Poor boy said by helpful cat to be dispossessed prince. This is believed

Motif

Poor boy said by helpful cat to be dispossessed prince. This is believed.

Deceptions. · Deception through shams. · Impostures. · Sham prowess. · view the constellation · filed as K1952.1

Scholars’ trail — 4references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

ItalianBasile Pentamerone II No. 4
India*Thompson-Balys.
general *Types 545AB
general BP I 325ff., III 487

Within the index

Filed under Sham prince (nobleman).

1 finer motif beneath it

Poor boy said by helpful animal to be dispossessed prince (wealthy man) who has lost clothes while swimming (in shipwreck)

Filed beside it

Brahmin takes shape of a prince Servant takes prince's horse and clothes and passes self off as prince Better things at home. A poor boy posing as a prince in the king's court always says that he has better things at home Brothers pose as princes, deeming their parentage not worthy of their merit Impostor claims to be earl's son in exile Wooing emissary poses as king and suitor, but is refused Impostor appears with letter authorizing that he be set on the throne Thieves set up poor weaver as prince and thus get possession of tribute and gifts

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