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- Task left by departing husband for virgin wife to accomplish: have a son whose real mother she is and whose real father he is. She accomplishes this by disguising as a girl. H1187
- Thief dressed half white, half black. His father's corpse is guarded by twenty knights in black and twenty in white. By disguising he steals back the corpse. K311.0.1
- Theft by disguising as palace official. K311.10
- Thief avoids detection by disguising as a woman. K419.2
- Supper won by disguising as an invited guest. K455.2
- Escape by disguising as a washerman. K521.4.3.1
- Seduction by man disguising as woman. K1321
- Husband twits wife regarding "bought kiss"; she makes him buy one from her by disguising herself. K1814.4
- Multiple disguise: one person disguising successively seems to be many. K1834
- Warriors whitewash weapons thus disguising identity of one of their number who bears white-handled battle-axe. K1839.6
- Beggar avenges self on queen who spits at him by disguising as prince and spitting in her face. Q471.2