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

• St. Peter as ruler for the air and rain. Often misunderstands the orders of God. A287.2
• Deity ruler of lowest heaven. A307
• Man created to rule the earth. A1201
• Man rules all animals. God gives greatest strength to lion, but because of man's wisdom lion is in his power. A1421.1.1
• Animals rule celestial spheres. B7.1
• Prince not to be given eighth key until after he has ruled for five years. C611.1.1
• Rulers of inferior character after tabu is broken. C938
• Transformation to likeness of ruler. Man so uses the last of three wishes granted to him. D41.1
• Old woman ruler of dead in lower world. (Cf. A481.9.) E481.1.1
• Culture hero gambles with ruler of the afterworld: result, death or increase in game. E489.6
• Mortal rules fairyland jointly with fairy king. F252.1.0.1
• Dwarfs are ruled by a king. F451.4.5.1
• Stranger dies from joy on being rewarded by ruler. F1041.1.5.2
• Devil in interior of earth. Banished there by God as punishment for trying to usurp God's rule of the world. G303.8.5
• Animal (object) indicates election of ruler. H171
• Test of wisdom: wise man sends ruler magic gems. Ruler admires their beauty but neglects to inquire of their virtues. H501.1
• Quest for ferule to fit staff. H1344
• Quest for lost ecclesiastical rule. H1386.4
• Contest in generosity. Ruler vies with minister in generosity. Minister declared loser and condemned to die. Pardoned on acknowledging defeat. H1552.2
• "Do not trust a ruler who rules by reason alone": counsel proved wise by experience. J21.28
• "Ruler should follow advice of majority" (not his own fancy): counsel proved wise by experience. Thus finds money on body of dead traveler. J21.35
• Ruler learns lesson from the example of an exiled king. Rewards the exile rather than a successful merchant. J55
• Ruler learns lesson from seeing city governed by king as uncharitable as he. J56.1
• Monotony of restriction to one's favorite food. Counselor refuses to arrange extramarital pleasures for his lord. Ruler feeds him only his favorite food until the counselor protests the monotony. Ruler drives home his point. J81.0.1
• Clever prince overrules seemingly just decisions of king. J123.1
• Wisdom of hidden old man saves kingdom. In famine all old men are ordered killed. One man hides his father. When all goes wrong in the hands of the young rulers, the old man comes forth, performs assigned tasks, and aids with his wisdom. J151.1
• Solomon pays heed to angel's warning. Rules wisely. J158.1
• Apparent beauty may be of the least importance. Ruler admires jewels's beauty but neglects to inquire about their marvelous virtues. J264
• Prince of democratic tastes chosen. King asks three sons what kind of bird they would prefer to be. First: an eagle, because it is ruler of birds; second: a falcon; because it is beloved by the nobles; third: a bird which flies with many others, so as to receive advice. King chooses third. J412.1
• Ruler interrupts meeting of Senate to amuse his small son. When rebuked for making him a whistle he says: "I would have blown it for him had he asked me to do so." J553.2
• Ruler angered by evil spoken of him is placated by soft words of speakers. J811.4
• Vanquished ruler in disguise gets audience with victor. "What would you do if your enemy were to kneel before you and beg forgiveness?" "I would forgive him." Reveals identity and is pardoned. J829.3
• Ruler forbids blacksmith to reveal solution of riddle unless he has seen him 100 times. Smith reveals the solution on receipt of 100 crowns bearing the ruler's likeness. J1161.7
• Ruler orders doctor to wear his hair and his robe "not too long and not too short". Has both his hair and his cloak cut half short and half long. J1161.8
• Poet (Dante) puts ruler out of countenance. Ruler had instructed jesters to tease him. The poet cleverly answers his questioners pretending to have the impression that the questions are addressed to the ruler. J1224.2
• Three true faiths. Ruler trying to confiscate Jew's money asks him which is the true faith. "There are three, the one which the Lord knows is right and the two his children think are right." (Cf. H659.5.1, J462.3.1.) J1262.9
• Choosing his confessor. Ruler explains: "I want a lying priest so that if he repeats my confession he will not be believed." J1263.6
• Repartee with ruler (judge, etc.). J1280
• 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
• Do not leave it to your successor. A widow stops a ruler on his way to war. He may be killed and he should not leave the act of justice as a credit to his successor. J1284
• Show me how it is done. Wronged woman thus addresses ruler, who is indifferent to insults directed at him. She wishes to be shown how to bear insults. This rebukes him. J1284.1
• Repartee with ruler (judge, etc.) – miscellaneous. J1289
• 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
• Shoemaker speaks ill of lord's rule. Lord takes his tools away from him. Shoemaker begs for them saying that he cannot carry on his business without them. Ruler: "I thought ruling was your business so I took your tools to learn shoemaking." J1289.7
• A rule must work both ways. J1511
• Can drink only one kind of wine at a time. Priests come to an inn where host gives them good wine and bad. They insist on having all good since they must drink only one kind of wine. On their return he serves them with all bad. They claim to have had the rule changed. J1511.15
• Command would become permanent. A ruler receives gifts from his subjects and later demands them as he due. The fool sets the nobleman's bed on fire. When the nobleman commands him to put the fire out he refuses, since he would ever afterward have to be putting out fires. J1521.3
• Ruler's absurdity rebuked. J1536
• Ruler refuses hospitality from subject who spends more than he earns. J1566.2
• He has a family to support. Ruler to servant stealing his game: "If you wish any I'll send you some." J1636
• Sticking to the rules. Merchant at inn deprives monk of fowl. "It's against the rules of your order." Later the monk undertakes to help merchant across stream. In the middle of the stream he asks the merchant if he has any money. "Yes." The monk drops him in the water. "It's against the rules of our order to have any money on us." J1638
• 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
• Ruler promises minister that he will not kill him "on any day of his life." Dispels his suspicions. Has him killed at night. K929.3
• Woman deceived into sacrificing honor. Ruler promises to release her brother (husband) but afterward refuses to do so. K1353
• Unjust official outwitted by peasant who quarrels with him and thus turns the attention of the ruler to the abuses. K1657
• Ruler disguises as goblin to frighten uxorious priest. K1812.6
• Ruler has favorite perform tasks so that he may himself win a bride. K1848.2
• Treacherous ruler of city under siege sends sons to deliver city to enemy. K2369.3
• Ruler diverts attention from misgovernment by beginning a war. K2381
• Proud ruler (deity) humbled. L410
• Ruler enslaved. L410.6
• Proud ruler (deity) humbled – miscellaneous. L419
• Ruler has son beheaded for rape. M13.1
• Prophecy: youngest brother to rule over his brethren. M312.2.2
• Prophecy: death of ruler to insure victory. M362
• Delivery of child fated to rule retarded in order to avoid fulfillment of prophecy. M376.4
• Man captured by pirates is maimed, crippled, blinded. He is patient through it all. Finally he is elected ruler by his dead master's subjects. N251.1
• Ruler makes ready to abandon barren wife and marry another. He remains with her when he learns that she is with child. N681.2
• Brothers accidentally reunited when wedding of one to a king's daughter is celebrated and neighboring rulers are invited. N733.5
• Subjects drive their ruler away after he has made them do forced labor. P15.8
• Land where every raja dies; if he rules for a day he dies that night; if he rules for a night, he dies that day. P16.8
• No sons left to rule after father. Lawmaker's sons slain in rebellion against him. P17.0.1
• Brothers rule jointly. P17.5
• No king to rule who is not husband of certain queen. P29.1
• Realm ruled by stepmother, while king is absent. P282.1
• Life of shepherd proper preparation for ruler. P412.1.1
• Eternal ferryman. Always transports passengers and when the ruler is in danger takes his place. (Cf. Q25.) P413.1
• Reward for generosity to king's buffoon. Ruler rewards herald who is generous to his buffoon. Q42.5
• Ruler tries in vain to intimidate judge. Rewards him with high post. Q54.1
• Ruler rewards man's love for his captive wife with riches and freedom. Q56.1
• Ruler rewards captives' love for each other. Sets them free and enriches them. Q56.2
• Ruler marries maiden who has repulsed his advances. Q87.1
• Spurned ruler has the maiden marry highest ranking knight. Q87.1.1
• Ungrateful ruler is deposed. Q281.2
• Priest will not bury dead unless paid in advance. Ruler has him buried alive with the corpse. (Cf. Q456.2.) Q286.2
• Flogging as punishment for disobedience to rulers. (Cf. Q325.) Q458.0.2
• Lady in love with ruler enlists friend's aid. Rendezvous arranged. T55.3
• Woman sets out to kill man who has won and then scorned her. Ruler brings about their reconciliation. T72.3
• Ruler marries fugitive noblewoman. T121.4
• Unsuccessful search for man who can rule his wife. T252.1
• Cock shows browbeaten husband how to rule his wife. (Cf. J21.16, J130.) T252.2
• Monkey (jackal, etc.) shows husband how to rule his wife. T252.2.2
• King tells jackal his statistics are wrong since there are more men than women. Jackal: husbands ruled by their wives counted as women. T252.2.2.1
• Prize for husband who rules his wife. (Ham, egg.) T252.4
• Man claims prize (boots) as ruler of his house, but is afraid to carry the boots lest he soil his clean shirt and anger his wife. T252.4.1
• Men rulers in their house asked to sing. No man in congregation does so. Priest alone sings. Next year he cannot, for then he has a maid. T252.5
• Ruler exiles subject for trivial remark. U38
• Ruler forces bishop to ordain ignorant priest. U41
• Butcher's son becomes cruel and atrocious ruler. U121.6
• Bad ruler, bad subject. U210