58 motifs match “prevents”  ·  back to the chapters

• Third sky above prevents earth being burned by sun. A651.1.1.1
• Mermaid prevents raising of sunken church bell. (Cf. C401.4.) B81.13.10
• Supernatural bird prevents mother from killing babe. B524.4
• Druid's hedge prevents attack. (Cf. D945, D1282.1.1, D1361.1.) D1381.1
• Speaking lamp prevents king from killing queen. (Cf. D1162.) D1381.29
• Magic pebble prevents burning. (Cf. D931.) D1382.1
• Fat of crow prevents burning. (Cf. D1017.1.1.) D1382.2
• Magic oil prevents burning. (Cf. D1244.) D1382.4
• Magic garment prevents burning. (Cf. D1052.) D1382.10
• Magic ring prevents discomfiture. (Cf. D1076.) D1384.1
• Magic shirt prevents fatigue during swimming. (Cf. D1056.) D1384.4.1
• Magic blue stone prevents fatigue during swimming. (Cf. D1072.) D1384.4.2
• Magic ring prevents losing one's way. (Cf. D1076.) D1384.7
• Churchyard mould in hat prevents witchery. (Cf. D1278.1.) D1385.11
• Charm prevents witchcraft. (Cf. D1273.) D1385.13
• Bedstead at doorway prevents spirit from entering. (Cf. D1154.1.) D1385.22
• Magic wheel prevents entrance to fortress. (Cf. D1207.) D1389.4
• Magic helmet prevents baldness. (Cf. D1101.4.) D1389.8
• Magic ring prevents poverty. (Cf. D1076.) D1389.9.2
• Ring prevents person from rising from chair. (Cf. D1076.) D1413.2
• Magic circle prevents escape. (Cf. D1272.) D1417.1
• Magic object prevents ship from moving. D1419.3
• Saint's bachall prevents ship from moving. (Cf. D1277.) D1419.3.1
• Magic object prevents animal from straying. D1446
• Charm prevents fish being caught. (Cf. D1273.) D1449.4
• Magic picture prevents disease. (Cf. D1266.2, D1586.1.) D1500.2.3
• Magic circle prevents disease. (Cf. D1272.) D1500.2.4
• Eating magic pig prevents disease. (Cf. B184.3.) D1500.2.5
• Magic girdle prevents disease. (Cf. D1057.1.) D1500.2.6
• Snake liver prevents disease. (Cf. D1015.4.) D1500.2.8
• Self-folding bridge prevents pursuit. (Cf. D1268.) D1642.1
• Witch prevents person from drinking. D2072.0.5.1
• Saint prevents rocks from falling. D2149.4.1
• Cat in wood-pile prevents axe from cutting. D2186
• Ghost haunts well, prevents drawing water after dark. E285
• Ghost scares thief, prevents theft. E293.1
• Ghost prevents removal of box from abbey. The box takes on miraculous weight. E299.2
• Dead ogress reincarnated as bramble-bush which prevents escape of fugitive. E631.4
• Fairy prevents butter coming. (Cf. D2084.2.) F369.6
• Dwarf king prevents a father from shooting his son. F451.5.1.16
• Island surrounded by wall of fire; water prevents it from being consumed. F744
• Witch prevents woman from putting one foot on floor. G269.20
• Devil prevents moving of little stone by sitting on it. G303.9.9.1
• Severed limb prevents detection. K407
• Woman covers fleeing man with placenta of goat and with blood to convince pursuers she has just given birth and thus prevents their capturing him. K522.1.1
• Sleeping enemies' hair tied to an object prevents pursuit. K635
• Cutting thongs of sleds prevents pursuit. K637
• Adulteress tells how she may save her husband's life. Discovering him under the bed, she tells lover that at temple she has learned that her husband is to die soon unless she prevents death by sleeping with a strange man. The husband is satisfied. K1532.2
• Magic illusion prevents men from raising treasure. N564
• Orphan gets wife because swollen creek prevents marriage to someone else. N699.4
• Murderer's penance complete when he kills a greater murderer and prevents a crime. (Cf. Q211.) Q545
• Magic sickness (discomfort) prevents lover from raping woman. T321.5
• Goddess prevents suicide of man despairing of ability to make sacrifice. V10.1
• Sign of cross prevents child from being stolen from cradle. V86.1.1
• Sign of cross prevents garment from burning. V86.1.2
• Holy water prevents a man from committing incest with his daughter. (Cf. T411.) V132.1
• Virgin Mary prevents (retards) death so as to save sinner's soul. Permits time for repentance and absolution. (Sometimes resuscitation.) V251
• Virgin miraculously prevents nun (monk) from deserting cloister. V265