33 motifs match “reaches”  ·  back to the chapters

• Monster fettered with sword just out of reach. If he reaches it he will free himself. A1074.1
• Mermaid's hair reaches her waist. B81.9.1
• Mad horse becomes tame when girl's voice reaches his ears. D1442.1.1
• Saint casts staffs to distant island. Staff that reaches owner shall have island. (Cf. D1254.) D1524.1.2.1
• Three days and three nights seem one hour as saint preaches. (Cf. Z71.1.1.) D2011.1.2
• Mountain reaches to sky. F55
• Man stretches self till he reaches other world. F59.1
• Giant reaches to the sky. Must lean over to keep from touching. F531.2.1.5
• Woman so old her chin reaches her knee. F571.3.1
• Tower reaches moon. F772.1.2
• Pillar of fire reaches from heaven to earth. (Cf. F774.2.1.) F962.2.2
• Saint preaches for three days and three nights. F1086
• Task: coming neither with nor without a present (game). (Lets bird fly as the reaches it toward king.) H1056
• Peasant preaches about bishop's amour. Bishop has instructed him to tell the truth and spare no one when he preaches. J1211.1
• Priest preaches about bishop's amour. Bishop has fined priest for incontinence. Priest hides and witnesses amorous intrigue between bishop and abbess, hearing bishop refer to the abbess's charms in biblical similes. Priest incorporates overheard references in his introduction to the Mass and is asked for an explanation. Bishop returns his fine. J1211.1.1
• The peasant's share is the chicken. He serves small birds and a roast chicken to his guests. Guests each take a small bird, leaving only the chicken when the plate reaches the host. He takes the whole chicken saying: "Since everyone has a bird, I must have one too." J1562.2
• Master sets servant example by eating rind first: fills up and never reaches the fruit. J2178.1
• The horse swifter than the rain. Caught in the rain, a trickster finds that his horse will not budge. He undresses, puts his clothes under the horse's belly and keeps them dry. When he reaches the king, he reports that his horse has run so fast that he has had no time to get wet. The king buys the horse. K134.2
• Deceptive land bargain: saints agree that the one who casts his staff far enough to reach distant island shall be owner of land. Staff of one contestant transformed to spear (or dart) and so alone reaches island. When saint touches weapon, it becomes staff again. K185.13
• Animal tricked into seizing hollow log. Man reaches through and pulls animal's heart out. K952.3
• Innocent confessor duped into being go-between for adulteress and lover. By following suggestions in her false accusations to confessor the lover reaches her side. K1584
• Marooned man reaches home and outwits marooner. K1616
• Peasant as priest preaches on the troubles of laymen. K1961.1.1
• Boy reaches into bird's nest for pigeon's eggs. A stone in the nest holds his hand for three days and nights. He is finally released by prayers. Q285.1.2.1
• Wolf loses interest in the sermon when he sees a flock of sheep. A dervish preaches to him. U125
• An apple is offered to a statue of the Virgin and her child. The infant reaches out and takes the fruit. V128.1
• Old woman reaches town before vain fop who stops to adjust clothes. W116.1
• Blind man reaches his home hanging on ox's tail (or in other ridiculous situation). X123.1
• Parson preaches so that half the congregation weeps and half laughs. Has clothes torn in the back. Those that see this laugh. He wins the wager. X416
• Parson smears his hand with butter. Rascals have spread butter on the altarbread. The parson preaches, "What is the life of man?" and therewith brings his hand down on the altar-bread: "Pure butter!" X417
• Sermon about the rich man. A boy rides with a rich man. Goes into church and leaves his coat lying on the sled. When the parson preaches about the rich man who went to hell, the boy calls out, "Then he took my coat along!" X435.5
• Drunk man at the wedding. Goes to sleep and never reaches it, though at home he praises the wedding. X813
• Hunter turns animal inside out. He reaches down animal's throat, grasps his tail, and turns him inside out. X1124.2