51 motifs match “refused”  ·  back to the chapters

• Why women never have leisure. Because they refused to show God the way, saying they had no time. A1372.8
• Formerly animals and man spoke the same language. God took the power of speech from the animals because men refused to kill speaking beasts. B210.3
• Punishment for having refused to take part in Bacchic rites. C57.2
• Poet's spell causes ale vessels to burst when request for ale is refused. (Cf. D1275.4.) D1318.12.1.1
• Test of friendship: the imagined refusal. Man wonders if his friend would lend him his palfrey. Decides he would refuse. Imagines that he has actually asked for the palfrey and has been refused. Cools toward his friend. The owner of the horse asks for an explanation. He agrees to lend him the horse and they are reconciled. H1558.6
• Wisdom from fool: heaven refused. Fool says he does not want to go to heaven for he wants to stay with his master, who everyone says is going to hell. Master repents. J156.4
• Wisdom from books bought at great price. (Sibylline). Nine books first offered at certain price. Finally after this is refused and the owner throws six of them into the fire, the king pays the same price for three of them. Finds them filled with wisdom. J166.1
• Ambitious branch chosen king of trees. Vine and fig tree have refused. J956
• Plaintiff in court beats thief since he had not warned him ahead of time to have witnesses to robbery. Judge has refused to inquire for lack of witnesses. J1191.6
• Blessing not worth a penny. Beggar woman asks pope for shilling and, being refused, for a penny. Finally asks for his blessing, which he gives. Old woman: "If your blessing had been worth a penny, you wouldn't have given me that." J1261.4
• Price of consecration. Bishop is paid 100 ova (eggs) instead of 100 oves (sheep) for consecrating man as priest. To bishop's protests the man answers, "You should have refused to consecrate me. If I had been worthy I should not have had to promise oves or ova." J1263.2.1
• Loans refused. J1552
• Three reasons for refusing credit. A man asks for credit, although he has always paid cash before. He is refused on these grounds: either (1) he has never found anyone to trust him, (2) he has never bought anything, or (3) he is rich and does not need an extension of time. J1552.2
• Man refuses to lend horse: sued for consequent damages. The would-be borrower gets one from another neighbor. He overworks the horse and renders him useless. The owner of the horse sues the man who had refused to lend his animal. Reasoning: "If he had lent his horse this would not have happened to mine." Settled by compromise. J1552.3
• A box connection. Man refused hospitality tells rich man he is a relative. Asked for the "connection," he tells him there is a box connection. Rich man not understanding, man explains his cart is made of box wood and is tied to a rich man's box tree. Rich man, ashamed, entertains him with all due respect. J1561.6
• Wife prepares the pestle. Tells guests husband uses it against guests. They flee. Tells husband they left because she refused to give them pestle. Husband pursues to give them the pestle, but they run the faster. (Cf. K2137.) J1563.5.1
• Sedan-bearers must carry master about searching for dog since they have refused to search. J2163.2
• His brother cannot pray either. One brother receives the sacrament; the other is refused it because he cannot pray. He replies that his brother cannot pray either and thus deprives him also of the sacrament. J2352.1
• Servant refused payment because of single mistake. K231.9
• To pay beggar for standing in tank all night. Beggar sees lights in temple. Payment refused since beggar has thus warmed himself. K231.14
• "Owner has refused to accept it." A rascal steals a priest's watch. He tells the priest that he has stolen a watch and offers it to him as a payment for a past favor. The priest refuses to accept stolen goods. Commands the thief to return the watch to the owner. "But the owner has refused to accept it." "Then you may keep it." K373
• Murder feigned to effect escape. Knight is refused permission to leave city. He rushes to city gates and pretends that he has just killed a public enemy. Is aided in his escape. K579.6
• Incognito king comes to the aid of an enemy who has refused to vilify him. K1812.12
• Wooing emissary poses as king and suitor, but is refused. K1952.5
• Impoverished husband begs from wife's new husband. He has formerly refused this man charity. L432
• Beggar's curse. Beggar is refused request. "May your bread turn to stones!" M411.2
• Beggar escapes from fire. Refused hospitality, he must sleep outdoors. The house burns down. N177
• Man finds treasure he refused as gift. N224
• Natural son is refused kingship and half heritage. P17.9.1
• Love of stepmother who has killed her husband refused. P282.3.1
• Pope who has warred on wicked nobles refused burial in church. Magic wind blows doors open to show he has right to be buried there. [Inadvertant duplication of F963.3.] Q147.2
• Usurer refused burial. Q273.2
• Sacrament refused as punishment for desecration of holy place. (Cf. Q222.) Q499.3
• Earth swallows mill in which saint's grain was refused grinding. (Cf. Q227.) Q552.2.3.2.1
• Church which refused to bury saint miraculously burned. (Cf. Q227.) Q552.13.2.2
• Food and drink refused saint miraculously become putrid. (Cf. D2096, Q227.) Q552.16
• Drink refused saint disappears. (Cf. Q227.) Q552.18.2
• Man cannot drive cow by himself which he refused to share. (Cf. Q272.) Q589.1.0.1
• Fortress ravaged when saint is refused admittance. (Cf. Q227.) Q595.1
• Captive prince joins captor out of gratitude for his freedom. (He had refused to promise that he would not fight again.) (Cf. W27.) R71
• Crane-bridge. Fugitives are helped across a stream by a crane who lets them cross on his leg. The pursuer is either refused assistance or drowned by the crane. R246
• Abandoned sister rescued by brothers. When she is refused entrance to house, she makes complaint in a song and brothers bring her clothes. S357
• Unconsecrated host refused. V31.3
• Host miraculously given when it is refused a man by the priest. V32
• Sacrament effective even from unworthy priest. Man who has refused such a sacrament shown a vision of a leper giving men good water without harm. V39.3
• Joseph and Mary threaten to leave heaven when the man who has always prayed to them is refused admittance. V254.6
• Stones turn to gold for charitable money-lender. Hence money borrowed for wedding is never refused by lenders. V411.4
• Pious man charitable to man who has formerly refused him charity. V435
• Permission refused to drink from water tank. W155.5
• I killed my grandmother because she refused to cook a hare. I killed a priest because he said my crime was bad. A friar absolved me to avoid being killed. Z49.1
• Fat mouse cannot get into hole. "Carpenter, please pare off a little flesh from my ribs." Refused. Final formula: the scythe cuts the creeper loose. Z49.2.1