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Motif

Unknown prince shows his kingly qualities in dealing with his playmates.

Tests. · Identity tests: Recognition. · Recognition through personal peculiarities · view the constellation · filed as H41.5

Filed across the traditions
  • India *Thompson-Balys
  • Icelandic *Boberg.
  • general Type 920
  • general *De Vries FFC LXXIII 40ff., 323ff.
Within the index

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

1 finer motif beneath it
Unknown prince reared by fisher spends money on princely tastes
Filed beside it
Princess on the pea. Princess recognized by her inability to sleep on bed which has a pea under its dozen mattresses High-spitting the test of a chief Test of king (pope): his candle lights itself Flame issuing from mouth as sign of royalty 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
Carried in tale types

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