37 motifs match “toward”  ·  back to the chapters

• Two faces of the sun: fire, directed toward earth; hail, directed toward heaven. A733.3
• Origin of code of conduct for parents toward children of polygamous marriage. A1576
• Discourteous answer: flounder's crooked mouth. When God asks him where he is going, instead of answering he turns to go toward God. His mouth becomes crooked. (Cf. A2341.1.) A2231.1.2
• Why tortoise's neck is outstretched toward the sky: is looking for his wife, the star. A2351.5
• Attitudes of animals toward oath. B279.2
• Tabu: pointing boat toward island of the gods. C51.9
• Tabu: arrogance toward deity. C53.2
• Tabu: discourtesy toward priest (rabbi, etc.). C94.1.3
• Tabu: turning left side of chariot toward certain place. C643
• Light moving toward cemetery as sign of death. (Cf. D1162.) D1322.2
• Spear in ground pointed toward ferocious animal protects. (Cf. D1084.) D1381.17
• Rain produced by spitting blood toward sky. D2143.1.4
• Pope selected by chair moving toward candidate. H171.6
• Warriors go towards strong enemy as consequence of own boast. H945.1
• Task: coming neither with nor without a present (game). (Lets bird fly as the reaches it toward king.) H1056
• Test of friendship: the imagined refusal. Man wonders if his friend would lend him his palfrey. Decides he would refuse. Imagines that he has actually asked for the palfrey and has been refused. Cools toward his friend. The owner of the horse asks for an explanation. He agrees to lend him the horse and they are reconciled. H1558.6
• Wisdom from philosopher: worldly honor like shadow. If one goes toward it, it flees; if one turns his back on it, it follows and at times catches up with one. J152.6
• Repartee based on levity toward sacred persons and things. J1261
• Levity toward name of God. J1261.1
• How the tail pointed. One who believes in auguries asks peasant woman if she has seen a bird. "Yes, a crow." And in what direction was his tail pointing?" Answer: "Toward the rear!" J1305
• Fool seeks the ears of grain in the direction of the cloud toward which he has sowed them. J1922.2.1
• Warming hands across the river. Numskull stretches out his hands toward the fire across the river. J1945
• The dog between the two castles. In castles on opposite hills guards play different tunes during meals. The dog goes toward the music in one castle but when he is about half way up the hill the music begins on the other. He keeps alternating and running up and down until the meals are over and he gets nothing. J2183.1
• Newcomer undresses to swim a five-foot stream. He has walked all morning toward a mountain that seems only five miles away, but which is actually sixty miles from his starting point. J2214.12.1
• The cup with two and three handles. When the servant girl presents the cup to the emperor she holds the handle herself. When there are two handles she holds one in each hand, and when there are three she holds the third one toward her. J2665.1
• Fortune to go to direction cat jumps. King will give wealth to person toward whom the cat jumps. Clever woman has brought mouse along and thus entices the cat. K2.1
• The backwards and forwards dance. Dupe persuaded to pay for learning this dance (really moving toward and away from a fire). K153
• Respite from death until captive has taken six steps toward God. Takes prodigious ones and escapes. K551.14
• Challenge by turning left side of shield toward enemy. P556.1
• Warrior dies with face toward foe. P557.6
• Prayer with face toward east. V58.2
• Hero buried in armor, standing with face toward land of enemies. (Cf. V67.) V61.3.0.1
• Saint always extends one hand toward heaven while performing such acts as eating or reaping. V462.4.3
• Generosity toward enemy. W11.5
• Emperor friendly to everyone. Would act as he should like an emperor to act toward him if he were a common man. W21
• Usurer's ingratitude toward servant. Dismisses him and charges him for a rope which he had cut while saving the usurer from hanging. W154.1.1
• Lie: hoop snake. Snake takes its tail in its mouth and rolls like a hoop toward its victim. (Cf. B765.1.) X1321.3.1