High-spitting the test of a chief

Motif

High-spitting the test of a chief.

Tests. · Identity tests: Recognition. · Recognition through personal peculiarities · view the constellation · filed as H41.2

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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.

general N. Am. Indian (Quileute): Farrand-Mayer JAFL XXXII 253 No. 1, (Chinook): Boas BBAE XX 160, (Nootka): Boas RBAE XXXI 919.

Within the index

Filed under Recognition of royalty by personal characteristics or traits. (Cf. H36.2, H71.)

Filed beside it

Princess on the pea. Princess recognized by her inability to sleep on bed which has a pea under its dozen mattresses Test of king (pope): his candle lights itself Flame issuing from mouth as sign of royalty Unknown prince shows his kingly qualities in dealing with his playmates Prophecy for newborn princesses: the one who takes gold in the mouth will be married to a prince; the one who takes hawkweed, to a peasant Task: to ride horse whereby one becomes king Test of royalty: ability to sow, reap, and winnow rice in one day King recognized by unique ability to occupy certain seat (Siege perilous)Chief in disguise carries bundle so large that rank is recognized

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