47 motifs match “stands”  ·  back to the chapters

• St. Peter as ruler for the air and rain. Often misunderstands the orders of God. A287.2
• Origin of hair around mouth and eyes. Original dispute between Hair and Stomach. Stomach compelled to stay on inside of man. Hair stands on guard at mouth and eyes to see that Stomach does not escape. A1315.4
• Origin of physical defects. Wicked people entering heaven on rope fall to earth and are injured. St. Peter misunderstands what God says and lets them fall. A1338
• Monster three-legged ass. Stands in the ocean. Has three feet, six eyes, nine mouths, two ears, one horn, a white body. Two eyes are in eye position, two on top of his head, two on his hump. He renders powerless by the sharpness of his eyes. He has three mouths in his head, three in his hump, and three in the inner parts of his flanks. Each mouth is the size of a cottage. (Cf. B13, B15.1, B15.2, B15.4.) B15.7.2
• Animal understands human speech. B212
• Fox understands human speech. B212.1
• Knowledge of animal languages. Person understands them. B216
• Snake stands up, whistles. B765.15
• Patient fed salt: animal comes out for water. The patient is fed salt or heavily salted food and allowed no water for several days. He then stands with mouth open before a supply of fresh water, often a running brook. The thirsty animal emerges to get fresh water. B784.2.1
• St. Cecilia withstands three blows of beheading sword and lives three days after. D1840.1.3
• Horse enchanted so that he stands still. (Cf. D1654.12.) D2072.0.2.1
• River with flow magically divided. (Part stands still, rest flows.) D2151.2.1.1
• Ghost of drowned man leaves puddle of salt water where he stands. E544.1.3
• Life token: hero's horse stands in stable in blood up to his knees. E761.1.9
• Person to live as long as church stands. E765.3.1
• Man with legs so long he can steady boat as he stands in ocean. F517.0.2.1
• Giant stands astride river. F531.3.5.3
• Pygmy stands on man's hand. F535.2.6
• Castle stands on a pillar (pillars). F771.2.5
• Princess stands in middle of dried-up tank so serpent will release the water, which he had swallowed up completely. F914.1
• Witch stands person on her head. G269.26
• Devil stands in church door and writes down names of his own people on a sheepskin. G303.24.1.4
• Water stands still before prince. H71.10.2
• Stone of truth. When one stands on it he must utter truth. H251.2
• Princess to be married to man who withstands twelve years' fight. H328.6
• Enigmatic statement betrays incest. (Cf. T411.) Woman, recognizing cleric as her son by her father (Fiachna), gives him a drink of milk and says, "I give drink to my brother; he is Fiachna's son, he is Fiachna's grandson; his mother is Fiachna's daughter." The son's reply shows that he understands the situation. H582.2.1
• How far from earth to heaven? One step, for they say, He stands with one foot in the grave and one in heaven. H682.1.9
• Task: standing between summer and winter. (Stands between wagon and sleigh.) H1058
• Wife dismisses maid who is husband's mistress and tells him she has fled. Husband understands and reforms. J1112.2
• Countryman misunderstands comforts of city. Thinks latrine is kitchen, refuses to take a walk because he fears high houses will fall upon him, etc. J1742.5
• Turkish ambassador misunderstands Christian ceremonies. Makes ridiculous report to his king. J1825
• How he looks in his sleep. A man stands before mirror with his eyes shut to see how he looks in his sleep. J1936
• Culture hero throws coconuts to various islands, but forgets one he stands on: hence none now on that island. J2031.3
• The student from paradise. A student tells a woman that he comes from Paris. She understands him to say from paradise and gives him money and goods to take to her husband. J2326
• Man stands on pillory to attract attention. Confederate picks pockets of men who come to jeer. K341.24
• Dupe betrayed by asking him ambiguous questions. They are phrased in such a way that he understands them differently from the way they are intended. K493
• Ferocious animal (ogre) misunderstands victim's remark: flees in fright. K547.5
• Ogre terrified by woman's legs. He has formerly been caught in a vise. On his approach, the man's wife stands on her head and ogre thinks her legs are a vise. He flees. K1755
• Futile moving to avoid death. Man told by Death he will die where he stands sells everything and moves to another town. He goes for a ride on a mare which runs away with him and throws him on the spot he so dreads, killing him. M382
• Detection by accidental remark. Wife misunderstands husband's remark and confesses. N275.3
• Punishment of Tantalus. Stands in a pool that ever recedes from his thirsty lips; branches of fruit spring away from him; stone over his head continually threatens to fall. Q501.2
• Child stands (walks) at birth. T585.8
• Monk rebukes brethren who succumb to temptation. When he is exposed to it he understands what temptation is. U231.1
• Saint understands language of wren, fly, cat. V223.5.1
• Cross vigil. Cleric stands with hands extended in shape of cross. V462.4.2
• Saint stands for seven years without sleep. V462.5.2.2
• Saint stands (asleep) while bird builds nest and hatches brood in his hand. V462.8.2