Motif Index of German Secular Narratives                 
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YEAR    

C 761.1 Tabu: remaining on journey too long.
D 2011.1 Years seem moments while man listens to song of bird
F 377.2 Year seems few hours in otherworld
H 721 Riddle of the year
H 1245.1 (Bm) Quest to be accomplished within one year
M 341.1 Prophecy: death at (before, within) certain time
P 531.1.2 (Bm) Tribute of 30 maidens a year.
S 262.2.1 Youths and maidens as yearly tribute to monsters
T 151 Year’s respite from unwelcome marriage
T 165.2 One year to elapse between ceremony and consummation of marriage
T 219 (Bm) Wife will no longer love husband if he is gone more than one year.
Z 72 Formulas based on the year
Z 72.0.1 (Bm) Year time limit on quest

YELLOW    

F 512 Person unusual as to his eyes
F 527 Person of unusual color
F 541.6 Eyes remarkable as to color

YOUTH    

B 32.1 Phoenix renews youth
B 751 Animal’s fanciful treatment of their young
B 751.2 Pelican kills young and revives them with own blood [kills self to give blood to his young].
D 1338 Magic object rejuvenates
D 1338.1.1 Fountain of youth
D 1338.7 Land of youth. Land which keeps off old age
D 1349.2 Magic object produces immunity from old age.
D 1788 Magic results from bathing
D 1883 Eternal youth
D 1886 Rejuvenation by burning.
F 167.9 Otherworld people [things in otherworld] ever young, ever beautiful
J 146.2 (Li) The educated youth
J 175 Wisdom from young man
J 441 Profitable association of young and old
J 441.1 Old ox yoked with young ox
J 445.2 Foolish marriage of old man and young girl
J 1113 Clever boy [youth, knight]
M 312 Prophecy of future greatness for youth.
P 17.8 Kingship given to younger brother
P 533.1.1 Boys as hostages.
S 262.2 Tribute of youths regularly sent to foreign king.
T 92.1.1 Young wife of old man loves (is loved by) younger man
T 121 Unequal marriage
T 585 Precocious infant
T 600 Care (education) of children
T 615 Supernatural growth
T 615.5 Precocious young child demands weapons
Z 114.1 (Hi) Youth personified