Father tricked into giving away disguised daughter in marriage

Motif

Father tricked into giving away disguised daughter in marriage.

Deceptions. · Seduction or deceptive marriage. · Woman persuaded (or wooed) by trick. · view the constellation · filed as K1371.2

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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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ScottishCampbell-McKay No. 14.

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Filed under Bride-stealing.

Filed beside it

Lover steals bride from wedding with unwelcome suitor Rat changes name and wins wife intended for leopard Lover in disguise abducts beloved Man gets bridegroom drunk and enjoys the bride While chief is performing suitor task, rival steals the bride

Travels with

Woman engaged to marry by trick. (Cf. K1371.2, K1377, K1771.9.)

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