Lowly boy becomes king. (Most references to L161 apply here)

Motif

Lowly boy becomes king. (Most references to L161 apply here).

Reversal of fortune. · Unpromising hero (heroine). · Success of the unpromising hero (heroine). · view the constellation · filed as L165

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Scholars’ trail — 5references

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.

Jewish*Neuman
India*Thompson-Balys
Buddhist mythMalalasekera I 51
ChineseEberhard FFC CXX 249
TuamotuStimson MS (T-G. 3/45).

Within the index

Filed under Success of the unpromising hero (heroine).

Filed beside it

Lowly hero marries princess Lowly heroine marries prince (king)Lowly successful hero invites king and humbles him Despised boy wins race Despised boy wins gambling game [First Edition: L190. Unpromising hero (heroine) – miscellaneous.]

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