59 motifs match “returning”  ·  back to the chapters

• Animal characteristics: borrowing and not returning. Animal borrows a member (or quality) from another and refuses to return it. (Cf. A2242, A2313.3, A2345.1, A2351.3, A2375.2.1, A2421.4, A2435.4.1.) A2241
• Animal characteristics: obtaining for feast and not returning. (Cf. A2378.1.5, A2378.2.6.) A2242
• Self-returning dragon's head. (Cf. B11.2.3, B11.11.2.) B11.5.5
• The one forbidden thing: returning to home country after marrying fairy. C644
• Self-returning magic object. (Cf. D868.1.) D1602
• Self-returning robe. (Cf. D1052.) D1602.3
• Self-returning moccasins. (Cf. D1005.4.) D1602.4
• Self-returning bangle. (Cf. D1075.) D1602.5
• Self-returning spear. (Cf. D1084.) D1602.6
• Self-returning spear-head. (Cf. D1084.1.) D1602.6.1
• Self-returning wheel. (Cf. D1207.) D1602.7
• Self-returning bell. (Cf. D1213.) D1602.8.0.1
• Self-returning magic book. (Cf. D1266.) D1602.10
• Self-returning magic coin. Keeps coming back. (Cf. D1288.) D1602.11
• Self-returning head. When head is cut off it returns to proper place without harm to owner. (Cf. D992.) D1602.12
• Self-returning body. D1602.12.1
• Self-returning cruet. (Cf. D1171.8.1.) D1602.13
• Self-returning magic apple. (Cf. D981.1.) D1602.14
• Self-returning hammer. (Cf. D1209.4.) D1602.15
• Countermagic against Evil Eye: returning glance of Evil Eye blights the original glancer. D2071.1.5
• Resuscitation by returning dead person's soul (breath) to body. E38.1
• Coffin with iron band made to keep corpse from returning as tiger. E431.20
• Woman drying hair scares soul returning from the dead. E432.3
• Food placed out for returning souls of dead. E541.1
• Soul of sleeper prevented from returning to his body. E721.1.2
• Soul of sleeper prevented from returning when it is captured in animal form. E721.1.2.1
• Soul of sleeper prevented from returning by moving the sleeper's body. (Cf E431.7.2.1.) E721.1.2.2
• Soul of sleeper prevented from returning by burning the body. E721.1.2.3
• Soul of sleeper prevented from returning to his body when soul as bee leaves body and enters hole in wall beside which he is sleeping. (Cf. E734.2.) E721.1.2.4
• Dead place net across river to prevent living man from returning to earth. (Cf. F105.) F93.1.1
• Man returning from hell brings heat with him. F101.8
• Fairy grateful for returning lost fairy child. F339.3
• Destructive fairy drink. Upon returning to earth mortal pours out drink which had been offered by fairies. It burns up whatever it touches. F367
• Tokens brought back by mortal returning from fairyland. F379.2.2
• Giant's self-returning head. F531.1.2.3
• Fee-fi-fo-fum. Cannibal returning home smells human flesh and makes exclamation. (Cf. G11.8.1.) G84
• Monster's returning head. Joins body after it has been severed. G635.1
• Hero returning from successful quest sent upon another. H1241.1
• Hero returning with berries sent back to bring tree. (Cf. H561.1.2.) H1241.1.1
• "Never attack anyone before unsheathing and returning sword three times": counsel proved wise by experience. J21.2.1
• Advice not to rob women while they are alone, for fear of returning husbands' revenge. J647.2
• Robbers' false plea admitted: counteraccusation. Robbers claim a man's knife. In court: "The knife may indeed be theirs. I and my father were attacked yesterday by robbers. I fled. On returning I found my father killed and this knife in his body." Robbers condemned. J1162.2
• Even God can overdo it! Returning sailor finds his hovel transformed into a fine house. "Where does all this come from?" Wife: "God's bounty." Illegitimate child greets mother. Same question, same answer. Sailor: "I don't want God to help me so much!" J1279.2
• Three girls distressed by seemingly impossible task of going and returning together – one in half month, other in fifteen days, other in seven plus eight days. J2033
• Wife leaves home, offers self to lover. Returning persuades husband that she has not been away. J2315.1
• Trickster gets strong drink by trickery in returning goods. K231.6.2
• Self-returning cow. A cow allows itself to be sold; then returns to its master. K366.1.3
• Returning husband beaten by servants. Mistaken for lover whom he has told them to beat. K1514.4
• Paramour escapes by pretending to be returning borrowed basket. K1517.11
• The Lord above; the lord below. A husband returning home surprises a woman and her paramour and a numskull who has blundered in. The woman hides the numskull in the bed and the paramour under it. The husband, who is leaving on a journey, lifts his hands to heaven and says, "I commend you to the Lord above." – The numskull: "Commend her rather to the lord below!" K1525
• 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
• Live man thought to be returning corpse pleads with trickster to save him. K2151.1
• Vow to find Holy Grail before returning to Round Table. M183.3
• Time and place of landing of returning heroes prophesied. M369.6
• Son returning home after long absence unwittingly killed by parents. (Cf. N338.3.) N321
• Two returning brothers unwittingly purchase bird, which is transformed youngest brother, as present intended for him. N733.4
• Adventure from returning for forgotten comb. N773.2
• Husband kills returning adulteress. (Cf. Q241.) Q411.0.1
• Mysterious animal punishes penitent. Returning from the pope he is met by a mysterious animal who jumps on his back. Then in the man's room, whither he has carried the animal, a three hours' noise is heard as of a fight. Neither man nor beast is found in the room. (Cf. Q557.) Q554.5