Motif-Index of Folk-Literature

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  1. fairies (elves)
  2. fairies and elves
  3. fairies and human children
  4. fairies and mortals
  5. fairies carry people away to fairyland
  6. fairies – miscellaneous motifs
  7. fairyland
  8. faithfulness in marriage
  9. faithlessness in marriage
  10. falling in love
  11. falling into ogre’s power
  12. falling into ogre’s power – miscellaneous
  13. false accusations
  14. false accusations
  15. fanciful bodily members of animals
  16. fanciful color, smell, etc.of animals
  17. fanciful habits of animals
  18. fanciful marvelous strength of animals
  19. fanciful origin of animals
  20. fanciful physical qualities of animals
  21. fanciful traits of animals
  22. fatal deception
  23. fatal deception
  24. fatal deception by narcotic (intoxication)
  25. fatal deception into trickster’s power
  26. fatal deceptive game
  27. fatal disregard of anatomy
  28. fate of abandoned child
  29. fate of outcast wife
  30. father tests
  31. favorable prophecies
  32. favorable traits of character
  33. favorable traits of character
  34. fear test
  35. fear test: staying in frightful place
  36. fearless traffic with devils
  37. fearless traffic with ghosts
  38. fettered monster’s escape at end of world
  39. financiers and merchants
  40. fish-beasts
  41. fish-men
  42. flights
  43. foolish bargains
  44. foolish disregard of personal danger
  45. foolish extremes
  46. foolish imitation
  47. fools
  48. fools (and other unwise persons)
  49. forced peace valueless
  50. forethought
  51. forethought in alliances
  52. forethought in conflict with others
  53. forethought in defences against others
  54. forethought in prevention of others’ plans
  55. forethought in provision for clothing
  56. forethought in provision for food
  57. forethought in provision for life
  58. forethought in provision for life (general)
  59. forethought in provision for shelter
  60. forethought – miscellaneous
  61. form of witch
  62. formulas
  63. formulas
  64. formulistic framework for tales
  65. foster relatives
  66. friendly animals
  67. friendly return from the dead
  68. friendly return from the dead
  69. friendly return from the dead – miscellaneous
  70. friendship
  71. function of magic objects
  72. funeral rites