41 motifs match “removes”  ·  back to the chapters

• God removes mortal's soul. A185.12.2
• End of world when culture hero removes one of the world-props. A1058
• Physician removes animal from stomach of patient. B784.2.4
• Girl removes dog from lion's claws without being harmed. B848.2
• Magic object causes (or removes) temporary growths. D1375
• Magic object removes horns from person. D1375.2
• Magic fruit removes horns from person. (Cf. D1375.1.1, D981.) D1375.2.1
• Magic apple removes horns from person. (Cf. D981.1.) D1375.2.1.1
• Magic orange removes horns from person. (Cf. D981.3.) D1375.2.1.2
• Magic pear removes horns from person. (Cf. D981.6.) D1375.2.1.3
• Magic nut removes horns from person. (Cf. D985.) D1375.2.2
• Magic salve removes horns from person. (Cf. D1244.) D1375.2.3
• Magic water removes horns from person. (Cf. D1242.1.) D1375.2.4
• Charm removes thorn. (Cf. D1273.) D1513
• Magic object removes obstacles. D1562
• Object removes itself. D1641
• Fountain (well) removes itself. (Cf. D925, D926, D927, D941.) D1641.1
• Muirlan (ball) removes itself. (Cf. D1256.) D1641.5
• Grave removes itself. (Cf. D1299.2.) D1641.8
• Magic cross removes itself. (Cf. D1299.3.) D1641.9
• Magic fire removes itself. (Cf. D1271.) D1641.10
• Magic book removes itself. (Cf. D1266.) D1641.11.1
• Lake removes itself. (Cf. D921.) D1641.12
• Magic forgetting of wife when husband removes shirt she has given him. D2004.6
• Man who removes landmarks cannot rest in grave. (Cf. E345.1.) E416
• Dead man's hand touches birthmark and thus removes it. E542.2
• Strong man buries axe in tree stump and removes it with his little finger. F614.2.3
• Skillful surgeon removes and replaces vital organs. (Cf. X1721.2.) F668.1
• Skillful surgeon removes speck from midge's eye. Does it with one stroke without injuring midge. F668.2
• Person removes string with thirteen knots from child's mouth. G271.10
• Devil has shining teeth. Girl wishes to marry man whose teeth shine. Such a man appears and they marry. When he removes his hat she finds he is the devil. G303.4.1.5.1
• Recognition by hole burned in hand when woman removes glove. H56.1
• Physician removes pea from patient's ear. Knocks him down and pea rolls out. J1115.2.2
• Gullible husband removes from wife's garment dust gathered while she lies with another man. J2301.3
• Remove turban as last duty. Sleepy servant removes master's turban while still in council meeting. J2516.7
• Breaking the glassware to prevent others from doing so. A king thus removes temptation from his subjects. J2522
• Adulteress frightens paramour with cries of "Rape!" Then she removes her husband's suspicion by feigning a fit. Later the paramour tricks her to his room and shows her naked, except for face, to her husband. K1213.1.1
• Lover's gift regained: the broken (removed) article. The lover breaks (or removes) an article of household equipment and convinces the husband that for that reason the wife has confiscated that which he gave her as a present. K1581.1
• Curse by "building a fire of stones" in fireplace. The person who removes the stones is cursed. M418.1
• Treasure removes itself from time to time. N562
• Holy water removes mark placed on man's face by the devil. V132.2.1