44 motifs match “remains”  ·  back to the chapters

• Man in moon a frog which has jumped into person's face and remains there. A751.3.1
• Man in the moon: tarring of the moon. Man sets out to tar the moon and remains with his tar-bucket in the moon. A751.4
• Where horse got arched neck: arches neck to kick tiger from rear; remains so. A2351.6
• Toad remains still when he hears footsteps (defense). A2461.2
• Disenchantment by hiding skin (covering). When the enchanted person has temporarily removed the covering, it is stolen and the victim remains disenchanted until it is found. D721.2
• Extraordinary flower preserves its freshness so long as it remains unperceived by anyone other than owner. D877.2
• Bell indicates place for settlement. Remains dumb until place destined for saint's final settlement is reached. (Cf. D1213, D1314.1.2, D1314.2.1.) D1314.4
• Palladium. City impregnable while statue remains. (Cf. D1268.) D1380.0.1.1
• Magic feather causes chips from tree to return as cut. Thus the tree remains uncut. (Cf. D1021.) D1565.1
• Fiery furnace as a mean of torture for a saint remains ineffective. D1841.3.2.1
• Sleepless watcher magically put to sleep. Usually has a magic watchful eye, which remains awake while his many other eyes sleep. (Argus). D1961
• Soul remains about dead body. E722.3.1.1
• Fairy reveals her true identity when despite heavy rain she remains dry. F259.3
• Skillful marksman throws rushes into a curtain. The first remains and each following one lodges in the one before and remains attached to it. F661.7.1
• Man's shout remains in air three days. F688.2
• Fountain jet which remains immovable. F716.4
• Extraordinary nature phenomena at moving of saint's remains. F960.8
• Devil is killed by hunter. A slake of tar remains. G303.16.19.20
• Stone on which saint was born pours forth water when perjury is committed under it. "But if (the) oath be true, the stone remains in its proper nature." H251.2.3
• Gardener's son to marry princess if he remains in prison twelve years. H317.3
• Shirt as chastity index. Remains white as long as woman (man) is true (Cf. D1056.) H431.1
• Test of friendship: the half-friend. A man kills a hog and tells his friends that he has killed a man and asks where he can hide the body. All of them drive him away and only his father's half-friend remains true to him in his feigned trouble. H1558.1
• Test of friendship: to go with one to death. Everyman. He calls in Riches, Family, etc. Only Good Deeds remains with him. H1558.3
• Young ass avoids food eaten by animals before being slaughtered. Runs to his mother and asks to have all remains of the hog's food taken out. J12
• Crow flying away says, "A wise man remains not in the place of calamity; but a fool stays there, and sups fear and sorrow." J171.3.1
• One bird escapes as hunter bends his bow; other remains and is shot. (Told also of fish.) J641.1
• Only husband remains ignorant about his wife's infidelity. J2342.5
• Obedient woman's pestle remains magically suspended in air. J2411.9
• Thankful that the recipe is left. A hawk steals the fool's meat. He is grateful that the recipe remains. J2562
• The fee used up before the main question is reached. A man with an unsolved question seeks the help of a wit. The latter refuses to answer unless paid. He takes small fees for each easy question leading up to the principal question. Before reaching that point the fee is exhausted, and the question remains unanswered. K265
• Princess has brought ill luck to bridegroom. When palace and retainers disappear after wedding and only humble hut remains, clever fox tells king his daughter's feet have brought ill luck to the groom, his master. King gives half his kingdom in compensation. K443.12
• Devil must wait for man to tie his stocking before the man comes into his possession. It remains untied. K551.4.2
• Proud inscriptions sole remains of powerful king. L413
• Luck or intelligence? Dispute as to which is the more powerful. Man with intelligence remains poor (is brought into court). Saved by mere luck. N141
• Ruler makes ready to abandon barren wife and marry another. He remains with her when he learns that she is with child. N681.2
• Faithful servant remains at home and fights for exiled hero. P361.2
• Ashes of murdered person passed through sieve and remains put to manure heap. S139.2.2.8
• Girl remains a virgin after both her suitors are killed in battle. T311.3
• Monk cures himself of desire for dead sweetheart. He digs up her remains. T334
• Chaste sleeping together to torment woman. Man remains utterly impassive. T354
• Saint remains silent during Lent by holding stone in mouth. V73.6.2
• Saint's body remains unspoiled in the earth for a long time. V229.2.8
• Insult worse than wound. The lion to the man: "The wound has healed, but the pain of harsh words still remains." W185.6
• Fortune-teller shows others how to get rich but remains poor himself. (Cf. J1062.) X461.1