57 motifs match “alleged”  ·  back to the chapters

• Recognition by cup in sack: alleged stolen goods. Cup is placed in the sack of Joseph's brethren, they are accused of theft; this gives occasion for recognition. H151.4
• Alleged messenger from relatives in distress given goods to deliver. J2326.4
• Alleged return from land of dead with bags of gold persuades dupe to try to imitate. J2411.5
• Alleged gold-dropping animal sold. K111.1
• Alleged bill-paying hat sold. K111.2
• Alleged self-cooking kettle sold. K112.1
• Alleged soup-making pot sold. It already has the ingredients in it. K112.2.1
• Alleged resuscitating bone sold. (Cf. D1013.) K113.1
• Alleged resuscitating whistle sold. (Cf. D1225). K113.2
• Alleged resuscitating book sold. (Cf. D1266.) K113.3
• Alleged resuscitating wand sold. (Cf. D1254.1.) K113.4
• Alleged resuscitating fiddle sold. (Cf. D1233.) K113.5
• Alleged resuscitating knife sold. (Cf. D1083.) K113.6
• Alleged resuscitating horn sold. K113.7
• Alleged resuscitating bugle sold. K113.8
• Alleged oracular cow-hide sold. K114.1
• Alleged oracular horse-hide sold. K114.1.1
• Alleged oracular bird-skin sold. K114.2
• Alleged oracular pill sold. K114.3
• Sale of alleged oracular bamboo cup. K114.4
• Alleged healing letter sold. Woman sold a letter to wear around her neck which will prevent eye trouble. It helps only so long as she believes in it. K115.1
• Alleged healing letter (charm) sold: to aid in childbirth. Actually works. When opened it contains nonsense. K115.1.1
• Alleged healing stone sold. A sailor boy sells a seasick Jew "Babylon stones" as a cure. They are pieces of coal. K115.2
• Alleged rejuvenating object sold. (Cf. D1338.) K116
• Alleged rejuvenating stick sold. K116.2
• Alleged inexhaustible vessel sold. K117
• Alleged inexhaustible bottle sold. K117.1
• Sale of tree with alleged magic fruit. K118
• Sale of tree alleged to produce clothes. K118.1
• Alleged automatic object sold. K119.1
• Fishing-rod alleged to take fish to fisherman's home. K119.1.1
• Rabbit sold as letter-carrier. Alleged to be a swift deliverer of letters. K131.1
• Alleged speaking hare sold as messenger. K131.1.1
• Dog (goat) alleged to swallow cold. Said to swallow up the cold so that if he is near, one may sleep comfortably in the cold. K135.1.1
• Dog alleged to chase hare and bring it to hunter's home. Dupe deceived. K135.1.2
• Alleged speaking animal sold. K137
• Exchange of alleged ghee (liquid butter) for goat (cow). K144
• Payment in worthless goods which are alleged to be valuable goods transformed. K249.4
• Damages claimed for loss of a charm. Princess lets trickster's fly (alleged to be a charm) escape. K251.3
• Trickster lights torches and bluffs old woman into giving him money. Torches alleged to belong to man coming to collect damages from her. K335.0.10
• Escape by alleged possession of external soul. Monkey caught for his heart (as remedy) makes his captor believe that he has left his heart at home. K544
• Captors give captive respite in order to witness alleged marvel. K551.28
• Man persuaded to hold out hand for alleged letter from king. Hand cut off. K825.4
• Flesh of certain animal alleged to be only cure for disease: animal to be killed. (The sick lion.) K961
• Flesh (vital organs) of certain person alleged to be only cure for disease. K961.2
• Dupe induced to dive for alleged jewels. K1051.1
• Dupe tries to dig up alleged treasure buried in ant hill: bitten by snake and killed. K1125
• Dupe persuaded to fight with alleged gold-dropping bear: trickster meantime steals his clothes. K1252.1
• Seduction by alleged vision promising woman to man. K1375
• Alleged speaking privates. Husband pretends that his wife's privates tell him of her adultery. K1569.7
• Woman, who pretends to faint, comes to life when beaten by magician in order to drive out alleged evil spirit. K1676.1
• Alleged idol promises teacher certain payment for his book when finished. Dupe overhears and pays him bargain price for what he is later to receive. K1971.13
• Adulteress tricks husband into killing allegedly importunate lover. K2111.4
• Queen chosen to live rather than king so that she can bear an heir to the throne. Serpents alleged to tell by their death which shall die first: male serpent predicts king's death; female, queen's. King has male serpent killed. P17.2
• Tongue cut off as punishment for alleged adultery. (Cf. Q241.) Q451.4.8
• Man thrown into waterfall as punishment for alleged violating of princess. (Cf. Q244.) Q467.4
• Alleged son of king proved to be bastard when he displays habits of his true father. U121.4