Riddle solved by listening to propounder talk in his sleep — Mythoi

Motif

Riddle solved by listening to propounder talk in his sleep.

Tests. · Tests of cleverness. · Riddles. · Means of solving riddles. · view the constellation · filed as H573.3

Filed across the traditions

German Grimm No. 22. → on our shelf: Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes, Tale 22

Within the index

Filed under Answer to riddle found by trickery.

Filed beside it

Riddle solved with aid of hidden informant Problem of why certain person cannot sleep solved by trickery

Carried in tale types

The Louse-Skin · ATU 857 2 recorded variants

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