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Motifs — first 20 of 163
- Witch disguised becomes queen, devours king's horses nightly. G264.3.1
- Devil in form of woman lures and punishes women. Introduces men disguised as women to seduce impious nuns. G303.3.1.12.1
- Satan disguised as beggar. (Cf. K1817.1.) G303.3.1.23
- Satan disguised as king. G303.3.1.25
- Disguised devil as messenger to adulterous people. G303.9.4.5.2
- Devil disguised as man tells of trip to heaven and hell. Heaven is full of wretches who weep, fast, and pray. Hell is full of wealth, power, and good living. G303.9.7.4
- The devil as tailor to a dandy. The dandy demands clothes sewed without thread. The devil disguised as a tailor makes them. In church the dandy's clothes fall to pieces, leaving him naked. G303.9.9.11
- Recognition by overheard conversation with bridge. Bridge which will trip up bridal party if king is not marrying an equal. Disguised princess praises bridge for its recognition of her equality with the king. H13.2.1
- Disguised king (noble) recognized by habitual speech. H38.1
- Disguised mistress identified by chalk marks left on back by lover. H58.1
- Disguised hero's golden hair discovered by spying princess. H151.13
- Recognition of disguised princess by bee lighting on her. H162
- Recognition of disguised princess by bull. H162.3
- Disguised man recognized by dog. H173
- Bride test: kindness – father-in-law disguised as beggar. H384.1
- Wealthy (handsome) suitor disguised as beggar to test bride's kindness. H384.1.1
- Prince disguised as a madman to test bride's character. H384.1.2
- Baby picks out his disguised father from a crowd by handing him a bow. H481.1.1
- Woman's question to her husband disguised as woman, how many men she had in one night. This is properly understood as, how many helpers he had, and answered by lifting ten fingers. H582.3
- Tasks assigned at instigation of queen (disguised ogress). H919.6