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

• God consults mercy on his right and justice on his left. A42.2
• Carpenter (wright) of the gods. A143
• Soul-bridge: easy for righteous to cross, more difficult for others. A661.0.5.1
• Pale sun made right again by using egg, yellow grass, etc. A721.4
• Devil as Earth Diver. Satan dives for earth at instance of God. Succeeds only third time (by use of right formula). He hides the earth under his tongue. It swells, and he must be rescued by God. A812.1
• Why God changed right hand into left. Man loses hand with which he gives devil a box on ears. A1311.2
• Why Jews read and write from right to left: because of the ugly name of the king of the Jews. A1689.6
• Frightened rabbit puts head in charred tree: hence black ears. (Cf. A2325.2.) A2212.1
• Frightened animals scatter: cause of present habitat of each. (Cf. A2433.1.) A2212.2
• Dog loses his patent right; seeks it: why dogs look at one another under the tail. (Cf. A2471.1.) A2275.5.5
• Coyote persuaded to break leg: therefore has thin right leg. (Cf. A2371.2.6.) A2284.5
• Why coyote's right leg is thin. (Cf. A2284.5.) A2371.2.6
• Place to live given as patent right to dog. A2433.1.3
• Why leopard cannot capture animal who passes him on right side. A2463.1
• Dragon guards hermit's food, frightens off robbers. B11.6.5
• Vegetable lamb. Generated from ground. Umbilical cord is in the ground and the lambs will die if it is forcibly severed. They are frightened into severing it themselves and then live. Vertebrae of the neck planted to produce new ones. B95
• Person frightened by animals successively replying to his remarks. Example: Man riding horse and followed by dog tells horse to jump over a hole. Horse says, "I will not." Man turns to dog and says, "Isn't that strange – a horse talking!" The dog says, "Yes, isn't it." Often the man runs, meeting other animals which answer him, until he falls exhausted. B210.1
• Parrot and sparrow argue right to inherit property left by man. Sparrow says his interests are the same as man's; parrot says that he caused all man's wealth, since man sold his feathers. People's decision for parrot. B271.1
• The cat as vixen's husband. Frightens the other wild animals invited by the vixen. (Cf. K2324.) B281.9.1
• Man falls in hole with horse; buzzards gather; he lassoes a number of buzzards, ties them together, frightens them; all fly at once, carry him from hole. (Tall tale.) B547.2.1
• Robbers frightened by grateful dog. B576.1.2
• Tabu: eating before house of host has been righted. C231.4
• "We three" – "For gold" – "That is right". These expressions are the sole conversation of three men. C495.2
• "We three" – "For gold" – "That is right" devil's bargain. Three brothers have agreed to say only these things. They incriminate themselves. C495.2.1
• "We three" – "For gold" – "That is right": phrases of foreign language. Three travelers know each one phrase of a foreign language. They incriminate themselves. C495.2.2
• Tabu: wounding animal; must be killed outright. C841.0.2
• Transformation to frighten enemy. (Cf. D641.3.) D651.2
• Disenchantment by naked virgin undergoing frightful journey at midnight. She must come naked and alone on St. John's night between twelve and one, climb the castle walls, and enter the treasure chamber. D759.3
• Magic object left by frightened demons. D859.7
• Magic right hand. D996.0.1
• Magic power of right hand for good. D996.0.1.1
• Salve causes magic sight and blindness. (Cf. D1244, D1323.5, D1331.2.2.) Put on left eye causes one to see all treasure of earth; on the right, makes blind. D1331.3.1
• Carrying saint's book around army right-handwise insures victory. (Cf. D1266.) D1381.25
• Turning right-handwise insures safe journey. (Cf. D1272.) D1384.3.1
• Log of wood animated by spirit of malignant holy man strikes left and right to kill offending villagers. (Cf. D956.) D1401.8
• Saint's girdle causes tree to fall in right direction. (Cf. D1057.1.) D1549.2
• Box can be opened only by right person. (Cf. D1170.) D1651.12
• Sword can be moved only by right person. (Cf. D1081.) D1654.4.1
• Ointment cures left cheek, not right. (Cf. D1244.) D1663.2
• Magic power lost by being frightened. D1741.5
• Druid performs circumambulation right-handwise to confer honor or bring good luck. D1791.1.1
• Throbbing of right eye as favorable omen. D1812.5.2.1
• Magic sight by looking over right shoulder. D1821.3.2
• Magic strength given horse by combing hair right way and wrong way. D1835.2
• Forgetfulness from fright. D2004.7
• Plants and animals magically caused to shriek, frightening enemy. D2091.12
• Resuscitation my frightening dead. Frequently combined with E61. E25
• Ghost frightens people off bridge into stream. E272.3
• Ghosts frighten people (deliberately). E293
• Frightening thing at bridge to land of dead. E481.2.1.1
• Wild huntsmen cannot die until evil in world has been made right and things return as they had been. E501.3.9
• Wild hunt avoided by keeping on one's road. Sometimes in middle of road or on right side of road. E501.17.5.1
• Wild hunt frightened away by scolding. E501.17.8.1
• Ogre's soul in "pale spot" below his right ear. (Cf. Z311.2.) E714.10
• Frightened soul cannot return to body. E721.1.2.5
• River in heaven burns wicked and gives joy to righteous. E755.1.2
• Crystal bower with "bright windows" as otherworld dwelling. F165.3.5.1
• Right half of son resembles mortal father; left half, fairy father. F305.2.1
• Theft of money from fairies by frightening them away from it. F351.2
• Forest spirits brighter than moon. F441.4.3
• Dwarfs frighten mortals. F451.5.2.10
• Dwarf king has silver miner's torch bright as the sun. F451.7.4
• Trolls frightful. F455.2.6
• Birth of daughter so beautiful mother is frightened and abandons her. F575.1.1
• Strong man sent to kill lions: does so and frightens king. F615.2.2
• Sword extraordinarily bright, sharp. F833.3
• Bright star indicates birth of holy person. F961.2.1
• Bird controls sex and appearance of offspring. Hatches seven eggs – three under each wing and one under breast. The right wing hatches three red males, the left three green females. The egg under the breast shares the characteristics of both sex and color – but dies. F987.1
• Suicide from fright of evil prophecy. F1041.1.11.3
• Barrenness as result of fright. F1041.17.1
• Cannibal ogress gives finger of one girl to her frightened sister. G86.1
• Devil wears a bright green coat. G303.5.2.3
• Devil disappears because he is frightened. G303.16.19.17
• Devil frightened by a woman. G303.16.19.17.1
• Bright eyes as sign of royalty (nobility). H71.6
• Stone of destiny (Lia Fáil). Roars out under rightful king. (Cf. H71.) H171.5
• Well rises for sheep only for rightful owner. H251.3.9.2
• Silent princess gives right answer when talking monkey is given wrong one by suitor-prince. H343.2
• Husband has friend woo his wife: seduction narrowly averted by frightened husband's intervention. H492.2.2
• King and peasant: the plucked fowl. The king gives riddling questions to a peasant, who always interprets them right. The king says that he will send the peasant a fowl which he shall pluck. The king gives the same questions to his courtiers, who cannot interpret them. They pay the peasant good money for the answers. Peasant tells king that he has plucked the fowl. H561.6.1
• Riddle: what is brightest? H651
• What is brightest? The sun. H651.1
• What is brightest? Mother's eyes. (Cf. H662.) H651.2
• Man whose laughter brings rain will not laugh: brought to laughter when people who, unknown to each other, have gone to sleep in same dark room frighten each other. H1194.1
• Deity assumes frightful guises to frighten child. H1401
• Chief of dead assumes frightful guises to frighten visitors. H1401.1
• Ogress assumes frightful guises to frighten messengers. H1401.2
• Fear test: staying in frightful place. H1410
• Fear test: taking boy to frightful enemy's tent. H1418
• Fearless hero frightened by being awakened with cold water. H1441
• Fearless hero frightened by being awakened by eels put down his back. H1441.1
• Vigil for dead father: youngest son alone endures frightful experiences. Ceiling, floors, and walls knock together. H1462.1
• Frightful meal as test of leadership. H1567.1
• Test of righteousness. H1573.6
• Ability to cross bridge as test of righteousness. H1573.6.1
• Fruitfulness of nature as proof of kingly right. H1574.2
• Crab would rather be killed outright than imprisoned and starved. J216.3
• Doctor loses a horse for the sake of the truth. Overlord asks two doctors whether he is entitled to all the possessions of his retainers. One doctor unrighteously answers yes and receives a horse. The other who tells the truth receives nothing. J551.3
• Jackal and leopard tie tails together for mutual protection. Frightened, they run apart and injure each other. J681.1.1
• Old simpleton resolves to become a senator. He is made to believe that he is wanted as an archer and is so frightened that he dies. J955.4