91 motifs match “recover”  ·  back to the chapters

• Culture hero swallowed and recovered from animal. A535
• Earth from egg from bottom of sea recovered by bird. A812.2
• Helpful animal recovers magic food-producing skin from river bottom. B531.3
• Animals recover lost wishing ring. Grateful cat, dog, and snake compel mouse to steal it from thief. B548.1
• Martens recover lost magic ring from kite. B548.1.1
• Otters recover lost magic ring from fish. B548.1.2
• Fish recovers ring from sea. B548.2.1
• Fish recovers key from sea. B548.2.2
• Frog recovers keys from sea. B548.2.2.1
• Duck recovers lost key from sea. B548.2.2.2
• Fish recovers lost fish-hook from sea. B548.2.3
• Fish recovers pen from sea. B548.2.4
• Fish recovers lost urn from sea. B548.2.5
• Ducks recover lost object from water. B548.4
• Frog recovers Sacred Host from water. B548.5
• Jewel recovered from sea by helpful parrot. B548.6
• Wolf boy (girl) running around with wolf and cubs recovered by parents after six years: recognized by scar. B635.2
• Tabu: speaking about lost money which is to be regained by witchcraft. The loser cannot refrain from speaking of his loss; the money cannot be recovered. C401.3.1
• Transformation to recover stolen goods. D659.11
• Magic object acquired by trick exchange. By means of second magic object hero recovers first. (Often mixed with D832). D831
• Recovery of magic object. D880
• Recovery of magic object cures madness. D880.0.1
• Magic object recovered by using second magic object. D881
• Recovery of magic object by use of magic apples. These apples cause horns to grow. (Cf. D895.) D881.1
• Recovery of magic object by use of magic cudgel. (Cf. D1094.) D881.2
• Magic object recovered with lioness's help. D882.1.2
• Recovered magic articles dropped by rescuing animals into the sea. D882.2
• Magic object recovered with devil's help. D885
• Magic object recovered with witch's help. D885.1
• Magic object recovered through recitation of magic formula. D886
• Magic recovery of speech. D2025
• Magic (loss and) recovery of speech. D2025.0.1
• Speech magically recovered on execution stake. D2025.1
• Speech magically recovered when certain bird is caught. D2025.2
• Speech magically recovered when third person guesses secret transaction. D2025.3
• Speech magically recovered on Hallowe'en. (Cf. V70.5.) D2025.5
• Sickness of princess dependent on witch's fire. When fire is high, princess is very sick. Princess recovers when fire is put out. (Cf. D2065.4.) D2064.2
• Barber begins to recover after he reveals raja's secret. D2161.4.19.1
• Condemned soul recovered. E754.1
• Journey to hell to recover devil's contract. F81.2
• Recovery of fairy mistress. F302.6.2
• Fairy recovers stolen cup by posing as a beggar. F361.2.1
• Fainting brings recovery of speech. F954.3
• Magician recovers lost object with devil's help. G303.22.2
• Task: recovering lost objects. H1132
• Task: recovering lost object from sea. H1132.1
• Task: recovering lost ring from sea. H1132.1.1
• Test: recovering ring from water. H1132.1.1.1
• Task: recovering lost key from sea. H1132.1.2
• Task: recovering strap from sea. H1132.1.3
• Task: recovering pen from sea. H1132.1.4
• Task: recovering lost fish-hook. Done by Sea-king. H1132.1.5
• Task: recovering cooking-spit from sea. H1132.1.6
• Task: recovering crown from sea. H1132.1.7
• Task: recovering object in large fire. H1132.2
• Task: recovering object from python's hole. H1132.3
• Task: recovering money owed by a foreign king. H1182.1
• Quest to recover one's honor through feats. H1223.1
• Question (propounded on quest): How can the princess be cured? Answer: She must recover consecrated wafer which rat has stolen from her first communion. H1292.4.1
• "Keep head dry, feet warm, and eat meat": counsel proved wise by experience. King recovers from illness. J21.29
• The sacrament for sale. Sick woman calls the parson but recovers meanwhile He insists on her taking the sacrament and charges for it. "Set it here on the table; perhaps I can sell it again." J1261.2.1
• The cost price recovered. A man takes a shirt to market for a friend who has stolen it. At market it is stolen from the seller. He tells his friend that the market was bad and that he was able to get back only the cost price (nothing). J1397
• No physician at all. A bad physician having predicted the immediate death of a patient meets him recovered. "How go things down below?" "They put you at the head of the list of bad physicians, but I maintained that you were no physician at all." J1432
• Two monks renew their appetites. Entertained by a lord, they say that they are going to certain waters to recover their appetites. They are taken to a chamber and locked in for a day They recover their appetites without further journeying. (Cf. K1955.1.1.) J1606
• Drinking the moon. The numskull sees a cow drink from a pool where the moon is reflected. The moon goes under a cloud. He thinks the cow has eaten the moon and slaughters her to recover it. J1791.1
• Demon tries to recover object from river by drinking it dry. J1791.3.2.1
• Numskull referring to a forgotten name keeps saying "I have lost it." People dive into tank to recover treasure they think he has lost. J1805.3
• A man without a stomach. The man complains that he is a mere slave of his stomach. His wish is granted and the stomach taken away from him. He discovers soon that life has become very uninteresting to him, and recovers his stomach again. J2072.4
• The boy's disasters. Foolishly kills his horse and throws his axe into the lake to kill a duck. Undresses to recover axe. Clothes stolen. Goes into barrel of tar to hide. In tar and feathers. J2661.4
• Sick man offers deity 100 bulls for recovery. When reminded that he does not own so many bulls he explains that he doesn't expect the deity to come to enforce payment. K231.3.5
• Healer to take payment in satisfaction at patient's recovery. K233.6
• New bags for old! Recovery of the old bag (containing money or having magic power) which the stupid wife has given away. The husband exchanges a new bag for it. K266
• Thief feigns illness to be taken in victim's house. (Cf. K341.2.2.1.) Ransacks it while "recovering." K325
• Thief pretends to have recovered stolen horse. Returns it to owner after using it all he desires. K416.1
• Conqueror of robber discovers his money-stick. Thinking that he has killed the robber, the man takes his stick or knife with big handle. The robber recovers and, disguised as a beggar, inquisitively looks at the stick. The man is suspicious and by examining finds much money inside it. K437.4
• Serpent's jewel is covered with spiked helmet so that when he tries to recover it he strikes and is spiked to death. K1058.1
• Retrieving the buried treasure. Buried money is stolen. Blind owner pretends that he is going to bury more. Thief returns the money hoping to get all. Blind man recovers original treasure. K1667.1.1
• Blind man asks thief to invest a larger sum for him. The greedy thief puts back the stolen money hoping to get more. The blind man recovers his money. K1667.1.2
• The stupid monk recovers the stolen flocks. A nobleman steals the abbot's flocks, saying that the monks have no use for them since they eat no meat. The most learned of the monks tries to recover them, but without success. The most stupid is then sent. Asked to dinner, he eats till he can hold no more. He tells the nobleman that he ate as much as possible since he could take back with him only what he had in his stomach. The nobleman pleased with the reply returns the flocks. L141.1
• King shown he is less powerful than God. In spite of all his plans, his servant recovers the lost (exchanged) treasure. L418
• Money lost twice: recovered third time. N183
• Lost memory recovered in battle. N645
• Dropped ball (basket) leads to adventures when recovery is attempted. N777
• Man vows to recover loose boat or go to hell trying. He goes to hell. Q221.4.2
• Minister's son recovers prince's lost wife for him. R131.11.5
• Son recovers father's bones. R154.2.2
• False repentance of the sick, rich man. After his death it was discovered that he had intended to retrieve his money from church if he recovered. U236.1
• Dumb man recovers speech in order to confess. V23.2
• Saint's relics miraculously recovered. V140.2
• Falcon and heron eaten by wild boar recovered alive from his body. X1723.2
• Woman has meat (liver) stolen by bird. Recovery chain (similar to Z41). Z41.1