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Motifs — first 20 of 89
- God makes promises to mortal. A182.3.4
- God promises mortal prosperity for man and offspring. A182.3.4.2
- Deity promises to restore city. A185.8
- God promises never again to destroy world by water. A1113
- Man chosen as best gift by primeval women. In beginning only women on earth. Deity kills one by accident and promises anything as reparation. They choose man. A1276
- Bad women from transformed hog and goose. Peter, having only one daughter, foolishly promises her to three men. He asks the Lord to create two others. This request is granted. The first creature he meets on two successive mornings he is to greet, and they will be transformed. He meets a hog and a goose. His two new daughters have these characteristics. A1371.3
- Wedding of eagle and kite. Kite promises to secure ostrich as attendant. Fails and is put to shame. B282.2.1
- Fish promises to spare man in coming flood. (Cf. B375.1.) B527.1
- Tabu: offending devil. A smith or priest continually insults the devil's statue or picture (cf. C13). The devil brings the offender into dangerous situation (suspicion of theft or murder), and saves him miraculously when he promises never again to abuse the devil's likeness. C45
- Disenchantment of monster when prince promises to marry the monster's mother. The prince imagines falsely that the mother is also a monster. D741
- Naked ghost asks for shirt and promises luck on market for man. E412.3.2
- Captured water fairy promises to make ugly man beautiful in return for her release. F341.2.1
- Fairy promises abundant crops, etc., to mortal. F349.4
- Dwarf prevented from getting into his stone before sunrise till he promises to do what hero demands (especially forge weapons). (Cf. D451.3.4.2, D451.4.1.12, F451.5.2.13.) F451.3.2.1.1
- Dwarfs make promises with mental reservations. F451.5.10.8
- Dwarf promises mortal much money if he will guess his name. F451.5.15.1
- Dwarf promises money and property to mortal father for hand of daughter. F451.5.18.1
- Devil tempts youth to deny Virgin. Promises youth riches. G303.9.4.8
- Devil promises help to mistreated apprentice if youth will meet him by night in lonely spot. G303.22.12
- Maiden queen promises herself to the man who heals her husband and kills his bewitcher. H346.1
Tale types
- ATU 122D Caught Animal Promises Captor Better Prey (previously 'Let me Catch you Better Game')
- ATU 1440 The Substituted Animal (previously The Tenant Promises his Daughter to his Master against her will)
- ATU 1479* The Old Maid on the Roof (previously The Youth Promises to Marry the Old Maid)
- ATU 1641B* Who Stole from the Church A man promises that in exchange for a good meal he will reveal who stole something from the church
- ATU 183* The Hare Promises to Dance
- ATU 1830 Producing the Weather (previously In Trial Sermon the Parson Promises the Laymen the Kind of Weather they Want)