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- Pleiades seven illegitimate children. A773.4
- Unbaptized children as nightmares. When caught, they beg baptism. Usually they are murdered illegitimates. F471.1.3
- Crown fits only legitimate successor to throne. H36.2.1
- Stone screams under feet of legitimate king. H71.10.6
- Illegitimate daughter of trickster inherits father's ability to dupe others. J1111.2
- Plea for a good father. Mother of twelve on deathbed explains to family that not all her children are legitimate. Gives the paternity of each child. Youngest leaves his food to say: "Please, mother, give me a good father!" (Cf. J325.) J1279.1
- Even God can overdo it! Returning sailor finds his hovel transformed into a fine house. "Where does all this come from?" Wife: "God's bounty." Illegitimate child greets mother. Same question, same answer. Sailor: "I don't want God to help me so much!" J1279.2
- The father of an illegitimate child must walk in front of the cross. Condemned man insists that the priest, who is guilty also, shall lead the way. J1515.1
- Deduction: the king is a bastard. After dinner the king begins to dance. He is therefore called illegitimate. His mother acknowledges an intrigue with a dancer. J1661.1.2
- Not of legitimate birth. A cleric is asked whether he is of legitimate birth ("de legitimo thoro"). "No, I am not from that place; I am from Schmich." J1803.1
- Woman gives birth to child fourteen months after husband's departure. The latter is made to believe it is legitimate. J2342.2.1
- The emperor's new clothes. An impostor feigns to make clothes for the emperor and says that they are visible only to those of legitimate birth. The emperor and courtiers are all afraid to admit that they cannot see the clothes. Finally a child seeing the naked emperor reveals the imposture. K445
- God to reveal self to those of legitimate birth. All afraid to admit not seeing God. K445.1
- Trickster friar seduces woman under pretence of administering forgotten sacrament. When the woman objects, the husband who thinks the friar is engaging in a legitimate process, orders: "Bear the ordeal in peace." K1354.2.2
- Man as God behind the tree forces the girl to admit having an illegitimate child. Or prophesies himself as father so as to marry the girl. K1971.5.1
- Lots cast to determine father of illegitimate child. N126.2
- Natural son preferred to legitimate. P233.4
- Mother feeds newly-born illegitimate child to dog. (Cf. S312.) S12.2.1
- Illegitimate child exposed. (Cf. S12.2.1, T640.) S312
- Illegitimate children. T640