391 motifs match “disguise” — showing the first 100; narrow the words for the rest  ·  back to the chapters

• Owl advises old man of projected visit by gods (in disguise). B569.1
• Loathly husband a god in disguise. D733.3
• Stolen magic object stolen back by man in disguise. D882.4
• Devil in disguise hunts souls. (Cf. G303.7.1.3.) E752.1.1
• Fairies in disguise. F237
• Witch disguised becomes queen, devours king's horses nightly. G264.3.1
• Devil in form of woman lures and punishes women. Introduces men disguised as women to seduce impious nuns. G303.3.1.12.1
• Satan disguised as beggar. (Cf. K1817.1.) G303.3.1.23
• Satan disguised as king. G303.3.1.25
• Disguised devil as messenger to adulterous people. G303.9.4.5.2
• Devil disguised as man tells of trip to heaven and hell. Heaven is full of wretches who weep, fast, and pray. Hell is full of wealth, power, and good living. G303.9.7.4
• The devil as tailor to a dandy. The dandy demands clothes sewed without thread. The devil disguised as a tailor makes them. In church the dandy's clothes fall to pieces, leaving him naked. G303.9.9.11
• Ogre disguises voice to lure victim. G413
• Recognition by overheard conversation with bridge. Bridge which will trip up bridal party if king is not marrying an equal. Disguised princess praises bridge for its recognition of her equality with the king. H13.2.1
• Disguised king (noble) recognized by habitual speech. H38.1
• Chief in disguise carries bundle so large that rank is recognized. H41.10
• God in disguise recognized by tokens on his feet and hands. H45.4
• Disguised mistress identified by chalk marks left on back by lover. H58.1
• Heroine in menial disguise discovered in her beautiful clothes: recognition follows. H151.6
• Recognition because of imperfection of disguise. H151.6.2
• Disguised hero's golden hair discovered by spying princess. H151.13
• Recognition of disguised princess by bee lighting on her. H162
• Recognition of disguised princess by bull. H162.3
• Disguised man recognized by dog. H173
• Princess appears before crane (who had demanded her in marriage) and is recognized by him despite loathly disguise. H188
• Bride test: kindness – father-in-law disguised as beggar. H384.1
• Wealthy (handsome) suitor disguised as beggar to test bride's kindness. H384.1.1
• Prince disguised as a madman to test bride's character. H384.1.2
• Disguise to test bride's chastity. H452
• The clever wife in disguise wins a second wife for her husband. H461.1
• Baby picks out his disguised father from a crowd by handing him a bow. H481.1.1
• King and abbot. King propounds three riddles to abbot to answer on pain of death. Herdsman disguises as abbot and answers questions. H561.2
• Woman's question to her husband disguised as woman, how many men she had in one night. This is properly understood as, how many helpers he had, and answered by lifting ten fingers. H582.3
• Tasks assigned at instigation of queen (disguised ogress). H919.6
• Quest accomplished with aid of brother in disguise. H1233.2.2
• Sultan takes disguise of beggar to test friends. H1558.7.1
• Saint tested by visit of deity in disguise. H1573.2.2
• "A country not examined in disguise will always be ruined": counsel proved wise by experience. J21.43
• Cleverness of men disguised as peasants dissuades rivals from dispute. Wise men of two rival cities engage in dispute. One delegation disguises as peasants and debates with their adversaries. Latter withdraw fearing how clever the educated must be if their peasants are so learned. J31.1
• Wisdom of child decides lawsuit. King in disguise sees child's game which represents the case. J123
• Wisdom from robbers (thugs) who disguise selves and show cruel princess how she should treat her husband. J178
• Trickster overhears man praying for death to take him; the trickster appears at man's house, usually in disguise, says he is God (or the devil). The man tells him to take his wife (or he runs away). (Compare C11 for a similar situation in which Death appears.) J217.0.1.1
• Vanquished ruler in disguise gets audience with victor. "What would you do if your enemy were to kneel before you and beg forgiveness?" "I would forgive him." Reveals identity and is pardoned. J829.3
• Disguised real wife orders motley wear for her husband when he goes to fetch new bride-to-be: prospective father-in-law takes him for a fool and real wife reveals herself to husband. J1112.1.1
• Ox bought; buyer also claims load of wood attached. Later deceived man disguises and sells sharper another ox for "handful of coppers." He is allowed by court to claim the hand as well. J1511.17
• Four men's mistress. A husband disguises as a priest to hear his wife's confession. She says that she has been mistress of a servant, a knight, a fool, and a priest; i.e., her husband when he was her servant, and later her knight. He had then been a fool for demanding her confession, and was a priest because he had heard it. J1545.2
• Wise man disguised as monk beats learned heretic in debate. K3.4
• Trickster in disguise regains possession of his own horse by trading with man whom he has duped once before. K134.4
• Trickster disguises himself and escapes notice of creditors. K237
• Thief in disguise. K311
• Thief disguised as corpse. In the shroud of the supposed dead man is hidden another robber. K311.1
• Thief disguised as angel. K311.2
• Thief disguises voice and is allowed access to goods (children). K311.3
• Thief disguised as yogi. K311.4.1
• Thief disguised as demon. K311.5
• Robber disguised as bear is killed. K311.6.1
• Thief disguised as parrot. K311.6.3
• Thief disguised as pig. K311.6.5
• Thieves disguised as interior decorators. Steal hangings in palace. K311.7
• Theft by disguise as son of owner. K311.8
• Thief disguised as owner's wife. K311.8.1
• Thief in disguise as long lost son-in-law. K311.8.2
• Theft by disguise as owner's grandmother. K311.8.5
• Thieves disguised as fine gentlemen steal provost's purse. Are admitted to court without question. K311.9
• Thieves disguised as musicians. K311.11
• Thief disguised as menial. K311.12
• Thief disguised as owner's cook. K311.12.1
• Theft by disguise as woman servant. K311.12.2
• Theft by disguise as barber. K311.13
• Theft by disguise as merchant (or peddler). K311.14
• Thief in disguise as god. K311.15
• Thief disguised as girl. K311.16
• Thief disguised as old woman. K311.16.1
• Thief disguised as beggar. K311.17
• Owner frightened away by thief disguised as devil. K335.0.12
• King persuaded to change clothes with thief disguised as old woman. Thief rides king's horse away. K346.1.1
• Stolen animal disguised as person so that thief may escape detection. K406
• Disguised robber in night-lodging tries to pull up confederate on rope: princess discovers him and catches him. K434.2
• Robber with hand of glory killed. A robber disguised as a beggar gets night's lodging at a farm house. Using a candle made of human fat or hand of a corpse, he tries to charm the household into a deep sleep (D1162.2.1). One man who is suspicious and has not gone to sleep sees this and kills the robber. K437.2
• Conqueror of robber discovers his money-stick. Thinking that he has killed the robber, the man takes his stick or knife with big handle. The robber recovers and, disguised as a beggar, inquisitively looks at the stick. The man is suspicious and by examining finds much money inside it. K437.4
• Old beggar disguised as gentleman: much money borrowed on his credit. K455.3
• Persons deceived into eating meat in Lent, the meat being disguised as butter. (Cf. K499.2.1, K499.2.2.) K498
• Disguise as girl to avoid execution. K514
• Death escaped through disguise, shamming, or substitution. K520
• Escape by disguise. K521
• Disguise by shaving off beard so as to escape. K521.2.1
• Disguise by mutilation so as to escape. Ears cut off, eyes put out, etc. K521.2.2
• Disguise as king with mask in order to hide from enemy who has ruined warrior's face and torn his beard off. K521.2.3
• Disguise as farmer so as to escape. K521.2.4
• Disguise as carpenter so as to escape. K521.2.5
• Disguise by painting (covering with soot, etc.) so as to escape. K521.3
• Disguise in clothes of other sex so as to escape. K521.4.1
• Girl escapes in male disguise. K521.4.1.1
• Disguise as musician in order to escape. K521.4.2
• Escape in humble disguise. (Cap o' Rushes.) K521.4.3
• Disguise as waiter in inn to escape. K521.4.4
• Adulteress escapes prison disguised as an old woman. K521.4.5
• Abbot escapes from his paramour's husband in disguise of priest. K521.6
• Women escape from enemy's camp disguised as ascetics. K521.9
• Escape by successive disguises. K533