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- Why Chapperbands coin false money for a living. A1689.8
- Horse refuses to carry one who speaks falsehood. B133.4
- Horse advises hero not to wash in water (as his false wife told him to) or his eyes will pop out. B521.1.1
- Serpent shows condemned man how to save prince's life. Bites the prince and then shows the man the proper remedy (cf. B512). By thus ingratiating himself the man is freed from false accusation. B522.1
- Tabu: falsely claiming the powers of a god. C51.6
- Tabu: false and profane swearing of oath. C94.2
- Disenchantment of monster when prince promises to marry the monster's mother. The prince imagines falsely that the mother is also a monster. D741
- Magic lamp indicates falsehood by lighting. (Cf. D1162.1.) D1316.2
- Magic goblet (cup) indicates truth or falsehood. (Cf. D1171.6.2.) D1316.6
- Magic sod indicates falsehood by turning grassy surface downward, truth by turning it upward. (Cf. D934.1.) D1316.7
- Magic collar indicates falsehood by squeezing throat (hand, foot), truth by falling to ground. (Cf. D1068.) D1316.8
- Three-fold magic sleep. Husband (lover) put to sleep by false bride. Only on the third night (the last chance) he wakes. D1971
- Hero wakened from magic sleep by wife who has purchased place in his bed from false bride. (Cf. D1971.) D1978.4
- Fairy banished for falsehood. F252.4.2
- Spirit delivers false message. F402.1.9
- Dwarfs emigrate because mortals are false. F451.9.1.2
- Maiden who has been falsely accused apparently dies of sorrow. She revives on being prepared for burial. F1041.1.3.1
- Devil as advocate of falsely condemned men. Carries off the judge. G303.22.11
- Recognition of false bride by inability to finish true bride's weaving. H35.3.1
- False dragon-head proof. Impostor cuts off dragon heads (after tongues have been removed) and attempts to use them as proof of slaying the dragon. H105.1.1
Episodes
Tale types
- ATU 122 Animal Loses his Prey because his Victim Can Escape by False Plea (previously The Wolf loses his Prey) [K550]
- ATU 131 The Tiger as False Friend to the Cow
- ATU 1379* False Members
- ATU 1525L Creditor Falsely Reported Insane when he Demands Money
- ATU 531 The Clever Horse (previously Ferdinand the True and Ferdinand the False)
- ATU 8 False Beauty Treatment (previously 'Painting' on the Haycock)
- ATU 934G The False Prophecy
- ATU 987 False Magician Exposed by Clever Girl