.4
• Parts of human or animal body transformed into plants. A2611.0.5
• Hair transformed into plants. A2611.6
• Plants from tears. A2612
• Plants from transformed person (animal). A2617
• Living boys or girls transformed into plants. A2617.1
• Living animals transformed into plants. A2617.2
• Plants originate from experience of holy person. A2620
• Plants from tread of holy person. A2621
• Plants from tread of goddess. A2621.2
• Plants from clothing of deity. (Cf. A2615.) A2625
• Punishment for first murder: thistles, etc. Until murder was committed, only useful plants grew on earth; since then, thistles. (Cf. A2688.1.) A2631.1
• Plants created by direct divine agency. A2634
• Origin of cultivated plants. (Cf. A2685, A2691.2.) A2684
• Origin of narcotic plants. A2691
• Origin of poisonous plants. A2692
• Indentations on plants from Christ's biting them at crucifixion. (Cf. A2751.3.1.) A2721.2.2
• [First Edition: A2732. Indentions on plants from biting. (Cf. A2751.3.1.) – See A2721.2.2.] A2732[1st ed.]
• Origin of bark on plants. (Cf. A2736.) A2751.1
• Thorns on plants. (Cf. A2736). A2752
• Color of plants. A2772
• Why plants no longer reach sky. A2775.0.1
• Why certain plants are cursed. A2776
• Why certain plants (trees) are blessed. A2777
• Will-o'-the-wisp is girl cursed by her mother for gathering plants for dyestuffs on Sunday. Will-o'-the-wisp is seen where girl disappeared. A2817.2
• Why slayers of tigers must not eat certain plants. C226.0.1
• Plants as transformed bodies of gods. D210.1
• Magic gardens and plants. D960
• Magic flower pot bears plants with gold letters and leaves. (Cf. D965.) D1469.1
• Magic object makes plants grow. D1487
• Plants and animals magically caused to shriek, frightening enemy. D2091.12
• Strong man as gardener: destroys plants. F614.3
• Extraordinary trees, plants, fruit, etc. F810
• Extraordinary plants. F815
• Vegetables (plants) which mature in miraculously short time. (Cf. F811.13.) F815.1
• Extraordinary behavior of trees and plants. F970
• Plants and trees miraculously unbent. F973
• Extraordinary behavior of trees and plants – miscellaneous. F979
• Plants grow without being sown. F979.17
• Devil plows and plants grain for farmer in one day. G303.9.2.3
• Bride test: procuring food plants in shortest time. H375.3
• Quest for extraordinary plants (fruits, trees). H1333
• Gardener who plants vegetable tends it best. J1033
• Man plants hedge: sheep will leave wool on the thorns and bring riches. J2060.2
• Taking the seed out at night. Numskull plants seed in daytime and takes it out at night. "Man must guard his treasures" (or "Growing in the daytime is enough"). J2224
• Worthless fruits (plants) sold. K147
• Green plantains sold as matured plants. K147.1
• Payment to be made at harvest of first crop. The man plants acorns. K221
• Foxes persuade man to plant cooked plants. They eat them at night. K496
• Dupe injures self on fence of thorns surrounding food-plants. K1038
• False bride finishes true bride's task and supplants her. The true bride must perform a certain task to win her husband and, being exhausted, commits the task to a slave. K1911.1.4
• Worship of trees and plants. (Cf. A430, C51.2.2.) V1.7
• Lies about plants, fruits, vegetables, and trees. X1400
• Lie about the fast-growing plants. X1402
• Lie: plants produce fruit in remarkably short time after planting. (Cf. F815.1, F811.13, F971.7.) X1405