69 motifs match “rises”  ·  back to the chapters

• Creator from below. God rises from beneath (the center of the spiritual world) and creates the world. A25
• Deity arises from mist. A115.3
• Deity arises from shell of darkness where he has been for million ages. A115.6
• Earth rises from sea. A816
• Land rises out of sea. A952
• Ground bursts open and a temple rises from it. A992.3
• First race of men perishes when sun first rises. A1009.1
• The various children of Eve. Eve has so many children that she is ashamed when God pays her a visit. She hides some of them and they fail to receive the blessing that God gives those in sight. Thus arises the differences in classes and peoples. A1650.1
• Animal calls the dawn. The sun rises as a result of the animal's call. B755
• Frog living in person's stomach rises into throat, croaks every spring. B784.0.1
• Valley disenchanted rises to level of surroundings. D799.2
• River rises to drown liars. (Cf. D1316, D915.) D1318.17
• Palace arises from bull's legs buried in soil. (Cf. D1012.1, D1132.1.) D1483.1
• Magic stick: when planted in ground, palace rises. (Cf. D956.) D1483.3
• Well rises or sinks to indicate long or short life. (Cf. D926.) D1663.5
• Vision of food arises to tempt fasting women. D2031.16
• Ring that has dropped into water rises to surface. D2149.4.2
• Grave on shore rises with the tide. (Cf. D1641.8.) D2151.1.2.3
• Dead arises when shroud bursts and pursues attendant. E261.2
• Coffin bursts; dead arises and pursues attendant. E261.2.1
• Woman's hand rises from grave and gives man performing vigil letter of salvation. E373.3
• Anchorite's body rises out of river in favor to disciple. E379.2
• Ground trembles or rumbles when ghost rises from grave. E410.1
• Ghost shakes off earth when he rises from grave. E410.2
• Water-spirit surprises and rapes a mortal woman. A son is born who is sleepless. F420.6.1.7
• Island rises up in sea. F735
• Island rises up in river. F735.0.1
• Island rises once every seven years. F735.0.2
• Castle rises from the ground. F771.3.6
• Rising and falling sky. Sky rises and falls at horizon, giving periodic access to the other world. F791
• Perilous trap bridge. High in center. One end rises when one steps on it and throws him backwards. F842.2.1
• Water sinks to bottom, mud rises to surface to keep prophet from drowning. F930.3
• Sea rises and changes place. F931.1
• Sea rises at saint's command. F931.1.1
• River rises and overflows. F932.8
• River rises to prevent body's being carried over it against dying man's wish. F932.8.1
• River rises to prevent advance of army. F932.8.2
• River rises to prevent meeting of hostile armies. F932.8.2.1
• River rises to prevent escape of thieves. F932.8.3
• Well rises so holy person does not have to draw from it. F933.1.3
• Well rises so maiden can draw without exerting herself. F933.1.3.1
• Well rises for pious man's sheep. F933.1.3.2
• Gravel rises from bottom as hero enters lake. F934.1
• Lake rises from bramble bush. F934.2
• Earth rises. F969.2
• Doorpost of room rises for holy person. F1009.1
• Horripilation. Hair rises on end in extraordinary fashion from joy, anger, or love. F1041.2
• Object rises into the air. F1083
• Stone cross rises into air. F1083.1
• Well rises for sheep only for rightful owner. H251.3.9.2
• "Rise earlier": counsel proved wise by experience. Man seeking explanation for being in debt arises earlier and catches his servants stealing. (Cf. H588.1.) J21.23
• Man who rises too early. The king in order to correct the habit has him robbed. He says that robbers get up even earlier than he. J1394.2
• Standing up for the friendless. Preacher in backwoods asks congregation members who are friends of Jesus to rise. No one rises. "What, are there no friends of Jesus in this house?" A cowboy rises to his feet: "Stranger, I don't know who this man Jesus is. I never heard of him before, but I'll stand up for any man who hasn't got any more friends than he has." J1738.5
• Chanticleer believes that his crowing makes the sun rise. Disappointed when it rises without his aid. J2272.1
• Wife surprises husband in adultery and shames him into giving her all she desires. K1271.3.1
• The husband in the chicken house. The husband returns unexpectedly and surprises his wife with her lover. She makes the husband believe he is pursued and hides him in the chicken house. (Cf. K1514.9.) K1514.1
• 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
• Husband surprises wife and paramour. Rebukes them for not shutting the door. K1569.2
• Army appears like forest. Surprises enemy. Each soldier carries branches. (Birnam wood comes to Dunsinane.) K1872.1
• The triple tax. A poet is given by the king the right to demand a coin of the first hunchback he meets, from the first man of a certain name, and from the first man of a certain city. He sees a hunchback and demands the coin. A quarrel arises in which it appears that the hunchback also has the required name and residence. With each revelation the poet demands a new coin. N635
• Runaway horse carries bride to her lover. Bridegroom unwittingly hires a horse belonging to his rival for his bride to ride to the wedding. A storm arises and the horse carries her to his master. N721
• Aristotle rises from sick bed to rush into battle for his country. P711.7
• Dead cock rises, crows, and spatters scoffers so that they become leprous. (Cf. Q225.) Q552.8
• Refuge in air. Fugitive supernaturally rises in air to escape. (Cf. R321.) R324
• Pillar of fire rises over woman pregnant with future saint. V222.0.1.1
• Train of angels rises from graveyard. V242.1
• Lazy man is being taken to poorhouse or out of town or to cemetery to be buried alive. The group take pity on him, offer him various articles to help him get started again. One offers a bushel of corn. The lazy one rises up from the bottom of the wagon or coffin where he has been lying: "Is the corn shelled?" W111.5.10.1
• Man under the ice. Falls through ice with his horse, wanders around on the river bottom, pushes his spear through ice from below and rises to the surface. X1737.1.1
• Person or animal rises into the air in defiance of gravity. (Cf. D2135.0.1.) X1741.1