31 motifs match “spread”  ·  back to the chapters

• Earth from spittle of primeval potter spreading on surface of water. A814.10.1
• Cloth from goddess, when spread by holy man over a spot, causes water to spring from earth. A941.5.6
• Widespread calamity when feast of John the Baptist shall fall on certain day. A1002.1
• Origin of human wisdom. It is kept hidden by monster and is later stolen. It escapes and spreads through the world. (Cf. A1111, A1421.) A1481
• Creation of white horse. Man takes skin of horse and substitutes a white bedspread. A1881.1
• Why cuckoo flies with difficulty, and sings with wings spread. A2442.2.2
• Leviathan casts up gorge which spreads disease. B16.4.1
• Cackling geese spread alarm. B521.3.2
• Disenchantment by laying collected bones in a seven-fold cloth and spreading another above it. D717.1
• Magic trousers conquer enemy. Hero spreads them in air and balls of fire fall from them on enemy. (Cf. D1055.) D1400.1.1
• Saint spreads his cloak (or other clothes) upon the water and rides to his desired destination. (Cf. D1053.) D1524.1.3
• Demons spread pestilence by means of "heat and fury". F493.4
• Girl's hair spreads on ground so that it hides her. F555.3.1.1
• Chewed nut spread on waters clarifies them. F930.8
• Task: crossing weed-filled stream. Hero spreads cloth on weeds and floats across. H1197
• Test of sex of girl masking as man: peas spread on floor. Men tread firmly; women slip. H1578.1.1
• Test of girl masking as man: nuts and corn spread on floor. H1578.1.1.1
• Test of sex of girl masking as man: ball thrown into lap. Girls spread legs to catch it; men not. H1578.1.4
• Detection by pitch-trap. Pitch is spread so that footprints are left in it, or that shoe is left behind as clue. J1146.1
• How he knew she was baking cakes. Husband actually knows from observation but wife thinks he has supernatural knowledge and spreads his fame. J1713.1
• Deceptive land purchase: enough to raise certain plant. This is a rapidly spreading weed which overruns the country. K185.11
• Host with overstock of sour wine spreads rumor of dragon at his house. A crowd gathers and he sells all his wine. K484.2
• Fresh hides spread on grass; girl slips up and is deflowered. K1339.1
• Women spread shawls on enemy's path and entangle them. They are easily defeated. K2352
• Fresh hides spread so that enemy slips and falls. K2352.1
• Father kills self believing that son is dead. The son forgets to spread white sails, the prearranged signal of his safety. (Told also of lovers.) N344
• Tom-tom beater to spread the news of kingship. P14.20
• Merchants as spreaders of news. P431.1
• Feast of "bedding and handspreading" before consummation of marriage. T162
• Parson smears his hand with butter. Rascals have spread butter on the altarbread. The parson preaches, "What is the life of man?" and therewith brings his hand down on the altar-bread: "Pure butter!" X417
• Lie: wingspread of large mosquito. X1286.1.1