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- Transformation flight. Fugitives transforms themselves in order to escape detection by the pursuer. D671
- Fugitive transformed by helper to escape detection. D671.0.2
- Magic detection of crime. (Cf. D1318.) D1817
- Magic detection of theft. D1817.0.1
- Magic detection of poison. (Cf. D1317.0.1.) D1817.0.2
- Magic detection of murder. D1817.0.3
- Magic detection of conspiracy. D1817.0.4
- Magic detection of sin. D1817.0.5
- Detection of crime through "knowledge tooth". (Cf. D1810.3, D1811.1.1.) D1817.3
- Thief can eat from man's plate during dinner without detection. F676.1
- Thief can cut soles off man's boots without detection as he walks along road. F676.2
- Cleverness in detection of truth. J1140
- Detection of theft by finding bag-repairer. Two men are in a lawsuit and before witnesses seal the documents in a bag to await arrival of the king. One of the men cuts the bag open, changes the documents, and has a repairer sew it up again. On the king's arrival the change is discovered. By having a fine carpet repaired the expert repairer is discovered. Confession follows. J1141.5
- Detection through ruse. Husbands ask suspected priest to talk to wives on tithing, and thus obtain sufficient evidence to convict him. J1141.11
- Detection through aid of animal. J1145
- Detection by strewing ashes (sand). Trespasser (lover, mistress, ghost, fairy, etc.) leaves footprints in the ashes. J1146
- Detection by pitch-trap. Pitch is spread so that footprints are left in it, or that shoe is left behind as clue. J1146.1
- Detection through feigned dream. J1147
- Detection by disrobing in a dance. A man masking as a maiden has committed adultery with the queen. A clever girl by challenging him to disrobe in a dance exposes the imposture. J1149.3
- Detection of guilt by smile. Buried money is stolen from blind man. Latter has boy watch and notify him when passerby smiles at him. The smiler is the thief. J1149.5