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- Why leopard walks alone. He killed treacherously his saviors and all animals deserted him. A2433.2.3.1
- Vulture's chicks will not eat dead hero's leg, since they know he has been treacherously murdered. B159.4
- Treacherous wife forces husband to kill helpful dog. B335.1.1
- Spear made to appear as a reed in order to kill treacherously. D2031.10
- Treacherous river overflows and drowns victims. F932.8.4
- Tasks assigned at suggestion of treacherous servants. H919.1
- Task assigned at suggestion of treacherous soldier. H919.5
- Deceptive contest in chopping: iron in bamboo. Hero challenged to cut down bundles of bamboo suspended in air but a strip of iron is treacherously inserted in each. K44.1
- Treacherous friend drinks out of other's flask to save the water in his own. K499.9
- Hero tests the rope on which he is to be pulled to upper world. By placing stones on the rope he discovers his companions' treacherous plan to cut the rope. K677
- Treacherous murder during hunt. K917
- Hero, who has eloped with affianced wife of king, induced to return to court and treacherously slain during enforced absence of his sureties at drinking bouts. K929.8
- Treacherous murder of enemy's children or charges. K930
- Various kinds of treacherous murder. K950
- Other kinds of treacherous murder. K959
- Secret of strength treacherously discovered. K975
- Treacherous counselor persuades king's son to woo his father's young bride whom he is sent to get, and as he tells the king that he is her lover both are killed. K1094
- Treacherous counselor killed in treacherous ballgame he himself has arranged. K1626.2
- Treacherous disposal of true bride by false. K1911.2
- Treacherous impostors. K1930
- Badgers treacherously slain in violation of pledge given by prince. K2023
- Treacherous plan of hypocritical animal detected and prevented. K2061
- Treacherous relatives. Distinction between treacherous relatives and cruel relatives (S0–S99) is frequently impossible to make. Relatives whose treachery seems to be uppermost have been listed here; those usually possessing power over their charges and exercising their power in a cruel fashion have been listed under cruel relatives. K2210
- Treacherous brother. Usually elder brother. K2211
- Treacherous elder brother(s). K2211.0.1
- Treacherous younger brother(s). K2211.0.2
- Treacherous brother-in-law. K2211.1
- Treacherous foster brother. False accusation of theft. K2211.2
- Treacherous stepbrother. K2211.3
- Treacherous sister. Usually elder sister. K2212
- Treacherous sister attempts to poison brother. K2212.0.1
- Treacherous sister as mistress of robber (giant) plots against brother. K2212.0.2
- Treacherous queen has her brother killed. K2212.0.3
- Treacherous stepsisters. K2212.1
- Treacherous sister-in-law. K2212.2
- Treacherous wife. K2213
- Treacherous queen tricks king into bestowing kingdom upon her son. K2213.11
- 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
- Treacherous children. K2214
- Treacherous daughter. K2214.1
- 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
- Treacherous rival lover. Wife's paramour or rival in love. (Cf. K2230.) K2221
- Treacherous co-wife (concubine). K2222
- Treacherous lovers. (Cf. K2221.) K2230
- Treacherous mistress. K2231
- 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
- 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
- Treacherous dwarf. K2277