58 motifs match “raised”  ·  back to the chapters

• Raising of the sky. Originally the sky is near the earth (usually because of the conjunction of the sky-father and earth-mother). It is raised to its present place. A625.2
• Succession of creations and cataclysms. From the ruins of each earlier creation a new one is raised. A632
• Sky is black because once raised by means of dirty stick. A702.8
• Raising the sun. Originally low, it is raised little by little by conjurors. A727
• Reversed obstacle flight. Magic obstacles raised in front of fugitive. D673
• Fallen trees upraised at saint's request. D1602.2.1
• Bell sunk in sea can be raised only under certain conditions. D1654.10.1
• River grateful for being praised even when ugly. (Cf. D915.) D1658.1.1
• Figs grateful for being praised even when ill-tasting. (Cf. D981.5.) D1658.1.2
• Bitter water grateful for being praised. (Cf. D1242.1.) D1658.1.3
• Object magically raised in air. D2135.0.2
• Stone cross magically raised in air. D2135.0.2.1
• Sunken palace magically raised. D2136.2.2
• Storm raised by incantation. (Cf. D1391.1.) D2141.0.7
• Storms raised by druids. (Cf. D2142.0.3.) D2141.0.8
• Storm raised by saint. D2141.0.9
• Storm raised to defeat enemy. D2141.2
• Wind raised by dog's wagging tail. D2142.1.1
• Wind raised by loosing certain knots. (Cf. D906, D1282.1.) D2142.1.2
• Wind raised by calling on devil. (Cf. D2141.0.3.) D2142.1.3
• Wind raised by troubling vessel of water. D2142.1.4
• Wind raised by throwing traitor's ashes into lake. D2142.1.4.1
• Wind raised by putting cat under bushel (barrel) (drowning cat). (Cf. G283.2.1.) D2142.1.5
• Wind raised by whistling. D2142.1.6
• Wind raised by blowing into tobacco pipe. D2142.1.6.1
• Water raised from tank by singing. (Cf. D1781.) D2151.5.1
• Water raised from tank by burying ring in it. D2151.5.1.1
• Ghost raised inadvertently by whistling. E384.2
• Marvelous sensitiveness: food has been raised in particular kind of manure. F647.5.2
• Habitable hill raised on four pillars. F721.2.1
• Cannibal recognized by cloud of dust raised. H46
• King ridiculed for inventing trifle of musical instrument but praised for constructing a great mosque. J372
• Claim that dog-head captured game. Two hunters, one with dog and other with dog-head, dispute. The claim that the dog-head captured the game is allowed and then the alarm is raised that the owner of the, game is coming to punish the theft. J1214.1
• Master says that he has eyes in back of head: servant cheats him. Holds up food to master's back and then not having objection raised, eats it. J1511.9
• Boy thinks terrapin hatches from bedbug eggs. Small boy examines bedbug eggs under pillow every morning. One morning he finds a terrapin there. "I don't see how we raised this so quick." J1772.1.1
• Friar adds missing nose (fingers) to unborn child: foetus is imperfect and he will substitute for absent husband. Is praised by the latter on his return. K1363.2
• Trickster sets fire to barrel of tow in which paramour is hidden. The paramour, naked, runs out carrying wisps of burning tow. The trickster tells the husband that he has raised the devil. K1554.1
• Impostors abandon hero in lower world. Usually let rope drop on which he is to be raised. K1931.2
• Statue made to raise its arm. Woman wishing to go on pilgrimage (to meet lover) makes believe that statue of saint has raised its arm in answer to her prayer. K1972.1
• Officers praised in reverse from their real merit: trouble for them and their master. K2136
• Future hero (heroine) raised by animal. L111.7
• Host offers to send his guest a cask of the wine he has praised. Later refuses to send it as it was merely a "verba honoris". M206.1
• Tabu: incontinence while treasure is being raised. N553.1
• Tabu: fear of threatening animals while treasure is being raised. N553.5
• Raised treasure turns into charcoal (shavings). If one takes it along it will turn back into gold. N558
• King raised from dead (by saint). P19.5
• Captain will not betray king's secret. He refuses to betray where recruits are being raised. P361.7
• Jackal demands to be praised as god: runs with pack of hounds. Q331.2.2
• Bid raised for queen's favors until she hesitates. Jester replies, "If a man have goods enough, he might have a sovereign lady." U66.1.1
• Holy man eats pork and beef in Lent because pig is raised on milk, ox on grass; but refuses to eat cake because it contains weevils (live meat). V73.6.3
• Sunken church bell cannot be raised. V115.1.3
• Church bell cannot be raised because silence is broken. (Cf. C401.4.) V115.1.3.1
• Church bell cannot be raised because person blasphemes. V115.1.3.2
• Druid raised in air, cast down, and brains scattered on stone by power of saint. V229.6.3
• The deaf parson. The youth answers unintelligibly but is praised nevertheless. X111.12
• One-eyed man as appraiser of horse. Has appraised it at half a mark. "He saw only half a horse; otherwise he would have valued it at a mark." X122
• Three whom Christ raised from the dead. Z71.1.11
• Cold depreciated and praised. Depreciated, takes revenge by becoming colder; praised, makes reward, gives clothing. Z139.4.1