Deceptions

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• Love-mad queen pushes her husband into well, as fakir lover directs. K2213.2.1
• Faithless wife plots with paramour against husband's life. (Cf. K2213.5.) K2213.3
• Faithless wife has husband and children killed so that she can be with paramour. K2213.3.1
• Faithless wife poisons husband to be with paramour. Paramour fearing a like fate refuses to go to her. K2213.3.2
• Paramour demands that wife bring him her husband's head. K2213.3.2.1
• Wife plots to kill her husband, but her paramour answers that he could never touch murderess. K2213.3.2.2
• Faithless wife deceives husband while she searches for lover. K2213.3.3
• Queen in love with own brother kills her husband. K2213.3.4
• Betrayal of husband's secret by his wife. K2213.4
• Secret of vulnerability disclosed by hero's wife. K2213.4.1
• Noah's secret betrayed by his wife. The devil persuades his wife to intoxicate him and then find out what he is doing (building the ark). K2213.4.2
• The faithless resuscitated wife. Husband at great sacrifice has brought his wife back to life. She immediately deserts him and plots with a paramour against his life. (Cf. K2213.2.) K2213.5
• Faithless wife transforms husband. K2213.6
• Faithless wife betrays husband to her father. K2213.7
• Faithless queen aids lover to dispossess king. K2213.8
• Faithless wife incites sons to make war upon father. K2213.9
• Faithless wife tricks husband into setting lover free. K2213.10
• Treacherous queen tricks king into bestowing kingdom upon her son. K2213.11
• Young queen murders her old husband in order to get a new one. K2213.12
• Queen kills her husband as revenge of his killing of her father and brother. K2213.13
• Queen deceives her husband as revenge for his killing of her lover and brother (Helgi.) K2213.14
• Treacherous queen lures her husband into chest and betrays him to hostile king. He is hung up between two fires, but his second wife cuts the strings so that he falls down and kills his enemy and takes his kingdom back. K2213.15
• Wife betrays husband in revenge for his once having taken a second wife. K2213.16
• Treacherous children. K2214
• Treacherous daughter. K2214.1
• Daughter has aged father cremated with dead husband to honor the latter. K2214.1.1
• Treacherous daughter-in-law. K2214.2
• Treacherous daughter-in-law plots against husband's mother. K2214.2.1
• Treacherous son: leads revolt against his father to whom he owes all. K2214.3
• Treacherous foster son. K2214.3.1
• Treacherous uncle. K2217
• Treacherous nephew kills good uncle for his money. K2217.1
• Treacherous relatives-in-law. K2218
• Treacherous mother-in-law accuses innocent wife. K2218.1
• Treacherous father-in-law. K2218.2
• Treacherous rivals. K2220
• Jealous rivals prevail on person to break tabu (prohibition). K2220.0.1
• Treacherous rival lover. Wife's paramour or rival in love. (Cf. K2230.) K2221
• Woman poisons her successful rival. K2221.1
• Treacherous co-wife (concubine). K2222
• Treacherous lovers. (Cf. K2221.) K2230
• Treacherous mistress. K2231
• Adulteress has lover killed. K2231.1
• Treacherous lover (man). K2232
• Treacherous lover betrays woman's love and deserts her. K2232.1
• Treacherous officers and tradesmen. K2240
• Treacherous inn-keeper. K2241
• Treacherous steward. K2242
• Treacherous seneschal. K2243
• Treacherous porter. K2244
• Treacherous marshall. K2245
• Treacherous prince. K2246
• Treacherous princess (queen). K2246.0.1
• Treacherous king. K2246.1
• Treacherous king spies so that he may levy fines. K2246.1.1
• Treacherous lord. K2247
• Treacherous minister. K2248
• Treacherous minister's son. K2248.1
• Other treacherous officers and tradesmen. K2249
• Treacherous potter. K2249.1
• Treacherous treasurer. K2249.2
• Treacherous goldsmith. K2249.3
• Treacherous merchant. K2249.4
• Treacherous butcher. K2249.4.1
• Treacherous servants and workmen. K2250
• Treacherous servant. K2250.1
• Treacherous slave. K2251
• Treacherous slave-girl. K2251.1
• Treacherous maidservant. K2252
• Treacherous barber. K2253
• Treacherous cook. K2254
• Treacherous herdsman. K2255
• Treacherous swineherd. K2255.1
• Treacherous ox-herd. K2255.2
• Treacherous stable-groom. K2256
• Treacherous gardener. K2257
• Treacherous peasant. K2258
• Other treacherous servants and workmen. K2259
• Treacherous woodsman. K2259.1
• Treacherous lamplighter. K2259.2
• Treacherous potter. K2259.3
• Treacherous sailor. K2259.4
• Dark traitors. Persons darks by race, habitual occupation, or complexion, or even marvelously colored, are frequently traitors in folk-tales. K2260
• Treacherous dark man. K2260.1
• Treacherous dark woman. K2260.2
• Treacherous negro (Moor). K2261
• Treacherous gypsy. K2261.1
• Treacherous charcoal-burner. K2262
• Treacherous red knight. K2265
• Deformed villains. K2270
• Hunchback villain. K2271
• Crippled villain. K2272
• One-eyed villain. K2273
• Blind villain. K2273.1
• Beardless villain. K2275
• Leper as villain. K2276
• Treacherous dwarf. K2277
• Treacherous churchmen. K2280
• Treacherous bishop. K2281
• Treacherous cardinal. K2282
• Boniface VIII, when cardinal, impersonates angel and dupes Clement V into abdicating. K2282.1
• Treacherous priest. K2284
• Treacherous chaplain. K2284.1
• Treacherous brahmin. K2284.2
• Villain disguised as ascetic or nun. K2285
• Ascetic as villain. K2285.1
• Treacherous anchorite. K2285.2
• Sage as villain. K2286
• Other villains and traitors. K2290
• Treacherous beggar. K2291
• Treacherous physician. K2292
• Treacherous old woman. K2293
• Treacherous host. K2294
• Treacherous animals. K2295
• Treacherous partridge. K2295.1
• Treacherous eagle. K2295.2
• Treacherous cock. K2295.3
• Treacherous lizard. K2295.4
• Treacherous camel. K2295.5
• Treacherous partner. K2296
• Treacherous robber-partner. K2296.1
• Treacherous friend. K2297
• Man leaves his sweetheart in charge of friend. He tries to force his attentions upon her and then claims it was a test of fidelity. K2297.1
• Man takes his friend's mistress when the friend is away. K2297.2
• Treacherous counselor. K2298
• Other villains and traitors – miscellaneous. K2299
• Treacherous astrologer. K2299.1
• Treacherous peoples (tribes). K2299.2
• Other deceptions. K2300
• Deception by equivocation. K2310
• The single cake. Restricted to a single cake during Lent, the peasants make one as large as a cart wheel. K2311
• Oath literally obeyed. K2312
• Oath literally obeyed: to tell no Christian. Woman thus sworn to secrecy talks to her unchristened child. K2312.1
• Saint, when forced to return to his monastery after swearing not to "come with his face before him," comes walking backwards. K2312.2
• Death message softened by equivocations. Various false explanations are given to prepare the hearer. K2313
• One day and one night. Saint has tribute remitted for a day and a night, i.e. forever, because there is but one day and one night in time. K2314
• One day and one night: object borrowed for a day and a night retained. K2314.1
• King induced by saint to remit tribute till Luan. "Luan" means both "Monday" and "Doomsday." (Cf. K2319.2.) K2314.2
• Water-monster allows saint to place cauldron over its head until Luan. K2314.2.1
• Peasant betrays fox by pointing. The peasant has hidden the fox in a basket and promised not to tell. When the hunters come, he says, "The fox just went over the hill," but points to the basket. K2315
• Thieves dig field and drain tank when miser says gold is hidden there. K2316
• Deception by equivocation – miscellaneous. K2319
• One foot in Ireland, one in Scotland. Man carries sods of two countries with him that his whereabouts will be so defined. K2319.1
• Warrior proposes to fight in single combat. Fights with aid of sons and grandsons. They belong to him. K2319.2
• Saint hides fugitive from king underground. When king demand fugitive, saint (who never lies) replies, "Verily, I know not where he is, if he is not under thee even where thou art." The king is satisfied and departs. Later suspects trick and arrests fugitive. K2319.3
• Deception by frightening. K2320
• Corpse set up to frighten people. K2321
• Man who killed mother uses her corpse to get presents. K2321.1
• Dummy set up as corpse to frighten people. K2321.2
• The three hunchback brothers drowned. A drunken man is employed, by the woman who has accidently slain three hunchback brothers, to throw one into the river. He does so. Then she puts another out and finally the third. The man thinks they keep coming to life. Finally he sees the woman's hunchback husband and drowns him. K2322
• The cowardly duelers. In the war between the wild and the domestic animals, the cat raises her tail; the wild animals think that it is a gun and flee. K2323
• Fox's tail drops and frightens animals. In war between birds and quadrupeds the fox's lifted tail is to be the signal for the attack. Gnats sting the fox under the tail. He drops it and the quadrupeds flee. K2323.1
• He-goat bleats and frightens animals assembled for fight. K2323.2
• Old woman and tiger flee in terror from each other. K2323.3
• Hiding from the strange animal. A cat shrieks and the frightened bear falls out of the tree and hurts himself. K2324
• Ferocious animal frightened by ass braying. K2324.1
• Devil frightened by threatening to bring mother-in-law. K2325
• Wolf-captor scared by fiddle-playing of captive ram, who escapes. K2327
• Parson is tricked into giving up his room. Is told there is a snake in it. K2335
• Tiger frightened away from man's tree refuge by man's stick and rope. K2336
• Wife, to drive away parasite priest, tells him husband has gone to get drunk and will kill him with rice mortar on his return. He leaves in haste. K2338
• Ogre frightened at rustling. Man sets juniper afire. K2345
• Tiger frightened at sound of clashing knives: thinks it is leak in house of which he is afraid. K2345.1
• Bear frightened by wife's sneezing. K2345.2
• Wooden image frightens away invaders. K2346
• Military strategy. K2350
• Animals help in military victory. K2351
• Sparrows of Cirencester. Fire is attached to birds who fly in and set fire to a besieged city. K2351.1
• Fire tied to foxes' tails: destroys enemy's cities and fields. K2351.1.1
• Bees thrown into redoubt drive out enemies. K2351.2
• Bees carried in drum attack and defeat attacking army. K2351.2.1
• Ashes transformed into bees, wasps, scorpions and snakes drive invading army away for hero. K2351.2.2
• Mice and hogs let loose put elephant cavalry to flight. K2351.3
• Elephant drunk with toddy sent to attack enemy. K2351.4
• Horses frightened by instruments of war are backed into enemy's ranks. K2351.5
• Birds frighten enemy's horses so that they throw their riders down. K2351.5.1
• Wild horses with bags containing stones tied to their tails, driven into enemy's camp to cause stampede. K2351.6
• Horse with basket of powdered peppers sent into hostile camp: enemy overcome. K2351.6.1
• Hot pepper mixed with flour supplying enemy camp. Thinking they have been poisoned, they beat a retreat. K2351.6.1.1
• Wild fawn sent by saint into hostile army, so that all follow it and leader (enemy of saint) is slain. K2351.7
• Strategy to get into enemy city: huge rat makes a burrow. K2351.8
• Women spread shawls on enemy's path and entangle them. They are easily defeated. K2352
• Fresh hides spread so that enemy slips and falls. K2352.1
• Treasure cast down crushes besiegers. K2353
• Treacherous priests prolong mass to let enemy destroy city. K2354
• Women throw ashes in eyes of attacking soldiers, so that they are defeated. K2356
• Man blinded by throwing dust in his eyes: he is robbed. K2356.1
• Disguise to enter enemy's camp (castle). K2357
• Disguise to spy on enemy. K2357.0.1
• Owner admitted into his own castle, captured in his absence, in guise of a monk. He has given news to conqueror of his purported death. K2357.0.2
• Disguise as musician to enter enemy's camp. K2357.1
• Disguise as pilgrim to enter enemy's camp (castle). K2357.2
• Disguise as old man to enter enemies' camp. K2357.3
• Rabbi feigns death to be carried out of the besieged city and to approach enemy. K2357.4
• Weapons disguised permit entry to enemies' camp. K2357.5
• Woman disguises as man to enter enemy's camp. Slays enemy king. K2357.6
• Disguise in killed enemy's clothes to enter enemy's castle. K2357.7
• Disguise as woman to enter enemy's camp (castle). K2357.8
• Disguise as beggar (pauper) to enter enemy's camp (castle) or to spy. K2357.9
• Disguise as merchant to enter enemy's castle. (Cf. K1817.4.) K2357.10