35 motifs match “tempted”  ·  back to the chapters

• Attempted resuscitation fails because of overanxiety. E186.1
• Fairies bind man fast to ground after he has attempted to capture fairy prince and princess. F361.2.3
• Multiplying his talents. Priest is entrusted with reforming five dissolute nuns. Gets all five with child. The priest is rebuked for not using his "talents" when tempted. He answers: "God gave me five talents and I have added five more!" (Pun on word talent.) J1264.7
• The tailor's dream. A tailor dreams that at Judgment Day he sees a flag made up of all the pieces of cloth he has stolen Upon waking he asks his servants to warn him if they ever see him tempted to steal again. This happens. He replies, "The piece I am about to steal does not fit into the flag." J1401
• Attempted intoxication avoided by boring a hole in the bottom of cup. K82.1.2
• Escape in huge pumpkin shell. (Attempted.) K521.5
• Attempted escape by persuading captor to talk fails. K561.0.1
• Tiger enticed into pit by being tempted to leap after boar-leader. K735.6
• Attempted capture by causing animal to make noise. K756.2
• Attempted capture by causing owner's pig to squeal at night. K756.2.1
• Attempted capture by ringing cowbell to sound as if cow has wandered far away. (Cf. K341.7.) K756.2.2
• Seduction attempted on promise of magic transformation: woman to mare. Finishing the tail. K1315.3.2
• Seduction attempted on threat of performing miracle. K1315.6.2
• Dropped ball (basket) leads to adventures when recovery is attempted. N777
• Attempted seduction punished. (Cf. Q424.3, Q431.5.1, Q469.10.1.) Q243.2.1
• Punishment for attempted rape. (Cf. Q411.2.) Q244.1
• Banishment for attempted seduction. (Cf. Q243.2.1.) Q431.5.1
• Banishment for attempted murder. Q431.9.1
• Imprisonment for attempted seduction. (Cf. Q243.2.1.) Q433.5
• Scalding as punishment for attempted seduction. (Cf. Q243.2.1.) Q469.10.1
• Attempted murder by live coals in garments. S112.4
• Husband tempted by own wife disguised in fine clothes: says he will touch no woman save his wife. She puts on her old clothes. T224
• Man unsuccessfully tempted by woman. (St. Anthony.) T331
• Monk unsuccessfully tempted in nunnery. T331.1
• Knight unsuccessfully tempted by host's wife. T331.2
• Monk unsuccessfully tempted by woman he formerly loved. T331.8
• Man tempted by fiend in woman's shape. (Or woman by fiend in man's shape.) T332
• Tempted man bites out his tongue and spits it in temptress's face. T333.1
• Tempted man burns off his fingers. Frightens his temptress. T333.2
• Tempted rabbi tears out his eyes to escape temptation. T333.3.1
• Tempted holy man mutilates genitals. T333.4
• Hero cuts off head and wraps it in napkin so he will not be tempted by sight of virgins. T333.5
• Ascetic successfully tempted: kills son born in consequence. T338.1
• Nun tempted into sinning with man who tells her God can't see things that happen in the dark. V465.1.2.2
• Anchorite tempted by money to return to worldly life. V475.5