23 motifs match “sorrow”  ·  back to the chapters

• Weeping man turned into owl; still bewails sorrows. A2261.5
• Magic (musical) horn (bell) relieves hearers of sorrow. (Cf. D1213, D1222.) D1359.3.1.1
• Stone blessed by saint banishes sorrow. (Cf. D931.) D1359.3.4
• "The Two Sorrows of the Kingdom of Heaven": Elijah and Enoch pass to otherworld without dying. D1856.1.1
• Sorrowing father magically restored as lost son approaches. He had lost strength, sight and hearing when son left home. D2161.4.10.4
• Otherworld (fairyland) as place of sorrowful captivity. F165.6.1
• Object expresses sorrow. F994
• Books show sorrow for owner's death by falling from shelf. F994.1
• Heart breaks from sorrow. F1041.1.1.3
• Death from sorrow or chagrin. F1041.1.3
• Maiden who has been falsely accused apparently dies of sorrow. She revives on being prepared for burial. F1041.1.3.1
• Going to bed for sorrow. F1041.9.1
• Gaelic titles given to the devil: the worthless one; the one whom I will not mention; yon one; the one big one; the one from the abyss; the mean mischievous one; the big sorrow; the son of cursing; the big grizzled one; the bad one; the bad spirit; Black Donald. G303.2.4
• Quest for person who has not known sorrow. H1394
• King questions six doctors: what do you like best of all on earth? That all joys are mixed with sorrow. J171.2.2
• Crow flying away says, "A wise man remains not in the place of calamity; but a fool stays there, and sups fear and sorrow." J171.3.1
• Loudest mourners not greatest sorrowers. J261
• Sharing joy and sorrow. Man pledged to do so with his wife follows instructions literally. Beats her – a joy to him and a sorrow to her. J1541.1.1
• Directions followed literally to the sorrow of the giver. J2516
• Inexorable fate: no day without sorrow. A king, who has made decree against sorrow on a certain day is blinded by a swallow in his sleep. N101.1
• Feast for those who have not known sorrow. Dying Alexander's letter to his mother orders such a feast. No one comes. N135.3.1
• Woman dies of sorrow for death of brother. P253.9
• The hen lays an egg, the mouse breaks it. Sorrowing over this mishap, all show extraordinary behavior; the master puts an end to it. Final formula: hen strips off feathers, rubbish heap catches fire, oak falls to ground, hare drowns self, magpie twists leg, ox breaks horns, river flows blood, maid breaks pails, housewife scatters dough. Master locks up wife and maid, goes to seek people more foolish. Z39.5