38 motifs match “teaches”  ·  back to the chapters

• Deity teaches mortal. A185.3
• Culture hero teaches arts and crafts. A541
• Culture hero invents and teaches the Irish language. A541.1
• Dying culture hero. The culture hero teaches people how to die by dying himself. A565
• Culture hero teaches women how to rear their children. A1357
• God teaches people to work. A1403
• Acquisition of brandy. Devil teaches how to burn brandy. (Cf. A1456.) A1427.1
• Thrush teaches dove to build nest. (Cf. A2431.3.1.) A2271.1
• Merman teaches music. B82.4
• Frog returned to spring: grateful. Teaches hero animals' language (Cf. B217). B375.2
• Kite teaches rhyme by which he may be summoned for help. B501.2
• Magic object teaches animal languages. (Cf. D1268.) D1301
• Magic turf from church-roof teaches animal languages. (Cf. D934.) D1301.1
• Drinking blood teaches animal languages. (Cf. D1041.) D1301.2
• Marvelous ruby teaches bird's speech. (Cf. D1071.) D1301.3
• Bird's head (when eaten) teaches animal languages. D1301.4
• Magic object teaches magic. D1302
• Magic axe teaches magic. (Cf. D1206.) D1302.1
• Mountain-spirit teaches hero swordsmanship. F460.4.2.3
• The devil teaches man how to hang himself. G303.9.4.2.1
• Devil teaches a dance-loving maid to dance. G303.10.4.3
• Ogre teaches smith how to transform sand in his smithy. G651
• "Love like Salt." Girl compares her love for her father to salt. Experience teaches him the value of salt. H592.1
• Philosopher teaches son to beg before stone statues. In this way he will acquire patience. H1553.1
• Mouse teaches her child to fear quiet cats but not noisy cocks. J132
• Ass refuses to drink after it has had enough. Thus teaches lesson to master. J133.2
• Trained deer drinks wine till he breaks his leg but thereafter abstains. Thus teaches lesson to master. J133.3
• Animal behavior teaches man what to avoid. J134
• Humble Brahmin teaches king the difference between "mine" and "thine." J179.1
• St. George teaches the poor man, "Who steals somewhat and lies somewhat will be rich." J556.1
• King (queen) teaches children to work at all tasks to prepare them for life's possible hazards. J702.2
• Preacher teaches beaten Genoese the strength of unity. They are like donkeys – when one is beaten the rest scatter. The enemy are like pigs – stick together in trouble. J1021.2
• What should I have done (said)? The mother teaches the boy (the man his wife) what he should say (do) in this or that circumstance. He uses the words in the most impossible cases and is always punished. J2461
• Boy teaches giants how to lay a carpet of dried grass and naphtha over the hard ground floor of their cave, sets fire to it and thus suffocates them. K812.1.1
• Trickster teaches a dupe a strange language. K1068
• The laborer teaches his master birds' talk. Puts him in a sack and beats him. K1068.1
• The bribed boy sings the wrong song. The sexton steals the priest's cow. The next day the sexton's son sings, "My father stole the priest's cow." The priest pays the boy to sing the song in church. But the sexton teaches the boy a new song, "The priest has lain with my mother," and this is sung in church. K1631
• The wicked queen reformed. While asleep she is made to exchange places with the cobbler's wife. She thinks she is in hell. The cobbler teaches her to obey and fear her husband. T251.2.4