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• Speaking horse-head. The helpful magic horse (B181) is killed (B330). The head is preserved and placed on the wall. It speaks and reveals the treachery practiced against the heroine. B133.3
• Magic bull to be flayed. The bull orders the hero (heroine) to flay him and to use his skin for magic purposes. (Cf. B192, B335, B411.1.) B184.2.3.1
• Helpful animal reincarnation of parent. The dead mother appears to the heroine in the form of an animal. B313.1
• Magic plant bears fruit to indicate that heroine is ready to marry. (Cf. D965.) D1310.4.2
• Magic spindle brings back prince for heroine. (Cf. D1186.) D1425.1
• Magic fan summons prince for heroine. (Cf. D1077.) D1425.3
• Tree bends only to heroine. D1648.1.1
• Forgotten fiancée reawakens husband's memory by detaining lovers through magic. Heroine takes up residence near home of her forgetful husband. She is apparently going to permit a lover to sleep with her when she detains him by having him try to place some magic birds on their roost. They continue to fall down throughout the night. (Or the lover is left magically sticking to a calf's tail or other object.) The thwarted lover tells of his experience, and in this way the attention of the husband is gained. D2006.1.1
• Hunter reduced to ashes by power of heroine's chastity. (Cf. D2061.1.1.) D2061.2.5
• Reincarnation: man-object-man. In most of the versions of E632 (Reincarnation as musical instrument) the hero (heroine) finally comes back to life in his usual form. E648
• Hero (heroine) spared for his (her) beauty. F1088.1
• Recognition by overheard conversation with flax. By comparing her fate with that of the flax the heroine is able to reveal herself. H13.2.6
• Attention attracted by hints dropped by heroine as menial: recognition follows. H151.5
• Heroine in menial disguise discovered in her beautiful clothes: recognition follows. H151.6
• Enchanted heroine seen temporarily disenchanted: recognition follows. H151.6.1
• Seller of trinkets tells of heroine's address of son as "tiger's son" and brings about recognition of true bride. H151.15
• Endurance test: scalding mush scattered on heroine's naked body; rasp-tongued dogs lick wounds. H1503
• Bear demands that heroine play Blindman's Buff. H1537.1
• Compassionate executioner. A servant charged with killing the hero (heroine) arranges the escape of the latter. K512
• Compassionate executioners. Slaves charged with killing (drowning) the infant heroine are touched by her "laughing smile" and put her in a calfshed (hollow tree), where she is found by cowherds, who rear her. K512.0.1
• Compassionate executioner: substituted heart. A servant charged with killing the hero (heroine) substitutes an animal, whose heart he takes to his master as proof of the execution. K512.2
• Heroine in hiding-box which is bought by prince. K1342.1
• Substituted caps cause ogre to kill his own children. The hero and heroine change places in bed with the ogre's children and put on them their caps so that the ogre is deceived. K1611
• Girl takes place of impostor in marriage bed; impostor's mother beats her, thinking she is heroine. K1611.3
• Hero in menial disguise at heroine's wedding. K1816.0.3.1
• Impostor forces oath of secrecy. Hero or heroine swears not to tell of imposture. K1933
• Impostor forces hero (heroine) to change places with him (her). K1934
• Stepdaughter heroine. L55
• Unpromising hero (heroine). L100
• Unpromising heroine. Usually, but not always, the youngest daughter. L102
• Types of unpromising heroes (heroines). L110
• Hero (heroine) of unpromising origin. L111
• Future heroine found in hollow tree (calfshed, house "without door but only window and skylight"). L111.2.1.1
• Heroine found in harp. L111.2.5
• Orphan heroine. L111.4.2
• Future hero (heroine) raised by animal. L111.7
• Heroine daughter of wife not favorite of king. L111.8.1
• Hero (heroine) of unpromising appearance. L112
• Heroine born with pigeon's head. L112.11
• Hero (heroine) of unpromising occupation. L113
• Heroine endures hardships with menial husband. Rewarded by his success. L113.1.0.1
• Cowherd's daughter (foster child) as heroine. L113.1.6.1
• Menial heroine. L113.2
• Heroine has been goatherd. L113.2.1
• Hero (heroine) of unpromising habits. L114
• Insane hero (heroine). L116
• Abode of unpromising hero (heroine). L130
• Hearth abode of unpromising hero (heroine). L131
• Pig-sty abode for unpromising hero (heroine). L132
• Success of the unpromising hero (heroine). L160
• Lowly heroine marries prince (king). L162
• [First Edition: L190. Unpromising hero (heroine) – miscellaneous.] L190[1st ed.]
• Modest request: present from the journey. Asked what her father shall bring her as a present, the heroine chooses a modest gift. It is usually a flower but sometimes does not turn out to be such a simple gift after all (golden cloak, golden apple). L221
• Heroine will not laugh till arrival of destined hero. (Cf. H341.) M151.7
• Hero's (heroine's) identity established as he (she) is on the point of being executed. N686
• Accidental meeting of hero and heroine. N710
• Prince sees heroine at ball and is enamored. N711.6
• Prince first sees heroine as she comes forth from her hiding-box. She has concealed herself until the favorable moment. N712
• King adopts hero (heroine). N836.1
• Mermaid rescues heroine who has been thrown overboard. (Cf. B81.) R137
• Heroine's three-fold flight from ball. Cinderella (Cap o' Rushes) after meeting the prince at a ball (church) flees before identification is possible. Repeated three times. R221
• Heroine taunted with her unknown past. (Cf. F302.) S412
• Lovers' meeting: hero in service of heroine. As page, or the like. T31
• Lovers' meeting: heroine heals hero's wounds. (Cf. T67.2.) T32
• Lovers' meeting: hero in heroine's father's prison from which she helps him to escape. T32.1
• Man transformed to animal kept as pet by heroine. (Cf. D658.) T33
• Heroine hidden by stepmother when suitor comes. T47