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Motifs — first 20 of 147
- Race of culture hero with ostrich: ostrich loses beautiful feathers. (Cf. A2402.2.) A2252.3
- How ostrich lost beautiful feathers. (Cf. A2252.3.) A2402.2
- Treasure-producing bird-heart. (Cf. D1015.1.1.) Brings riches when eaten. B113.1
- Wedding of eagle and kite. Kite promises to secure ostrich as attendant. Fails and is put to shame. B282.2.1
- Transformation: rich man to tramp. Smears hands and face. D24.4
- Walls overthrown by magic (Jericho). D2093
- Rich man dragged from grave by demons in hallowed ground and flung into grave in unblessed ground. E411.0.5.1
- Dead rich man returns to rebuke his children who have kept the money he promised to the church. E415.2
- Rich man as wild huntsman. E501.1.3
- Rejoicing at arrival of rich man in heaven. Event so rare as to cause rejoicing. Poor man enters unnoticed. E758
- Trolls' riches. F455.4.1
- Trolls' riches inside mountain. F455.4.1.1
- Knockers lead men to the richest lodes in the mines by knocking in those areas. F456.1.2.2.1
- Witches feast on rich food and drink. G248
- Devil tempts youth to deny Virgin. Promises youth riches. G303.9.4.8
- Devil marries girl whose rich mother refuses to let her marry common young men of community. G303.12.5.3
- Devil exhibits benevolence to impious people (to people who make an alliance with him: gives them riches, helps them in need). (Cf. M212.) G303.22.5
- Riddle: what is the richest? H636
- What is richest? Autumn. H636.1
- Riddle: what is the best time to eat? For the rich man, when he wishes; for the poor man, when he has something to eat. H659.17
Episodes
Tale types
- ATU 1535 The Rich and the Poor Farmer
- ATU 1639* The Royal Order Concerning Clothing (previously King Enriches Clothier)
- ATU 1832 The Sermon about the Rich Man
- ATU 2010I How the Rich Man Paid his Servant
- ATU 735 The Rich Man's and the Poor Man's Fortune
- ATU 761 The Cruel Rich Man as the Devil's Horse
- ATU 809* Rich Man Allowed to Stay in Heaven because of single deed of charity
- ATU 815 The Devil who Skins a Corpse (previously The Deceased Rich Man and the Devils in the Church)