(10) Strong man and his comrades.
(11) Adventure with Ogre, and trick.
(12) Descent to Hades.
(13) False bride.
(14) Bride with animal children.
From a less scientific view some of the common motifs noticeable in the fairy tales, which however would generally fall under one of the heads given by Lang, might be listed:—
(1) Child wandering into a home; as in Three Bears and Snow White.
(2) Transformation; simple, as in Puss-in-Boots; by love, as in Beauty and the Beast, by sprinkling with water, as in Beauty and the Beast or by bathing, as
in Catskin; by violence, as in Frog Prince and White Cat.
(3) Tasks as marriage tests; as in Cinderella.
(4) Riddle test; as in Peter, Paul, and Espen; questions asked, as in Red Riding Hood.
(5) Magic sleep; as in Sleeping Beauty.
(6) Magic touch; as in Golden Goose.
(7) Stupid person causing royalty to laugh; as in Lazy Jack.
(8) Exchange; as in Jack and the Beanstalk.
(9) Curiosity punished; as in Bluebeard and Three Bears.
(10) Kindness to persons rewarded; as in Cinderella, Little Two-Eyes, and The House in the Wood.
(11) Kindness to animals repaid; as in Thumbelina, Cinderella, and White Cat.
(12) Industry rewarded; as in Elves and the Shoemaker.
(13) Hospitality rewarded; as in Tom Thumb.
(14) Success of a venture; as in Dick Whittington.
After studying the tale as folk-lore, know it as literature. Master it as a classic, test it as literature, to see wherein lies its appeal to the emotions, its power of
