74 motifs match “throwing”  ·  back to the chapters

• Man cheats a god in throwing dice. A189.3
• Origin of custom of throwing fruits on bridal couple. A1555.1.1
• Animal characteristics from throwing members at ancient animal. A2215
• Monkeys attack by throwing coconuts. B762
• Animal attacks by throwing pebbles. B762.1
• Tabu: throwing away holy image. C94.6
• Tabu: throwing away nail trimmings. C726.1
• Tabu: throwing "living fire" into river. C851.2
• Transformation by throwing object or person. D571
• Transformation by throwing rice on person. D571.1
• Transformation by throwing ashes. D575.1
• Transformation to fish by throwing into sea. D586
• Disenchantment by throwing into fire. (Cf. E15.) D712.2.1
• Disenchantment by throwing a stone. D712.3.2
• Disenchantment by throwing a flower. D712.3.3
• Disenchantment by throwing objects at transformed person. D712.11
• Disenchantment by throwing golden objects into water. D789.5
• Divination by throwing objects into water. If they swim the omen is bad; if not, good. D1812.5.0.6
• Lost object found by throwing spade at ghost. Where spade sticks one will find the lost object. D1816.2.1
• Rejuvenation by burning and throwing bones into tub of milk. (Cf. D1338.4.) D1886.1
• Magic journey by throwing knife into whirlwind. D2121.8
• Wind raised by throwing traitor's ashes into lake. D2142.1.4.1
• Magic book conjured away by throwing it on stream. D2176.4
• Wild hunt avoided by throwing self to earth. E501.17.5.4
• Theft of money from fairies by joining unperceived in their game of money-throwing. F351.1
• Seven-headed witch defeated by throwing egg at each head. G275.4
• God finds the devil sitting under a tree which was made by his throwing his staff into the water. G303.1.2.1
• Ogre killed by throwing hot stones (metal) into his throat. G512.3.1
• Ogre deceived by throwing burning oil instead of spittle on him. G572.1
• Recognition by manner of throwing cakes of different weights into faces of old uncles. H35.5
• Sanctity of books tested by throwing them into fire. H221.1.3
• Sanctity of books tested by throwing them into water. H222.4
• Expressing love by throwing little stones. H316.5
• Suitor contest: throwing ball up to princess. H331.16
• Suitor contest: throwing iron ball. H331.16.1
• Chastity test: throwing certain number on dice. H413.5
• Spine test. Attempt to kill hero by throwing him on sharp spine or spike. H1531
• Litter of puppies tested by throwing them one by one at hanging hide of wild beast, and keeping the one that grips hide. Puppy grows up to be great hunting dog. H1588.1
• Clothes thrown into the cooking food. A trickster when told that food cooking is clothes being boiled retaliates by throwing his dirty hose into the pot. J1561.1
• Money tested by throwing it into a stream to see if it will swim. Good coins are supposed to swim, counterfeit to sink. J1931
• Wise and foolish wish: keep doing all day what you begin. One begins pulling linen out of a box; other in anger begins throwing water on the pig and must do so all day. J2073.1
• Fool kills chickens by throwing them off a balcony against a stone. Kites carry them off. J2173.5
• The eye-juggler. A trickster sees a man throwing his eyes into the air and replacing them. He also receives this power but he must not use the power beyond a specified number of times. When he does so, he loses his eyes. He usually gets animal eyes as substitutes. J2423
• Numskull told to attract girl's attention by throwing pebble at her flings large stone which breaks her head. J2461.9
• The reckoning of the pot. A man counts the days of the fastmonth by throwing a pebble each day into a pot. His daughter throws a handful of pebbles in. Asked the day of the month, he says that it is the 125th. J2466.2
• Throwing contest won by deception. K18
• Throwing contest: trickster shouts. He is trying to warn the people beyond the sea with his cry. The ogre is intimidated. (Cf. K12.1.) K18.1
• Throwing contest: trickster addresses Angel Gabriel. Offers him the ogre's cane. The ogre is intimidated. K18.1.1
• Throwing contest: trickster addresses Angel Gabriel or St. Peter, warns him to get out of way of missile trickster is about to throw. K18.1.2
• Throwing contest: golden club on the cloud. Trickster shows the ogre the club he has thrown. (Really only a bright spot on the cloud.) (Cf. K1746.) K18.2
• Throwing contest: bird substituted for stone. The ogre throws a stone; the hero a bird which flies out of sight. K18.3
• Deceptive land purchase: bounds fixed by throwing object (axe, spear). Thrower has extraordinary strength. K185.6
• Buzzard steals coyote's eyes, while he is throwing them up in the air. K333.3
• Making modesty pay. Robber insists on disrobing woman before throwing her from precipice. She pleads to have him turn his face while she disrobes. She pushes him off. (Cf. K1645.) K551.4.3
• Throwing the thief over the fence. Thief, surprised at theft says: "Do your worst, only don't throw me over the fence." When thrown over, he escapes. K584
• Escape from captor by throwing objects to great distance which captor tries to procure. K622.2
• Escape by throwing money (treasure) so that guards fight over it. K626.1
• Escape by throwing captor's clothes on the fire. K634.1
• Fatal game: throwing from cliff. Spider throws its young; other animal imitates. K854
• Deceptive game: throwing away knives. (Not fatal.) K857
• Fatal apple-throwing game. K864
• Murder by throwing hot stones in the mouth. K951.1
• Killing tiger by throwing hot hatchet into mouth. K951.1.1.1
• Murder by throwing hot fruit into victim's mouth. K951.1.3
• Murder by throwing poisoned bread into mouth. K951.3
• Killing by throwing hot salt into eyes. K957.1
• Man blinded by throwing dust in his eyes: he is robbed. K2356.1
• Attempt to kill by throwing knife. K2388
• Wife throwing husband's corpse into river (according to custom) is caught by corpse's arm and drowned. N339.14
• Throwing into a pit as punishment. Q465
• Throwing into pit of snakes as punishment. Q465.1
• Punishment: throwing into water-filled lime pit. Q465.4
• Punishment: throwing dead body into river. Q491.7
• Murder by throwing from height. S127