Princess declares her love through sign language: not understood — Mythoi

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Princess declares her love through sign language: not understood.

Tests. · Tests of cleverness. · Riddles. · Symbolic interpretations. · view the constellation · filed as H607.3

Filed across the traditions

India Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Discussion by symbols. Sign language.

Filed beside it

Discussion between priest and Jew carried on by symbols. E.g., priest raises three fingers (Trinity); Jew raises arm (one God); etc Discussion between two poets (sages?) carried on in poetic obscure language Is town too full of anchorites? Saint entering holy town is sent cup full to brim of milk by its worldly-minded fakirs that he may know the town can hold no more anchorites. Saint floats a flower on milk and returns cup

Carried in tale types

Sleeping at the Rendezvous · ATU 861 1 recorded variant

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