Search
Motifs
- Dead grateful for having corpse ransomed. Corpse is being held unburied because of nonpayment of debts. Hero pays debt and secures burial of corpse. E341.1
- The penny baked in the wafer. A peasant always puts a bad penny into the offering. The priest has a penny baked in a wafer and gives it to the peasant at communion. The peasant, unable to swallow it, thinks that he is possessed of the devil. The priest asks whether he has ever done wrong with a penny, secures confession and a pledge of reform. J1582.1
- The one word petition. A guardian of monks in need of food approaches the prince The prince is busy and says that he will permit the guardian but a single word. The guardian says, "Soup", and secures all the food he wants from the prince. J1618
- Helpful animal amuses princess with tricks and secures key to treasury. K341.18
- Deception into listening to speaker. He secures the audience's attention by beginning a tale. He then launches into his speech. K477.2
- Woman secures man's spear (arrow), lures him with it into her hut. K1399.4
- True bride takes house near husband. Thus eventually secures his attention. K1911.3.2
- Alchemist secures payment for his "secret". K1966.2
- Brother (sister) secures blessing due to another. K1988
- Father by trickery secures priest's advice to marry his own daughter. If a man raise a lamb, shall he eat it himself or let another eat it? T411.1.1