Guessing with life as wager — Mythoi

Motif

Guessing with life as wager.

Tests. · Tests of cleverness. · Tests in guessing. · view the constellation · filed as H512

Filed across the traditions

India Thompson-Balys.
general *Type 500, 922
general *Anderson FFC XLII 252

Within the index

Filed under Tests in guessing.

Filed beside it

Princess offered to correct guesser Guessing contest between kings Test: guessing trolls' names in order to save one's life Curse evaded by guessing names in magic writing Test: guessing unknown propounder's name Test: guessing unknown animal (plant) Test: guessing nature of devil's possessions Test: guessing person's thoughts Test: guessing princess's birthmarks Question: "What is under my cloak?" Questioner has branch of blackthorn laden with berries under her cloak Guessing: whether more of a certain stone is above or below ground. A test set by heathen king for a saint Guessing sex of unborn child (or animal)

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Riddle propounded on pain of death. (Cf. H512.)

Carried in tale types

The Shepherd Substituting for the Clergyman Answers the King's Questions · ATU 922 2 recorded variants

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