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

• Race of culture hero with ostrich: ostrich loses beautiful feathers. (Cf. A2402.2.) A2252.3
• How ostrich lost beautiful feathers. (Cf. A2252.3.) A2402.2
• Treasure-producing bird-heart. (Cf. D1015.1.1.) Brings riches when eaten. B113.1
• Wedding of eagle and kite. Kite promises to secure ostrich as attendant. Fails and is put to shame. B282.2.1
• Transformation: rich man to tramp. Smears hands and face. D24.4
• Walls overthrown by magic (Jericho). D2093
• Rich man dragged from grave by demons in hallowed ground and flung into grave in unblessed ground. E411.0.5.1
• Dead rich man returns to rebuke his children who have kept the money he promised to the church. E415.2
• Rich man as wild huntsman. E501.1.3
• Rejoicing at arrival of rich man in heaven. Event so rare as to cause rejoicing. Poor man enters unnoticed. E758
• Trolls' riches. F455.4.1
• Trolls' riches inside mountain. F455.4.1.1
• Knockers lead men to the richest lodes in the mines by knocking in those areas. F456.1.2.2.1
• Witches feast on rich food and drink. G248
• Devil tempts youth to deny Virgin. Promises youth riches. G303.9.4.8
• Devil marries girl whose rich mother refuses to let her marry common young men of community. G303.12.5.3
• Devil exhibits benevolence to impious people (to people who make an alliance with him: gives them riches, helps them in need). (Cf. M212.) G303.22.5
• Riddle: what is the richest? H636
• What is richest? Autumn. H636.1
• Riddle: what is the best time to eat? For the rich man, when he wishes; for the poor man, when he has something to eat. H659.17
• Riddle: what is the difference between a poor man and a rich? (Riches.) H875
• Riches the reward of questions solved on quests. H1243
• Quest to hell for return of contract from deceased rich man. H1273.1.1
• Quest for the richest person. H1311
• King seeks one richer (more magnificent) than himself. (Cf. H1395.) H1311.1
• Quest for bride richest and poorest. H1311.2
• Test of friendship: to go with one to death. Everyman. He calls in Riches, Family, etc. Only Good Deeds remains with him. H1558.3
• Holy man's prayer reforms rich man. Holy man prays, "May God bless everything here that is good but cause to disappear all that is bad." Everything disappears. J153.1
• Man advised to choose good poor man for his daughter's husband rather than rich man. J247.1
• Rich merchant is poorer in happiness than poor man. J347.4
• Man refuses rich marriage with house filled with dangerous wild animals. J347.5
• Rich man refuses to associate with poor sister. J411.11
• Birds seeking richer lands are nearly all killed. Survivors advise their friends to let well enough alone. J513.1
• St. George teaches the poor man, "Who steals somewhat and lies somewhat will be rich." J556.1
• King improves kingdom before leaving it to his sons. He leaves it smaller but much stronger and richer. J701.2
• Poor man consoles self by thinking of misfortunes of rich. J883
• Man compelled to live on peas takes comfort when he sees a man once rich eating the hulls. J883.1
• Man in cold consoles himself thinking of rich men in hell or prison. J883.2
• Rich man humbled by realization that he cannot take his wealth with him. J912.3
• Peasant asks to be knighted. Is told that he can be made rich but not noble. J955.3.1
• Rich Brahmin wearing poor clothing is treated as a beggar. J1072.2
• 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
• Intentional and accidental fire. Rich man wishing to get rid of a neighbor's tree sets it afire. Neighbor's house catches and burns. Must pay four times value of tree since fire is intentional, but only actual value of house, since that fire was accidental. J1175.2
• Judge favors poor defendant so he may obtain money from rich without begging. J1192.1.2
• God as a father-in-law. Nuns tell a man that they are daughters of God. "Come and marry me; I should like such a rich father-in-law." J1261.1.1
• Rich man shakes ducats into pope's lap. Pope says, "Who could withstand such an armored army?" and decides for the rich man. J1263.2.2
• Man calls Saints Peter and Paul fools for enduring poverty if rich abbots can reach heaven, too. J1263.4.2
• Robber's defense for stealing from rich. God will not permit them to enter heaven unless we take their ill-gotten goods from them. J1269.8
• Gifts from the brothers. A king gives a man a coin. "Is that all you give your brother?" "Are you my brother?" "Surely, we both pray, Our father, etc." "If all your brothers give you as much as I you will be rich." J1283
• Wearing all his clothes. Shivering king (rich man) to tattered peasant: "Aren't you cold?" Peasant: "No, if you wore all your clothes as I do, you wouldn't be cold either!" J1289.5
• Beggar claims to be emperor's brother. (All men are descended from Adam.) Emperor gives him small coin. Beggar protests. Emperor: "If all your brothers gave you that much you would be richer than I." J1337
• Man bathing rich man uses sand instead of sandalwood: "Consider the sand of the Ganges to be sandalwood." When man asks for his fee, other takes a frog and gives it to him: "Know that the frog of the Ganges is a cow." J1511.2.1
• Three reasons for refusing credit. A man asks for credit, although he has always paid cash before. He is refused on these grounds: either (1) he has never found anyone to trust him, (2) he has never bought anything, or (3) he is rich and does not need an extension of time. J1552.2
• Poor suitor served good supper prepared for rich one. Recites a satirical rhymed grace. J1561.3.1
• A box connection. Man refused hospitality tells rich man he is a relative. Asked for the "connection," he tells him there is a box connection. Rich man not understanding, man explains his cart is made of box wood and is tied to a rich man's box tree. Rich man, ashamed, entertains him with all due respect. J1561.6
• Throw at a rich man. Philosopher gives a penny to a man who throws stones at him but advises him that it will be wiser to throw at one who can afford to give more. The advice is followed and the rascal is arrested and hanged. J1602
• Countryman visiting rich relative in the city refuses to eat dessert: "No, I am not hungry." J1742.3.1
• Man plants hedge: sheep will leave wool on the thorns and bring riches. J2060.2
• Drunken man made to believe that he has been to heaven and hell. He is dressed up as a rich lord and given rich food and drink. When put back into his own clothes he thinks that he has been to heaven. J2322
• Scientific query: why don't the poor, being in the majority, kill off the rich? J2371.4
• 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
• Poor man foolishly imitates rich. J2416
• Peasant opens his mouth. He tells his wife about the good things he gets to eat at the rich man's house. The wife says, "Open your mouth for me once so that I may get some too." The peasant gets up after the next large meal and opens his mouth to the astonishment of all present. J2473
• Trickster fills his gallon jug half full of water, then has it filled with rum at the store. When seller refuses credit, he pours back half gallon of the liquid – now half rum and half water. Sometimes trickster repeats operation, getting richer mixture with each transaction. K231.6.2.2
• The priest made sick of his bargain: three words at the grave. A poor man in return for a steer gets permission from the priest to speak three words at the burial of his enemy, the rich man. Priest: "From earth are you come." Man: "Now the steer is dead." Priest: "In earth shall you remain." Man: "Father, do you want the meat?" Priest: "I wish you were in hell!" etc. K262
• Bread dropped in mud; messenger returns for more. A youth poses as a rich man's servant and gets a sack of bread from a baker. The baker boy is to go along and collect. The rascal drops two loaves in the mud and sends the boy back for fresh ones. Meantime he runs off with the rest of the bread. K343.1.1
• Poor man deceives rich man, plays tricks on him, causes his death. K890.1
• Murder induced by bribery (lands, riches, wives). K986
• The lovely ascetic (girl in man's clothes) wins love of a rich woman. K1322.1
• Man falls into sacrificial grave prepared for others. Rich man orders poor people to dig a grave in order to bury all in it as sacrifice to avert famine. But a Christian frees them and promises those who become Christian a living. The rich man himself falls in the grave and dies. K1603
• Woman who tries to push husband into river falls in when he steps aside. She drowns because she has tied his hands and he is unable to aid her. (She also thinks he is blind because she has fed him rich food to induce blindness.) (Cf. Type 1380.) K1652
• Sham rich man. K1954
• Drunken man by pretending to want to buy an elephant makes king think him rich. K1954.2
• Two friars take arm from corpse and allege it is a miracle-producing relic. One of the tricksters questions its powers in public. Feigns being struck dead. Feigned resurrection. Tricksters enriched as a result. K1976.1
• Child adopted by rich man in order to get rid of him. K2015
• Rich woman, when her advances are repulsed by an ascetic (really a girl in man's clothes) accuses her of adulterous assault. K2113.2
• Ingeniously worded boon asked of God combines riches, issue, and restoration of eyesight: "Oh God! I want to see from above the seventh story of my mansion my great-grandsons playing in the streets and eating their cakes from golden vessels." K2371.3
• Poor man surpasses rich. L143
• Poor girl chosen as wife in preference to rich. L143.1
• Poor suitor makes good husband; rich suitor cruel. L143.2
• Marriage of poor boy and rich girl. L161.1
• Poor girl chosen rather than the rich. Treasure follows. L213
• Poor game proves rich. L216
• Former poverty chosen over new riches. Weaver laments loss of water vessel. Offered many new, but prefers old and modest life. L217.1
• Rich man made poor to punish pride. He boasts that God has no power to make him poor. While he is at church, his property burns and he returns home poor. L412
• Scorned lover poses as rich man and cheats his scornful mistress. L431.2
• Men are too rich: greedy gods created to impoverish them. L482.1
• Men are too rich: gold sent below ground. L482.1.1
• Men are too rich: weeds created to spoil their harvests. L482.2
• Eater of magic bird-heart will become rich (or king). M312.3
• Prophecy: rich man will have a son but the son will marry a poor girl. M359.7
• Fortunes of the rich man and of the poor man. The Fortune of the rich brother tells the poor brother to seek his luck under a bush. The poor man goes there and Fortune tells him to become a merchant. He becomes rich. N181
• Man fated to be rich. N213
• Man robbed and penniless entertained by wealthy widow and enriched. N225
• Wrecked man saved on coffer of jewels; becomes rich. N226
• Bad luck banished and freed. The poor man in some way banishes his bad luck and becomes prosperous. Out of envy his rich brother sets it free; it then follows him. N250.4
• Man who loses fortune marries widow of his rich master. (Cf. N227.) N251.3
• Poor man presented rich robe by emperor is locked up as a thief. N347.5
• Four pots of rupees magically appear on horns of buffaloes stuck in pond, and poor owner becomes rich. N549.1