360 motifs match “reward” — showing the first 100; narrow the words for the rest  ·  back to the chapters

• God rewards mortal for pious act. A185.11
• Animal characteristics as reward. A2220
• Hedgehog's skin reward for good deed. (Cf. A2311.4.) A2220.1
• Animal characteristics reward for pious act. (Cf. A2231.) A2221
• Flies on Christ's body rewarded. They look like nails and prevent more nails being driven. They may eat at the king's table. (Cf. A2545.1.) A2221.2.1
• Blood from cross on robin redbreast: He helps Jesus; rewarded with red breast. (Cf. A2353.2.) A2221.2.2
• Bird coloring as reward for obedience to deity. A2221.6.1
• Squirrel's markings and immunity from falling as reward by deity. A2221.8
• Deity rewards animal for bringing him water: cause of present characteristics. A2221.11
• Animal characteristics reward for hospitality. A2222
• Thrush's hospitality to peacock rewarded by being given motley coat of feathers. (Cf. A2411.2.1.1.) A2222.1
• Animal characteristics reward for helpfulness. A2223
• Animal characteristics as reward – miscellaneous. A2229
• Dog lets devil into church to steal: rewarded with dog-skin. (Cf. A2311.1.) A2229.2
• Bird has red spot on its tail as reward for having moved woman's organ to its present position. A2229.6
• Donkeys ask immediate reward from God: eat their own excrements. A2232.11
• Why cat and dog fight: dog ate up cat's part in master's reward. A2281.3
• Why deer has antlers: as reward for not cheating. A2326.1.1.1
• Why sparrow may build nest near people's houses; reward for hospitality. A2431.3.7.1
• Origin of plant as reward. A2632
• Plant characteristics as reward. A2710
• Fig tree stays with the angels: rewarded with sap of all other trees. A2711.7
• Helpful animal acquired as reward for vigil. B319.2
• Reward of helpful animal. B320
• Large reward given for return of helpful animal. B343
• Grateful hyena leads lost hermit from wilderness as reward for his help. B380.1
• Thorn removed from lion's paw (Androcles and the Lion). In gratitude the lion later rewards the man. B381
• Boy kills his animal father for reward. B631.0.2
• Mucus turns to gold to reward piety. D475.1.13
• Transformation as reward. D663
• Magic object acquired as reward for burial of the dead. D812.4.2
• Magic object acquired as reward. D855
• Magic object acquired as reward for vigil. D855.1
• Magic object acquired as reward for religious austerities. D855.2
• Magic object acquired as reward for quest into grave. D855.3
• Magic object as reward for faith. D855.4
• Magic object as reward for good deeds. D855.5
• Putting head under saint's cloak reveals rewards of heaven. D1329.1
• Money received from ghosts as reward for bravery. A voice says: "I am letting it fall." The man: "Let it." Money falls to the ground. E373.1
• Revenant rewards its conqueror. E465
• Flower with "ave" on leaves. Crows from tomb as reward for faithful sayings of "Ave Maria". E631.0.2.1
• Soul in purgatory sends letter bidding his son reward one who has prayed him from purgatory. E755.3.1
• Dwarfs object to rewards. (Cf. F451.5.10.9.) F451.5.10.2
• Artificial paradise and hell to punish and reward. F705
• Stranger dies from joy on being rewarded by ruler. F1041.1.5.2
• Blades of corn grow through hair of saint as reward for guarding cornkiln. F1099.4.1
• Devil is cheated of his reward when priest dismisses mass early. G303.16.16
• Test: threading needle. Guest of convent is given choice of nuns. On the morrow he is given three opportunities to thread a needle. Success means reward, failure confiscation of his belongings. H509.1
• Tasks imposed. A person's prowess is tested by assigning him certain tasks (usually impossible or extremely difficult) to be performed either to escape punishment or to receive a valuable reward. H900
• Riches the reward of questions solved on quests. H1243
• Forgiveness the reward of successful quest. H1244
• Obedience of sons tested by offering them apple. They are each offered a slice of apple. The king says, "Open your mouth and receive what I give you". Eldest son insulted; youngest obeys and receives kingdom as reward. (Cf. H1558.0.1.1.) H1557.1
• Test of gratitude: magician makes pupil believe himself superior. Though he has promised magician great rewards he forgets his promise. Wealth removed. H1565.1
• Ruler learns lesson from the example of an exiled king. Rewards the exile rather than a successful merchant. J55
• Unpaid servant refuses to blame master: later rewarded. J571.8
• Liar rewarded by the apes. King of apes asks visitors how they like his children (courtiers). Truthful visitor tells that they are very ugly, and is punished. Liar praises their beauty and receives reward. J815.1
• King called baker's son: he has given the poet only loaves of bread. King sees jest and rewards poet. J816.2
• Not the same purse as was lost. Finder of a purse containing 800 gulden returns it to owner for reward. Latter says that purse had 900 gulden in it. In court. Decision: The rich man speaks truth. The purse found is not the one he lost. The finder may keep it. J1172.1
• Priest may eat communion supper. Thief about to be hanged is told that if he truly repents he will eat Lord's Supper in heaven. "If that is true, won't you eat the supper for me; I'll reward you well." J1261.2.3
• Trickster chooses his gift. To be rewarded by ruler with a coin, an ass, a sheep, or a vineyard. Answers that he will take the coin, mount the ass, drive the sheep into the vineyard, and there pray for the ruler. J1282
• The needy philosopher. Philosopher asks ruler for money Ruler says that philosophers do not need money. Philosopher: "If I am rewarded, I will say that you are right; I will no longer need money." J1289.4
• To be rewarded by his kind. Unworthy person is rewarded. Asks worthy one: "Why is it that I am rewarded and you are not?" Answer: "Because you have found more of your kind than I have of mine." (Also told of Dante and a minstrel.) J1364
• They gave it away themselves. A wandering actor rewarded by a city with a coat of their color gambles it away. When upbraided about giving away their present he replies that they hadn't wanted to keep it themselves. J1444
• Singer repaid with promise of reward: words for words. J1551.3
• Poem for poem: all for all. A poet gives the emperor a poem, hoping for a reward The emperor later gives the poet a poem in return. The poet thereupon sends the emperor two pennies, saying that this is all the money he has. The emperor, seeing that he is defeated in the exchange, laughs and becomes the poet's friend. J1581.1
• Sacrifice equal to the reward. J2067
• Foolish reward offered. J2085
• Lost ass, saddle, and bridle offered as reward to the finder. J2085.1
• Punishing the dog by feeding him. A man is bitten by a dog. On the advice of an old woman he rubs bread on the wound and gives it to the dog. All dogs will bite him if they thus get double reward. J2108
• The two presents to the king: the beet and the horse. A farmer takes an extraordinary beet as present to the king and receives a large reward. His companion is eager for a reward and leads a handsome steed to the palace. The king rewards him with the beet. J2415.1
• The gift of the donkey. Ruler rewards the gift of a clever donkey. Greedy nobleman seeking a like reward sends ruler two donkeys in rich trappings. Ruler advises the donor that he is sorry that his gift will deprive him of worthy companionship. J2415.1.1
• The two presents to the king: two poems. A famous poet presented to the king some poems and was richly rewarded. Another poet likewise gave the king some poetry. The king gave him the first poet's verses. J2415.1.2
• Picking the louse and the flea. One man rewarded with forty crowns for picking louse from king's robe. Imitator given forty lashes for picking flea. J2415.2
• Crab tries to imitate bird who lays egg in pot of boiling water. Falls in instead of being rewarded. J2415.3
• Wager as to who shall rise (speak) first in morning (last up to get reward). They are carried to funeral pyre before they will give in. J2511.1
• Silence wager: man and wife taken for dead. Stand up when king offers reward for information about their death. J2511.1.2
• Deceptive bargain: a sack of corn as reward. Trickster has an enormous sack made. K174
• Deceptive land purchase: king, as reward for help in winning battle, promises wounded chieftain as much land as his chariot can travel around; bribes charioteer to turn back whenever chieftain faints from loss of blood. K185.7.3
• Deceptive bargain: as much gold in reward as sticks to poet's hair when poured over him: he smears it with tar. K199.1
• The dog refuses to help the wolf. A farmer plans to kill a faithful old dog. The wolf makes a plan to save the dog. The latter is to rescue the farmer's child from the wolf. The plan succeeds and the dog is rewarded. The wolf in return wants to steal the farmer's sheep. The dog refuses his assistance. K231.1.3
• Reward for accomplishment of task deceptively withheld. K231.2
• Debtor tells creditor that he has had his reward in the hope of payment. K231.7
• Man cheats devil of reward: to have man if he gets him at first grasp. Man holds cat which flies in devil's face. (Cf. K210.) K235.3
• Hero reports to king that his ancestors (in heaven) want him rewarded with gold. K362.11
• Double reward successfully claimed. K441
• False claim of reward. K442
• Reward offered for stolen object (princess). Thief (abductor) returns and enforces reward. K442.1
• Egg as reward of appropriate saying. First brother (knocking egg against wall): "Casca cascorum." Second (breaking shell and sprinkling dirt over it): "Sar, sale, sapiensa". Third (eating egg): "Consumatus es." K444.1
• Reward for the bag of lead. A man sews up lead in a bag and feigns to have found it. A merchant claims it and thinking it filled with gold pays him a large reward. K476.2.2
• Trickster discovers woman's paramour and hides him in outhouse: rewarded by husband. K1574.2
• Bluff: wealth gained by seeming to be in the king's confidence. Courtier asks the king for a reward that will cost nothing. He gets permission to listen to the king's devotions. He now receives bribes because of his apparent influence. K1782
• Man falsely claims to have killed elephant with his flat hand. Rewarded. K1787
• Incognito king helped by humble man. Gives reward. K1812.1
• Incognito king is given hospitality by fisherman. Rewards him with a city. K1812.4
• Incognito king rewards farmer for gift. K1812.9
• Incognito king rewards strangers who treat him as companion. K1812.13
• Impostors claim reward (prize) earned by hero. K1932
• Impostors tricked into carrying hero in box. Woman makes them think they will have her as reward. K1942
• The sham physician and the devil in partnership. The devil is to enter the girl and the physician will collect reward for driving the devil out. K1955.6
• Cheat: demon kills people so his pupil can resuscitate them and get reward. K1955.6.1