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- Guessing name of supernatural creature gives power over him. (Tom-Tit-Tot). C432.1
- Speech magically recovered when third person guesses secret transaction. D2025.3
- Dwarf promises mortal much money if he will guess his name. F451.5.15.1
- Dwarf makes return of child dependent upon guessing of riddle. F451.5.15.2
- Dwarf suitor desists when unwilling maiden guesses his name. (Cf. C432.1.) F451.5.15.3
- Ogre guesses correctly and gets princess. G463
- Tests in guessing. H510
- Princess offered to correct guesser. H511
- Test: to guess which of veiled sisters has golden hair. H511.2
- Guessing with life as wager. H512
- Guessing contest between kings. H515
- Test: guessing trolls' names in order to save one's life. H516
- Curse evaded by guessing names in magic writing. H517
- Test: guessing unknown propounder's name. H521
- Test: guessing unknown propounder's age. H521.1
- Test: guessing unknown animal (plant). H522
- Test: guessing origin of certain skin. H522.1
- Test: guessing nature of certain skin – louse-skin. Louse (flea) is fattened and its skin made into coat (drum, etc.) H522.1.1
- Test: guessing nature of certain skin – wolf-skin. H522.1.2
- Test: guessing origin of animal lungs. Lungs of fattened lizard are further inflated. H522.1.3
Tale types
- ATU 1091A Guessing the Name of the Devil's Secret Plant
- ATU 1346A* 'Guess how Many Eggs I Have and you shall Get all Seven!' A fool (farmer) says to his companion, 'If you can tell me how many eggs I have in my bag (young pigs my sow brought forth) you will get all seven (four, ten)
- ATU 232C* Which Bird Is Father A very small bird goes to God with his adult son, and asks God to guess which of them is the father and which the son