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Motifs — first 20 of 30
- Ogre disguises voice to lure victim. G413
- King and abbot. King propounds three riddles to abbot to answer on pain of death. Herdsman disguises as abbot and answers questions. H561.2
- Cleverness of men disguised as peasants dissuades rivals from dispute. Wise men of two rival cities engage in dispute. One delegation disguises as peasants and debates with their adversaries. Latter withdraw fearing how clever the educated must be if their peasants are so learned. J31.1
- Ox bought; buyer also claims load of wood attached. Later deceived man disguises and sells sharper another ox for "handful of coppers." He is allowed by court to claim the hand as well. J1511.17
- Four men's mistress. A husband disguises as a priest to hear his wife's confession. She says that she has been mistress of a servant, a knight, a fool, and a priest; i.e., her husband when he was her servant, and later her knight. He had then been a fool for demanding her confession, and was a priest because he had heard it. J1545.2
- Trickster disguises himself and escapes notice of creditors. K237
- Thief disguises voice and is allowed access to goods (children). K311.3
- Escape by successive disguises. K533
- Fugitive disguises successively in different forms and deceives pursuer into self-injury. K533.1
- Prince disguises as another prince to woo princess. K1812.3
- Ruler disguises as goblin to frighten uxorious priest. K1812.6
- King disguises as common soldier and is killed. Fulfills prophecy that insures victory. K1812.7
- Lecherous prince disguises as merchant in order to kill his grand-children. K1812.14
- Nobleman disguises as cobbler to woo woodcutter's daughter. K1816.10.1
- Animal disguises as human being. (Cf. K1825.1.5.) K1822
- Tiger disguises as human being. K1822.4
- Man disguises as animal. K1823
- Man disguises as tortoise. K1823.1
- Disguise as layman. Priest disguises as layman. K1824
- Husband disguises as woman to spy on wife. (Cf. K1835.) K1836.1