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Motifs — first 20 of 28
- Scribe of the gods. A165.6
- Deity ascertains destiny of newborn babe and inscribes it upon his forehead. A189.7
- Unworthy origin ascribed to hostile tribes. A1610.1
- Bird describes doomsday. B143.2
- Bones wrapped in sheepskin inscribed with holy name revive. E174
- Physician, by examining wound can tell whether it was inflicted by a man or a woman and describe him or her in detail. F956.4
- Inscribed name on article as token of ownership. (Cf. H94.10.) H86
- Saber with king's name inscribed on it. H86.1
- Ring with names inscribed on it. H86.3
- Deceased wife marriage test. Man will marry woman meeting certain specifications prescribed by his deceased wife. H363
- Paramour who insists on quarreling with mistress about escape caught by her husband. He finds the escape different from that which had been described to him. J581.2
- Parrot unable to tell husband details as to wife's infidelity. Wife has parrot describe a storm very realistically. Husband observes contrast in the two tales. (Cf. J1152.) J1154.1
- False witnesses cannot describe stolen jewel. J1154.3
- Own name inscribed on a stolen object as sign of property. [Inadvertant duplication of K448.] J1162.3
- Person describes approaching bands of warriors without recognizing them. Another (interlocutor) identifies them. J1661.3
- Objects ascribed human feelings. J1875
- Sickness ascribed to quarreling wines. A man has drunk so much of various wines that he is sick. He says to the wines, "Have peace among yourselves and don't quarrel or I'll throw you out the window." J1891.1
- Scribe cannot write a letter because he has bad leg. Must carry letter in person since no one else can read it. J2242.1
- Doctor prescribes sexual intimacy for widow's ills. She claims to prefer death. Change of heart on daughters' plea. Daughters adopt treatment as a preventive. K2052.4.1
- Sham doctor prescribes medicine for king's army; they fall ill; invading army, seeing multitudes being carried away in litters, flee, thinking there is a plague. K2368.3