23 motifs match “victims”  ·  back to the chapters

• Victims rescued from swallower's belly. (Cf. X1723.1.) F913
• Treacherous river overflows and drowns victims. F932.8.4
• Witch kills with aid of witch-ball (hair rolled in beeswax). The ball is sometimes found in the mouth of dead victims. G262.4
• Lake monster has power to attract victims. G308.6
• Man-eating ogre fries his victims in kettle of oil. G312.4
• Pine bender. Kills victims by springing tree. G314
• Cliff-ogre. Kicks victims over cliff. G321
• Pot-tilter. Ogre who tilts a pot so that victims are drawn into it. G331
• Sucking monster. Giant (sometimes a giant hall or cave) sucks in victims. G332
• Ogre draws victims under water. G336
• Bodies of victims in front of ogre's house. G691
• Widow(s) of ogre's victims seen at ogre's house. G691.2
• Maimed victims seen at ogre's house. G691.3
• Lion leaves sleeping hare to follow the shepherd. Loses both victims. J321.3
• Numskull thinks fireflies are mosquitoes carrying lanterns to find victims. J1759.3
• Escape by playing magic music. Captor is compelled to dance while victims escape. K606.1.1
• Tiger enticed away to gather berries: victims escape. K629.2.1
• Snapping door. Traps victims. K736
• Elephant killed by cutting off trunk which is poked into cave after victims. K825.2
• Pretended flight draws victims. K929.4
• Cat brings suspicion between eagle and sow. Eagle lives in the top of the branches, cat in the middle, and sow at bottom; all are happy. Cat tells eagle that sow is trying to root down the tree: eagle is frightened and dares not leave tree. Cat tells sow that eagle plans to carry off pigs: sow dares not leave. They starve and fall victims to the cat. K2131.1
• Curse removed when victims reform. M423
• Three victims of love. Girl loves boy; boy loves singing girl; singing girl loves the girl. All die of despair. T92.2