Recognition through story-telling. Telling of a story known to both persons concerned brings about recognition — Mythoi

Motif

Recognition through story-telling. Telling of a story known to both persons concerned brings about recognition.

Tests. · Identity tests: Recognition. · Recognition through common knowledge. · view the constellation · filed as H11

Filed across the traditions

Icelandic *Boberg
Arabian Burton Nights III 96ff., S V 155, 164, S VI 34f., 476
India *Thompson-Balys
Indonesia De Vries's list No. 224.

Within the index

Filed under Recognition through common knowledge.

1 finer motif beneath it

Recognition by telling life history

Filed beside it

Recognition by song (music). Person is recognized because the song is sung only by him or because he is the only one besides the listener who knows it Recognition by overheard conversation (usually with animals or objects). Person not daring to reveal self directly thus attracts attention and recognition Recognition by observing emotional reactions of another to object of common experience Identity tested by account of common experiences Recognition by describing or producing object of common knowledge Recognition by reminders of what has been said Recognition by password Recognition through common knowledge – miscellaneous

Carried in tale types

The Substitute Bridegroom · ATU 855 1 recorded variant

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