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Motifs
- Fairy queen's beauty temporarily destroyed by intercourse with mortal. F304.2
- Devil (in queen's form) insatiable, although she copulates with all men and horses. G303.3.1.12.5
- King to avoid possible assassination has queen's quarters searched before he enters. J634.2
- Man with unfaithful wife comforted when he sees the queen's unfaithfulness. J882.1
- Thief lies down in the space between the king's and the queen's bed and steals jewelry from both. K331.7
- The bag of lies: threat to tell of queen's adultery. The boy, who is to tell the bag of lies, is stopped and his wishes granted. K1271.1.1
- Girl disguised as doctor exposes queen's paramour who is masquerading as woman. K1825.1.1.1
- Leper (beggar) laid in queen's bed. She is thus incriminated. K2112.2
- Queen's jewel-box thrown into tank floats to top during first week of new moon; light or large jewel on top reveals it to passersby. It disappears when someone tries to get it. N513.6
- Frog removed from queen's nose by telling such interesting story that she gives quick breath and dislodges him. N641.2
- King learning of queen's adultery abdicates. P16.1.2
- Queen chosen to live rather than king so that she can bear an heir to the throne. Serpents alleged to tell by their death which shall die first: male serpent predicts king's death; female, queen's. King has male serpent killed. P17.2
- Grief at queen's death. P27
- Queen's illicit passion for diseased man. T481.2
- Bid raised for queen's favors until she hesitates. Jester replies, "If a man have goods enough, he might have a sovereign lady." U66.1.1