μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Substitution of low-caste boy for promised child detected when he prefers long road to short one through jungle (swimming instead of ferry, etc.)

Tests. · Identity tests: Recognition. · Recognition through personal peculiarities · view the constellation · filed as H38.2.5

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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • India*Thompson-Balys.
Within the index

Filed under Impostor of low origin recognized by habitual speech.

Filed beside it
Tailor married to princess betrays trade by calling for needle and threadPeasant boy masking as prince betrays self by his answersRecognition of maidservant substitute bride by her habitual conversationWeaver married to princess betrays trade by talking in his sleep

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