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

• Household gods speak to explain events. A182.1.1
• God (angel) speaks to mortal. A182.3
• God speaks to Moses from bush. A182.3.0.1
• Angel speaks to Patrick from bush that merely seems to burn. A182.3.0.1.1
• God speaks to saint in prison. A182.3.0.2
• Saint speaks with God each Thursday. A182.3.0.3
• God speaks from mountain. A182.3.0.5
• Culture hero speaks before birth. A511.1.2
• Speaking stars. A769.4
• Even trees could speak in golden age. A1101.1.2
• Confusion of tongues. Originally all men speak same language. Because of a sin they come to speak different languages. A1333
• Why dogs do not speak. A2422.1.1
• Why sheep do not speak. Curse of Virgin Mary. (Cf. A2231). A2422.2
• Why frogs cannot speak. A2422.7
• Why cormorant cannot speak. (Cf. A2344.2.5.) A2422.8
• Why cock does not speak. A2422.10
• Why hornbill speaks through his nose. A2423.1.5
• Truth-speaking cow. B132
• Truth-speaking horse. B133
• Speaking horse-head. The helpful magic horse (B181) is killed (B330). The head is preserved and placed on the wall. It speaks and reveals the treachery practiced against the heroine. B133.3
• Horse refuses to carry one who speaks falsehood. B133.4
• Speaking animals. B210
• Formerly animals and man spoke the same language. God took the power of speech from the animals because men refused to kill speaking beasts. B210.3
• Animals speak, praising God, on the night of Christ's Nativity. B211.0.1
• Speaking beasts – domestic. B211.1
• Speaking sheep. B211.1.1
• Speaking ram. B211.1.1.1
• Speaking goat. B211.1.2
• Speaking horse. B211.1.3
• Speaking ass. B211.1.3.1
• Speaking mule. B211.1.3.2
• Speaking hog. B211.1.4
• Speaking cow. B211.1.5
• Speaking ox. B211.1.5.1
• Speaking buffalo. B211.1.5.2
• Speaking bullock. B211.1.5.3
• Speaking yak. B211.1.5.4
• Speaking calf. B211.1.5.5
• Speaking camel. B211.1.6
• Speaking dog. B211.1.7
• Speaking cat. B211.1.8
• Speaking beast – wild. B211.2
• Speaking stag. B211.2.1
• Speaking lion. B211.2.2
• Speaking tiger. B211.2.2.1
• Speaking jaguar. B211.2.2.2
• Speaking bear. B211.2.3
• Speaking wolf. B211.2.4
• Speaking fox. B211.2.5
• Speaking hare (rabbit). B211.2.6
• Speaking sea-beast. B211.2.7
• Speaking seal. B211.2.7.1
• Speaking mouse. B211.2.8
• Speaking rat. B211.2.9
• Speaking monkey. B211.2.10
• Speaking bird. B211.3
• Speaking turkey. B211.3.1
• Speaking cock. B211.3.2
• Speaking chicken. B211.3.2.1
• Speaking goose. B211.3.3
• Speaking parrot. B211.3.4
• Speaking dove. B211.3.5
• Speaking raven. B211.3.6
• Speaking sparrow. B211.3.7
• Speaking vulture. B211.3.8
• Speaking crow. B211.3.9
• Speaking insects. B211.4
• Speaking ant. B211.4.1
• Speaking bee. B211.4.2
• Speaking fish. B211.5
• Speaking reptile. B211.6
• Speaking snake (serpent). B211.6.1
• Speaking amphibia. B211.7
• Speaking frog. B211.7.1
• Speaking toad. B211.7.2
• Animals speak to one another at Christmas. B251.1.2
• Cows speak to one another on Christmas. (Cf. B215.) B251.1.2.2
• "Adversity" summoned: king says he has heard people speak of adversity but has never seen it; genius of adversity appears. C14
• Speaking tabu. C400
• Tabu: speaking during certain time. C401
• Tabu: speaking during vigil. C401.1
• Tabu: speaking during seven days of danger. As result of prophecy of seven days of danger, an injunction of silence is imposed during this period. C401.2
• Tabu: speaking while searching for treasure. C401.3
• Tabu: speaking about lost money which is to be regained by witchcraft. The loser cannot refrain from speaking of his loss; the money cannot be recovered. C401.3.1
• Tabu: speaking while raising sunken church bell. C401.4
• Tabu: speaking while gathering fernseed to make wishes come true, at midnight on Christmas Eve when fernseed ripens and falls immediately. C401.5
• Tabu: speaking while taking a bath. C401.6
• Tabu: speaking before certain time. C402
• Tabu: king speaking before his druids speak. C402.1
• Tabu: people speaking before king speaks. C402.2
• Tabu: not to speak about a certain happening. C420.2
• Tabu: speaking of extraordinary sight. (Cf. C411, C491.) C423.2
• Tabu: speaking of good luck. C424
• Other speaking tabus. C490
• Tabu: speaking to strangers. C492
• Tabu: speaking to the dead. C497
• Speaking tabu: the one forbidden expression. C498
• Speaking tabu: the one forbidden expression C498.1
• Additional speaking tabus. C499
• Tabu: speaking in otherworld. (Cf. C400.) C715