Found mortar taken to king reveals peasant girl's wisdom. Peasant finds mortar in his field and against his daughter's advice takes it to the king, who demands the pestle as well. Peasant laments that he has not followed daughter's advice. King summons her

Motif

Found mortar taken to king reveals peasant girl's wisdom. Peasant finds mortar in his field and against his daughter's advice takes it to the king, who demands the pestle as well. Peasant laments that he has not followed daughter's advice. King summons her.

Tests. · Tests of cleverness. · Riddles. · Propounding of riddles. · view the constellation · filed as H561.1.2

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general *Type 875
general De Vries FFC LXXIII 15ff., 62ff.

Within the index

Filed under Clever peasant girl asked riddles by king.

Filed beside it

Clever peasant wife asks king riddles Conflict between peasant and nobleman decided so that each must answer riddles: peasant's daughter solves them

Travels with

Hero returning with berries sent back to bring tree. (Cf. H561.1.2.)

Carried in tale types

The Clever Farmgirl [J1111 · ATU 87546332 recorded variants

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