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

• Animals perform tasks for man. B571
• Animal who arrives late performs tasks for man. (Cf. L147.1.) B571.2
• Disenchantment by accomplishment of tasks. D753
• Tasks performed by use of magic object. D1581
• Dead lover sets tasks. If girl does not perform them (or answer his questions) he will carry her off. E212
• Tasks set maid by elfin knight before she can marry him. F301.4
• Fairy leaves when given impossible tasks to do. F381.11
• Extraordinary companions perform hero's tasks. F601.1
• Strong man accomplishes superhuman tasks when God's spirit is over him. F610.9
• Ogre sets impossible tasks. G465
• Tasks assigned suitors. Bride as prize for accomplishment. (For nature of tasks see H1000ff.) H335
• Bride helps suitor perform his tasks. H335.0.1
• Otherworld mistress instructs hero how to perform tasks (imposed by her mother). H335.0.1.1
• Girl assigns tasks to her suitors. H335.0.2
• Devil as suitor assigned tasks. H335.0.3
• Suitor tasks announced by inscription on statue. H335.0.4
• Bride test: performance of tasks. H373
• Tasks imposed. A person's prowess is tested by assigning him certain tasks (usually impossible or extremely difficult) to be performed either to escape punishment or to receive a valuable reward. H900
• Tasks imposed on pain of death. H901
• Tasks imposed on pain of death of relative (friend, hostage, etc.). H901.0.1
• Assignment of tasks in response to suggestion. H910
• Tasks assigned at suggestion of jealous rivals. H911
• Tasks assigned at suggestion of jealous brothers (sisters). H912
• Tasks assigned by jealous parent. H913
• Tasks assigned by jealous mother. H913.1
• Tasks assigned at suggestion of jealous father. H913.2
• Tasks assigned because of mother's foolish boasting. The mother foolishly boasts to the king that the daughter can perform an impossible task (often spinning). H914
• Tasks assigned because of girl's (boy's) own foolish boast. H915
• Tasks assigned because of man's boast. H915.1
• Tasks imposed at suggestion of spouse (sweetheart). H916
• Tasks imposed because of wife's foolish boast. H916.1
• Tasks assigned at suggestion of wife and paramour. H916.3
• Tasks assigned at own unwitting suggestion. Jason thus sent for the Golden Fleece. H917
• Tasks assigned at suggestion contained in letter borne by the victim. H918
• Assignment of tasks in response to suggestion – miscellaneous. H919
• Tasks assigned at suggestion of treacherous servants. H919.1
• Tasks assigned at suggestion of religious person. H919.2
• Tasks assigned at instigation of queen (disguised ogress). H919.6
• Assigners of tasks. H920
• King (father) assigns tasks to his unknown son. H921
• Departing husband assigns his wife tasks. H922
• Tasks assigned before man may rescue wife from spirit world. H923
• Tasks assigned prisoner so that he may escape punishment. H924
• Tasks assigned as ransom. H924.1
• Tasks set by deity. H927
• Tasks as trial of prowess of mortal by gods. H927.1
• Tasks imposed as tribute. H928
• Tasks imposed as fine. H928.1
• Tasks assigned in order to get rid of hero. H931
• Prince envious of hero's wife assigns hero tasks. H931.1
• Husband assigns tasks for king who has stolen his wife. H931.1.1
• Disagreeable tasks set hero to do so that he will disobey and be killed. H931.2
• Tasks assigned to devil (ogre). H932
• Princess sets hero tasks. (Cf. H335.) H933
• Maiden queen sets hero three dangerous tasks in order to disenchant her sisters. (Cf. F565.3.) H933.2
• Queen of Sea sets hero tasks. H933.5
• Relative assigns tasks. (Cf. H912–H914.) H934
• Wife assigns husband tasks. H934.1
• Sisters-in-law impose tasks. H934.2
• Tasks assigned by stepmother. H934.3
• Witch assigns tasks. H935
• Tasks assigned because of longings of pregnant woman. H936
• Fairy assigns tasks. (Cf. H1219.4.) H938
• Other assigners of tasks. H939
• Tasks assigned by druid. H939.1
• Tasks set by cruel sisters-in-law to get tigress. H939.3
• Assignment of tasks – miscellaneous. H940
• Cumulative tasks: second assigned so that first can be done. H941
• Tasks assigned as payment of gambling loss. (Cf. H1219.1.) H942
• Tasks voluntarily undertaken. H945
• Countertasks. When a task is assigned, the hero agrees to perform it as soon as the assigner performs a certain other task. (Cf. H691.2.1, H1021.1.1, H1021.3, H1021.6.1, H1021.6.2, H1022.2.1, H1022.3, H1022.9, H1023.1.1, H1023.1.2, H1023.2.2.1, H1023.9.1, H1023.10.1, H1142.3, H1146.) H951
• Tasks performed through cleverness or intelligence. H960
• Tasks performed by cleverness. H961
• Tasks performed by close observation. H962
• Tasks performed by means of secrets overheard from tree. H963
• Help in performing tasks. H970
• Tasks performed with help of old woman. H971.1
• Tasks accomplished with help of grateful dead. H972
• Tasks performed by captive spirits of the dead. H972.1
• Tasks performed by helpful forest spirits. H973
• Tasks performed with help of four demons in ring. H973.2
• Tasks performed by deity. H975
• Tasks performed by aid of goddess. H975.1
• Tasks performed with help of brother. H981
• Tasks performed with help of saint. H984
• Tasks performed with help of Brahmadaitya. H984.1
• Help in performance of tasks: invisible hands. H986
• Performance of tasks – miscellaneous. H990
• Impossible tasks. H1010
• Tasks contrary to laws of nature. H1020
• Tasks contrary to the nature of objects. H1023
• Tasks contrary to the nature of animals. H1024
• Other impossible tasks. H1030
• Other impossible tasks – miscellaneous. H1049
• Paradoxical tasks. H1050
• Tasks requiring miraculous speed. H1090
• Other tasks requiring miraculous speed. H1109
• Tedious tasks. H1110
• Other tedious tasks. H1129
• Superhuman tasks. H1130