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Motifs — first 20 of 27
- Man in moon banished there for stealing bundle of thorns. A751.1.4
- Swallows lift Christ's crown of thorns from his brow: why their nests are not destroyed. (Cf. A2431.3.5.) A2221.2.4
- Crossbill, attempting to draw thorn from the crown of thorns, twists bill in the attempt. A2221.2.4.2
- Evil spirit in spite puts bark and thorns on tree. (Cf. A2751.1, A2752.) A2736
- Thorns on plants. (Cf. A2736). A2752
- Why bombax tree has thorns. A2752.1
- Transformation: man to thorns. D213.5
- Magic thorns make road through marsh. (Cf. D976.) D1601.27
- Trail magically covered with thorns. D2089.9.1
- Tongue with thorns. F544.2.4
- Thorns around nipples. F546.4
- Mountain of thorns. F759.6
- Gifts are obtained or fall from heaven: flowers (roses), crown of gold, blossoms or thorns, bells, gems, books, sword, etc. F962.0.1
- King: What is your father doing? Youth: He fences thorns with thorns. (Eggplant garden fenced with thorns.) H583.2.5
- Quest for the hazelnuts of ay, ay, ay. (Brings hazelnuts with thorns so that the king cries "Ay, ay, ay" when he takes them.) H1377.3
- Test: food with thorns. Hero given food in which thorns are hidden. H1515.3
- Man plants hedge: sheep will leave wool on the thorns and bring riches. J2060.2
- Thorns planted so that birds are killed when they light on field. K959.5
- Dupe injures self on fence of thorns surrounding food-plants. K1038
- Three women humiliate importunate lover. First has him hide on thorns, second has him fall into a hole, third has him fall asleep in the street. In revenge he shows them naked, except for face, to his friends. (Cf. K1213.1.) K1218.4.1
Tale types
- ATU 592 The Dance Among Thorns
- ATU 860 Nuts of 'Ay ay ay!' A princess is offered to any man who can bring a glass containing all kinds of water, a bouquet of all the flowers, and nuts of ay, ay, ay! A suitor brings seawater, a beehive, and hazelnuts with thorns so that the king cries, 'Ay, ay, ay!' [H1377