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K1910 Marital impostors
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- The false bride (substituted bride). An impostor takes the wife's place without the husband's knowledge and banishes (kills, transforms) the wife · K1911 entry
- The false virgin. Various deceptions practiced to mask bride as virgin · K1912 entry
- Abductor pretends to have been sent to fetch princess by lover · K1914 entry
- The false bridegroom (substitute bridegroom). Takes the place of the true bridegroom · K1915 entry
- Robber bridegroom. Robber marries girl under pretence of being a fine gentleman · K1916 entry
- Penniless bridegroom pretends to wealth · K1917 entry
- Monster disguises and wins girl. Borrows wedding garments one by one; later returns them one by one and reveals monster form · K1918 entry
- Marital impostors – miscellaneous · K1919 entry