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Motifs — first 20 of 58
- God represented as bridegroom. A137.12
- Loathly bridegroom. Woman disenchants loathsome man by embracing him. D733
- Swine bridegroom. Bride disenchants him by her love. He returns to original form. D733.2
- Serpent damsel. Woman has serpent inside which comes out and kills her bridegrooms. F582.1
- Bridegroom dies from joy. F1041.1.5.1
- Witch breaks bridegroom's leg when slighted by bride. G269.12.1
- Devil plays fiddle at wedding. Causes bad luck (kills bridegroom). G303.9.8.2
- Bridegroom alone able to pluck flower from bride's grave. H31.12.1
- Severed finger as sign of crime. Robber bridegroom thus detected. H57.2.1
- Brother unwittingly qualifies as bridegroom of sister in test. H310.2
- Bridegroom-to-be has to have three pecks, three quarts of gold and an animal with a horn on his head pointing to the sky, and a large red hair. H312.8
- Bride test: sewing a shirt for bridegroom's father. H383.2.3
- Bridegroom propounds riddles at wedding feast. H540.5
- Quest for unknown bridegroom who has certain name and is only son among seven children of father. H1381.7
- Ducklings take to water from instinct. Bridegroom thus brought to understand bride's expertness in lovemaking. J64
- Bridegroom promises thief spoils later if he will not interfere with wedding. J1392.5
- Bridegroom does not know what to do on his wedding night. J1744.1
- Bridegroom gets into bed. The numskull groom on his wedding night does not know how to get to the bed, the curtains being drawn. He scales one of the posts, clambers to the canopy, falls upon his bride below, who screams for help. J1744.1.1
- Foolish bridegroom follows instructions literally. J2462
- The dog Parsley in the soup. The foolish bridegroom is told to put parsley in the soup. He throws in his dog, which is named Parsley. J2462.1
Tale types
- ATU 1295A* Tall Bridegroom Cannot Get into Church
- ATU 1685 The Foolish Bridegroom
- ATU 365 The Dead Bridegroom Carries Off his Bride
- ATU 425* The Insulted Bridegroom Disenchanted (previously Enchanted Animal Husband Insulted by Guests)
- ATU 425A The Animal as Bridegroom
- ATU 425M The Snake as Bridegroom (previously Bathing Girl's Garments Kept)
- ATU 855 The Substitute Bridegroom
- ATU 859 The Penniless Bridegroom Pretends to Wealth [K1917]
- ATU 955 The Robber Bridegroom [K1916]