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Motifs — first 20 of 39
- Identity of creator. A1
- Tabu: revealing identity of certain person. C422
- Tabu: revealing dragon-fighter's identity. Dragon-fighter forbids princess whom he has rescued to tell who he is. C422.1
- Tabu: disclosing own identity. A supernatural person must not tell who he is. C436
- Transformed bird reveals its identity by speaking out. (Cf. D150.) D1610.32
- Magic knowledge of identity of stranger. D1810.0.13
- Identity of grave revealed by magic. D1819.5
- Identity of singers revealed by magic. D1819.6
- Fairy reveals her true identity when despite heavy rain she remains dry. F259.3
- Devil wooes woman; she discovers identity in time to escape with aid of minister who swallows candle after getting devil to promise she could live as long as the candle lasted. (Cf. K551.9.) G303.12.5.4
- Identity tests. Recognition. Elaborate means are employed in folk-literature for the recognition of persons even though they have been separated a very short time. The various means used are detailed in the following discussion. H0
- Identity tested by account of common experiences. H15
- Identity tested by demanding that person say again what he said on former occasion. (Impostor fails.) H15.1
- Weaver married to princess betrays his identity when he unconsciously waves his hands as though he were weaving and asks for his shuttle. H38.2.4.1
- Fox (in man's form) betrays identity when he procures fox-food for human wife. H48.2
- Identity established because one of man's teeth is blue. H79.8
- Dragon-tongue proof. Dragon slayer cuts out the tongues and uses them later to prove his identity as slayer. H105.1
- Vanquished ruler in disguise gets audience with victor. "What would you do if your enemy were to kneel before you and beg forgiveness?" "I would forgive him." Reveals identity and is pardoned. J829.3
- Mistaken identity. A bride slips up behind her husband and kisses him. He is annoyed. She: "Pardon me, I did not know it was you" J1485
- Other creatures with mistaken identity. J1769
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