Marriage of poor boy and rich girl — Mythoi

Motif

Marriage of poor boy and rich girl.

Reversal of fortune. · Unpromising hero (heroine). · Success of the unpromising hero (heroine). · view the constellation · filed as L161.1

Filed across the traditions

India Thompson-Balys
Chinese Graham
Korean Zong in-Sob 81 No. 44
N. Am. Indian (Zuñi) *Benedict II 336.

Within the index

Filed under Lowly hero marries princess.

Filed beside it

Fool wins beautiful woman as wife Mercenary soldier (exile) accepted lover of princess

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Princess marries lowly man. (Cf. L161.1.)

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