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Motifs — first 20 of 98
- Acquisition of guest-houses. A1435.1
- Origin of "guesting." A1534
- Origin of the potlatch. A feast of the Indians of the Northwest Coast of America in which large amounts of property are given away to the guests. These feasts must be returned. A1535.1
- Tabu: failure to sleep with guest unaccompanied by husband. C119.2
- Tabu: eating after a guest. C236
- Saints have foreknowledge of coming of guests. D1812.0.2
- Foreknowledge of unwished guests. D1812.0.2.1
- Hero has foreknowledge of coming of guests. D1812.0.2.2
- Fakir has foreknowledge of coming of guests. D1812.0.2.3
- Saint carries fire in hand to warm guests. D1841.3.2.3.1
- Saint causes fish to come out of lake to satisfy guests for whom he has no food. (Cf. D1444.1, F986.2.) D2105.5
- Test: threading needle. Guest of convent is given choice of nuns. On the morrow he is given three opportunities to thread a needle. Success means reward, failure confiscation of his belongings. H509.1
- Enigmatic welcome of host. Sounds very inhospitable but properly interpreted makes guests welcome. H595
- "Do not prolong a friendly visit." Guest stays so long that host gives him black bread instead of white. J21.9.1
- To each his appropriate food. Woman gives morsel of various foods to each guest, with explanation. J81.2
- The wine needs no further water. Guests asks small daughter of innkeeper for water to put into his wine. She says, "You will not have to do that for mother poured a whole tubful into the cask today." J125.1
- Wolf as dog's guest sings. He has drunk too much and sings in spite of the dog's warning. He is killed. J581.1
- Guests strike man who tries to interfere in their quarrel. It is their host in old clothes. Guests are humiliated but forgiven. J1072.1
- Execution evaded by using three wishes. King ordains that guest who turns his plate shall be executed, but orders that anyone so condemned shall have three wishes granted. One of the wishes: to have all blinded who saw him turn the plate. He is freed. J1181.1
- Prisoner has drunk water furnished by the king and thus becomes king's guest. Spared. J1183.1
Tale types
- ATU 100 The Wolf is Caught because of his Singing (previously The Wolf as the Dog's Guest Sings)
- ATU 1292* Etiquette of a Guest
- ATU 1544B* The Troublesome Guest
- ATU 1741 The Priest's Guest and the Eaten Chickens
- ATU 425* The Insulted Bridegroom Disenchanted (previously Enchanted Animal Husband Insulted by Guests)