41 motifs match “returned”  ·  back to the chapters

• Origin of the potlatch. A feast of the Indians of the Northwest Coast of America in which large amounts of property are given away to the guests. These feasts must be returned. A1535.1
• Squirrel borrows coney's tail. When coney's tail is not returned, he goes in shame to live among rocks. (Cf. A2378.1.5, A2433.3.5.) A2241.7
• Peter lets key of heaven fall: origin of "Heaven Key" (primrose). Peter hears that duplicate key to heaven has been made. In his excitement he lets his key drop to earth. It is returned by an angel. Where it dropped are the "Heaven Keys". (Cf. A2653.) A2622
• Magic mouse to be flayed. Mouse orders hero to flay him and to use skin for magic purposes. Later the skin is returned to the mouse. B183.1.1
• Faithful dog killed by overhasty master: thinks mistakenly he has returned home against orders. (Cf. Llewellyn and his dog.) B331.2.2
• Fish returned to water: grateful. B375.1
• Frog returned to spring: grateful. Teaches hero animals' language (Cf. B217). B375.2
• Transformation by eating leaf from a tree. Falcon is returned to form of girl. D551.5
• Magic sword returned to lake whence it was received. Taken back by lake spirit. (Excalibur). (Cf. D813.1.1.) D878.1
• Magic object returned in payment for removal of magic horns. (Cf. D881.1). D895
• Arrows returned upon those who shoot saint. D1093.1.1
• Ghostly noises disturb village until stolen church plate is returned. (Cf. E402.) E236.7
• Man who has died and returned to life becomes diviner. E564
• Eyes borrowed by animal. Later returned. E781.3
• Stomach borrowed by animal. Later returned. E787
• When changeling is threatened with burning, child is returned. (Cf. F321.1.4.3.) F321.1.4.5
• Changeling beaten and left outside; the mortal child is returned. F321.1.4.6
• Mortal mother pays no attention to changeling; the mortal child is returned. F321.1.4.7
• Mother treats changeling so well that her own child is returned. F321.1.4.8
• Fairies cause all ewes to have two lambs for owner who has returned fairy child. F339.3.2
• Kettle borrowed from fairies and not returned. (Cf. F343.17.) F353
• Money borrowed from the fairies and not returned on time. F358
• Animal first to recognize his returned master. H173.3
• How deep is the earth? It is deep: my grandfather went into it (died) years ago and has not yet returned. H681.2.1
• Wisdom from fool: the present returned. Nobleman gives fool a present; he is to give it to no one who is not a greater fool. Master is dying; doctor tells fool that master is going to take long journey. Since master is making no preparation, fool gives him the present. Master thus brought to repentance. J156.3
• Army faces enemy rather than the anger of their king who would kill them if they returned in flight. J216.1
• Ungrateful animal returned to captivity. A man rescues a serpent (bear) who in return seeks to kill his rescuer. Fox as judge advises the man to put the serpent back into captivity. J1172.3
• Parishioner hears preacher say that alms are returned "100 to 1". Chops down crucifix and takes money from box. Is told that such return would take place in other world. "I won't need money then, but I can use it now." J1262.5
• Wife persuades husband that she has returned immediately. She goes to a neighbor's to cook a fish. She is gone a week. She gets a new fish and cooks it and returns home with the hot fish. She convinces her husband of her short absence. J2315
• Trickster lends bamboo on condition that it is returned exactly as it is. K196.3
• The debt will be returned to the devil when the pigs walk instead of run home. K226
• Man orders a bottle of beer, then returns it and takes a loaf of bread instead. He refuses to pay for the bread because he has returned the beer undrunk. He refuses to pay for the beer because he has not drunk it. K233.4
• Confederate answers for corpse. Man poses as returned heir to dead man; pretends to address corpse for identification. K451.5
• Importunate suitor has his head shaved and tarred and is put into a sack and returned to his men. K1218.1.7
• Lover's gift regained: borrowing from the husband and returning to the wife. The lover borrows money from the husband with which to corrupt the wife, later telling the husband that the money was returned to the wife during the husband's absence. K1581.3
• The returned box on the ears. At table each gives his neighbor a box on the ears. The soldier is to give it to the king, but he returns it to the courtier from whom he has received it. K2376
• Child sacrificed to deity returned to mother alive and whole after the ablution and ceremonial rites in honor of her. S255.2
• Adopted child reproaches his foster mother and is returned to his real mother. T672
• List of sins: schedule is returned miraculously cleansed of all his sins. V29.6.1
• Fish in water from certain well: water refuses to boil till fish are returned to well. V134.3
• Virgin Mary aids repentant slayer of priest. Priest is resurrected in order to forgive murderer and then is returned to tomb. V276.3