76 motifs match “singing”  ·  back to the chapters

• Origin of birds' morning-songs (from singing angels). A2425.2
• Mermaid's singing causes sleep. Girl tumbles from boat and drowns. B81.11
• Bird shows way by singing. B151.2.0.3
• Singing animal. B214.1
• Singing cow. B214.1.1
• Singing boar. B214.1.2
• Singing cat. B214.1.3
• Singing dog. B214.1.4
• Singing lion. B214.1.5
• Singing fox. B214.1.6
• Singing frog. B214.1.7
• Singing crab. B214.1.8
• Singing mouse. B214.1.9
• Singing snake. B214.1.10
• Singing hippopotamus. B214.1.11
• Singing elephant. B214.1.12
• Singing of birds ceases at time of revelation. B251.8.1
• Tabu: singing. C481
• Magic object acquired by singing. D858
• Singing of wave gives supernatural information. (Cf. D911.1.) D1310.7
• Singing magic hymn raises storm. (Cf. D1275.3) D1541.1.8
• Singing tree when touched wakes master. (Cf. D950, D1615.1.) D1612.6.1
• Magic singing object. D1615
• Singing tree. (Cf. D950.) D1615.1
• Singing apple. (Cf. D981.) D1615.3
• Singing water. (Cf. D1242.1.) D1615.4
• Singing snowshoes. (Cf. D1065.3.) D1615.5
• Singing rice-pot. (Cf. D1171.1.) D1615.6
• Singing head. (Cf. D992.) D1615.7
• Singing heavens and earth. D1615.9
• Automatic singing doll. (Cf. D1615.) D1620.0.1.2
• Magic results from singing hymn. (Cf. D1275.3.) D1766.9
• Magic results from singing. (Cf. D1275, D1275.3.) D1781
• Paralysis by singing magic song. D2072.6
• Deer summoned by singing. D2074.1.1.2
• Storm because of bird's singing. D2141.0.6
• Rain produced by singing. (Cf. D1275, D1781.) D2143.1.2
• Water raised from tank by singing. (Cf. D1781.) D2151.5.1
• Magic singing. D2173
• Ghosts attack bishop who has suspended priest for singing for all Christian souls. E243
• Reincarnation as musical instrument. The Singing Bone. A musical instrument made from the bones of a murdered person, or from a tree growing from the grave, speaks and tells of the crime. E632
• Dwarfs dislike singing of hymns. F451.5.9.2
• Six dwarfs listen to singing by confirmed children. F451.5.21
• Singing mountain. F755.2
• Tree which has two singing blossoms. F979.21
• Devil vexing friars caused to repent by singing "Te sanctum dominum". G303.24.3
• Rescue from ogre by means of singing. G555
• Song duel. Contest in singing. H503.1
• Quest for singing water. H1321.5
• Quest for singing tree. H1333.1.1
• Quest for singing apple. H1333.3.1.4
• Singing snails rebuked. A boy roasts snails and they make noise in cooking. "Wretches, your house burns and yet you sing!" J1885
• Camel and ass together captured because of ass's singing. J2137.6
• Dupe loses booty through singing. J2351.3
• The raven with cheese in his mouth. The fox flatters him into singing, so that he drops the cheese. K334.1
• The dance of the thief. While singing and dancing in the farmer's house, the thief gives hints to his friend in the loft, how to steal the bacon. K341.21
• Whoever hears singing snake must die. Killed by deaf man. (Cf. B214.1.10.) K445.2
• Escape by singing an endless song. The soldier's bargain with Death. K555.2.2
• Escape by singing song. Captive gradually moves away and at last escapes. K606
• Escape by singing watchmen to sleep. K606.1.2.1
• Animal made to believe sound of swarming bees is that of her children singing in school. Rushes to water to relieve stings and is drowned. K1023.4
• Woman warns lover of husband by singing song. K1546.1
• Goat singing a threatening song bought off with food and jewels. K1767
• Jackal singing about his deeds falls down from tree and is eaten by alligator. L476
• Thief hears owner of house singing "Bore and throw out the earth" and thinks himself detected. Offers owner money to purchase his silence. N611.4
• Pet swan saves self by singing death song. Master about to mistake the swan in the dark for the goose that is to be slaughtered. N651
• Punishment for singing worldly songs. (Cf. Q411.10.1.) Q391
• Prince of devils gives up seat to man who goes to hell for singing worldly songs. Q391.1
• Man killed because of scornful singing. (Cf. Q391.) Q411.10.1
• Ceaseless humming (singing) as punishment for immoderate request. (Cf. Q338.) Q501.8
• Three victims of love. Girl loves boy; boy loves singing girl; singing girl loves the girl. All die of despair. T92.2
• Choral singing accompanies saint. V222.3
• Humor of bad singing. X145
• The parson sings like a goat. The parson sees an old woman weeping and believes that she is touched by his singing. When spoken to she says that she has been reminded of her old goat which she has lost. X436
• The singing wolf. By his singing the wolf compels the old man to surrender his cattle, his children and grandchildren, and finally his wife. The old woman goes in the wolf's service. She returns home bringing butter, etc. Z33.4.2
• Wall in construction collapses. Finally the king finds out that the sea is guilty. (The chain: mason – cement mixer – beautifully singing woman – pearl necklace – jeweller – diver – sea.) Z49.11.1