39 motifs match “guess”  ·  back to the chapters

• Guessing name of supernatural creature gives power over him. (Tom-Tit-Tot). C432.1
• Speech magically recovered when third person guesses secret transaction. D2025.3
• Dwarf promises mortal much money if he will guess his name. F451.5.15.1
• Dwarf makes return of child dependent upon guessing of riddle. F451.5.15.2
• Dwarf suitor desists when unwilling maiden guesses his name. (Cf. C432.1.) F451.5.15.3
• Ogre guesses correctly and gets princess. G463
• Tests in guessing. H510
• Princess offered to correct guesser. H511
• Test: to guess which of veiled sisters has golden hair. H511.2
• Guessing with life as wager. H512
• Guessing contest between kings. H515
• Test: guessing trolls' names in order to save one's life. H516
• Curse evaded by guessing names in magic writing. H517
• Test: guessing unknown propounder's name. H521
• Test: guessing unknown propounder's age. H521.1
• Test: guessing unknown animal (plant). H522
• Test: guessing origin of certain skin. H522.1
• Test: guessing nature of certain skin – louse-skin. Louse (flea) is fattened and its skin made into coat (drum, etc.) H522.1.1
• Test: guessing nature of certain skin – wolf-skin. H522.1.2
• Test: guessing origin of animal lungs. Lungs of fattened lizard are further inflated. H522.1.3
• Test: guessing nature of certain plant. Plant came from scrapings of princesses' bodies. H522.2
• Test: guessing nature of devil's possessions. H523
• Test: guessing nature of devil's horse. Answer: he-goat. H523.1
• Test: guessing nature of devil's cloth. Answer: goat-skin. H523.2
• Test: guessing nature of devil's gold cup. Answer: cup of pitch. H523.3
• Test: guessing nature of devil's roast meat. Answer: dead dog. H523.4
• Test: guessing nature of devil's spoon. Answer: whale rib. H523.5
• Test: guessing nature of devil's wine glass. Answer: horse's hoof. H523.6
• Test: guessing nature of devil's plate. Answer: stone. H523.7
• Test: guessing nature of devil's purse. Answer: whip. H523.8
• Test: guessing person's thoughts. H524
• Test: guessing princess's birthmarks. H525
• Guessing: whether more of a certain stone is above or below ground. A test set by heathen king for a saint. H527
• Guessing sex of unborn child (or animal). H528
• Child in cradle guesses devil's riddle: all are saved. H543.2
• Man marries girl who guesses his riddles. H552
• Guess what I have in my hand and I will give it to you to make egg-cake with. What does it look like? What outside and yellow inside. It is a hollowed turnip filled with carrots. J2712.1
• Guess how many eggs I have and you shall get all seven. J2712.2
• Guessing name of devil's secret plant. The man's wife in tar and feathers overhears the devil tell the secret name of the crop he has discovered (tobacco). The devil says to the supposed animal, "Get out of my tobacco!" K216.2.1