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Motifs — first 20 of 40
- Origin of physical defects. Wicked people entering heaven on rope fall to earth and are injured. St. Peter misunderstands what God says and lets them fall. A1338
- Animals leave wicked and go to pious master. B292.0.2
- Wife curses wicked husband: "May devil take you!" Devil does. (Cf. M432.) C12.5.7
- Wicked man constructs tower neither too large nor too high. (Santa Barbara.) C771.1.1
- Storm at death of wicked person. Devil comes for him. (Cf. D2141.0.3.) D2141.0.5
- Return from the dead to slay wicked person. E232
- The Flying Dutchman. A sea captain because of his wickedness sails his phantom ship eternally without coming to harbor. E511
- Souls of wicked eaten by deity. E752.9
- River in heaven burns wicked and gives joy to righteous. E755.1.2
- Clothes of wicked person burn when owner dies. E767.2
- Garden becomes wilderness because of owner's wickedness. F975.1
- Child finds gray hair in wicked father's head. Father sees that it is time for him to reform. J761.1
- Flattery of the wicked to escape death at his hands: "This is an offering to my lord Esau from his slave Jacob". J814.4
- The cynic and the deceiver. When the deceiver calls him wicked, he says, "I am glad that you are my enemy; for you do good to your enemies and evil to your friends." J1442.10
- Priest asked to preach short sermon does so saying to congregation only that they are wicked. J1647
- Two wicked men put to a fiery test ask for a third (pious) man to be tested together with them. K528.3
- Prophecy: wicked couple to be killed by own child. M343.4
- Wicked stepmother cursed to have fire lit under her. M431.6
- Man accidentally fed bread which his father has poisoned. The wicked man puts poison in the bread he gives a beggar. The beggar gives his loaf to the son. N332.1
- Wicked stepmother falls into the fire because of fright. (Cf. M431.6.) N384.3