41 motifs match “sinks”  ·  back to the chapters

• Moon tied to sun so that when sun sinks moon is dragged up to light earth. A735.1
• Earth sinks into sea at end of world. A1061
• Why the sea is salt: magic salt mill. Stolen by sea-captain, who takes it aboard and orders it to grind. It will stop only for its master; ship sinks and mill keeps grinding salt. A1115.2
• Village sinks in earth for violation of tabu. C984.7
• Coconut shell answers questions. Sinks for yes, floats for no. (Cf. D985.1.) D1311.9
• Divining rod sinks at place where tribe shall settle. D1314.2.1
• Magic wind sinks five pursuing demons in sea. (Cf. D906.) D1400.1.23.1
• Well rises or sinks to indicate long or short life. (Cf. D926.) D1663.5
• Beggar's ghost laid when pig bought with money taken from him is brought to his grave. Sinks in grave. E451.6
• Giantess so heavy that boat almost sinks. F531.2.13
• Water sinks to bottom, mud rises to surface to keep prophet from drowning. F930.3
• Building sinks into earth. F941
• Castle sinks into earth. F941.1
• Church sinks underground. F941.2
• Church sinks: song heard from underground. F941.2.1
• Tower sinks into earth. F941.3
• Unfinished Tower of Babel sinks into earth. (Cf. F772.1.) F941.3.1
• Man sinks into earth. F942
• Man sinks into stone. F943.1
• City sinks in the sea. F944
• City sinks in sea or lake as punishment. F944.1
• Ancient homeland sinks beneath the waves. F944.2
• Island sinks into sea. F944.3
• Earth splits and plain sinks to become bottom of lake when tabu is broken. F944.4
• Object sinks into earth. F948
• Magic object sinks into earth. F948.3
• Extraordinary sword sinks into earth after use. F948.4
• Animal sinks into earth. F949.1
• Ship with devil aboard sinks. G303.25.9
• Magic object cast on water sinks if person is guilty. H251.3.7
• Act of truth: island sinks into sea, after hanging of man who has appealed to God to cause the phenomenon as indication of his innocence. (Cf. F948.) H252.5
• Test of resourcefulness: weighing elephant. Man puts him on boat; marks water-line; fills boat with stones until it sinks to same line; weighs stones. H506.1
• Land sinks and lake appears as punishment. Q552.2.1
• Grave sinks so that grave-robbers cannot get out. (Cf. Q212.2.) Q552.2.2
• Girl sinks into earth for dancing in church. (Cf. C51.1.5, Q386.) Q552.2.3.1
• Man who angers saint sinks into earth to his knees. (Cf. Q227.) Q552.2.3.1.3
• Island sinks for man's offense to saint. (Cf. Q227.) Q552.2.3.2.3
• The obstinate wife: cutting with knife or scissors. At the end of the argument the man throws his wife into the water. As she sinks she makes with her finger the motion of shearing with the scissors. T255.1
• The obstinate wife: sign of the louse. She calls her husband a lousy head. He throws her into the stream. As she sinks she makes a sign of cracking a louse. T255.3
• Man is prevented from taking passage on ship which later sinks. V541
• Lie: man lifts heavy load, sinks into solid rock. X1733.1