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- Fairy prince becomes mortal when surprised by daylight. F383.4.1
- Ass follows after lion and is punished. Ass and cock are surprised by lion. Cock crows and scares lion, who runs. Ass thinks that he has scared lion and pursues. J952.2
- Testimony of unsuccessful suitor discredited. Adulteress is surprised in intrigue by unsuccessful suitor. He threatens to tell her husband. She tells her husband that the scorned suitor has accused her falsely of indiscretion with many men. When the suitor tells the husband he does not believe him. J1151.4
- Numskulls surprised at news that God has a son. J1738.3
- Numskulls surprised to hear that God's son has died. J1738.4
- Peasant surprised that king is not larger than other men. J1742.4
- Throwing the thief over the fence. Thief, surprised at theft says: "Do your worst, only don't throw me over the fence." When thrown over, he escapes. K584
- Artificial whale made as stratagem. Enemies surprised and killed. K922
- The animal in the chest. The husband has locked the surprised paramour in a chest while he fetches his family as witness of his wife's unfaithfulness. She frees the lover, substitutes an animal, and discountenances the husband. (Cf. K1542, K1555, K1566, K1574.) K1515
- Paramour poses as unsuccessful suitor. When surprised with the wife he tells the husband that he has been trying to force the woman, with no success. The wife supports the statement. K1517.5
- Paramour disguised as cloth merchant is surprised by the husband. He asks the woman to be paid for a pretended sale. K1517.9
- Husband who has surprised wife and paramour is made to believe that he has had an illusion. K1518.1
- Wife surprised in adultery feigns death. Comes "back to life" on hearing husband say he has seen nothing. (Cf. K1538.) K1549.2
- Husband collects fee from paramour. Surprised paramour pays. K1569.1
- Husband kills surprised paramour. Wife persuades him he has killed thief. K1569.9
- "Chaste" woman surprised in adultery. K2063
- "Holy" hermit surprised in amorous intrigue. K2064
- Secret age overheard by eavesdropper. Man masking as cuckoo in tree causes the surprised ogre to disclose secret. N475.1
- Enemy surprised while bathing: taken. R4.1