35 motifs match “punishes”  ·  back to the chapters

• God punishes man by killing his child: origin of death. A1335.15
• Supernatural being punishes breach of tabu. C905
• Dwarf punishes for breach of tabu. C905.1
• Moon punishes for breach of tabu. C905.2
• Laughing fish reveals unjust judgment. A severe judgment is rendered for a small offence. As the convicted man is being led away, a dead (dried) fish is heard to laugh. The fish reveals that he has laughed at the foolishness of the judge who, while he punishes minor offences severely, is unable to see the capital crimes in his own household. (Cf. D1281.) D1318.2.1
• Fetish-medicine automatically punishes. (Cf. D1241.) D1601.19
• Ghost punishes injury received in life. E234
• Ghost punishes person who mocks him. E235.1
• Vampire's power overcome by endurance and prayer. Hero continues to pray without looking or speaking while vampire punishes him. E251.1.1
• Ghost punishes person who molests him. E279.6
• Fairy king punishes ravisher of his daughter. F304.1
• Fairy punishes servant girl who fails to leave food for him. F361.14
• Witch punishes owner for injury or slight by killing his animals. (Cf. G269.10.) G265.4.0.1
• Witch punishes person who incurs her ill will. (Cf. G265.4.) G269.10
• Devil in form of woman lures and punishes women. Introduces men disguised as women to seduce impious nuns. G303.3.1.12.1
• The devil takes service with a farmer in return for the bread he stole. Punishes the evil landowner and makes his master prosperous. G303.9.3.1.1
• Riddle: what does the king of the world of the Devas do? Punishes the bad people. H827
• Man kills nest of ants: so God punishes man. (Cf. J225.0.4.) J96
• God punishes many men because of one sinner, like a man who kills hive of bees for stinging of one. J225.0.2
• King in anger punishes misdeed on Easter day. Is almost killed himself in retaliation. He submits and says that he deserves this punishment for hasty action. J571.3
• Thief punishes the escaped ox. An ox strays on the rascal's land but escapes from him. The next week he sees the ox yoked up and gives him a beating. The master is astonished. The rascal: "Let me alone; he knows well enough what he has done." J1861
• Man punishes offending part of his body. J1867
• Maids must rise even earlier. They have killed the cock for waking them too early, but their mistress punishes them. K1636
• Trickster masks as doctor and punishes his cheaters. K1825.1.3
• God punishes David for his pride in the number of his subjects. An angel is sent to kill his people. Desists only when David repents. L415
• King punishes one of his men who robs someone to whom the king has given safe conduct. M203.1
• Animal punishes broken promise. M205.1
• Cat witness to betrothal punishes violator. Kills the man's son when he has married a different woman. M205.1.2
• God punishes murder of brother-in-law by having murderer's male heirs die. (Cf. Q558.) Q211.9.1
• Devil punishes girl who loves to dance. Q386.1
• Mysterious animal punishes penitent. Returning from the pope he is met by a mysterious animal who jumps on his back. Then in the man's room, whither he has carried the animal, a three hours' noise is heard as of a fight. Neither man nor beast is found in the room. (Cf. Q557.) Q554.5
• Father punishes daughter by giving her to poor man in marriage. T69.5
• Prince marries scornful girl and punishes her. T72.2.1
• Angel punishes mortal. V245
• Man takes case against wind for damages. Wanting to have nothing to do with a court, the wind generously makes good the damages, and punishes the judge guilty of bribery. Z115.1