Search
Motifs
- Ant collects incense and myrrh for Christ: grows thin in middle. (Cf. A2451.1, A2453.1.) A2221.4
- Why ant collects resin. (Cf. A2221.4.) A2453.1
- Camrosh. Giant bird which collects seeds and sees that they are properly placed. Carries off the people's enemies. B35
- Magic bird collects seeds. Sees that they are properly placed. Also carries off people's enemies. B172.3
- Chariot collects flowers by itself. (Cf. D1114.) D1601.33
- Man collects toll fraudulently, stamps "Brass Gate" on receipts he gives. People think this is some Government phrase. K157.1
- Dishonest notary invents debt and collects from both parties. K441.2.1
- Trickster collects from both husband and wife. Estranged couple both pay him to effect reconciliation. K441.4
- Demi-coq by means of his magic animals and magic water collects money. K481
- Husband collects fee from paramour. Surprised paramour pays. K1569.1
- Sham miracle: rupees turn to ashes. Cheat tells man rupees carried by horse in sack will turn to ashes if man's tired wife rides on its back. Man promises to pay him back if that should happen. Ashes fall from under saddle when woman does and cheat collects. K1975.2
- Trickster undertakes impossible bargains and collects his part. Trusts that in the year he is given either he or the other will die. M291
- Bird avenges caged mate. Builds cart, yokes frogs to it, arms himself with piece of reed, and proclaims war with king. Collects cat, ants, rope, club, and river. He is put by king into fowl house; cat eats up fowls. In stable rope and club beat up horses. In elephant-house ants get into their brains and kill them all. Tied to king's bed, river floods king in his bed. King gives bird back his mate. Z52