56 motifs match “results”  ·  back to the chapters

• Tabu: uttering name of malevolent creature (Eumenides). To avoid the evil results of naming these creatures other names are substituted. The Furies are spoken of as Eumenides; rats and mice as "the large" and "the small". C433
• Flesh of cat when chewed has magic results. D1032.2
• Flesh of dog when chewed has magic results. D1032.3
• Flesh of pig when chewed has magic results. D1032.4
• Magic results produced by wishing. D1761
• Magic results produced by command. D1765
• Magic results produced by religious ceremony. (Cf. G224.5, V70.) D1766
• Magic results produced by prayer. D1766.1
• Magic results produced by sacrifices. D1766.2
• Magic results from sacrifices at trees and wells. D1766.2.1
• Magic results from sign of the cross. D1766.6
• Magic results from uttering powerful name. D1766.7
• Magic results produced in name of deity. D1766.7.1
• Magic results produced in name of saint. (Cf. V220.) D1766.7.3
• Magic results from fasting. D1766.8
• Magic results from singing hymn. (Cf. D1275.3.) D1766.9
• Magic results from worshiping god (goddess). D1766.10
• Magic results from laughing. D1773
• Magic results from speaking. D1774
• Magic results from licking. D1775
• Magic results from spitting. D1776
• Magic results from power of thought. D1777
• Magic results from contact with earth. D1778
• Magic results from singing. (Cf. D1275, D1275.3.) D1781
• Sympathetic magic. Magic results obtained by imitating desired action. D1782
• Magic results obtained by imitating desired action. D1782.1
• Reverse magic. Magic results obtained by imitating reverse of desired results. D1783
• Magic results of reversing a spell. Formula said backward will sometimes undo the work performed by the formula. (Cf. D1273.) D1783.1
• Magic results from breathing. (Cf. D1557.) D1784
• Magic results from burning. D1787
• Magic results from bathing. (Cf. D562, D925, D2161.4.14.) D1788
• Magic results from contact with water. D1788.1
• Magic results from curse. D1792
• Magic results from eating or drinking. D1793
• Magic results from kissing. D1794
• Magic results from other acts. (Cf. D1469.7, F547.1.3.) D1799
• Magic results from clapping the hands together. D1799.2
• Magic results from special rituals. D1799.3
• Magic results from chewing. D1799.5
• Magic results from performing good deeds. D1799.6
• Magic strength results from songs. (Cf. D1781.) D1835.5
• Results of labor lost in a moment of procrastination. J1071
• Stupid scholar memorizes set answers to oral examination in Latin. The questions are not given in the order he expects; comic results. J1741.3.1
• Unusual word misunderstood. Strange results. J1805.2
• Law student forgets his speech. Absurd results. J2046
• Same wishes used wisely and foolishly. Given to two persons with opposite results. J2073
• God persuades hero to substitute a false bride for his father; this results in a fight where the son kills the father. K1094.1
• Oath to abide by results of lot drawing. M187
• Aiming at fly has fatal results. N333
• Man's inordinate laughter brings unfortunate results. N399.2
• Misunderstood words lead to comic results. In some the people are not really deaf but fail to catch a word; in some they are deaf. X111.7
• Stutterer tries to give alarm. Amusing results. X135.2
• The mother trains the old maid to speak properly. Absurd results. X756
• Drunk men try to see one another home. Absurd results. X814
• One lie a year. A man who tells but one lie a year is believed because of his general truthfulness. Amusing results. X901
• Lie: flame freezes: startling results. X1623.3