39 motifs match “pursuit”  ·  back to the chapters

• Pursuit of sun by moon. A735
• Meander-pursuit. (Cf. A901.) – A fugitive's doublings cause a river's windings. A931
• River bursts from well in pursuit. A934.7
• Dog warns of pursuit. B521.3.4
• Pursuit by animal for breaking tabu. C986.1
• Pursuit by magic fan. (Cf. D1077.) D1431.2
• Pursuit by magic ring. (Cf. D1076.) D1431.3
• Pursuit by magic buckets. (Cf. D1171.10.) D1431.4
• Pursuit by magic calabash. (Cf. D965.2.) D1431.5
• Magic object answers for fugitive. Left behind to impersonate fugitive and delay pursuit. D1611
• Self-folding bridge prevents pursuit. (Cf. D1268.) D1642.1
• Pursuit revealed by magic. D1813.2
• Magic used to prevent pursuit. D2165.3
• Object of wild hunt's pursuit. E501.5
• Pursuit of game leads to upper world. F59.2
• Pursuit of animal leads to ogre's house. G402
• Pursuit of bird leads to ogre's house. G402.1
• Pursuit of mongoose leads to witch's house. G402.2
• Pursuit of rolling cake leads to quest. H1226
• Pursuit of rolling hoop leads to quest. H1226.1
• Pursuit of magic arrow leads to adventures. H1226.2
• Pursuit of rolling golden apple leads to quest. H1226.3
• Pursuit of rolling ball of yarn leads to quest. H1226.4
• Intemperance in pursuit. J561
• Escape by disarming (making pursuit difficult). K630
• Mice gnaw enemies' bow strings and prevent pursuit. K632
• Sleeping enemies' hair tied to an object prevents pursuit. K635
• Holes bored in enemies' boats prevent pursuit. K636
• Paddles broken in enemies' boat prevent pursuit. K636.1
• Cutting thongs of sleds prevents pursuit. K637
• Son mentioned as daughter in order to save him from enemy's pursuit. K649.4
• Confederate saves fugitive by shammed pursuit. K649.8
• Man, thinking it an enemy, flees as sweetheart comes after him in pursuit. N318.1
• Escapes and pursuits. R200
• Pursuits. R260
• Pursuit by rolling object. R261
• Pursuit by rolling head. R261.1
• Pursuit by fire. R271
• Cumulative pursuit. Boys get help. One of them injures the helper. Pursued. Hidden by kind hen. One injures the hen. Hen pursues, etc. Z49.2