45 motifs match “summons”  ·  back to the chapters

• The Old Man and Death. Weary old man wishes for death. When Death appears at the summons he asks for help with the load. C11
• Magic object summons helper. D1421
• Magic bell summons helper. D1421.0.1
• Magic hair when thrown into fire summons supernatural. helper. (Cf. D991.) D1421.0.3
• Magic object summons genie. D1421.1
• Magic tinder summons genie. (Cf. D1175.1.) D1421.1.1
• Magic fire-steel summons genie. (Cf. D1175.2.) D1421.1.2
• Magic book summons genie. (Cf. D1266.) D1421.1.3
• Magic light summons genie. (Cf. D1162.) D1421.1.4
• Magic lamp summons genie. (Cf. D1162.1.) D1421.1.5
• Magic ring summons genie. (Cf. D1076.) D1421.1.6
• Magic incense (when burned) summons genie. D1421.1.7
• Magic sword (rubbed) summons genie. (Cf. D1081.) D1421.1.8
• Magic hair summons demon. (Cf. D991.) D1421.1.9
• Magic roll of cloth summons demon. (Cf. D1051.) D1421.1.10
• Magic chain summons genie. (Cf. D1251.) D1421.1.11
• Magic pipe summons genie. (Cf. D1224.) D1421.1.12
• Magic ring summons air spirits. (Cf. D1076.) D1421.1.13
• Opening bottle summons genie. (Cf. D1171.8.) D1421.1.14
• Magic object summons water-spirit. D1421.2
• Magic arrow summons water-spirit. (Cf. D1092.) D1421.2.1
• Magic object summons dwarfs. (Cf. F451.) D1421.3
• Magic fiddle summons dwarfs. (Cf. D1233.) D1421.3.1
• Magic flute summons dwarfs. (Cf. D1223.1.) D1421.3.2
• Magic charm summons dwarfs. (Cf. D1273.) D1421.3.3
• Magic object summons giant. D1421.4
• Magic bow summons giant. (Cf. D1091.) D1421.4.2
• Magic object summons army for rescue. D1421.5
• Magic horn summons army for rescue. (Cf. D1222.) D1421.5.1
• Magic charm summons army. (Cf. D1273.) D1421.5.2
• Magic object summons fairy. D1421.6
• Magic flute summons fairy. (Cf. D1223.1.) D1421.6.1
• Magic fan summons prince for heroine. (Cf. D1077.) D1425.3
• Dying peasant summons greedy bishop for heavenly funeral; the bishop dies hearing the message. D1715.2
• Long-plaited hair struck on ground summons female goddess to aid of owner. D2074.2.2.1
• Girl summons fairy lover by breaking tabu. F301.1.1
• Girl summons fairy lover by wishing for him. F301.1.1.1
• Girl summons fairy lover by plucking flowers. F301.1.1.2
• Girl summons fairy lover by lying under tree. F301.1.1.3
• Girl summons fairy lover by pulling nuts. F301.1.1.4
• Found mortar taken to king reveals peasant girl's wisdom. Peasant finds mortar in his field and against his daughter's advice takes it to the king, who demands the pestle as well. Peasant laments that he has not followed daughter's advice. King summons her. H561.1.2
• The gray and the black hairs: enemies reconciled. Duke summons two inveterate enemies. Has them tear out one of his hairs, one a gray, the other a black. Both pain him equally. He shows how their quarrels hurt him. They are reconciled. J83
• The girl screams when she is robbed. Accuses young man of raping her. When he tries to rob her of money she summons help. Decision: if she had shouted as loud before, the man could not have raped her. Youth acquitted. J1174.3
• Trickster summons all creditors at once, precipitates fight, and escapes payment. K234
• Owner frightened from goods by trickster's summons of wild buffalo herd. K335.0.13