Clever daughter construes enigmatic sayings — Mythoi

Motif

Clever daughter construes enigmatic sayings.

Tests. · Tests of cleverness. · Riddles. · Propounding of riddles. · view the constellation · filed as H561.1.1.1

Filed across the traditions

India Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Conflict between peasant and nobleman decided so that each must answer riddles: peasant's daughter solves them.

Carried in tale types

The Clever Young Woman at the End of the Journey · ATU 875D 10 recorded variants

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