25 motifs match “preserve”  ·  back to the chapters

• Inclosure made during world calamity and only best types of animals and men preserved. A1005.2
• (Four) persons who, in four quarters of the world, survived the flood and thus preserved ancient tradition. A1029.2
• Snake preserved in ark: to stop hole with tail. A2145.2
• Speaking horse-head. The helpful magic horse (B181) is killed (B330). The head is preserved and placed on the wall. It speaks and reveals the treachery practiced against the heroine. B133.3
• Silence preserved in fairyland. C405
• Transformation of woman by goddess to preserve chastity. D664
• Extraordinary flower preserves its freshness so long as it remains unperceived by anyone other than owner. D877.2
• Magic object preserves chastity. D1387
• Amulet preserves chastity. (Cf. D1070.) D1387.1
• Magic charm (writings) preserves chastity. (Cf. D1266.1.) D1387.2
• Leek put under the tongue of supposed dead person preserves him from harm by burial. (Cf. D983.3.) D1389.12
• Dismembered pigs come alive again if only bones are preserved. E32.3
• Fig magically preserved. F813.7.1
• Enigmatic counsels of older brother. Gray younger brother asks well-preserved older brother for the secret of his good health. Answer: A measured mouth, a close purse, and a knot on the trouser's fly. H596.1.1
• Saint's horse miraculously preserved as proof of power of Christianity before fairy. H1573.3.2
• The "poisoned" pot. The wife tells the husband that a certain pot of preserves is poison. He decides to kill himself and eats the preserves. He believes that he is poisoned and lies down for dead. J2311.2
• National unity preserved by expulsion of all foreign elements. P711.6
• Undesirable children exposed, desirable preserved. S311
• Animal preserves fire for abandoned children in a clam shell. S352.1
• Martyrdom to preserve virginity. T326.3
• Woman raises sores on her body to preserve chastity. T327.5
• Girl lives in sepulchre to preserve chastity. T328
• Saint exposes self to temptation but preserves chastity. Thus insures self greater reward in Heaven. T335
• Wife imprisoned in tower (house) to preserve chastity. T381.0.2
• Jewish child thrown into oven by father for taking eucharist. Preserved by Virgin Mary. V363