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N684 Naked soldier becomes general. Stripped for bathing he takes his place as guard when the king unexpectedly arrives. King invites him to come naked to the castle, where he is chosen as husband by a general's daughter
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- How a Naked Soldier Became a General · ATU 1670*
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- Lucky fool · N680.1 entry
- Series of lucky successes · N680.2 entry
- Husband (lover) arrives home just as wife (mistress) is to marry another · N681 entry
- Prophecy of future greatness fulfilled when hero returns home unknown. Parents serve him · N682 entry
- Stranger accidentally chosen king. Picked up by sacred elephant · N683 entry
- Fool passes as wise man by remaining silent · N685 entry
- Hero's (heroine's) identity established as he (she) is on the point of being executed · N686 entry
- Hero unwittingly helps fee's sons: rewarded · N687 entry
- What is in the dish: "Poor Crab". A sham wise man named Crab is put to a test of his powers of divination. He is to tell what is in a covered dish (crabs). In despair he says, "Poor Crab!" and is given credit for knowing · N688 entry
- Objects accidentally picked up used to overawe ogress · N691 entry