89 motifs match “rewarded”  ·  back to the chapters

• 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
• Thrush's hospitality to peacock rewarded by being given motley coat of feathers. (Cf. A2411.2.1.1.) A2222.1
• Dog lets devil into church to steal: rewarded with dog-skin. (Cf. A2311.1.) A2229.2
• Fig tree stays with the angels: rewarded with sap of all other trees. A2711.7
• Stranger dies from joy on being rewarded by ruler. F1041.1.5.2
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Hero reports to king that his ancestors (in heaven) want him rewarded with gold. K362.11
• Trickster discovers woman's paramour and hides him in outhouse: rewarded by husband. K1574.2
• Man falsely claims to have killed elephant with his flat hand. Rewarded. K1787
• Sham wise man hides something and is rewarded for finding it. K1956.2
• Sham wise man sees jewel hidden and is rewarded for finding it. K1956.2.1
• Compassionate youngest son. Kind to people or animals: rewarded. L13
• Heroine endures hardships with menial husband. Rewarded by his success. L113.1.0.1
• Man who aspires to greater wealth loses all. When he is about to be rewarded by king the latter dies. N251.2
• Man falls into well and accidentally kills cobra: rewarded. N624
• Destructive elephant eats poison man has prepared for himself. Man rewarded. N627
• Hero unwittingly helps fee's sons: rewarded. N687
• Hero attempting to escape from tiger plays music and tiger follows. People marvel and give him money and he is rewarded with princess's hand. N691.1.1
• Hero captured by man he has formerly rescued: rewarded. N763
• Beggar rewarded by king for poem (song). P163
• Barmecide feast. Host places imaginary feast before guest, who accepts it in the same spirit. Guest's courtesy is rewarded by real feast. P327
• Poet rewarded for poem. P427.7.8
• Hospitality rewarded – opposite punished. Q1
• Kind and unkind. Churlish person disregards requests of old person (animal) and is punished. Courteous person (often youngest brother or sister) complies and is rewarded. Q2
• Moderate request rewarded; immoderate punished. Q3
• Woodsman and the gold axe. A woodsman lets his axe fall into the water. Hermes comes to his rescue. Takes out a gold axe but the woodsman says that it is not his. The same with a silver axe. Finally he is given his own axe and rewarded for his modest choice. His companion tries this plan and loses his axe. Q3.1
• Humble rewarded, haughty punished. Q4
• Laziness punished; industry rewarded. Q5
• Lazy jackal punished; industrious pig rewarded. Q5.1
• Lazy owl punished; industrious hummingbird rewarded. Q5.2
• Good thoughts rewarded, bad punished. Q6
• Deeds rewarded. Q10
• Piety rewarded. Q20
• Fulfillment of precepts rewarded. Q20.2
• Keeping fast rewarded. Q26
• Piety rewarded – miscellaneous. Q39
• Asceticism rewarded. (Cf. V462.) Q39.1
• Kindness rewarded. Q40
• Politeness rewarded. Q41
• Generosity rewarded. Q42
• Child divides last loaf with fairy (witch, etc.). Rewarded. Q42.1.1
• Generosity to saint (god) in disguise rewarded. (Cf. Q1, Q45.1.) Q42.3
• Man frees slave (incognito prince): rewarded when slave becomes king. Q42.4
• Saint gives a man all his credit for good deeds so that the man may go to heaven. Saint is then rewarded with even greater credit. (Cf. Q172.) Q42.8
• Cobbler gives new pair of shoes to poor boy and says: "You can pay me when you become archbishop." Generously rewarded many years later. Q42.9
• Hospitality rewarded. Q45
• Angels entertained unawares. Hospitality to disguised saint (angel, god) rewarded. (Cf. Q42.3.) Q45.1
• Man saves the unrecognized devil from thunder and is generously rewarded. Q45.2.1
• Hospitality to ascetic rewarded. Q45.3
• Hospitality to monk rewarded. Q45.3.1
• Kindness to animals rewarded. Q51
• Uprightness rewarded. (Cf. Q151.7.) Q54
• Love rewarded. Q56
• Attendance on the sick rewarded. Q57
• Other good qualities rewarded. Q60
• Self-abnegation rewarded. (Cf. L200.) Q61
• Patience rewarded. (Cf. W26.) Q64
• Filial duty rewarded. Q65
• Supplying food to ungrateful stepmother rewarded. (Cf. Q151.2.) Q65.1
• Humility rewarded. Q66
• Humility before saint (god) in disguise rewarded. Q66.1
• Kingly duty rewarded. Q67
• Integrity rewarded. Q68
• Truth-speaking rewarded. Q68.1
• Honesty rewarded. Q68.2
• Loyalty rewarded. Q72
• Courtier rewarded for resisting princess's advances. When her father learns of the affair he rewards the courtier and has him marry his daughter. Q87.2
• Answer rewarded with gold ring; message rewarded with purse with silver. Q91.4
• Lot and family rewarded by being saved from destruction of city. (Cf. Q152.) Q150.1.1
• Women rewarded with their lives for excellent dancing. Q151.13
• Family line of good man rewarded. Q191
• Charity rewarded by birth of child. T548.4
• Unworthy rewarded instead of the worthy. U14
• Sacred image appears on host. Woman who has vowed not to use make-up or ornaments thus rewarded. (Cf. V35.1.2.) V39.5
• Faithfulness to Virgin Mary, even if not to Christ, rewarded. V253
• Charity rewarded. V410
• Charity rewarded above prayer or hearing of masses. V410.1
• Fakir rewarded by prince with a life of luxury in city chooses to return to his monkey friends in jungle. W34.4
• Tiger returns rope to former captor: rewarded by having tail cut off. W154.11