King and clever youth. King asks questions; youth returns riddling answers — Mythoi

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King and clever youth. King asks questions; youth returns riddling answers.

Tests. · Tests of cleverness. · Riddles. · Propounding of riddles. · view the constellation · filed as H561.4

Filed across the traditions

Missouri French Carrière
India *Thompson-Balys.
general *Type 921
general **De Vries FFC LXXIII 111ff., 308ff.
general Anderson FFC XLII 356 n. 2

Within the index

Filed under Solvers of riddles.

Filed beside it

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Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Clever youth (maiden) answers king's inquiry in riddles. (Cf. H561.4.)

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