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

• Transformation by pinching flower (life token). D565.8.1
• Return from dead to return and ask back love tokens. E311
• Life token. (Cf. E760.) Object (animal, person) has mystic connection with the life of a person, so that changes in the life-token indicate changes in the person, usually disaster or death. E761
• Blood as life token. E761.1
• Life token: water turns to blood. (Cf. F961.3.1, V211.2.3.2.) E761.1.1
• Life token: horn fills with blood. E761.1.2
• Life token: track fills with blood. E761.1.3
• Life token: earth, water, or blood in footprint. Earth: dead by disease; water: drowned; blood: killed in battle. E761.1.3.1
• Life token: blood of fish calls out. E761.1.4
• Life token: blood boils. E761.1.5
• Life token: blood changes color. E761.1.6
• Life token: comb drips blood. E761.1.7
• Life token: gloves drip blood. E761.1.7.1
• Life token: scissors (razor, knife) drip blood. E761.1.7.2
• Life token: cloth becomes bloody. E761.1.8
• Life token: hero's horse stands in stable in blood up to his knees. E761.1.9
• Life token: milk becomes bloody. E761.1.10
• Life token: roof spouts of castle run with blood. E761.1.11
• Life token: meal ground in mill is the color of blood. E761.1.12
• Life token: staff stuck in ground. E761.2
• Life token: staff stuck in ground shakes. E761.2.1
• Life token: staff stuck in ground falls. E761.2.2
• Life token: tree (flower) fades. E761.3
• Life token: bamboo stalks grow with joints upside down. E761.3.1
• Life token: bananas ripen from bottom up. E761.3.1.1
• Lifen token: fruit decays on tree. E761.3.2
• Life token: fruit falls from tree. E761.3.3
• Life token: trees prostrate themselves. E761.3.4
• Life token: object darkens or rusts. E761.4
• Life token: knife stuck in tree rusts (becomes bloody). E761.4.1
• Life token: picture burns black. E761.4.2
• Life token: mirror becomes black (misty). (Cf. D1163.) E761.4.3
• Life token: ring rusts. E761.4.4
• Life token: silver object turns dark. E761.4.5
• Life token: charm dries. E761.4.6
• Life token: sword rusts. E761.4.7
• Life token: beads cling together. E761.4.8
• Life token: milk turns dark. E761.4.9
• Life token: object breaks (bursts). E761.5
• Life token: pot breaks. (Cf. D1171.1.) E761.5.1
• Life token: zither string breaks. E761.5.2
• Life token: ring springs asunder. E761.5.3
• Life token: cup springs asunder. (Cf. D1171.6.) E761.5.4
• Life token: stone breaks. (Cf. E711.7.) E761.5.5
• Life token: stones prostrate themselves. E761.5.5.1
• Life token: sheaves prostrate themselves. E761.5.6
• Life token: troubled liquid. (Cf. D1242.) E761.6
• Life token: troubled water. E761.6.1
• Life token: milk becomes red. E761.6.2
• Life token: boiling liquid. E761.6.3
• Life token: beer foams. (Cf. D1045.) E761.6.4
• Life token: wine turns to vinegar. E761.6.5
• Life token: milk becomes agitated in pan at death of relative. (Cf. E761.6.2.) E761.6.6
• Life token – miscellaneous. E761.7
• Life token: ring presses finger. (Cf. D1076.) E761.7.1
• Life token: spring goes dry. (Cf. D927.) E761.7.2
• Life token: leaves full from tree. (Cf. D955.) E761.7.3
• Life token: light goes out. (Cf. E765.1.) E761.7.4
• Life token: dogs pulling on leash. E761.7.5
• Life token: bird sent each day to tell of hero's condition; when owl comes it will be to announce death. E761.7.6
• Life token: bird feathers sink in river at hero's death. E761.7.7
• Life token: great wind blows. E761.7.8
• Life token: flaming shield goes out. (Cf. D1101.1.) E761.7.9
• Life token: armor rattles at home when owner is killed away from home. E761.7.10
• Life token: music box plays by itself as owner awaits burial. E761.7.11
• Life token: arrow falls down. E761.7.12
• Life token: paddy productive or unproductive. E761.7.13
• Life token: rings will exchange places on girls' fingers. E761.7.14
• Life token: direction dagger points determines if ogress has been killed. E761.7.15
• Tokens brought back by mortal returning from fairyland. F379.2.2
• Tokens from a dream. Man brings objects received during dream. F1068.1
• God in disguise recognized by tokens on his feet and hands. H45.4
• Youth shoots raven and takes feather to raven's sister as token. H78.1
• Identification by tokens. H80
• True redeemers to be recognized by tokens. H80.1
• Clandestine lover recognized by tokens. H81
• Hero lies by sleeping girl and leaves identification token with her. H81.1
• Hero takes token from sleeping princess. H81.1.1
• Clandestine visit of princess to hero betrayed by token. H81.2
• Clandestine visit of lover to queen betrayed by token. H81.3
• Identifying tokens sent with messenger. H82
• Tokens sent to jailor as warrant of king's authority. H82.1
• Marriage tokens identifying lover. H82.2
• Tokens between lovers. (Cf. H105.6.) H82.3
• Ring sent from husband to wife as token that he has been baptized, and that she should also be. H82.4
• Token sent as warning. H82.5
• Token sent with youth to relatives, that they may take care of him. H82.6
• Rescue tokens. Proof that hero has succeeded in rescue. (Cf. H105, H105.1, H105.2.) H83
• Tokens of exploits. H84
• Captive sends token of safety. H85
• Inscribed name on article as token of ownership. (Cf. H94.10.) H86
• Articles of clothing with name embroidered on them taken as tokens. H86.2
• Garlands (flowers) as token. H87
• Recognition by tokens left as trail. H88
• Identification by matching parts of divided token. H100
• Parts of slain animals as token of slaying. H105
• Arm of monster kept as token of innocence of dog. Scottish: Campbell-McKay. H105.3
• Head of monster as token (proof) of slaying. H105.4
• Identification by cut garment. Garment is cut and fragment taken as token. H117
• Identification by tokens – miscellaneous. H120