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Motifs — first 20 of 26
- St. Peter as ruler for the air and rain. Often misunderstands the orders of God. A287.2
- Origin of physical defects. Wicked people entering heaven on rope fall to earth and are injured. St. Peter misunderstands what God says and lets them fall. A1338
- Helpful animal killed through misunderstanding. B331
- Faithful falcon killed through misunderstanding. Tries to warn the king against drinking water poisoned by snake. B331.1
- Faithful horse killed through misunderstanding. Tries to warn king against drinking water poisoned by snake. B331.1.1
- Task assigned from misunderstanding. H946
- Task assigned from misunderstanding: search for prince named Sabr ("wait"). H946.1
- Countryman misunderstands comforts of city. Thinks latrine is kitchen, refuses to take a walk because he fears high houses will fall upon him, etc. J1742.5
- Other misunderstandings of words. J1805
- Inappropriate action from misunderstanding. J1820
- Misunderstanding of church customs or ceremonies causes inappropriate action. J1823
- Misunderstandings concerning images of Christ. J1823.1
- Other misunderstandings of the communion. J1824.1
- Turkish ambassador misunderstands Christian ceremonies. Makes ridiculous report to his king. J1825
- Jumping into the river after their comrade. Through misunderstanding one of the men jumps into the river. He calls out; the others think that he wants them to follow, and all jump in and are drowned. J1832
- Useless surgical operation from misunderstanding. J1842
- Inappropriate action from misunderstanding – miscellaneous. J1849
- Getting rid of the cat. In a land in which cats are not known, one is bought at a great price. It eats many mice. By misunderstanding, they think the cat is a monster. In order to get rid of it they set the house on fire. J2101
- Misunderstandings because of lack of knowledge of a different language than one's own. J2496.2
- Ferocious animal (ogre) misunderstands victim's remark: flees in fright. K547.5