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Motifs
- Deity creates princess from prince's body and gives her to him. A1275.1.1
- Cobra writes letters on prince's tongue: "Having heard all kinds of creatures talk, you will understand them." B165.1.3
- 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
- Transformation: man of low caste takes on prince's appearance, and transforms prince to take on his. D22.2
- Frogs croak at prince's command. H71.10.3
- Sick prince's pulse beats violently when his loved one passes by. H175.3
- Sign message sent by girl to enamored prince; interpreted by prince's friend. H611.2
- Youth in court for kissing prince's daughter pleads his love for her. Prince allows plea: "If we kill those who love us, what shall we do to those who hate us?" J1174.1
- The prince's excuse. King to son who has been accused of rape: "I never did anything like that." Prince: "Your father was not king!" King: "Your son will never be one if you keep that up!" J1289.6
- Protecting the prince's slumber. To keep croaking frogs from disturbing him, the fools shoot at the frogs all night. J2105
- Servant takes prince's horse and clothes and passes self off as prince. K1952.0.2
- Prophecy: prince's marriage to common woman. M359.2
- Prince's arrow accidentally grazes breast of merchant's wife. N331.1.2
- Secret about prince's father learned by eavesdropper from his mother's talking to him. N455.7
- Maiden found in magic garden; prince's wife in former life. N741.5
- King's (prince's) sulking chamber. He sulks here until his wishes are carried out. P14.6
- Minister's son recovers prince's lost wife for him. R131.11.5
- Prince's life can only be prolonged if servant sacrifices his only son to goddess. S268.1.1
- Prince's motto: charity conquers. V410.2