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Motifs — first 20 of 48
- God does not directly address women; uses interpreter. A182.3.0.4
- Interpreter of dreams. D1712.3
- Druid interprets prophetic dream. (Cf. D1711.4, D1812.3.3.5.) D1812.3.3.0.1
- Poets interpret dreams. (Cf. P427.7.) D1812.3.3.0.2
- Dream interpreter corrects dream. D1812.3.3.0.3
- Dream interpreted by opposites. D1812.3.3.10
- King and peasant: the plucked fowl. The king gives riddling questions to a peasant, who always interprets them right. The king says that he will send the peasant a fowl which he shall pluck. The king gives the same questions to his courtiers, who cannot interpret them. They pay the peasant good money for the answers. Peasant tells king that he has plucked the fowl. H561.6.1
- Clever prince interprets enigmatic statements. H561.9
- Enigmatic statements. Apparently senseless remarks (or acts) interpreted figuratively prove wise. H580
- Riddling remarks of traveling companion interpreted by girl (man) at end of journey. H586
- Enigmatic counsels of a father. Taken literally bring trouble, but when properly interpreted are valuable. H588
- Enigmatic welcome of host. Sounds very inhospitable but properly interpreted makes guests welcome. H595
- Symbolic interpretations. H600
- Symbolic interpretation of letters. H602.2
- Symbolic interpretation of names. H602.3
- Symbolic interpretation of playing cards. Soldier reproved for playing cards during church says that playing cards are his prayerbook and calendar. Ace: one God, one Faith, one Baptism; 2: old and new Testaments; 3: Trinity; 4: evangelists; 5: wise virgins; 6: days of creation; 7: sabbath; 8. Noah's family; 9: ungrateful lepers; 10: commandments; knave (jack): Judas; queen (of Sheba); king: God; 12 face cards: 12 months; etc. H603
- Angel gives symbolic interpretation of value of work as well as of prayer. Works and prays where monk can see him. (Cf. H604, H606.) H605
- Symbolic interpretation of sin. Priest drags heavy sack of sand behind him to show how men drag sin. (Cf. H604, H605.) H606
- Symbolic interpretation of official robes. H608
- Symbolic interpretation of points on a bishop's hat. H608.1