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Motifs — first 20 of 23
- Fisherman of the gods. A165.9
- Merman caught by fisherman (released). B82.6
- Magic wooden fish attracts live fish to fisherman's net. (Cf. D1268.) D1444.1.2
- Rainbow draws to itself fisherman and his boat. F439.1.1
- Strong man as fisherman: destroys fish and nets. F614.5
- Mighty fisherman. Palm tree as rod, elephant as bait. F634
- Fisherman dragged through sea by seal escapes. F1088.3.2
- Giant fisherman. Draws in ships with his line. G322.1
- Fisherman fails to make fish dance to his flute. Later in his net they jump about without the aid of the flute. J1909.1
- Fishing-rod alleged to take fish to fisherman's home. K119.1.1
- Trout pretends to be dead. Fisherman ignores him. K522.4.1
- Incognito king is given hospitality by fisherman. Rewards him with a city. K1812.4
- Mad fisherman as hero. L113.1.3
- Frog, tortoise, fish each tell of how long they expect to live. Frog alone does not expect to live to a hundred and ten years and alone escapes fisherman's net. L395
- Enigmatical prophecy: princess will wed physician, fisherman and prince all in one. Man puts on the guise of all three, one on top of another. M306.3
- Wager: fortune made from capital or from working at vocation. Test: money given to workman is stolen or lost; lead for his work given him is lent to fisherman who rewards him with a fish in which is a diamond. N66
- Fish jumps into boat of disheartened fisherman. N625
- Fisherman as foster father. P271.2
- Magic shirt and information about sought robbers as reward for rescue of poor fisherman. Q53.2
- Punishment: small catch of fish for child-murderers. Fisherman and his wife have always caught three fishes. From greed they kill their child in order to have more fish for themselves. But they thereafter catch but two fishes. (Cf. Q211.4.) Q553.5