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K. Deceptions.
K. Deceptions.
K. Deceptions.
K. Deceptions.
K0--K99 Contests won by deception.
K0. Contest won by deception -- general.
K0. Contest won by deception -- general.
K0. Contest won by deception -- general.
K0. Contest won by deception -- general.
K0. Contest won by deception -- general.
K0. Contest won by deception -- general.
K0. Contest won by deception -- general.
K1. Contest won by magic.
K1.1. Magic animal wins contest for man.
K1.1.1. Magic bullock wins fight for master.
K2. Animals help man in contest. Type 1081.
K2.1. Fortune to go to direction cat jumps. ---- King will give wealth to person toward whom the cat jumps. Clever woman has brought mouse along and thus entices the cat.
K3. Substitute in contest.
K3. Substitute in contest.
K3. Substitute in contest.
K3. Substitute in contest.
K3.1. Relative substitutes in contest.
K3.2. Young knight substitutes for old man in tournament.
K3.2.1. Supernatural substitute in tournament for pious warrior.
K3.3. Woman substitutes for husband in combat.
K3.4. Wise man disguised as monk beats learned heretic in debate.
K3.4. Wise man disguised as monk beats learned heretic in debate.
K5. Contest with magician won by deception.
K5. Contest with magician won by deception.
K10. Athletic contest won by deception.
K11. Race won by deception.
K11. Race won by deception.
K11. Race won by deception.
K11. Race won by deception.
K11. Race won by deception.
K11.0.1. Man challenges devil to race. ---- Cheats him.
K11.1. Race won by deception: relative helpers. ---- One of the contestants places his relative (or others that resemble him) in the line of the race. The opponent always thinks the trickster is just ahead of him. (Told of animals or of men; often of the hare and the turtle.) *Type 1074.
K11.1. Race won by deception: relative helpers. ---- One of the contestants places his relative (or others that resemble him) in the line of the race. The opponent always thinks the trickster is just ahead of him. (Told of animals or of men; often of the hare and the turtle.) *Type 1074.
K11.1. Race won by deception: relative helpers. ---- One of the contestants places his relative (or others that resemble him) in the line of the race. The opponent always thinks the trickster is just ahead of him. (Told of animals or of men; often of the hare and the turtle.) *Type 1074.
K11.1. Race won by deception: relative helpers. ---- One of the contestants places his relative (or others that resemble him) in the line of the race. The opponent always thinks the trickster is just ahead of him. (Told of animals or of men; often of the hare and the turtle.) *Type 1074.
K11.2. Race won by deception: riding on the back. ---- One contestant rides on the other's back. (Cf. K25.1. *Types 221, 250, 275.)
K11.3. Hare and tortoise race: sleeping hare. ---- In a race between the fast and the slow animal, the fast animal sleeps on the road and allows the slow animal to pass him.
K11.4. Race won by deception: chariot disabled. ---- A rival in a chariot race inserts linchpins of wax instead of those of bronze in the hero's chariot. The latter is dragged to death.
K11.5. Race won by deception: sham-sick trickster. ---- The trickster feigns lameness and receives a handicap in the race. He then returns and eats up the food which is the prize.
K11.6. Race won be deception: rabbit as "little son" substitute. ---- A man challenged by an ogre to a running race persuades the ogre to race with his little son instead. By this he means a rabbit. (Cf. K12.2, K15.1. *Type 1072.)
K11.7. Race won by deception: blinding opponent by spitting pepper into face.
K11.8. Race won by deception: bow and arrow. ---- Certain goal to be touched. Man shoots arrow and wins.
K11.9. Obstacle race between deer and hare. ---- Hare accused of removing obstacles from his course.
K12. Wrestling match won by deception.
K12.1. Wrestling match won by deception: where to throw the ogre. ---- The ogre squeezes the man so that his eyes bulge out. The ogre: "Why do you glare so?" -- "I am looking to see where to throw you." the ogre flees. (Cf. K18.1. *Type 1070.)
K12.1. Wrestling match won by deception: where to throw the ogre. ---- The ogre squeezes the man so that his eyes bulge out. The ogre: "Why do you glare so?" -- "I am looking to see where to throw you." the ogre flees. (Cf. K18.1. *Type 1070.)
K12.2. Wrestling match won by deception: bear as "grandfather." ---- A man challenged by an ogre persuades the latter to wrestle with his old grandfather instead. By this he means a bear. (Cf. K11.6, K15.1. *Type 1071.)
K12.3. Wrestling match: Antaeus. ---- Giant invincible in wrestling because with each contact with earth his strength is renewed.
K12.3. Wrestling match: Antaeus. ---- Giant invincible in wrestling because with each contact with earth his strength is renewed.
K12.3. Wrestling match: Antaeus. ---- Giant invincible in wrestling because with each contact with earth his strength is renewed.
K12.4. Wrestling match of man with fever. ---- Man places stone image at wrestling-place; fever enters image and shatters it.
K12.5. Wrestling between porcupine and deer. ---- Deer defeated but always pleads illness.
K13. Boxing match: fatal boxer defeated. ---- All comers are challenged and all are killed until the hero defeats the challenger. (Argonauts and Amycus.)
K14. Rowing contest won by deception. ---- The boat is already sawed through. Type 1087.
K14.1. Rowing contest won by deception: magic boat.
K15. Climbing match won by deception.
K15.1. Climbing match won by deception: squirrel as "child". ---- The ogre agrees to contest against the man's young one, i.e., a squirrel. (Cf. K11.6, K12.2. *Type 1073.)
K16. Diving match won by deception.
K16.1. Diving match won by deception: breathing under brush. ---- Trickster comes up and breathes under some floating brush, where he is not detected.
K16.2. Diving match: trickster eats food while dupe is under water.
K17. Jumping contest won by deception.
K17.1. Contest: jumping into the ground. ---- A hole is already dug and covered with boughs. *Type 1086.
K17.1.1. Contest: who can go deepest into the earth? ---- Wren goes into mouse hole. *Type 221.
K17.2. Contest in jumping from the church tower. ---- The devil is not to look behind him. The man runs downstairs (or otherwise cheats). Type 1075*.
K17.3. Contest in jumping into a trap.
K17.4. Jumping frog contest. ---- Frog filled with shot.
K18. Throwing contest won by deception.
K18.1. Throwing contest: trickster shouts. ---- He is trying to warn the people beyond the sea with his cry. The ogre is intimidated. (Cf. K12.1.)
K18.1. Throwing contest: trickster shouts. ---- He is trying to warn the people beyond the sea with his cry. The ogre is intimidated. (Cf. K12.1.)
K18.1.1. Throwing contest: trickster addresses Angel Gabriel. ---- Offers him the ogre's cane. The ogre is intimidated.
K18.1.2. Throwing contest: trickster addresses Angel Gabriel or St. Peter, ---- warns him to get out of way of missle trickster is about to throw.
K18.2.
K18.3. Throwing contest: bird substituted for stone. ---- The ogre throws a stone; the hero a bird which flies out of sight. *Type 1062.
K18.3. Throwing contest: bird substituted for stone. ---- The ogre throws a stone; the hero a bird which flies out of sight. *Type 1062.
K22. Deceptive tug-of-war. ---- Small animal challenges two large animals to a tug-of-war. Arranges it so that they unwittingly pull against each other (or one end of rope is tied to a tree).
K23. Deceptive shinny match.
K24. Deception in swinging contest.
K25. Flying contest won by deception.
K25.1. Flying contest won by deception: riding on the other. ---- Wren hides in eagle's wings. (Cf. K11.2. *Type 221.)
K25.1. Flying contest won by deception: riding on the other. ---- Wren hides in eagle's wings. (Cf. K11.2. *Type 221.)
K25.2. Contest in flying with load. ---- One animal chooses cotton; the other, seeing that a rain is coming, chooses salt and wins.
K26. Blowing contest won by deception.
K27. Riding contest won by substitution.
K28. Tournament won by deception on borrowed horse.
K30. Hunting contest won by deception.
K31. Shooting contest won by deception.
K31. Shooting contest won by deception.
K31.1. Contest: shooting an unheard-of bird. ---- The man sends his wife on all fours in tar and feathers. The ogre has never heard of such a bird. *Type 1092.
K31.1. Contest: shooting an unheard-of bird. ---- The man sends his wife on all fours in tar and feathers. The ogre has never heard of such a bird. *Type 1092.
K31.1. Contest: shooting an unheard-of bird. ---- The man sends his wife on all fours in tar and feathers. The ogre has never heard of such a bird. *Type 1092.
K31.2. Shooting test won by deception: proof of good sight. ---- A man puts a dead hare under a tree and shows it to his dog. He tells people to look at the hare under the tree. At the distance no one can see it. He tells them that he will shoot it. He shoots and has his dog bring the hare.
K31.3. Shooting contest won by deception: bird substituted for arrows.
K31.3. Shooting contest won by deception: bird substituted for arrows.
K32. Trapping contest won by deception.
K33. Harpooning contest won by deception.
K40. Labor contest won by deception.
K41. Plowing contest.
K41.1. Plowing contest won by deception: hare exchanged for horse. ---- God and the devil contest in plowing. The devil plows with a horse, God with a hare. While the devil is asleep, God takes the devil's horse and plows the field. When he wakes, the devil thinks the hare has plowed so much and gladly trades his horse for the hare.
K41.1. Plowing contest won by deception: hare exchanged for horse. ---- God and the devil contest in plowing. The devil plows with a horse, God with a hare. While the devil is asleep, God takes the devil's horse and plows the field. When he wakes, the devil thinks the hare has plowed so much and gladly trades his horse for the hare.
K41.1. Plowing contest won by deception: hare exchanged for horse. ---- God and the devil contest in plowing. The devil plows with a horse, God with a hare. While the devil is asleep, God takes the devil's horse and plows the field. When he wakes, the devil thinks the hare has plowed so much and gladly trades his horse for the hare.
K41.2. Pig and dog as plowmen. ---- Pig plows while dog sleeps. Then dog runs back and forth in furrow to claim victory.
K42. Harvesting contest.
K42.0.1. Contest: harvesting the hay. ---- The man calls out, "The wolves are coming!" The ogre is intimidated. Type 1053*.
K42.0.1. Contest: harvesting the hay. ---- The man calls out, "The wolves are coming!" The ogre is intimidated. Type 1053*.
K42.1. Threshing contest. Type 1089*.
K42.2. Mowing contest won by trickery. ---- The man takes the center of the field. The ogre is given a dull sickle and mows around the outside of the field. *Type 1090.
K42.2.1. God cheats devil at mowing. ---- God mows with a chisel, the devil with a scythe. God deceives devil into changing scythe for chisel.
K44. Deceptive contest in chopping. Type 1065*.
K44.1. Deceptive contest in chopping: iron in bamboo. ---- Hero challenged to cut down bundles of bamboo suspended in air but a strip of iron is treacherously inserted in each.
K46. Tree-pulling contest.
K47. Sewing contest won by deception.
K47.1. Sewing contest won by deception: the long thread. ---- The ogre sews with the whole length of the thread. When he returns from the first stitch, the tailor has his task finished. *Type 1096.
K48. Contest in bridge-building won by deception.
K50. Endurance contest won by deception.
K51. Waking contest won by deception.
K51. Waking contest won by deception.
K51. Waking contest won by deception.
K51.1. Waking contest won by giving opponent soporific.
K52. Contest in seeing sunrise first.
K52.1. Contest in seeing sunrise first: sun on the trees. ---- The fox places himself on a hill facing the east; the hog in a lower place facing the high trees to the west. The sun shines on the top of the trees, and the hog wins. (Sometimes told with human actors.) *Type 120.
K52.2. Contest in seeing sunrise first: sleeper wins. ---- One keeps awake, the other sleeps. The first thinks that he sees the sun and cries out prematurely , thus waking the other, who wins.
K53. Deceptive contest in fasting.
K60. Absurd contest won by deception.
K61. Contest in pushing hole in tree: hole prepared beforehand. ---- Hero and ogre to vie in pushing a hole in a tree with their heads. *Type 1085, 1640.
K61. Contest in pushing hole in tree: hole prepared beforehand. ---- Hero and ogre to vie in pushing a hole in a tree with their heads. *Type 1085, 1640.
K61. Contest in pushing hole in tree: hole prepared beforehand. ---- Hero and ogre to vie in pushing a hole in a tree with their heads. *Type 1085, 1640.
K62. Contest in squeezing water from a stone. ---- The ogre squeezes a stone; the trickster a cheese or egg. *Types 1060, 1640.
K63. Contest in biting a stone. ---- The ogre bites a stone; the man a nut. *Types 1061, 1640.
K63. Contest in biting a stone. ---- The ogre bites a stone; the man a nut. *Types 1061, 1640.
K63.1. Hero to eat iron grains. ---- Substitutes soft food.
K64.
K66. Dream contests.
K69. Absurd contest won by deception -- miscellaneous.
K69.1. Contest with magician in bringing grain out of closed bamboo: ---- trickster brings culm-borers to make holes.
K70. Contest in strength won by deception.
K71. Deceptive contest in carrying a tree: riding. ---- The trickster has the dupe carry the branches of a tree while he carries the trunk. He rides on the trunk. *Type 1052.
K72. Deceptive contest in carrying a horse. ---- The ogre carries it on his back and soon tires; the man carries it between his legs (rides). *Type 1082.
K73. Deceptive contest in squeezing hands. ---- The man has an iron glove on. Type 1060*.
K74. Deceptive contest in pulling fingers. ---- The man has an iron finger. Type 1064*.
K80. Contests in other physical accomplishments won by deception.
K81. Deceptive eating contest.
K81.1.
K81.1.
K81.1.
K81.2. Deceptive eating contest: relative helpers. ---- Trickster wins with the aid of substitutes. (Cf. K82.2.)
K81.2. Deceptive eating contest: relative helpers. ---- Trickster wins with the aid of substitutes. (Cf. K82.2.)
K81.4. Contest: who will eat least. ---- Food secretly furnished one, but plan detected and foiled.
K82. Deceptive drinking contest.
K82. Deceptive drinking contest.
K82. Deceptive drinking contest.
K82.1. Deceptive drinking contest: hole for water. ---- The trickster lets the water run out through a hole; the dupe drinks himself to death. (Cf. K81.1. *Type 1088.)
K82.1.1. Deceptive drinking contest: rising and falling tide. ---- Buffalo and heron wager as to which can drink the sea until the water falls. The buffalo drinks as the tide is coming in; the heron drinks in the falling tide and wins.
K82.1.2. Attempted intoxication avoided by boring a hole in the bottom of cup.
K82.2. Deceptive drinking contest: relative helpers. (Cf. K81.2.)
K82.3. Deceptive contest in drinking whisky. ---- The man drinks water, the devil is given vinegar.
K82.4. Deceptive drinking contest: pretended swallowing. ---- One bullock keeps mouth in water. Other drinks self to death.
K83. Deceptive scratching contest.
K83.1. Scratching contest: man's wife shows wounds. ---- The man sends his wife to meet the ogre with whom he is to have a scratching contest. She tells the ogre that her husband has gone to have his nails sharpened. She shows him deep wounds that her husband has scratched on her body (obscene). The ogre leaves in terror. *Type 1095.
K83.1. Scratching contest: man's wife shows wounds. ---- The man sends his wife to meet the ogre with whom he is to have a scratching contest. She tells the ogre that her husband has gone to have his nails sharpened. She shows him deep wounds that her husband has scratched on her body (obscene). The ogre leaves in terror. *Type 1095.
K83.1. Scratching contest: man's wife shows wounds. ---- The man sends his wife to meet the ogre with whom he is to have a scratching contest. She tells the ogre that her husband has gone to have his nails sharpened. She shows him deep wounds that her husband has scratched on her body (obscene). The ogre leaves in terror. *Type 1095.
K83.1.1. Scratching contest with devil: man's wife shows scratches in her oak table.
K83.2. Contest in scratching skin off each other: covering self with several ox-hides.
K84. Deceptive vocal contests.
K84.1. Contest in shrieking or whistling. *Type 1084.
K85. Contest in seeing. *Type 238.
K86. Contest in hearing. *Type 238.
K87. Deceptive laughing contest. Type 42*.
K87.1. Laughing contest: dead horse winner. ---- The ogre tries to laugh as long as the dead horse with a grinning mouth. Laughs till he dies. Type 1080*.
K90. Other contests won by deception.
K91. Cursing contest. ---- Arrow sent as a curse.
K91. Cursing contest. ---- Arrow sent as a curse.
K92. Gambling contest won by deception.
K92.1. Gambling contest: coin which attracts fly first to win. ---- Winning coin had been rubbed on a pear.
K92.2. Game won with loaded dice.
K92.3. Girl distracts opponent's attention so that gambling lover wins.
K92.3. Girl distracts opponent's attention so that gambling lover wins.
K95. Finger-drying contest won by deception. ---- Three daughters are to wet hands; the first to have hands dry is to be the first to marry. The youngest waves her hands, exclaiming, "I don't want a man!" She wins.
K95. Finger-drying contest won by deception. ---- Three daughters are to wet hands; the first to have hands dry is to be the first to marry. The youngest waves her hands, exclaiming, "I don't want a man!" She wins.
K95. Finger-drying contest won by deception. ---- Three daughters are to wet hands; the first to have hands dry is to be the first to marry. The youngest waves her hands, exclaiming, "I don't want a man!" She wins.
K97. Duel won by deception.
K97.1. Boar in duel with tiger cakes mud on body: defeats tiger.
K97.2. Combat won by means of substituted weapons.
K97.2. Combat won by means of substituted weapons.
K98. Beauty contest won by deception.
K98.1. Beauty contest won by deception: other contestants covered with leaves.
K100--K299 Deceptive bargains.
K100. Deceptive bargains.
K100. Deceptive bargains.
K100. Deceptive bargains.
K100. Deceptive bargains.
K100. Deceptive bargains.
K100. Deceptive bargains.
K100. Deceptive bargains.
K100. Deceptive bargains.
K100. Deceptive bargains.
K100. Deceptive bargains.
K110--K149 Sale of worthless articles.
K110. Sale of pseudo-magic objects.
K110. Sale of pseudo-magic objects.
K111. Pseudo-magic treasure-producing objects sold.
K111.1. Alleged gold-dropping animal sold. *Type 1539.
K111.1. Alleged gold-dropping animal sold. *Type 1539.
K111.2. Alleged bill-paying hat sold. *Type 1539.
K111.3. Pseudo-magic wealth-providing bag sold.
K111.4. Pseudo-magic formula for making gold sold to king. ---- Gold required for its manufacture carried off by manufacturer.
K112. Pseudo-magic food-producing object sold.
K112.1. Alleged self-cooking kettle sold. *Type 1539.
K112.2. "Soup stone" sold. ---- It needs only the addition of a few vegetables and a bit of meat. *Type 1548.
K112.2.1. Alleged soup-making pot sold. ---- It already has the ingredients in it.
K112.3. Sale of pseudo-magic cake tree.
K113. Pseudo-magic resuscitating object sold. ---- Dupe kills his wife (mother) and is unable to resuscitate her. *Type 1535, 1539.
K113. Pseudo-magic resuscitating object sold. ---- Dupe kills his wife (mother) and is unable to resuscitate her. *Type 1535, 1539.
K113. Pseudo-magic resuscitating object sold. ---- Dupe kills his wife (mother) and is unable to resuscitate her. *Type 1535, 1539.
K113. Pseudo-magic resuscitating object sold. ---- Dupe kills his wife (mother) and is unable to resuscitate her. *Type 1535, 1539.
K113. Pseudo-magic resuscitating object sold. ---- Dupe kills his wife (mother) and is unable to resuscitate her. *Type 1535, 1539.
K113. Pseudo-magic resuscitating object sold. ---- Dupe kills his wife (mother) and is unable to resuscitate her. *Type 1535, 1539.
K113. Pseudo-magic resuscitating object sold. ---- Dupe kills his wife (mother) and is unable to resuscitate her. *Type 1535, 1539.
K113. Pseudo-magic resuscitating object sold. ---- Dupe kills his wife (mother) and is unable to resuscitate her. *Type 1535, 1539.
K113.0.1. Seven devils' wives imitate ritual of death and resuscitation done over hero; ---- not having the real water of life and death, the seven enemy devils are killed.
K113.1. Alleged resuscitating bone sold. (Cf. D1013.)
K113.2. Alleged resuscitating whistle sold. (Cf. D1225.)
K113.3. Alleged resuscitating book sold. (Cf. D1266.)
K113.4. Alleged resuscitating wand sold. (Cf. D1254.1.)
K113.5. Alleged resuscitating fiddle sold. (Cf. D1233.)
K113.6. Alleged resuscitating knife sold. (Cf. D1083.)
K113.7. Alleged resuscitating horn sold.
K113.8. Alleged resuscitating bugle sold.
K114. Pseudo-magic oracular object sold. *Type 1535.
K114.1. Alleged oracular cow-hide sold. Type 1535.
K114.1.1. Alleged oracular horse-hide sold. Type 1535.
K114.2. Alleged oracular bird-skin sold. *Type 1535.
K114.3. Alleged oracular pill sold.
K114.3.1. Virtue of oracular pill proved. ---- The dupe takes it. "It is dog's dung," he says and spits it out. The trickster says that he is telling the truth and demands pay.
K114.4. Sale of alleged oracular bamboo cup.
K115. Pseudo-magic healing objects sold.
K115.1. Alleged healing letter sold. ---- Woman sold a letter to wear around her neck which will prevent eye trouble. It helps only so long as she believes in it.
K115.1. Alleged healing letter sold. ---- Woman sold a letter to wear around her neck which will prevent eye trouble. It helps only so long as she believes in it.
K115.1. Alleged healing letter sold. ---- Woman sold a letter to wear around her neck which will prevent eye trouble. It helps only so long as she believes in it.
K115.1.1. Alleged healing letter (charm) sold: to aid in childbirth. ---- Actually works. When opened it contains nonsense.
K115.1.2. Pseudo-magic letter is found to contain insulting remarks.
K115.1.3. Pseudo-magic charm (letter): to ward off plague. ---- Obscene contents.
K115.1.4. Pseudo-magic letter (charm): to aid in engendering offspring. ---- Obscene contents.
K115.2. Alleged healing stone sold. ---- A sailor boy sells a seasick Jew "Babylon stones" as a cure. They are pieces of coal. Type 1532*.
K115.3. Pseudo-magic potion: to induce pregnancy. ---- Found to contain snake's eggs.
K116. Alleged rejuvenating object sold. (Cf. D1338.)
K116.1. Betrayal through pretended fountain of youth.
K116.2. Alleged rejuvenating stick sold.
K117.1. Alleged inexhaustible bottle sold.
K118. Sale of tree with alleged magic fruit.
K118.1. Sale of tree alleged to produce clothes.
K119. Sale of other pseudo-magic objects.
K119.1. Alleged automatic object sold.
K119.1.1. Fishing-rod alleged to take fish to fisherman's home.
K119.1.2. Sale of reputed self-operating sickle.
K119.2. Pseudo-magic acorns: to protect holder's pigs.
K120. Sale of false treasure.
K121. Lime (ashes) sold as gold. *Type 1535.
K122. Sale of gilded mudcakes.
K123. Sale of gilded (plated) ware as gold or silver.
K126. Trickster, as watchman, exchanges worthless bag for bag of gold at night.
K130. Sale of worthless animals.
K131. Animal sold as messenger.
K131.1. Rabbit sold as letter-carrier. ---- Alleged to be a swift deliverer of letters. *Type 1539.
K131.1. Rabbit sold as letter-carrier. ---- Alleged to be a swift deliverer of letters. *Type 1539.
K131.1.1. Alleged speaking hare sold as messenger.
K131.2. Bird sold as messenger.
K132.
K133. Wild animal sold as watch-dog.
K133.1. Wolf sold as watch-dog. *Type 1542.
K133.2. Bear sold as watch-dog. *Type 1542.
K134. Deceptive horse-sale.
K134.1. Horse which will not go over trees. ---- Salesman tells buyer that he is selling the horse because it eats too much and will not climb trees. On the way home the horse bites everyone and refuses to cross a bridge. Seller is literally correct.
K134.1. Horse which will not go over trees. ---- Salesman tells buyer that he is selling the horse because it eats too much and will not climb trees. On the way home the horse bites everyone and refuses to cross a bridge. Seller is literally correct.
K134.1. Horse which will not go over trees. ---- Salesman tells buyer that he is selling the horse because it eats too much and will not climb trees. On the way home the horse bites everyone and refuses to cross a bridge. Seller is literally correct.
K134.2. The horse swifter than the rain. ---- Caught in the rain, a trickster finds that his horse will not budge. He undresses, puts his clothes under the horse's belly and keeps them dry. When he reaches the king, he reports that his horse has run so fast that he has had no time to get wet. The king buys the horse.
K134.3. Trickster grooms master's old mule and then sells him back without detection at huge profit.
K134.4. Trickster in disguise regains possession of his own horse by trading with man whom he has duped once before.
K134.5. Owner trades a blind horse. ---- He gives a description that is literally correct.
K134.6. Selling or trading a balky horse. (Cf. K134.2.)
K134.7. Person trades a dead horse.
K134.8. Trickster temporarily lames valuable horse and buys him for trifle.
K135. Pseudo-magic animals sold.
K135. Pseudo-magic animals sold.
K135.1. Pseudo-magic dog (goat) sold.
K135.1.1. Dog (goat) alleged to swallow cold. ---- Said to swallow up the cold so that if he is near, one may sleep comfortably in the cold.
K135.1.2. Dog alleged to chase hare and bring it to hunter's home. ---- Dupe deceived.
K135.1.3. Sale of dog supposed to excrete sweet dung: dupe deceived.
K136. Sale of dead buffalo by making him seem alive.
K137. Alleged speaking animal sold.
K137.1. Two jars full of live black wasps sold as interpreters of foreign language.
K137.2. Parrot knowing only two words sold as speaking foreign language.
K139. Other worthless animals sold.
K139.1. Animals made by magic exchanged for real ones. ---- The magic animals disappear.
K140. Sale of other worthless objects.
K140.1. Deceptive exchange: useless for magic object.
K141. Sale of a sausage filled with blood. Type 480*.
K142. Sale of worthless glass as diamond.
K143. Sale of dung.
K143.1. Pot of cow dung covered with cheese sold as cheese.
K144. Exchange of alleged ghee (liquid butter) for goat (cow).
K144.1. Pus from sore sold as ghee.
K144.2. Earthen pot with rice water on top of which clarified butter had been poured sold as a pot of clarified butter.
K144.3. Mud sold as fresh butter.
K147. Worthless fruits (plants) sold.
K147.1. Green plantains sold as mature plants.
K148. Cheaters sell each other valueless articles.
K149. Sale of worthless objects -- miscellaneous.
K149.1. Trick exchange: basket of stones for one of bread; ---- a few pieces of money shown through slit in basket-cover to dupe.
K150. Sale of worthless services.
K150. Sale of worthless services.
K150. Sale of worthless services.
K151. A beggar tells the bishop how to stay warm. ---- For a gulden he tells him that he should wear all his clothes when he goes horseback in winter.
K152. Thief masked as devil bought off by frightened owner. Type 1525.
K152. Thief masked as devil bought off by frightened owner. Type 1525.
K152. Thief masked as devil bought off by frightened owner. Type 1525.
K153. The backwards and forwards dance. ---- Dupe persuaded to pay for learning this dance (really moving toward and away from a fire).
K154. Trickster feigns ability to influence the sun; sells services. ---- Sun to shine on fools' backs as they go to town in morning and return in afternoon.
K157. Fraudulent permission sold.
K157.1. Man collects toll fraudulently, ---- stamps "Brass Gate" on receipts he gives. People think this is some Government phrase.
K158. Trickster persuades dupe to sacrifice animal ---- and give it to him as payment for supposed services.
K170. Deception through pseudo-simple bargain.
K170.1. Deceptive partnership between man and ogre. *Types 1030 -- 1059.
K171. Deceptive division of profits.
K171. Deceptive division of profits.
K171.0.1. Giant cheated in division of spoils of the chase.
K171.0.2. Jackal cheats other animals of elephant they have killed together.
K171.1.
K171.2. Deceptive grain division: the corn and the chaff. ---- The bear chooses the chaff because of its greater bulk. At the mill the fox's grain makes a different sound from the bear's. *Type 9B.
K171.3. Deceptive nut and olive division: inside and outside. ---- The clever man chooses the kernel of the nuts and the outside of the olive.
K171.3.1. Deceptive sacrifice of nuts and dates. ---- Trickster sacrifices only the shells of the nuts and the inside of the dates.
K171.4. Deceptive division of pigs: curly and straight tails. ---- All with curly tails belong to the trickster, others to the dupe. *Type 1036.
K171.5. Deceptive division of animals for shearing. ---- The trickster shears the sheep; the dupe the pig. *Type 1037.
K171.6. In dividing the fish, the dupe gets the bones.
K171.7. Deceptive division of shared wife. ---- Evil takes lower half of wife, Good takes upper half. Child begotten by Evil not permitted to nurse the top half which belongs to Good.
K171.7.1. The common cow and bull: ---- one gets front of cow and back of bull.
K171.7.2. Deceptive division of sheep. ---- Evil chooses lambs, leaving milk to Good. Lambs drink up all milk.
K171.8. Barber's and jackal's common garden: ---- jackal pretends that garden has not yielded any fruit at all.
K171.9. Monkey cheats fox of his share of bananas. ---- Climbs on a tree and tosses peelings down upon fox.
K172. Anger bargain. ---- The trickster makes a bargain with his master that the first to become angry must submit to punishment. He thereupon heaps abuses on his master till the latter breaks out in anger and must take his punishment. *Types 650A, 1000.
K172. Anger bargain. ---- The trickster makes a bargain with his master that the first to become angry must submit to punishment. He thereupon heaps abuses on his master till the latter breaks out in anger and must take his punishment. *Types 650A, 1000.
K172. Anger bargain. ---- The trickster makes a bargain with his master that the first to become angry must submit to punishment. He thereupon heaps abuses on his master till the latter breaks out in anger and must take his punishment. *Types 650A, 1000.
K172.1. Anger bargain: may God give you a penny. ---- A servant and his mistress agree that when they are angry with each other they shall say, "May God give you a penny!" When the master says this, the servant says, "May he give you two!" They keep increasing the amount till those who hear wonder at the performance. The mistress tells them, "You don’t know the coin."
K173. Deceptive bargain: as much bread as he wants to eat. ---- The baker fixes his price at the rate for twenty loaves. The trickster eats thirty.
K173. Deceptive bargain: as much bread as he wants to eat. ---- The baker fixes his price at the rate for twenty loaves. The trickster eats thirty.
K174. Deceptive bargain: a sack of corn as reward. ---- Trickster has an enormous sack made.
K174.1. Deceptive bargain: as much grain as will go in a rope. ---- Trickster encloses whole crop.
K175. Deceptive bargain: three wishes. ---- The ogre is to fulfill three wishes of the peasant. The latter wishes for all the tobacco and brandy in the world and then some more brandy in addition. The devil must admit failure. Type 1173*.
K175. Deceptive bargain: three wishes. ---- The ogre is to fulfill three wishes of the peasant. The latter wishes for all the tobacco and brandy in the world and then some more brandy in addition. The devil must admit failure. Type 1173*.
K176. Deceptive bargain: first to say "Good morning." ---- The first to give the greeting shall have the disputed property. The trickster is early on the scene and witnesses the others adultery. He may keep the property without saying good morning. *Type 1735.
K176. Deceptive bargain: first to say "Good morning." ---- The first to give the greeting shall have the disputed property. The trickster is early on the scene and witnesses the others adultery. He may keep the property without saying good morning. *Type 1735.
K176.1. First to greet the other in morning will lose beauty contest. ---- Dispute is to be settled thus. (Cf. H1529.)
K177. Deceptive bargain: fasting together. ---- The servant girl eats secretly; the miser starves.
K178. Deceptive bargain: felling the tree. ---- The ogre and the trickster agree to fell a large tree. The trickster purposely dulls his axe on a stone and then asks the ogre to exchange. Rather than work with a dull axe, the ogre does all the work. *Type 1050.
K181. Deceptive bargain: a peck of grain for each stack. ---- The man who is to receive this share of the crop makes very small stacks. *Type 1155.
K182. Deceptive bargain: an ox for five pennies. ---- A woman who has been left the ox on condition that she give the proceeds to the poor offers it for five pennies, but it must be bought along with a cock at twelve florins. She gives the five pennies to the poor and keeps the twelve florins.
K182.1. Small niche in house brings large price. ---- House sold reserving niche. This becomes such a nuisance that buyer pays heavily for it.
K183. Deceptive bargain: the ogre and the copper coins. ---- Every time the copper coin is paid out, the ogre must make a new one. The man buys an extensive property and pays with a large number of copper coins. He threatens to buy another and the ogre goes back on his contract. Type 1182*.
K185. Deceptive land purchase. ---- (Dido.)
K185.1. Deceptive land purchase: ox-hide measure. ---- As much land bought as can be surrounded by an ox-hide. The hide is cut into very small strips. *Type 2400.
K185.2. Deceptive land purchase: as much land as Vishnu can lie upon ---- (or can step over in three steps). His worshippers claim for him the whole earth.
K185.3. Deceptive land purchase: boundary fixed by flight of a goose. ---- Subject given as much land as a goose can fly over without lighting. The man carries the goose with its wings extended over an enormous territory.
K185.4. Deceptive land purchase: as much land as a shawl will cover. ---- An immense shawl prepared.
K185.4.1. Deceptive land purchase: as much land as can be covered by saint's hood. ---- Only by snatching up hood does seller prevent it from covering whole territory.
K185.4.2. Land grant: as much land as can be covered by saint's mantle.
K185.5. Deceptive land purchase: bounds fixed by a race. ---- One man has supernatural speed.
K185.6. Deceptive land purchase: bounds fixed by throwing object ---- (axe, spear). Thrower has extraordinary strength.
K185.7. Deceptive land purchase: as much land as can be surrounded in a certain time.
K185.7.1. Land bargain: land surrounded by a horse (cow) in one day.
K185.7.2. Land bargain: land ridden around during a sermon.
K185.7.3. Deceptive land purchase: king, as reward for help in winning battle, promises wounded chieftain as much land as his chariot can travel around; ---- bribes charioteer to turn back whenever chieftain faints from loss of blood.
K185.8. Land purchase: as much as can be plowed (fenced) in a certain time.
K185.9. Deceptive land purchase: fields that crackle when burnt are to be his. ---- He puts bamboo on the fields before they are burnt so that they crackle.
K185.10. Deceptive land purchase: as much land as can be shadowed by a tree. ---- Bought just before sunset.
K185.11. Deceptive land purchase: enough to raise certain plant. ---- This is a rapidly spreading weed which overruns the country.
K185.12. Deceptive land purchase: saint's enemy promised as much land as he can see from certain point. ---- Saint causes cloud to obstruct vision.
K185.12.1. Land grant: as much land as can be seen on a clear day.
K185.12.2. Land grant: as much land as can be seen from certain eminence.
K185.13. Deceptive land bargain: saints agree that the one who casts his staff far enough to reach distant island shall be owner of land. ---- Staff of one contestant transformed to spear (or dart) and so alone reaches island. When saint touches weapon, it becomes staff again.
K185.14. Land grant: as far as ox can be heard.
K186. Deceptive bargain with ogre: buying trees. ---- Trees to be neither straight nor crooked. *Type 1048.
K187. Strokes shared. ---- The boy promises the soldier what the king has promised to give him. The soldier receives a beating in place of the boy. *Type 1610.
K187. Strokes shared. ---- The boy promises the soldier what the king has promised to give him. The soldier receives a beating in place of the boy. *Type 1610.
K187. Strokes shared. ---- The boy promises the soldier what the king has promised to give him. The soldier receives a beating in place of the boy. *Type 1610.
K187. Strokes shared. ---- The boy promises the soldier what the king has promised to give him. The soldier receives a beating in place of the boy. *Type 1610.
K188. Stealing only a small amount. ---- A man promises in confession to steal only a small amount. He steals a rope with a mare on the end of it.
K191. Peace between sheep and wolves. ---- As hostages the gods are handed over to the wolves; the young wolves to the sheep. The wolves then attack and kill the sheep.
K191. Peace between sheep and wolves. ---- As hostages the gods are handed over to the wolves; the young wolves to the sheep. The wolves then attack and kill the sheep.
K192. The man helps the horse against the stag. ---- The horse must agree to be saddled and bridled. The man then refuses to release him.
K193. Deceptive bargain based on an unusual name.
K193. Deceptive bargain based on an unusual name.
K193.1. "Old Saddle" granted by the king. ---- This is the name of an estate, which the king unwittingly gives away.
K194. Bargain; if the sun reverses its course. ---- Because of an eclipse the sun is held to have done so, and Atreus becomes king.
K195. A ribbon long enough to reach from ear to ear. ---- The rascal has had an ear cut off and this is in a distant city.
K196. Selling by trickery: literal bargain. (Cf. K134.1.)
K196.1. Buying foxes "as they run". ---- Man sells three hundred foxes to buyer who agrees to "take them as they run": reds, silvers, crosses. He gets a large payment to bind the bargain, waves his hand at the woods: "I sold them as they run; and they're running."
K196.2. The tall hog. ---- Man boasts of hog so big that a man could not reach its back if he holds his hand as high as possible. A stranger buys the hog, sight-unseen. The seller takes him to the hog, shows the buyer that the hog's back is much below his hand when he holds it as high as possible.
K196.3. Trickster lends bamboo on condition that it is returned exactly as it is.
K197. Until the log burns out: time given servant for Christmas holidays. ---- Soaks the log so that it burns a week.
K198. Cheater is forced to eat excrements. ---- Gentleman agrees to exchange his good horse for the peasant's jade, provided the peasant will eat its excrements. The peasant finds no difficulty in the task, whereas the gentleman, put to the same condition when he wants to get back his horse, finds it impossible.
K199. Other deceptive bargains.
K199.1. Deceptive bargain: as much gold in reward as sticks to poet's hair when poured over him: ---- he smears it with tar.
K200--K249 Deception in payment of debt.
K200. Deception in payment of debt.
K200. Deception in payment of debt.
K200. Deception in payment of debt.
K210. Devil cheated of his promised soul. ---- The man saves it through deceit.
K210. Devil cheated of his promised soul. ---- The man saves it through deceit.
K210. Devil cheated of his promised soul. ---- The man saves it through deceit.
K210. Devil cheated of his promised soul. ---- The man saves it through deceit.
K210. Devil cheated of his promised soul. ---- The man saves it through deceit.
K210. Devil cheated of his promised soul. ---- The man saves it through deceit.
K210. Devil cheated of his promised soul. ---- The man saves it through deceit.
K210. Devil cheated of his promised soul. ---- The man saves it through deceit.
K210. Devil cheated of his promised soul. ---- The man saves it through deceit.
K210. Devil cheated of his promised soul. ---- The man saves it through deceit.
K210. Devil cheated of his promised soul. ---- The man saves it through deceit.
K211. Devil cheated by imposing an impossible task. Type 1170 -- 1199.
K211.1. Devil is cheated by giving him task: ---- counting the letters in the church Bible. He is unable to read the holy words.
K212. Devil cheated by being frightened. *Type 1145 -- 1154.
K212.1. Man whispers in devil's ear that his wife is approaching with her broom again.
K212.1. Man whispers in devil's ear that his wife is approaching with her broom again.
K213. Devil pounded in knapsack until he releases man. *Type 330.
K214. Devil's magic power turned on himself. ---- The hero who is riding the devil as a horse receives supernatural strength from plucking a hair from the devil's mane. He then spurs the devil until he agrees to forego his bargain for the man's soul.
K215. Devil cheated by pretended hanging. ---- The man has promised himself to the devil in return for money. He stuffs his clothes with straw and hangs them up. The devil thinks the man has hanged himself and is satisfied. Type 1190*.
K216. Devil to release man for performing seemingly impossible task. ---- The task is performed by trickery.
K216.1. The evil woman in the glass case as the last commodity. ---- The man is to belong to the devil as soon as he has sold his goods. If he has any goods that no one will buy, he is to be free. The man puts an evil old woman in the glass case. When the devil sees her, he recognizes her. "Whoever knows her will refuse to buy her." The man goes free. *Type 1170.
K216.2. Bringing the devil an unknown animal. ---- The man sends his naked wife on all fours in tar and feathers. The devil has never seen such an animal. *Type 1091.
K216.2. Bringing the devil an unknown animal. ---- The man sends his naked wife on all fours in tar and feathers. The devil has never seen such an animal. *Type 1091.
K216.2. Bringing the devil an unknown animal. ---- The man sends his naked wife on all fours in tar and feathers. The devil has never seen such an animal. *Type 1091.
K216.2. Bringing the devil an unknown animal. ---- The man sends his naked wife on all fours in tar and feathers. The devil has never seen such an animal. *Type 1091.
K216.2.1. Guessing name of devil's secret plant. ---- The man's wife in tar and feathers overhears the devil tell the secret name of the crop he has discovered (tobacco). The devil says to the supposed animal, "Get out of my tobacco!"
K216.2.1. Guessing name of devil's secret plant. ---- The man's wife in tar and feathers overhears the devil tell the secret name of the crop he has discovered (tobacco). The devil says to the supposed animal, "Get out of my tobacco!"
K216.3. Not to sleep for three successive nights. ---- The sleepy man: "I am just thinking, that on earth there are more crooked trees than straight ones…more hills than plains…more water than land…" The devil goes to ascertain these things, meanwhile the man sleeps. Unsuccessful imitation by another man.
K217. Devil gets another soul instead of one bargained for. ---- The devil bargains with a man for his soul, but the man fulfills his contract and escapes. In envy two persons commit suicide. The devil rejoices that though he lost one he has gained two. *Types 361, 362*.
K218. Devil cheated by religious or magic means.
K218.1. Devil cheated by having priest draw a sacred circle about the intended victim. Type 810.
K218.2. Devil cheated of his victim by boy having a bible under his arm. *Type 400.
K218.3. Devil cheated when his victim becomes a priest. *Type 811*.
K218.4. Devil cheated of promised soul by intervention of Virgin Mary.
K218.5. The picture of the Virgin Mary saves the priest.
K218.5. The picture of the Virgin Mary saves the priest.
K218.5. The picture of the Virgin Mary saves the priest.
K218.6. Penance of priest saves him from devil. ---- The priest, who sold his soul to the devil, orders his servant to cut him (alive) up into pieces, to crucify him on a tree (and the like), thus saves his soul from the devils.
K218.7. Devil is unable to take man contracted to him when friends pray over the corpse.
K219. Other ways of cheating the devil of his promised soul.
K219.1. Devil cheated of his promised soul by making the intended victim drunk. ---- The devil may punish the drunk man's body but has no power over his soul.
K219.2. Devil cheated of his promised soul when the victim sells his to a comrade. ---- The latter says, "The devil can take only one soul from each person. I bought the soul so that when he comes I can give him one and still save my own."
K219.3. God cheats the devil of his promised soul. ---- The devil is to fill a cask full of money. God knocks the bottom out of the cask.
K219.3. God cheats the devil of his promised soul. ---- The devil is to fill a cask full of money. God knocks the bottom out of the cask.
K219.4. Devil is to get soul of man whether he is buried "inside or outside of church, above or below ground." ---- The man has himself buried in the wall of the church, partly in and partly out of the ground. (Cf. H1052.)
K219.5. Man cheats devil by giving him sole instead of soul. (Cf. E459.1.)
K219.6. Devil gets an animal in place of a human being.
K219.7. Devil gets a flea instead of man's soul.
K220. Payment precluded by terms of the bargain.
K220. Payment precluded by terms of the bargain.
K221. Payment to be made at harvest of first crop. ---- The man plants acorns. *Type 1185.
K222. Payment to be made when last leaf falls. ---- The last leaf never falls from the oak tree. *Type 1184.
K223. The level bushel. ---- The student is to come into the devil's power if at the end of a year he does not at least return for the heaping bushel of gold a level one. The student forthwith hands back the level bushel and keeps the surplus. *Type 1182.
K224. To owe sixteen florins. ---- Horse bought on condition that the buyer pay ten florins and owe sixteen. In court the buyer insists on the bargain and shows that if he pays the sixteen florins which he owes he will break the bargain, for then he would no longer owe.
K226. The debt will be returned to the devil when the pigs walk instead of run home.
K230. Other deceptions in the payment of debt.
K230. Other deceptions in the payment of debt.
K230. Other deceptions in the payment of debt.
K230. Other deceptions in the payment of debt.
K231. Debtor refuses to pay his debt.
K231. Debtor refuses to pay his debt.
K231. Debtor refuses to pay his debt.
K231. Debtor refuses to pay his debt.
K231.1. Refusal to perform part in mutual agreement.
K231.1.1. Mutual agreement to sacrifice family members in famine. ---- Trickster refuses to carry out his part of the bargain.
K231.1.1. Mutual agreement to sacrifice family members in famine. ---- Trickster refuses to carry out his part of the bargain.
K231.1.1. Mutual agreement to sacrifice family members in famine. ---- Trickster refuses to carry out his part of the bargain.
K231.1.1. Mutual agreement to sacrifice family members in famine. ---- Trickster refuses to carry out his part of the bargain.
K231.1.1. Mutual agreement to sacrifice family members in famine. ---- Trickster refuses to carry out his part of the bargain.
K231.1.2. Mutual agreement to divide food. ---- Trickster eats other's food and then refuses to divide his own.
K231.1.3. The dog refuses to help the wolf. ---- A farmer plans to kill a faithful old dog. The wolf makes a plan to save the dog. The latter is to rescue the farmer's child from the wolf. The plan succeeds and the dog is rewarded. The wolf in return wants to steal the farmer's sheep. The dog refuses his assistance. *Type 101.
K231.1.3. The dog refuses to help the wolf. ---- A farmer plans to kill a faithful old dog. The wolf makes a plan to save the dog. The latter is to rescue the farmer's child from the wolf. The plan succeeds and the dog is rewarded. The wolf in return wants to steal the farmer's sheep. The dog refuses his assistance. *Type 101.
K231.2. Reward for accomplishment of task deceptively withheld.
K231.2.1. Dancers given one coin instead of ten and have this taken away. ---- Interpreter says they are complaining that the coin is bad.
K231.3. Refusal to make sacrifice after need is past. ---- In distress a person promises a sacrifice to a god (saint) but disregards the promise when the danger passes.
K231.3. Refusal to make sacrifice after need is past. ---- In distress a person promises a sacrifice to a god (saint) but disregards the promise when the danger passes.
K231.3. Refusal to make sacrifice after need is past. ---- In distress a person promises a sacrifice to a god (saint) but disregards the promise when the danger passes.
K231.3. Refusal to make sacrifice after need is past. ---- In distress a person promises a sacrifice to a god (saint) but disregards the promise when the danger passes.
K231.3.1. Sailor offers saint a candle as large as a mast. ---- But he knows that after the storm he will not try to find such a candle.
K231.3.2. Golden lamb promised to goddess. ---- Common lamb sacrificed.
K231.3.3. The sacrifice of the cock is at last carried out. ---- Postponed until a hawk carries off the cock. Then the woman says, "O holy St. Martin, I have long owed you a living sacrifice. Take the cock as sacrifice, and may it be pleasing to you."
K231.3.4. Horse withheld as sacrifice to a saint refuses to move. ---- The deceiver takes the horse to the church planning to remove him again, but the horse will not stir until a money equivalent has been paid.
K231.3.5. Sick man offers deity 100 bulls for recovery. ---- When reminded that he does not own so many bulls he explains that he doesn't expect the deity to come to enforce payment.
K231.4. Payment of money to the devil impossible, ---- since debtor learns that the devil is dead. Type 822*.
K231.5. Debt with worthless bond repudiated.
K231.5.1. A man bonds his loyalty. ---- When the debt is due he offers the creditor his loyalty.
K231.5.2. Hogs used as a mortgage collateral. ---- (Ground hogs.)
K231.6. False offer to return goods in place of payment.
K231.6.1. Milk bought on credit poured into one container. ---- The trickster buys it from various women. After it is all poured together he says that each may have her own back.
K231.6.1.1. Order to put a small vessel of milk into huge container. ---- Shrewd group each by himself pours water thinking this will not be detected if the others pour milk.
K231.6.2. Trickster gets strong drink by trickery in returning goods.
K231.6.2.1. Trickster returns a bottle of water instead of the bottle of rum he has just purchased.
K231.6.2.2. Trickster fills his gallon jug half full of water, then has it filled with rum at the store. ---- When the seller refuses credit, he pours back half gallon of the liquid -- now half rum and half water. Sometimes trickster repeats operation, getting richer mixture with each transaction.
K231.7. Debtor tells creditor that he has had his reward in the hope of payment.
K231.8. Toad receives water from frog; refuses earth in return.
K231.9. Servant refused payment because of single mistake.
K231.10. Man refuses to pay murderer for killing and kills him.
K231.11. Fish promised in return for bacon. ---- Later: "Drink up the river, you shall then have fish. All the fishes there are mine."
K231.12. Debt to be paid "tomorrow". ---- Tomorrow never comes.
K231.12.1. "Come tomorrow". ---- The devil keeps calling daily until the gate with the inscription rots. He then claims his debtor.
K231.13. Agreement to leave sum of money on coffin of friend. ---- One puts on his share in cash; other makes out a check for the total amount and takes cash left by the other.
K231.14. To pay beggar for standing in tank all night. ---- Beggar sees lights in temple. Payment refused since beggar has thus warmed himself.
K231.15. Trickster cheats by pretending deafness. Palm rat, when asked to throw down nuts according to bargain, replies that he is deaf when eating.
K232. Refusal to return borrowed goods.
K232.1. By using verse with double meaning man appropriates borrowed goods.
K232.2. One day and one night: object borrowed for a day and a night retained.
K232.2.1. Fairy (god?) loses stronghold by consenting to lend it for "a day and a night."
K232.2.1. Fairy (god?) loses stronghold by consenting to lend it for "a day and a night."
K233. Trickster escapes without paying.
K233.1. Bird has new clothes made: flies away without paying.
K233.2. Drinkers argue about who is to pay. ---- They blindfold the bartender who is to catch one of them; the one who is caught will have to pay. While the bartender is blindfolded, the drinkers leave the tavern.
K233.3. Boots made by two cobblers. ---- Trickster sends one of each pair back to be stretched, leaves town with pair of boots made up of the remaining boots.
K233.4. Man orders a bottle of beer, then returns it and takes a loaf of bread instead. ---- He refuses to pay for the bread because he has returned the beer undrunk. He refuses to pay for the beer because he has not drunk it.
K233.5. Jackal refuses payment for being carried.
K233.6. Healer to take payment in satisfaction at patient's recovery.
K233.7. Goods received on partial payment. ---- Buyer refuses to pay more.
K233.8. Woman promises marriage for pair of earrings: ---- she escapes with them.
K234. Trickster summons all creditors at once, precipitates fight, and escapes payment.
K234.1. King promises valuable dog to each of two powerful and mutually hostile tribes. ---- At feast prepared by king the two tribes get into fight and king escapes.
K235. Creditor killed or driven away.
K235.1. Fox is promised chickens: is driven off by dogs. Type 154.
K235.1.1. Husband promises a cow to tiger; wife frightens the tiger away.
K235.2. Thor is to give his hammer in return for Freyja as wife. ---- He masks as a woman and kills the giant who is to receive the hammer.
K235.3. Man cheats devil of reward: to have man if he gets him at first grasp. ---- Man holds cat which flies in devil's face. (Cf. K210.)
K235.4. Conquered warrior kills victor instead of paying.
K236. Literal payment of debt (not real).
K236.1. Fifty ships promised. ---- Forty-nine are moulded out of earth.
K236.2. Drinking only after a bargain. ---- A woman having thus sworn keeps buying and selling the same mule many times a day.
K236.2. Drinking only after a bargain. ---- A woman having thus sworn keeps buying and selling the same mule many times a day.
K236.2. Drinking only after a bargain. ---- A woman having thus sworn keeps buying and selling the same mule many times a day.
K236.2. Drinking only after a bargain. ---- A woman having thus sworn keeps buying and selling the same mule many times a day.
K236.2. Drinking only after a bargain. ---- A woman having thus sworn keeps buying and selling the same mule many times a day.
K236.3. Tribute paid in enchanted snow. ---- After payment, snow takes proper form.
K236.3. Tribute paid in enchanted snow. ---- After payment, snow takes proper form.
K236.3. Tribute paid in enchanted snow. ---- After payment, snow takes proper form.
K236.3.1. Saint ransoms prince for much gold and silver. ---- Later all the money vanishes. Saint replies that since the money had been created from nothing, it had simply to return to that state.
K236.4. Literal fulfillment of marriage contract. ---- Man to be released when earth is placed at his head (buried). Dies in grave.
K237. Trickster disguises himself and escapes notice of creditors.
K238. Deceptive respite in payment obtained.
K238.1. Creditor to wait till debtor is shaved. ---- The debtor refuses to finish shaving.
K238.2. Man who owes 1000 ducats has his creditor arrested for owing him ten. ---- Thus he hopes to postpone payment of his own debt.
K239. Refusal to tell about the Rhine treasure, ---- though condition demanded is fulfilled when the only one who knows where it is killed.
K241. The castration bargain: wife sent. ---- The trickster castrates the dupe and is to come the next day and be castrated himself. He sends his wife as substitute. *Types 153, 1133.
K241. The castration bargain: wife sent. ---- The trickster castrates the dupe and is to come the next day and be castrated himself. He sends his wife as substitute. *Types 153, 1133.
K242. Creditor falsely reported insane when he demands money.
K242. Creditor falsely reported insane when he demands money.
K242. Creditor falsely reported insane when he demands money.
K242. Creditor falsely reported insane when he demands money.
K245. King promises beggars new clothes: ---- burns their old and gets much gold and silver. Keeps it.
K246. Death feigned to avoid paying debts.
K246. Death feigned to avoid paying debts.
K246. Death feigned to avoid paying debts.
K246. Death feigned to avoid paying debts.
K247. Customer takes invitation to buy as invitation to receive the goods free.
K248. Payment evaded by setting countertasks.
K249. Deceptions in payment of debt -- miscellaneous.
K249.1. Devil loses his grain and gets thistles. ---- God grants the devil one grain crop, which he can created by calling its name. The devil is tricked into forgetting the name and calling "Thistles". Hence his crop is of thistles.
K249.2. Payment of the egg-white. ---- A man dreams of an egg hanging under his bed. An interpreter demands half of what he finds as his fee for interpreting the dream. The man finds that the egg is a silver cup filled with gold crowns. He gives the interpreter part of the cup but none of the gold. The interpreter says, "He gave me some of the egg-white but none of the yolk."
K249.3. Pseudo-magic money-dropping ass beaten to death by buyer; ---- cheat says: "Return my ass, I shall return your money."
K249.4. Payment in worthless goods which are alleged to be valuable goods transformed.
K250. Other deceptive bargains.
K251. Deceptive damage claims.
K251.1. The eaten grain and the cock as damages. ---- A trickster has only a grain of corn; this is eaten by a cock, which he demands and receives as damages. Likewise when a hog eats the cock and the ox eats the hog. *Type 1655.
K251.1. The eaten grain and the cock as damages. ---- A trickster has only a grain of corn; this is eaten by a cock, which he demands and receives as damages. Likewise when a hog eats the cock and the ox eats the hog. *Type 1655.
K251.1. The eaten grain and the cock as damages. ---- A trickster has only a grain of corn; this is eaten by a cock, which he demands and receives as damages. Likewise when a hog eats the cock and the ox eats the hog. *Type 1655.
K251.2. Trickster demands return of food guest has just eaten: ---- gets damages.
K251.3. Damages claimed for loss of a charm. ---- Princess lets trickster's fly (alleged to be a charm) escape.
K251.4. Damages for supposedly lost horse. ---- Horse concealed by owner in loft of stable at inn.
K251.5. Damages for accidentally broken water pot: ---- to pay for elephant.
K251.6. Payment to lame man who claims that man's father lamed him.
K252. Selling oneself and escaping. *Type 700.
K252.1. Deceptive sale of another as slave.
K253. Profitable league made with both parties to a quarrel.
K254. Goods misappropriated.
K254.1. Dog as wolf's shoemaker eats up the materials. ---- Devours the cow, hog, etc. furnished him. Type 102.
K254.2. Trickster eats sacrifice offerings.
K1867. Trickster shams death to get food.
K255. Exorbitant price demanded and received.
K255.1. Charging thirty cakes for cooking twenty-five.
K255.2. Crab demands seven patas as payment for four patas of paddy frog has borrowed.
K255.3. Crow demands young swan in payment for helping swan find feed for its young.
K255.4. Camel has offered one pound of flesh to jackal for help. ---- Camel's tongue demanded.
K256. Deceptive wages.
K256. Deceptive wages.
K256.1. Deceptive wages: as much rice as will go on a leaf. ---- lotus leaf used.
K256.2. Deceptive wages: two grains and land to plant them on. ---- Grain multiplies and takes up all of dupe's land.
K258. Stolen property sold to its owner. *Type 1544.
K258.1. Trickster steals farmer's cow and then sells her to the farmer.
K258.2. Merchant buys the same article several times from the same or different seller.
K261. The price of a lump of gold. ---- A trickster asks a goldsmith what he would pay for a lump of gold of a certain size. Believing that the man has such a lump, the goldsmith pays him a large sum. Type 1541****.
K261.1. The price of mink skins. ---- Man asks peddler what he pays for mink skins. Peddler says he will pay ten dollars. The man tosses a skin into the cart, receives ten dollars. The next day the peddler protests that the man has sold him a cat skin. The man says that he had not said that the skin was a mink skin and that, anyway, the cat's name had been "Mink."
K262. The presto made sick of his bargain: three words at the grave. ---- A poor man in return for a steer gets permission from the priest to speak three words at the burial of his enemy, the rich man. Priest: "From earth are you come." Man: "Now the steer is dead." Priest: "In earth shall you remain." Man: "Father, do you want the meat?" Priest: "I wish you were in hell!" etc.
K262.1. Devil is made sick of his bargain. ---- Devil helps shepherd boy become a minister on condition that he mention Satan by name each time he enters pulpit. Boy consents but does so in such a way that devil begs to abolish the agreement.
K263. Agreement not to scratch. ---- In talking the trickster makes gestures and scratches without detection.
K263. Agreement not to scratch. ---- In talking the trickster makes gestures and scratches without detection.
K263. Agreement not to scratch. ---- In talking the trickster makes gestures and scratches without detection.
K264. Deceptive wager.
K264.1. Deceptive wager: whose horse will jump highest. ---- The trickster has his worthless horse jump out the window. The duke will not let his run the risk.
K264.2. Deceptive wager: cat to carry lantern into room. ---- (Has been specially trained.)
K264.2. Deceptive wager: cat to carry lantern into room. ---- (Has been specially trained.)
K265. The fee used up before the main question is reached. ---- A man with an unsolved question seeks the help of a wit. The latter refuses to answer unless paid. He takes small fees for each easy question leading up to the principal question. Before reaching that point the fee is exhausted, and the question remains unanswered.
K266. New bags for old! ---- Recovery of the old bag (containing money or having magic power) which the stupid wife has given away. The husband exchanges a new bag for it.
K275. Counting out pay. ---- Hole in the hat and hat over a pit. *Type 1130.
K278. Dupe denied food until hands are clean. ---- Grass burned around food makes continued washings unavailing.
K278. Dupe denied food until hands are clean. ---- Grass burned around food makes continued washings unavailing.
K282. Trickster sells what is not his to sell.
K282.1. Man contracts for load of hay on the road ---- (without making any payment), orders the seller to deliver it at a certain inn. He then goes to the inn, sells the hay to the innkeeper, and pockets the money. The owner of the hay delivers it at the inn, tries to collect at the inn; the trickster absconds.
K283. Trickster persuades girl to reveal hidden gold by promising to make it into ornaments.
K285. To keep first thing touched. ---- Wealth (or woman) is on platform. First thing touched is ladder leading up.
K285. To keep first thing touched. ---- Wealth (or woman) is on platform. First thing touched is ladder leading up.
K286. Reduced prices but false weights.
K287. Watered milk sold.
K300--K499 Thefts and cheats.
K300. Thefts and cheats -- general.
K300. Thefts and cheats -- general.
K300. Thefts and cheats -- general.
K300. Thefts and cheats -- general.
K300. Thefts and cheats -- general.
K300. Thefts and cheats -- general.
K300. Thefts and cheats -- general.
K300. Thefts and cheats -- general.
K300. Thefts and cheats -- general.
K300. Thefts and cheats -- general.
K300. Thefts and cheats -- general.
K300. Thefts and cheats -- general.
K300. Thefts and cheats -- general.
K300. Thefts and cheats -- general.
K300. Thefts and cheats -- general.
K300. Thefts and cheats -- general.
K300.1. Stolen cows cause a war.
K301. Master thief. ---- Man undertakes to steal various closely guarded things. Succeeds by cleverness. *Type 1525.
K301. Master thief. ---- Man undertakes to steal various closely guarded things. Succeeds by cleverness. *Type 1525.
K301. Master thief. ---- Man undertakes to steal various closely guarded things. Succeeds by cleverness. *Type 1525.
K301. Master thief. ---- Man undertakes to steal various closely guarded things. Succeeds by cleverness. *Type 1525.
K301. Master thief. ---- Man undertakes to steal various closely guarded things. Succeeds by cleverness. *Type 1525.
K301. Master thief. ---- Man undertakes to steal various closely guarded things. Succeeds by cleverness. *Type 1525.
K301. Master thief. ---- Man undertakes to steal various closely guarded things. Succeeds by cleverness. *Type 1525.
K301.1. Youth learns robbery as a trade: boasts of it. *Type 1525.
K301.2. Family of thieves.
K302. Female master thief.
K302.1. Courtesan runs away with men's goods. (Cf. K306.3.)
K304. Nations of thieves.
K305. Contest in stealing.
K305. Contest in stealing.
K305.1. Thieving contest: first steals eggs from under bird; second meantime steals first's breeches.
K305.2. Friends enter into stealing contest. ---- Steal from each other. (Cf. K306.)
K305.3. Youths execute a series of clever thefts.
K306. Thieves steal from each other. (Cf. K305.2.)
K306. Thieves steal from each other. (Cf. K305.2.)
K306.1. The stolen and restolen ham. ---- Two thieves steal a ham from a former companion who has married, have it stolen back, and resteal it. (Cf. K341.7.1, K362.4.)
K306.2. Highjacking. ---- Thief robbed of his booty.
K306.3. Man is robbed of gold chain while with prostitute. ---- He swallows her string of pearls in revenge. (Cf. K302.1.)
K306.3. Man is robbed of gold chain while with prostitute. ---- He swallows her string of pearls in revenge. (Cf. K302.1.)
K306.3. Man is robbed of gold chain while with prostitute. ---- He swallows her string of pearls in revenge. (Cf. K302.1.)
K306.4. Blind man steals from neighbor who in turn steals from him.
K307. Thieves betray each other.
K307.1. One thief hides in money bag; other carries it off.
K307.1. One thief hides in money bag; other carries it off.
K307.2. One thief entrusted with other thieves' money cheats them.
K308. Youngest brother surpasses elder as thief. Type 1525*.
K310--K439 Thefts.
K310. Means of entering house or treasury.
K311. Thief in disguise.
K311. Thief in disguise.
K311.0.1. Thief dressed half white, half black. ---- His father's corpse is guarded by twenty knights in black and twenty in white. By disguising he steals back the corpse. *Type 950.
K311.1. Thief disguised as corpse. ---- In the shroud of the supposed dead man is hidden another robber. *Type 966*.
K311.1. Thief disguised as corpse. ---- In the shroud of the supposed dead man is hidden another robber. *Type 966*.
K311.1. Thief disguised as corpse. ---- In the shroud of the supposed dead man is hidden another robber. *Type 966*.
K311.1. Thief disguised as corpse. ---- In the shroud of the supposed dead man is hidden another robber. *Type 966*.
K311.1.1. Sham dead man brought in sack by confederate. ---- Is killed by his intended victim.
K311.2. Thief disguised as angel.
K311.3. Thief disguises voice and is allowed access to goods ---- (children). Type 123.
K311.3. Thief disguises voice and is allowed access to goods ---- (children). Type 123.
K311.3. Thief disguises voice and is allowed access to goods ---- (children). Type 123.
K311.4. Thief becomes monk in order to rob monastery.
K311.4.1. Thief disguised as yogi.
K311.5. Thief disguised as demon.
K311.6. Thief takes form of animal.
K311.6.1. Robber disguised as bear is killed.
K311.6.2. Man allows himself to be carried off by monkeys, ---- who mistake him for cow: steals their magic cups.
K311.6.3. Thief disguised as parrot.
K311.6.4. Magician transforms self into crocodile to steal.
K311.6.5. Thief disguised as pig.
K311.7. Thieves disguised as interior decorators. ---- Steal hangings in palace.
K311.8. Theft by disguise as son of owner.
K311.8.1. Thief disguised as owner's wife.
K311.8.2. Thief in disguise as long lost son-in-law.
K311.8.3. Thief pretends to be girl's bridegroom and calls for her.
K311.8.4. Thief in clothes of owner.
K311.8.5. Theft by disguise as owner's grandmother.
K311.9. Thieves disguised as fine gentlemen steal provost's purse. ---- Are admitted to court without question.
K311.10. Theft by disguising as palace official.
K311.11. Thieves disguised as musicians.
K311.12. Thief disguised as menial.
K311.12.1. Thief disguised as owner's cook.
K311.12.2. Theft by disguise as woman servant.
K311.13. Theft by disguise as barber.
K311.14. Theft by disguise as merchant (or peddler).
K311.15. Thief in disguise as god.
K311.16. Thief disguised as girl.
K1836. Disguise of man in woman's dress.
K1836. Disguise of man in woman's dress.
K1836. Disguise of man in woman's dress.
K1836. Disguise of man in woman's dress.
K1836. Disguise of man in woman's dress.
K1836. Disguise of man in woman's dress.
K1836. Disguise of man in woman's dress.
K1836. Disguise of man in woman's dress.
K1836. Disguise of man in woman's dress.
K1836. Disguise of man in woman's dress.
K1836. Disguise of man in woman's dress.
K1836. Disguise of man in woman's dress.
K1836. Disguise of man in woman's dress.
K1836. Disguise of man in woman's dress.
K1836. Disguise of man in woman's dress.
K311.16.1. Thief disguised as old woman.
K311.16.2. Thief in the clothes of robbed bride kills bridegroom.
K311.17. Thief disguised as beggar.
K312. Thieves hidden in oil casks. ---- In one cask is oil; in the others the robbers are hidden. The girl kills them. *Type 954.
K312. Thieves hidden in oil casks. ---- In one cask is oil; in the others the robbers are hidden. The girl kills them. *Type 954.
K312.1. Thief hidden in cage that is carried into house.
K312.2. Entry by master thief into closely guarded city in wood-gatherer's basket.
K314. Trickster feigns being pursued by drunken husband to obtain entrance.
K315. Thief enters treasury through secret passage.
K315.0.1. Underground passage gives entrance to closed chamber.
K315.1. Thief enters treasury through passage made by him as architect of the building. *Type 950.
K315.2. Thief bores hole in house wall, then introduces blackened pot as a feeler.
K315.3. Thieves enter palace through hole in wall and abduct new bride.
K316. Theft through chimney.
K316.1. Theft from giant by fishing through chimney. Type 328.
K317. Thief copies key by making wax impression.
K317.1. Thief enters by burning off locks.
K317.2. Entrance into wine cellar by removing lock during absence of mother.
K318. Watchdog enticed away. ---- Trickster brings rabbit under his coat. When the king's watchdog gives chase the trickster enters and robs.
K321. Thief learns location of dupe's food supply by strewing ashes. ---- Fills the dupe's bag with ashes and cuts a hole in the bag.
K321. Thief learns location of dupe's food supply by strewing ashes. ---- Fills the dupe's bag with ashes and cuts a hole in the bag.
K321. Thief learns location of dupe's food supply by strewing ashes. ---- Fills the dupe's bag with ashes and cuts a hole in the bag.
K321.1. Girl made to carry shell from which ashes fall: she is thus followed.
K322. Theft of gold hoard by spying on secret hiding place.
K323. Thief pretends to return grass that has stuck to his clothes to ground where it belongs.
K324. Theft by use of coat of invisibility. (Cf. D1361.12.)
K325. Thief feigns illness to be taken in victim's house. (Cf. K341.2.2.1. ---- Ransacks it while "recovering.")
K330. Means of hoodwinking the guardian or owner.
K330. Means of hoodwinking the guardian or owner.
K330. Means of hoodwinking the guardian or owner.
K330. Means of hoodwinking the guardian or owner.
K330. Means of hoodwinking the guardian or owner.
K330. Means of hoodwinking the guardian or owner.
K330. Means of hoodwinking the guardian or owner.
K330. Means of hoodwinking the guardian or owner.
K330. Means of hoodwinking the guardian or owner.
K330.1. Man gulled into giving up his clothes.
K331. Goods stolen while owner sleeps.
K331. Goods stolen while owner sleeps.
K331. Goods stolen while owner sleeps.
K331.1. Sleeping with open eyes. ---- The man claims to sleep thus and beguiles the ogre into sleeping, so as to rob him. Type 1140*.
K331.2. Owner put to sleep and goods stolen. ---- Magic or drugs.
K331.2. Owner put to sleep and goods stolen. ---- Magic or drugs.
K331.2. Owner put to sleep and goods stolen. ---- Magic or drugs.
K331.2.1. Master thief puts watchers to sleep and cuts off their hair. (Cf. K301.)
K331.2.1.1. Theft after putting owner to sleep by lousing her.
K331.2.1.1. Theft after putting owner to sleep by lousing her.
K331.2.1.2. Master thief puts guards to sleep and steals meat.
K331.2.2. Guards fatigued by trickster so that they sleep while goods are stolen.
K331.3. Worthless object (animal) substituted for valuable while owner sleeps.
K331.3. Worthless object (animal) substituted for valuable while owner sleeps.
K331.4. Mouse's tail in mouth of sleeping owner causes him to cough up magic object.
K331.5. Trickster steals magic doll while owner is asleep.
K331.6. The foolishly concealed money: ---- A man hangs a bag of money in the top of a high tree. Servant sleeping with him steals it.
K331.7. Thief lies down in the space between the king's and the queen's bed and steals jewelry from both.
K332. Theft by making owner drunk. *Type 1525A.
K332. Theft by making owner drunk. *Type 1525A.
K332.1. Theft by giving narcotic to guardian of goods.
K333. Theft from blind person.
K333. Theft from blind person.
K333. Theft from blind person.
K333. Theft from blind person.
K333.1. Blind Dupe. ---- A blind man's arrow is aimed for him by his mother (or wife) who deceives him into thinking that he has missed his aim. She eats the slain game herself.
K333.2. Theft from three old women who have but a single eye among them. ---- The hero seizes their eye.
K333.3. Buzzard steals coyote's eyes, while he is throwing them up in the air.
K333.4. Blind beggar overheard telling that his money is kept in a stick. ---- Thief exchanges sticks.
K333.4. Blind beggar overheard telling that his money is kept in a stick. ---- Thief exchanges sticks.
K333.5. Theft by blinding with pepper.
K334. Owner gives up goods through flattery.
K334.1. The raven with cheese in his mouth. ---- The fox flatters him into singing, so that he drops the cheese. *Type 57.
K334.2. Goat induces the camel to talk and meanwhile eats all the food.
K335. Thief frightens owner from goods. Type 1166**.
K335. Thief frightens owner from goods. Type 1166**.
K335. Thief frightens owner from goods. Type 1166**.
K335. Thief frightens owner from goods. Type 1166**.
K335. Thief frightens owner from goods. Type 1166**.
K335. Thief frightens owner from goods. Type 1166**.
K335.0.1. Owner frightened from goods by report of approaching enemy. *Type 328.
K335.0.2. Owners frightened away from goods by report of deadly epidemic. ---- Poor parson thus rids himself of unwelcome guests; they leave food they have brought.
K335.0.2. Owners frightened away from goods by report of deadly epidemic. ---- Poor parson thus rids himself of unwelcome guests; they leave food they have brought.
K335.0.2. Owners frightened away from goods by report of deadly epidemic. ---- Poor parson thus rids himself of unwelcome guests; they leave food they have brought.
K335.0.2.1. Thieves steal pig and make it impersonate person with plague. ---- Owner and family flee.
K335.0.3. Trickster quarrels with owner of goods, feigns death, and frightens owner away.
K335.0.4. Owner frightened away from goods by a bluff.
K335.0.4.1. Dupe, made to believe that trickster becomes a wolf when he yawns three times, flees and leaves his clothes behind him.
K335.0.4.2. Porcupine, made to believe that rabbit's ears are horns, flees and leaves food behind.
K335.0.4.2. Porcupine, made to believe that rabbit's ears are horns, flees and leaves food behind.
K335.0.5. Owner frightened from goods by apparitions of the dead. (Cf. K335.1.2.)
K335.0.5.1. Thief places candles on crabs (bugs). ---- When they are turned loose in the churchyard the parson and the sexton think that they are the souls of the dead. Meanwhile the thief steals from them. *Type 1740.
K335.0.5.2. Thief frightens priest as the latter crosses cemetery. ---- Meanwhile a confederate steals his chickens.
K335.0.6. Owner frightened from goods by trickster's ferocious animal. ---- Pretended dog is really a lion.
K335.0.7. Thief frightens away guards of his father's corpse by impersonating demons.
K335.0.8. Town crier is frightened by the voice of a cleric robbing a grave.
K335.0.9. Delivery boy is frightened into giving up his chickens. ---- Trickster upturns his eyelids and puts on boar's tusks.
K335.0.10. Trickster lights torches and bluffs old woman into giving him money. ---- Torches alleged to belong to man coming to collect damages from her.
K335.0.11. Servants frightened by ferocious actions of robber; ---- give up masters' food.
K335.0.12. Owner frightened away by thief disguised as devil.
K335.0.13. Owner frightened from goods by trickster's summons of wild buffalo herd.
K335.1. Robbers frightened from goods. ---- Trickster steals the goods.
K335.1. Robbers frightened from goods. ---- Trickster steals the goods.
K335.1. Robbers frightened from goods. ---- Trickster steals the goods.
K335.1. Robbers frightened from goods. ---- Trickster steals the goods.
K335.1. Robbers frightened from goods. ---- Trickster steals the goods.
K335.1. Robbers frightened from goods. ---- Trickster steals the goods.
K335.1.0.1. Frightened robber leaves his coat behind.
K335.1.1. Object falls on robbers from tree. ---- They flee and leave money.
K335.1.1. Object falls on robbers from tree. ---- They flee and leave money.
K335.1.1.1. Door falls on robbers from tree. ---- They flee and leave money *Types 1650, 1653.
K335.1.1.2. Cow-hide falls on robbers from tree. ---- They flee and leave money.
K335.1.1.3. Person falls from tree on robbers. ---- The flee and leave money.
K335.1.2. Robbers frightened from goods by the dead. (Cf. K335.0.5.)
K335.1.2.1. Corpse thrown among robbers frightens them from treasure. *Type 1653B.
K335.1.2.2. Robbers frightened from goods by sham-dead man. Type 1654**.
K335.1.3. Robbers frightened from goods by man's outcry. ---- Trickster hits a slain ox and cries out, "Those others did it!" The thieves flee and leave their treasure. Type 1525D.
K335.1.4. Animals climb on one another's backs and cry out; frighten robbers. *Type 130.
K335.1.4.1. Animals cry out; frighten robbers.
K335.1.5. Robber frightened from his goods by playing of bagpipe. Type 1706*.
K335.1.6. Robbers frightened from goods by hidden man. Type 1875.
K335.1.6.1. Thieves steal chest containing hidden paramour. ---- Are frightened away by his outcry.
K335.1.6.2. Robbers frightened from goods by Thumbling. ---- They can hear him but cannot see him.
K335.1.6.3. The thief in the beehive. ---- Other thieves come to steal the bees, take the heaviest hive to the forest and make a fire under it. They flee when they hear a man screaming in the beehive.
K335.1.7. Guardian beast overcome by hero's mirrors.
K335.1.8. Robbers frightened from goods by man in tar and feathers. Type 1527.
K335.1.9. Robbers coming to steal from stable frightened away by bear staying the night there with his keeper. Type 957.
K335.1.10. Robbers frightened by pretended cannibalism. ---- Tricksters threaten to cook a robber. All the robbers flee in terror, leaving them their booty.
K335.1.11. Sons of thief frightened by threatening to bring the three strongest men to punish them.
K335.1.12. Thieves frightened by ghosts who tie fruits to their hair, ---- which they think are missiles thrown at them.
K336. House filled with smoke so that owner gives trickster lodging. Type 1527*.
K336.1. Fire set to village so that robbers can steal goods.
K336.2. Trickster fills house with smoke so that partner cannot see to eat.
K337. Oversalting food of giant so that he must go outside for water. ---- Meantime his goods are stolen. *Type 328.
K337. Oversalting food of giant so that he must go outside for water. ---- Meantime his goods are stolen. *Type 328.
K337. Oversalting food of giant so that he must go outside for water. ---- Meantime his goods are stolen. *Type 328.
K337. Oversalting food of giant so that he must go outside for water. ---- Meantime his goods are stolen. *Type 328.
K337. Oversalting food of giant so that he must go outside for water. ---- Meantime his goods are stolen. *Type 328.
K337.1. Thief sends owner for water in leaky basket.
K338. Thief ties owner's hair while he escapes with goods.
K338. Thief ties owner's hair while he escapes with goods.
K338. Thief ties owner's hair while he escapes with goods.
K341. Owner's interest distracted while goods are stolen. Type 15*.
K341.1. Trickster reports lost money; searchers leave him in possession of premises. ---- Unable to find a place by the inn fire the trickster mentions that he has lost money on the road. One by one the guests slip out to search and leave him the fire.
K341.2. Thief shams death and steals. Types 1, 1*.
K341.2. Thief shams death and steals. Types 1, 1*.
K341.2. Thief shams death and steals. Types 1, 1*.
K341.2. Thief shams death and steals. Types 1, 1*.
K341.2.1. Animal feigns death repeatedly and then entices owner from goods.
K341.2.2. Thief shams sickness and steals.
K341.2.2.1. Man feigns sickness in order to go back to steal hidden gold. (Cf. K325.)
K341.3. Thief distracts attention by apparently hanging (stabbing) himself. *Type 1525D.
K341.4. Thief persuades owner of goods to dive for treasure. ---- Meantime robs him.
K341.4.1. Owner persuaded to climb tree while goods are stolen.
K341.4.1.1. Owner of horse climbs tree after thief, who drops down and rides off on owner's horse.
K341.5. Owner enticed to chase game while goods are stolen.
K341.5.1. Theft of horses (cattle) by letting loose a rabbit so that drivers join in the chase. *Type 1525A.
K341.5.2. Partridge pretending to be wounded entices woman from food while jackal eats it.
K341.6. Shoes dropped to distract owner's attention. ---- The thief drops two shoes in different places and steals a ram while the shepherd goes after the shoes. *Type 1525D.
K341.7. Animal's cry imitated to distract owner's attention from his goods. ---- Meantime rascal steals an animal. Type 1525D.
K341.7.0.1. Baby's cry imitated to distract owner's attention from his goods.
K341.7.1. Cattle let loose so as to distract owner's attention from his goods.
K341.7.2. Cat made to mew so as to distract owner's attention from his goods.
K341.7.3. Golden deer sent to entice girl's guardians away, so she can be abducted.
K341.8. Thief pretends to show how horse can be stolen; rides it off. *Type 1525B.
K341.8.1. Trickster pretends to ride home for tools to perform tricks. ---- Rides away on horse.
K341.8.2. Thief pretends to horse dealer that he wishes to buy a horse. ---- Dealer allows him to climb on horse to see how he rides; thief runs off with horse.
K341.8.3. Thief shows knife-maker use of purse-cutting knife: cuts his purse and robs him.
K341.8.4. King loses signet ring while endeavoring to learn from a thief the art of stealing.
K341.9. Thief tells his pursuer that the thief has gone to heaven by way of a tree. ---- While the man lies on the ground and looks up, the thief steals his horse. *Type 1540.
K341.9.1. Thief persuades owner to take his place so he can go and catch thief: really steals owner's horse.
K341.10. Trickster bribes guards to start a fight. ---- While the master goes to investigate, the trickster enters his bed with his wife.
K341.10. Trickster bribes guards to start a fight. ---- While the master goes to investigate, the trickster enters his bed with his wife.
K341.11. Owner's attention distracted by man fishing in street. ---- Meanwhile the man's confederates rob the dupe. *Type 1525C.
K341.11.1. Guard (owner) sent to see a cat which fishes for her master. ---- Goods stolen in his absence.
K341.12. Trickster falsely announces marriage celebration and distracts owner's attention.
K341.13. Tailor throws piece of cloth out of the window. ---- The stingy woman has the tailor come to her house to cut cloth. He throws a piece out of the window, "the devil's share". While the woman has gone after it he cuts off a piece for himself. Type 1567***.
K341.13.1. Master thief pretends to throw needle and thread in anger at his son. ---- But it contains stolen cloth.
K341.14. Thief steals belongings of his wife's paramour ---- while the latter is calling on her.
K341.14. Thief steals belongings of his wife's paramour ---- while the latter is calling on her.
K341.15. One thief distracts attention of owner while other steals.
K341.15.1. Thief steals pastries while confederate makes a purchase.
K341.16. Stone thrown to attract attention of shark guardians. ---- Man then slips in cave and steals lobsters.
K341.17. Trickster entices children to dance and steals their food.
K341.17.1. Thieves ask nurse maid to dance while they steal prince.
K341.18. Helpful animal amuses princess with tricks and secures key to treasury.
K341.19. Trickster poses as entertainer: steals meat while host assembles friends.
K341.20. The story about theft. ---- One thief steals, the other relates the situation, in the form of a tale, to the gentleman who is being robbed.
K341.21. The dance of the thief. ---- While singing and dancing in the farmer's house, the thief gives hints to his friend in the loft, how to steal the bacon.
K341.22. The supposed magic spell. ---- The thief orders the farmer to crawl into a tub and to sit there quietly and not look about, while he makes a magic spell (cure him of childlessness). Meanwhile, he steals all the farmer's property.
K341.23. Fire set in order to distract attention.
K341.24. Man stands on pillory to attract attention. ---- Confederate picks pockets of men who come to jeer.
K341.25. Fox drops goldsmith's child to get him away from gold bench he is working on and thus steal gold.
K341.26. Partridge plays hide-and-seek with girls while fox eats the curds they are taking to market.
K341.27. Trickster starts argument and steals from arguers.
K341.28. Miser enticed from his money by report of "money tree".
K341.29. Man lures fox-husband of girl away by means of cock-decoy and runs away with the girl.
K342. Thief as umpire in contest. ---- Three men are quarreling over the possession of a rescued girl. The umpire will give her to the one who soonest returns with the arrow he shoots. While they run, he takes the girl.
K342. Thief as umpire in contest. ---- Three men are quarreling over the possession of a rescued girl. The umpire will give her to the one who soonest returns with the arrow he shoots. While they run, he takes the girl.
K342. Thief as umpire in contest. ---- Three men are quarreling over the possession of a rescued girl. The umpire will give her to the one who soonest returns with the arrow he shoots. While they run, he takes the girl.
K343. Thief advises owner to go away; meantime steals the goods.
K343.0.1. Innkeeper deceived into going under the floor of the granary; meantime robbed. Type 967**.
K343.1. Owner sent on errand and goods stolen.
K343.1.1. Bread dropped in mud; messenger returns for more. ---- A youth poses as a rich man's servant and gets a sack of bread from a baker. The baker boy is to go along and collect. The rascal drops two loaves in the mud and sends the boy back for fresh ones. Meantime he runs off with the rest of the bread.
K343.1.2. Theft by reporting relative's sickness. ---- Woman falsely told that her father is wounded leaves her water pot with jackal.
K343.2. Thief advises that slaughtered meat be hung up over night. ---- Meantime he steals it.
K343.2.1. The stingy parson and the slaughtered pig. ---- The stingy parson does not want to give any one a part of his pig, which he has just slaughtered. The sexton advises him to hang the pig up in the garden over night so as to make everyone think that it has been stolen. The sexton steals it himself. *Type 1792.
K343.2.1. The stingy parson and the slaughtered pig. ---- The stingy parson does not want to give any one a part of his pig, which he has just slaughtered. The sexton advises him to hang the pig up in the garden over night so as to make everyone think that it has been stolen. The sexton steals it himself. *Type 1792.
K343.2.2. Thief advises that new cloth be hung in the open overnight. ---- Steals it while owner sleeps.
K343.3. Companion sent away so that rascal may steal common food supply.
K343.3. Companion sent away so that rascal may steal common food supply.
K343.4. Monkeys lure tortoise into a tree and carry away his load of salt.
K343.5. Cheat induces dupe to go get food reported found and steals clothes as soon as they are left behind.
K344. Owner persuaded that his goods are spoiled. (Cf. K355.)
K344.1. Trickster gives a woman a knife to cut him a slice of white bread. ---- He gets the whole loaf when he says that he has just cut a dog with the same knife.
K344.1.1. The polluted fish. ---- Servant places his one fish with Brahmin's entire catch; receives all since Brahmin considers all polluted.
K344.1.2. The "spoiled" anchovies. ---- Servant eats all of master's anchovies. When master asks for some, the servant brings in a covered dish, and tells him that the fish smell very bad. The master tells the servant to throw them away.
K344.1.3. Trickster cuts up partridges with his knife. ---- He is given all of them when he tells his companions that he is an executioner.
K344.1.4. Trickster puts filth in food. ---- May take it all.
K344.2. Spoiling the rice-field with dung. ---- Dupe persuaded that the dung has spoiled the field. He gives the field to the trickster.
K344.3. Son-in-law steals father-in-law's pants by making latter believe he has dirtied them.
K345. Sympathetic helper robbed.
K345.1. Sympathetic helper sent for remedy and robbed.
K345.2. Thief sent into well by trickster. ---- A weeping boy tells a passing thief that he has lost a silver cup in a well. The thief takes off his clothes and goes after the cup, intending to keep it. He finds nothing. When he comes up, his clothes have been stolen.
K345.3. Dupe left to care for child while his goods are stolen.
K345.4. Antelope sends leopard for fire, eats game while leopard is gone.
K346. Thief trusted to guard goods.
K346.1. Thief guards his pursuer's horse while the latter follows a false trail. ---- Steals the horse. *Type 1540.
K346.1.1. King persuaded to change clothes with thief disguised as old woman. ---- Thief rides king's horse away.
K346.2. Herdsman slaughters animals entrusted to him.
K346.3. Woman persuaded to go after her forgotten comb. ---- Goods stolen by guard.
K346.4. Thief trusted to guard shawls during prayers. ---- Steals them.
K346.5. Cloak as surety that owner will return. ---- Thief runs away with it.
K346.6. Thief takes mistress's ornaments across river on pretense of keeping them safe, and then deserts her.
K347. Cozening. ---- Trickster's claim of relationship causes owner to relax vigilance. Goods stolen. Type 314*.
K347. Cozening. ---- Trickster's claim of relationship causes owner to relax vigilance. Goods stolen. Type 314*.
K347. Cozening. ---- Trickster's claim of relationship causes owner to relax vigilance. Goods stolen. Type 314*.
K347. Cozening. ---- Trickster's claim of relationship causes owner to relax vigilance. Goods stolen. Type 314*.
K347. Cozening. ---- Trickster's claim of relationship causes owner to relax vigilance. Goods stolen. Type 314*.
K347.1. Prostitute claims to be intended victim's daughter. ---- Robs him.
K348. Trickster causes owner and another to fight over goods. ---- Meantime he steals it.
K348. Trickster causes owner and another to fight over goods. ---- Meantime he steals it.
K348. Trickster causes owner and another to fight over goods. ---- Meantime he steals it.
K351. Trickster permitted to try on clothes. ---- Goes away with them.
K351.1. Trickster persuades tailor to leave his goods. ---- Makes him believe he will get order to clothe fifty poor. Trickster makes away with goods. (Or tries on boots and makes away with them.)
K351.2. Thief borrows cloak so to carry food. ---- Disappears with it.
K351.3. Trickster permitted to try on ornaments. ---- Goes off with them.
K352. Theft by posing as doctor. ---- Trickster advises wife to slaughter pig and have the trickster eat it all.
K353. Theft by posing as magician. ---- Trickster claims to be working magic spell over food and eats it.
K354. Trickster asks hospitality: expels owner and appropriates house.
K354.1. Crow asks hospitality of sparrow and gradually takes possession of nest and kills young. ---- (Often told of camel and tent.)
K355. Trickster pollutes house so that he is left in possession. ---- He is in upper room and throws filth on those below. (Cf. K344.)
K355.1. Trickster pretends to have spit on wine accidentally. ---- Is allowed to drink it.
K356. Tricksters feign death of their father. ---- Collect rent and flee.
K357. Pickpockets strike man on leg so that he takes his hand off his purse.
K358. Signal for theft given in foreign language.
K359. Means of hoodwinking guardian or owner -- miscellaneous.
K359.1. Theft by means of magic invisibility.
K359.2. Thief beguiles guardian of goods by assuming equivocal name.
K359.2.1. Thief of sweetmeats says his name is Fly. ---- Child shouts to father, "Fly is eating," etc. "Never mind the fly, guard against the cow."
K359.3. Trickster dupes woman into putting him into basket. ---- He thus learns where food is kept.
K359.4. Crow makes friends with pigeon so as to be able to steal food in household to which he belongs.
K359.5. Objects stolen by means of magic impersonation.
K360. Other means of theft.
K361. Theft by disobeying orders: misappropriation.
K361.1. Jackal ordered to take meat to lion's family takes it to his own.
K361.1.1. Man calling self "her husband" abducts child.
K361.2. Tricksters eat up food given them for bear. ---- Escape.
K361.3. Man eats up food given him by tiger as bait for deer.
K361.4. Monk entrusted with care of getting husband for girl, takes dowry himself.
K361.5. Uncle entrusted with niece's patrimony slanders her so marriage will be broken off and he will not have to part with her money.
K361.6. Covetous husband desiring wife's jewels tells her he has vowed to offer them to deity.
K362. Theft by presenting false order to guardian.
K362. Theft by presenting false order to guardian.
K362. Theft by presenting false order to guardian.
K362.0.1. Unique weapon got by misrepresenting to guardian use to which it is to be put.
K362.1. For the long winter. ---- The numskull has been told to keep the sausage "for the long winter". When the trickster hears this, he claims to be Long Winter and receives the sausage. *Type 1541.
K362.1. For the long winter. ---- The numskull has been told to keep the sausage "for the long winter". When the trickster hears this, he claims to be Long Winter and receives the sausage. *Type 1541.
K362.2. Ring to put on corpse's finger. ---- A thief holds a corpse up to a lord's window. The lord shoots the corpse and leaves to bury it. The thief goes to the lady and gets a sheet to bury the corpse in and a ring to put on his finger. *Type 1525A.
K362.3. The cup to be repaired. ---- A thief poses as a messenger from a husband to his wife asking that a certain silver cup be sent for repairs.
K362.3.1. Stealing the platter for the intended gift. ---- Thief asks for silver platter saying that it is needed for an intended gift of confections. Servant carrying platter is told to wait until it is filled. Thief disappears with it.
K362.4. Theft by posing as master of the house and learning where goods are hidden. ---- Wife deceived in the dark.
K362.5. Hare in lion's skin gets meat from lioness.
K362.5.1. Fox drinks the milk of a tiger's mate by giving her a misleading message.
K362.6. Deposit money secured by false order to banker's wife. ---- When banker refuses to redeliver deposit the owner presents false tokens to wife.
K362.7. Theft by forgery: signature forged to obtain money.
K362.8. Clerk mistranslates order given by master to maid, so that pie goes to clerks.
K362.9. The hood for the robe. ---- Thief steals lawyer's scarlet robe. Later he returns and tells lawyer's wife that her husband had sent him for the hood for the robe. He obtains the hood and escapes.
K362.10. Give him what he wants. (Cf. K437.5, K1354.1. ---- Thief sent to man's house for water, demands money. Man's wife refuses and thief shouts to the husband who replies, "Give him what he wants.")
K362.11. Hero reports to king that his ancestors (in heaven) want him rewarded with gold.
K364. Partner misappropriates common goods.
K365. Theft by confederate.
K365. Theft by confederate.
K365. Theft by confederate.
K365.1. Confederate allows self to be sold as slave.
K365.1. Confederate allows self to be sold as slave.
K365.2. The thieving guests. ---- Rent a room at an inn and empty the mattresses of feathers, take fire wood, etc. Throw goods out of the window where confederate picks it up.
K365.3. Theft by wife's paramour. ---- Wife tells him secret of buried money.
K366. Theft by trickster's trained animal.
K366. Theft by trickster's trained animal.
K366. Theft by trickster's trained animal.
K366. Theft by trickster's trained animal.
K366.0.1. Thief feeds stolen money in flour to animal, then asks for ass.
K366.1. Thieving cow.
K366.1.1. Cow makes a hundred-fold return. ---- The trickster has a cow that leads the parson's cows to him. He thus tests the parson's text, "He who gives in God's name shall have it back a hundred-fold." *Type 1735.
K366.1.1. Cow makes a hundred-fold return. ---- The trickster has a cow that leads the parson's cows to him. He thus tests the parson's text, "He who gives in God's name shall have it back a hundred-fold." *Type 1735.
K366.1.1. Cow makes a hundred-fold return. ---- The trickster has a cow that leads the parson's cows to him. He thus tests the parson's text, "He who gives in God's name shall have it back a hundred-fold." *Type 1735.
K366.1.1. Cow makes a hundred-fold return. ---- The trickster has a cow that leads the parson's cows to him. He thus tests the parson's text, "He who gives in God's name shall have it back a hundred-fold." *Type 1735.
K366.1.2. Cow enticed away by calf. ---- Brothers are given the choice of a cow or a calf. One chooses the cow and thinks that he has the best of the bargain. The cow longs for the calf and returns to it.
K366.1.3. Self-returning cow. ---- A cow allows itself to be sold; then returns to its master.
K366.1.3. Self-returning cow. ---- A cow allows itself to be sold; then returns to its master.
K366.1.3.1. Animal shams death and is sold. ---- Returns to master.
K366.1.4. Cows turned into rice field. ---- Later made to disgorge rice.
K366.2. Thieving bird.
K366.3. Thieving ant.
K366.4. Thieving dog.
K366.5. Speaking goat swallows gold coins in temple and voids for master.
K366.6. Thieving turtle.
K366.7. Thieving butterflies.
K366.8. Thieving octopus.
K371. Trickster hides in food and eats it.
K371.1. Trickster throws fish off the wagon. ---- The fox plays dead; a man throws him on the wagon of fish. The fox throws the fish off and carries them away. *Type 1.
K371.1. Trickster throws fish off the wagon. ---- The fox plays dead; a man throws him on the wagon of fish. The fox throws the fish off and carries them away. *Type 1.
K372. Playing godfather. ---- By pretending that he has been invited to be godfather, the trickster makes an opportunity to steal the provisions stored by him and the dupe for the winter. When he returns on successive occasions he reports the name of the child as "Just Begun," "Half Done," etc. *Type 15.
K372. Playing godfather. ---- By pretending that he has been invited to be godfather, the trickster makes an opportunity to steal the provisions stored by him and the dupe for the winter. When he returns on successive occasions he reports the name of the child as "Just Begun," "Half Done," etc. *Type 15.
K372.1. Trickster eats food left by tiger (his trapping partner) at snare. ---- Tiger accused of the theft.
K373. "Owner has refused to accept it." ---- A rascal steals a priest's watch. He tells the priest that he has stolen a watch and offers it to him as a payment for a past favor. The priest refuses to accept stolen goods. Commands the thief to return the watch to the owner. "But the owner has refused to accept it." "Then you may keep it."
K374. Trickster pretends to teach dance: flees with valuables. (Cf. K571.)
K375. Thieves steal chickens and have mock funeral to cover theft.
K378. The thieving kiss. ---- Trickster kisses pile of money, taking some in his mouth with every kiss.
K382. Fire stolen by swallowing it and then escaping.
K385. Host robs guest.
K400. Thief escapes detection.
K400. Thief escapes detection.
K400. Thief escapes detection.
K400. Thief escapes detection.
K400. Thief escapes detection.
K401. Blame for theft fastened on dupe.
K401. Blame for theft fastened on dupe.
K401.0.1. Thief accuses his companion of having stolen the gold they have both stolen.
K401.1. Dupe's food eaten and then blame fastened on him. ---- Trickster eats the common food supply and then by smearing the mouth of the sleeping dupe with the food escapes the blame. *Type 15.
K401.1.1. Trail of stolen goods made to lead to dupe. ---- The crane in revenge for the loss of her young ones strews pieces of fish from the dwelling of the mongoose to that of the snake. The mongoose follows the trail and kills the snake.
K401.2. Stolen goods taken to dupe's house so that he is accused.
K401.2.1. Crow causes serpent to try to swallow a stolen collar and thus be accused of the theft.
K401.2.2. Necklace dropped by crow into snake's hole leads men to kill snake which had eaten the crow's fledglings.
K401.2.3. Surreptitious transfer of stolen object to innocent person's possession brings condemnation.
K401.3. Stolen goods left in suitor's room. ---- Impoverished lover falsely accused so as to be rid of him.
K401.3. Stolen goods left in suitor's room. ---- Impoverished lover falsely accused so as to be rid of him.
K401.4. Thief makes believe that he has been robbed of money entrusted to him.
K401.5. Thief successfully accuses owner of having stolen property he covets.
K402. The lamb without a heart. ---- Accused of eating the lamb's heart, the thief maintains that it had no heart. *Type 785.
K402.1. The goose without a leg. ---- Accused of eating the goose's leg, the thief maintains that it had no leg, and cleverly enforces his point by showing geese standing on one leg. (Usually the master confounds the rascal by frightening the geese so that they use both legs.)
K402.2. The bird without a tail. ---- Thief maintains that the bird had no tail.
K402.3. The ass without a heart. ---- The ass as toll-gatherer is killed by the lion for asking for toll. The fox eats the ass's heart. When the lion asks for it, the fox replies that the ass could have had no heart since he was such a fool as to ask the lion for toll.
K403. Thief claims to have been transformed into an ass. ---- While the owner sleeps the thief steals his horse, hitches himself to the wagon, and claims that he is the horse transformed into a man. *Type 1529.
K403. Thief claims to have been transformed into an ass. ---- While the owner sleeps the thief steals his horse, hitches himself to the wagon, and claims that he is the horse transformed into a man. *Type 1529.
K404. Thief escapes by leaving animal's severed tail and claiming that the animal has escaped and left his tail. *Type 1004.
K404. Thief escapes by leaving animal's severed tail and claiming that the animal has escaped and left his tail. *Type 1004.
K404.1. Tails in ground. ---- Thief steals animals and sticks severed tails into the ground, claiming that animals have escaped underground. *Type 1004.
K404.2. Ox's tail in another's mouth. ---- The thief kills one ox and puts the tail in another ox's mouth: the owner thinks one ox has eaten the other. Type 1004.
K404.3. Stolen sheep's tails severed and put in tree. ---- Owner made to believe that they have escaped through the air. *Type 1004.
K405. Thief successfully claims that stolen goods are his own.
K405.1. Grain-thief's wagon falls into ditch: duped owner helps him. ---- The thief makes the owner believe that the grain belongs to the thief. Type 1564*.
K405.2. The stolen pot pawned with the real owner. ---- The thief gets a receipt from the owner and thus defends himself when accused of theft.
K405.3. Thief successfully claims that stolen image has been given him by the saint himself.
K405.3. Thief successfully claims that stolen image has been given him by the saint himself.
K406. Stolen animal disguised as person so that thief may escape detection.
K406.1. Stolen sheep dressed as person sitting at helm of boat. Type 1525H*.
K406.2. Stolen sheep dressed as baby in cradle, so that thief may escape detection.
K406.3. Stolen animal magically transformed so that thief may escape detection.
K407. Severed limb prevents detection.
K407.1. Thief has his companion cut off his head so that he may escape detection. *Type 950.
K407.2. Companion's arm allowed to be cut off so as to prevent detection. ---- Thief has had his arm cut off as he enters a hole in a wall. He lets his companion also enter and have his severed.
K407.2.1. Thief's confederate cuts off own arm to furnish alibi for family's grief. ---- (Previously he had severed father's or brother's head to escape detection.)
K407.3. Elephant cuts piece from own leg and puts it on shelf, lest he be accused of stealing meat.
K408. The stolen cow successively pawned. ---- In one night a thief pawns a cow four times, always stealing it immediately and finally delivering it back to its owner.
K411. Thief presents alibi. ---- Plays all night for dance while confederate commits actual theft.
K411.1. Thief shams illness as alibi.
K412. Detection of theft of bull escaped by putting boots on bull.
K413. Thieves stretch chain across road and evade pursuers. Type 965**.
K414. Quartered thief's body sewed together to escape detection. Type 676.
K415. Marked culprit marks everyone else and escapes detection. *Type 950.
K415. Marked culprit marks everyone else and escapes detection. *Type 950.
K415. Marked culprit marks everyone else and escapes detection. *Type 950.
K415.1. Many persons admit theft so that it is impossible to find real thief.
K416. Repentant thief pretends to have found stolen cow. ---- Upbraids owner for not guarding her better.
K416.1. Thief pretends to have recovered stolen horse. ---- Returns it to owner after using it all he desires.
K417. Thief swallows stolen goods to escape detection.
K417.1. Flower thief eats flowers to escape detection.
K418. The owner is duped by thief who gives him the task of solving a riddle about the theft just accomplished.
K419. Thief escapes detection -- miscellaneous.
K419.1. Thief cannot remember whom he delivered the goods to. ---- Though he has eaten the food trusted to him, he claims to have delivered it, but cannot remember the person who opened the door.
K419.2. Thief avoids detection by disguising as a woman.
K419.2. Thief avoids detection by disguising as a woman.
K419.2. Thief avoids detection by disguising as a woman.
K419.3. Umpire awards his own stolen coat to thief.
K419.4. Stolen bacon offered to the owner. ---- Making off with bacon, thief accidentally enters farmer's living-room. Boldly says: "Master, the devil from hell sends you bacon." The farmer: "Take yourself off to hell with the bacon."
K419.5. Thief paints horse black on one side and leaves other side white. ---- Hoodwinked guardians make conflicting report of theft.
K419.6. Husks replaced in granary so theft of grain is unnoticed.
K419.7. Goldsmith as thief in king's treasury. ---- Makes golden human figure and says it is a corpse. Gets by guards.
K419.8. Thieves escape detection by carrying woman on bier and drowning her outcries with wailing.
K419.9. Blame for theft fastened on inanimate objects.
K419.10. Blame for theft fastened on fairies.
K420. Thief loses his goods or is detected.
K420. Thief loses his goods or is detected.
K420. Thief loses his goods or is detected.
K420. Thief loses his goods or is detected.
K420. Thief loses his goods or is detected.
K420. Thief loses his goods or is detected.
K420. Thief loses his goods or is detected.
K420. Thief loses his goods or is detected.
K420. Thief loses his goods or is detected.
K420. Thief loses his goods or is detected.
K420. Thief loses his goods or is detected.
K420. Thief loses his goods or is detected.
K420. Thief loses his goods or is detected.
K420. Thief loses his goods or is detected.
K420. Thief loses his goods or is detected.
K420. Thief loses his goods or is detected.
K420. Thief loses his goods or is detected.
K420. Thief loses his goods or is detected.
K420. Thief loses his goods or is detected.
K420. Thief loses his goods or is detected.
K420. Thief loses his goods or is detected.
K420. Thief loses his goods or is detected.
K420. Thief loses his goods or is detected.
K420. Thief loses his goods or is detected.
K420. Thief loses his goods or is detected.
K420. Thief loses his goods or is detected.
K420. Thief loses his goods or is detected.
K421. Robber mistakenly carries off worthless goods and leaves valuable.
K421.1. Thief hoping to gain bigger booty, loses smaller.
K421.2. Thieves directed to a hornet's nest as supposed money hiding place.
K421.3. Two cheats exchange articles as genuine and both find themselves cheated. (Cf. K306.)
K422. Thief rendered helpless by magic. *Type 952.
K423. Stolen object magically returns to owner.
K423. Stolen object magically returns to owner.
K423. Stolen object magically returns to owner.
K423. Stolen object magically returns to owner.
K423.0.1. Stolen animal returns to owner.
K423.0.1. Stolen animal returns to owner.
K423.0.1. Stolen animal returns to owner.
K424. Thief condemned when witnesses of theft are able to find the stolen goods.
K425. King's daughter put into brothel to catch thief. *Type 950.
K425. King's daughter put into brothel to catch thief. *Type 950.
K425. King's daughter put into brothel to catch thief. *Type 950.
K426. Apparently dead woman revives when thief tries to steal from her grave. Type 990.
K427. Clever animal betrays thief.
K427.1. Clever animal betrays thief. Horse catches arm of thief and holds on until help comes.
K428. Magic statue betrays a thief by indirection. ---- He has threatened to smash the head of the magic statue if it betrays him. The statue says, "Whoever would tell the truth now is likely to have his head smashed."
K428. Magic statue betrays a thief by indirection. ---- He has threatened to smash the head of the magic statue if it betrays him. The statue says, "Whoever would tell the truth now is likely to have his head smashed."
K428. Magic statue betrays a thief by indirection. ---- He has threatened to smash the head of the magic statue if it betrays him. The statue says, "Whoever would tell the truth now is likely to have his head smashed."
K428. Magic statue betrays a thief by indirection. ---- He has threatened to smash the head of the magic statue if it betrays him. The statue says, "Whoever would tell the truth now is likely to have his head smashed."
K431. Mouse's tail in mouth of sleeping thief causes him to cough up swallowed magic ring. *Type 560.
K431. Mouse's tail in mouth of sleeping thief causes him to cough up swallowed magic ring. *Type 560.
K432. Person being robbed deceives robbers and calls help. (Cf. K551.5.)
K432.1. Clever woman being robbed makes excuse for screaming and summoning help.
K432.1.1. Clever husband being robbed induces wife to make outcry and summon help.
K432.2. Owner pretends to help burglars to divide booty: ---- handles weights so loudly that police are summoned.
K433. Child's curiosity exposes thief. ---- Thief steals pig. Slaughters it together with one of his own and takes both to market. Puts little pig inside large one to avoid paying tax on two. Boy notices three hind legs. Thief is caught.
K434. Clever girl discovers robber and cheats him.
K434.1. The girl seizes the robber concealed under the bed by the beard ---- and says: "What a coarse bundle of flax. I need a finer one."
K434.2. Disguised robber in night-lodging tries to pull up confederate on rope: ---- princess discovers him and catches him.
K434.3. Girl tells the thief money is in chest. ---- When he looks in chest, girl drops lid on him.
K434.3. Girl tells the thief money is in chest. ---- When he looks in chest, girl drops lid on him.
K435. Child's song incriminates thief.
K435. Child's song incriminates thief.
K435. Child's song incriminates thief.
K435.1. Husband makes rhymes about cakes wife has stolen.
K436. Blind thief trying to steal dates from withered tree killed by slipping of rope.
K437. Robber overcome.
K437.1. Robber cheated by substitution. ---- Spending the night in company with a suspicious-looking stranger, the man does not go to sleep, but leaves his clothes in bed and waits to see what will happen. When the stranger wakes up in the night, he stabs at his sleeping companion, who shoots him down. (Cf. K525.1.)
K437.2. Robber with hand of glory killed. ---- A robber disguised as a beggar gets night's lodging at a farm house. Using a candle made of human fat or hand of a corpse, he tries to charm the household into a deep sleep. (D1162.2.1). One man who is suspicious and has not gone to sleep sees this and kills the robber.
K437.3. Sausage as revolver. ---- Man scares robber with sausage; later boasts of event at inn. Robber hears this. Innkeeper secretly lends man a real revolver; robber is shot down when boldly attempting a second attack.
K437.4. Conqueror of robber discovers his money-stick. ---- Thinking that he has killed the robber, the man takes his stick or knife with big handle. The robber recovers and, disguised as a beggar, inquisitively looks at the stick. The man is suspicious and by examining finds much money inside it.
K437.5. Robbers enslaved. ---- Youth told by two robbers to go to town and sell bracelet for each. He goes and offers to sell two slaves. Goes back with buyer and cries out "Did you say both?" "Yes." Youth is paid; robbers are enslaved.
K439. Thief loses his goods or is detected -- miscellaneous.
K439.1. Betrayal through exchange of stolen goods.
K439.2. Thief claims that stolen goods are his own: detected by master. Type 1564**.
K439.3. Thief tricked into robbing himself. ---- He has placed a coat on the goods to be stolen. His associate changes the place of the coat.
K439.4. Thief leaves food untouched when owner pretends to be poisoned by it. ---- (Playing poison.)
K439.5. Sheep thief pretends to buy wethers from the ram, ---- names the price himself. Owner overhears, takes the ram to the thief to collect.
K439.6. Robbers fed poisoned food.
K439.6. Robbers fed poisoned food.
K439.7. Robber induced to give respite and come to man's office to get promised larger sum. ---- Cheated.
K439.7.1. Tortoise asks greedy man to give him first ruby it has given him to be sure second one will be perfect match: ---- disappears into water with it.
K439.8. Owner pretends to think thief is family god and binds him.
K439.9. Owner feigns madness and thus raises alarm: thieves captured.
K439.10. Hidden person sees robbers concealing treasure and takes it.
K439.11. Thief hides in large bottle to get into room: ---- bottle put into water to boil.
K440. Other cheats.
K440. Other cheats.
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K441. Double reward successfully claimed.
K441.1. The double pension. --- A husband and wife are jointly under a pension from the king. She reports her husband dead and gets the whole pension. He likewise reports her dead and gets the whole money.
K441.2. The doubly-feed lawyer. ---- A lawyer takes a car as fee from a widow and an ox from her adversary. He pleads for the latter saying that the ox draws he car.
K441.2.1. Dishonest notary invents debt and collects from both parties.
K441.3. Fee from two persons for the same monopoly. ---- Man to furnish goods exclusively to animal. Bargains at same time with another to do the same thing.
K441.4. Trickster collects from both husband and wife. ---- Estranged couple both pay him to effect reconciliation.
K442. False claim of reward.
K442.1. Reward offered for stolen object (princess). ---- Thief (abductor) returns and enforces reward. *Type 575.
K443. Money (or other things) acquired by blackmail.
K443. Money (or other things) acquired by blackmail.
K443. Money (or other things) acquired by blackmail.
K443. Money (or other things) acquired by blackmail.
K443. Money (or other things) acquired by blackmail.
K443. Money (or other things) acquired by blackmail.
K443. Money (or other things) acquired by blackmail.
K443. Money (or other things) acquired by blackmail.
K443.1. Hidden paramour buys freedom from discoverer. *Type 1535.
K443.1. Hidden paramour buys freedom from discoverer. *Type 1535.
K443.1. Hidden paramour buys freedom from discoverer. *Type 1535.
K443.2. Clever wife gets money from those who attempt to seduce her. ---- Payment for keeping silence. *Type 890.
K443.2. Clever wife gets money from those who attempt to seduce her. ---- Payment for keeping silence. *Type 890.
K443.2.1. Clever wife gets husband appointed to position occupied by man who attempts to seduce her.
K443.3. Money exacted from watchers who permit goods to be stolen.
K443.3.1. Money exacted from watchers who permit chest to be stolen. ---- The chest is said falsely to be full of money and the watchers subject to severe punishment. *Type 1535.
K443.4. Money exacted from watcher who permits theft of wooden cow supposed to be real. *Type 1535.
K443.5. Trickster entices wolves out of a stable by music: ---- exacts money from their watcher for his carelessness. *Types 1650, 1652.
K443.6. Trickster exacts promise of marriage as price of silence ---- after having seen a princess naked. *Type 850.
K443.6. Trickster exacts promise of marriage as price of silence ---- after having seen a princess naked. *Type 850.
K443.6. Trickster exacts promise of marriage as price of silence ---- after having seen a princess naked. *Type 850.
K443.6.1. Trickster exacts beautiful wife from curious people. ---- They look into a carriage in which it is falsely said there is a princess. Trickster's dead wife is in the carriage.
K443.6.2. Trickster exacts money as price of silence after lying with princess (queen).
K443.7. Fox eats his fellow-lodger: accuses another and demands damages. ---- He spends the night with a cock in a house. He eats the cock but in the morning accuses the sheep of having eaten it. In the next inn likewise he says that the ox has eaten the sheep, etc. In compensation he demands a larger animal each time. Type 170.
K443.8. Priest induced to betray secrets of confessional: ---- money then exacted from him for silence. The trickster confesses that he has had intimacies with the priest's maid and then overhears the priest scold the maid.
K443.8. Priest induced to betray secrets of confessional: ---- money then exacted from him for silence. The trickster confesses that he has had intimacies with the priest's maid and then overhears the priest scold the maid.
K443.9. Women lead man into intrigue and then shout for help. ---- Get money.
K443.10. Rascal extorts money for silence about companion's poverty.
K443.11. Usurer blackmailed. ---- Shrewd suitor persuades usurer to charge him 100 per cent interest, then has him arrested. Thus gets daughter for wife.
K443.12. Princess has brought ill luck to bridegroom. ---- When palace and retainers disappear after wedding and only humble hut remains, clever fox tells king his daughter's feet have brought ill luck to the groom, his master. King gives half his kingdom in compensation.
K443.13. Rascal extorts money for silence about breach of food tabu.
K444. Dream bread: the most wonderful dream. ---- Three pilgrims agree that the one who has the most wonderful dream shall eat the last loaf. One eats it and declares that he dreamed that the others were dead and would not need it. *Type 1626.
K444.1. Egg as reward of appropriate saying. ---- First brother (knocking egg against wall): "Casca cascorum." Second (breaking shell and sprinkling dirt over it): "Sar, sale, sapiensa". Third (eating egg): "Consumatus es."
K444.2. Bag of cakes said to be full of cobras. ---- Boy eats cakes.
K444.3. The bag with the rice for the road. ---- Boy eats rice and throws empty bag on the road.
K445. The emperor's new clothes. ---- An imposter 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. *Type 1620.
K445. The emperor's new clothes. ---- An imposter 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. *Type 1620.
K445.1. God to reveal self to those of legitimate birth. ---- All afraid to admit not seeing God.
K445.2. Whoever hears singing snake must die. ---- Killed by deaf man. (Cf. B214.1.10.)
K446. The heller thrown into others' money. ---- A rascal sees robbers dividing their booty. He puts a red string through his only coin (a heller) and slips it into the others' money. He claims the money as his and says that he has marked it with a heller having a red string through it. The robbers divide. *Type 1615.
K446.1. Half a grain. ---- Trickster drops half a grain into grain cellar then demands half of the grain supply.
K447. Contraband gold discovered when king offers large price for gold.
K447. Contraband gold discovered when king offers large price for gold.
K448. Cheater marks coveted object with his name and later claims it.
K451. Unjust umpire as trickster's confederate. (Cf. K455.7.)
K451. Unjust umpire as trickster's confederate. (Cf. K455.7.)
K451.1. Unjust umpire decides a religious dispute. ---- His confederate thus wins an absurd wager. *Type 613.
K451.1. Unjust umpire decides a religious dispute. ---- His confederate thus wins an absurd wager. *Type 613.
K451.2. The wager that sheep are hogs. ---- A trickster wagers with a sheep driver that the sheep he is driving are hogs. The next man to overtake them will act as umpire. The trickster's confederate now arrives and declares that they are hogs. *Type 1551.
K451.3. Concealed confederate as unjust witness. ---- A rascal who has hidden with a simple man a treasure found by them carries it away secretly, trying to have his associate condemned on the witness of a tree in which his father is concealed.
K451.4. Trickster's confederate gives fabulous appraisal to worthless piece of glass. ---- Priest is duped into buying it as a diamond.
K451.5. Confederate answers for corpse. ---- Man poses as returned heir to dead man; pretends to address corpse for identification.
K452. Unjust umpire misappropriates disputed goods.
K452. Unjust umpire misappropriates disputed goods.
K452. Unjust umpire misappropriates disputed goods.
K452.1. Dividing the discovered oyster. ---- The umpire takes the oyster itself as fee and gives each contestant half the shell.
K452.2. Unjust umpire keeps the stakes when contest cannot be decided.
K453. Cheating through knowledge of the law.
K453. Cheating through knowledge of the law.
K455. Deception into giving false credit.
K455.1. Supper won by trick: the mutual friend. ---- A parasite makes the host believe him to be a friend of a certain guest and the guest to think him a friend of the host.
K455.2. Supper won by disguising as an invited guest.
K455.3. Old beggar disguised as gentleman: much money borrowed on his credit. *Type 1526.
K455.3. Old beggar disguised as gentleman: much money borrowed on his credit. *Type 1526.
K455.4. The other man to pay the bill. ---- Three feast at an inn and each makes the host believe that one of the others will pay. None has money and the host is cheated.
K455.4.1. Trickster buys chickens telling owner that the priest will pay. ---- When owner comes to collect, the trickster tells the priest that a heretic has come for confession. Then he flees. (Cf. K242.1.)
K455.5. The priest as surety. ---- Feasters are imprisoned because of failure to pay for the food. They name the priest as surety and are released. The priest has been told that the host is possessed and agrees to come to heal him in two weeks. The host loses the money.
K455.6. Complaint about the empty bottle. ---- While the servant in the inn is bringing a glass, the trickster drinks the wine and then complains that he has been given an empty bottle. The servant must bring another.
K455.7. The greatest liar to get his supper free. ---- Wager. Each lie is corroborated by a confederate, who poses as a newly arrived stranger.
K455.7. The greatest liar to get his supper free. ---- Wager. Each lie is corroborated by a confederate, who poses as a newly arrived stranger.
K455.8. Credit based on forgery.
K455.8. Credit based on forgery.
K455.8.1. Forged letter used to obtain credit, consideration, and entertainment.
K455.8.2. Forged testament used to dupe host.
K455.9. Worthless chests offered to obtain credit.
K1667. Unjust banker deceived into delivering deposits by making him expect even larger. ---- In order to make the impression of honesty he delivers the one chest of money. The ten chests which he then receives are filled with stones.
K1667. Unjust banker deceived into delivering deposits by making him expect even larger. ---- In order to make the impression of honesty he delivers the one chest of money. The ten chests which he then receives are filled with stones.
K1667. Unjust banker deceived into delivering deposits by making him expect even larger. ---- In order to make the impression of honesty he delivers the one chest of money. The ten chests which he then receives are filled with stones.
K1667. Unjust banker deceived into delivering deposits by making him expect even larger. ---- In order to make the impression of honesty he delivers the one chest of money. The ten chests which he then receives are filled with stones.
K1667. Unjust banker deceived into delivering deposits by making him expect even larger. ---- In order to make the impression of honesty he delivers the one chest of money. The ten chests which he then receives are filled with stones.
K1667. Unjust banker deceived into delivering deposits by making him expect even larger. ---- In order to make the impression of honesty he delivers the one chest of money. The ten chests which he then receives are filled with stones.
K1667. Unjust banker deceived into delivering deposits by making him expect even larger. ---- In order to make the impression of honesty he delivers the one chest of money. The ten chests which he then receives are filled with stones.
K455.10. Trickster receives huge sum on trifling credit by chain of borrowings. ---- Pays small sum in advance for first sum borrowed. Pays this borrowed sum in advance for larger, etc.
K461. Trickster takes goods given in charity to his family.
K461.1. The bear helps the fox's mother get berries: the fox eats them. Type 39.
K461.2. Monkey causes girl to cry as if from hunger: eats food given her.
K464. Eavesdropping sexton duped into giving suppliant money. ---- The trickster prays to the Virgin for a certain sum of money and promises repayment of double at the end of the month. The sexton throws the money to him, but never receives it back. Type 1543*.
K465. Owner bids on his own goods at auction. ---- Rival buyer pays extravagant price.
K471. The substituted porridge. ---- In cooking dinner fox's porridge is light, bear's black. At dinner fox steals spoonful of bear's porridge and lets bear taste it. Bear believes that fox's porridge is as bad as his own. *Type 9.
K473. Sham blood and brains. ---- Fox covers his head with milk and says that his brains have been knocked out. Frightens bear. *Type 3.
K473. Sham blood and brains. ---- Fox covers his head with milk and says that his brains have been knocked out. Frightens bear. *Type 3.
K473. Sham blood and brains. ---- Fox covers his head with milk and says that his brains have been knocked out. Frightens bear. *Type 3.
K473. Sham blood and brains. ---- Fox covers his head with milk and says that his brains have been knocked out. Frightens bear. *Type 3.
K474. Trickster cheats rescuers into digging his well. ---- The well that he has dug falls in. He throws his clothes into the hole and hides. People going to church think that man is drowned and dig the well out. Type 1614*.
K475. Cheating through equivocation.
K475. Cheating through equivocation.
K475. Cheating through equivocation.
K475. Cheating through equivocation.
K475.1. The stolen meat handed about. ---- The thief hands it to his confederate. He says, "I haven't it." The confederate says, "I didn't steal it."
K475.2. "Have we leave to go?" ---- Two prisoners are made stable boys on their promise not to escape secretly. Before horse race starts they ask: "Do we have your leave to go?" They go home.
K475.3. Why go all the way to fair? ---- Man robbed of his plate of cakes half way to fair asks another vendor, "Why go to the fair, when half way up people come demanding your plate?" Vendor goes on and meets with same fate.
K476. Cheating by substitution of worthless articles.
K476.1. Entrails substituted for meat. ---- Prometheus divides slain ox so that bones and entrails seem to be choicest part. (Zeus is not deceived.)
K476.1. Entrails substituted for meat. ---- Prometheus divides slain ox so that bones and entrails seem to be choicest part. (Zeus is not deceived.)
K476.1. Entrails substituted for meat. ---- Prometheus divides slain ox so that bones and entrails seem to be choicest part. (Zeus is not deceived.)
K476.1.1. Rock substituted for ham by trickster.
K476.1.2. Tortoise cheats leopard by substituting bundle of resin for bundle of meat.
K476.2. False articles used to produce credit.
K476.2. False articles used to produce credit.
K476.2. False articles used to produce credit.
K476.2.1. Nugget of supposed gold (lead) given to help build church: ---- money then borrowed.
K476.2.2. Reward for the bag of lead. ---- A man sews up lead in a bag and feigns to have found it. A merchant claims it and thinking it filled with gold pays him a large reward.
K476.3. Water sold as wine. ---- Wine-casks partitioned: one half wine, other half water.
K476.3.1. Innkeeper serves sweetened water for wine, cat for rabbit, mule for beef.
K476.4. False set of rings to offset genuine. ---- Jewels bought with counterfeit money.
K476.4.1. Priests substitute gilded images of calves for those of solid gold.
K476.5. While swimming with the lizard, toad exchanges own ugly daughter for lizard's pretty one.
K476.6. Lean geese substituted for fat by trickster.
K476.7. Woman gives friend dried comb while she herself eats the honey.
K476.8. Cheating by substitution of common cow for magic one.
K477. Attention secured by trickery.
K477. Attention secured by trickery.
K477. Attention secured by trickery.
K477.1. Audience secured with the pope by rudeness. ---- A woman bribes a man to get her an audience with the pope. By turning his back to the sacrament and saying that the woman had instructed him to do so, he brings it about that she is summoned into the presence.
K477.2. Deception into listening to speaker. ---- He secures the audience's attention by beginning a tale. He then launches into his speech.
K477.3. Entry into enemy's presence by pretending to be a messenger from a relative.
K477.3. Entry into enemy's presence by pretending to be a messenger from a relative.
K477.3. Entry into enemy's presence by pretending to be a messenger from a relative.
K478. Butter weighed with the bread. ---- The peasant weighs the butter which he is selling to the baker along with the bread which he is buying. Type 1566**.
K481. Demi-coq by means of his magic animals and magic water collects money. *Type 715.
K481.1. Blackbird to avenge capture of his wife ---- carries rope, club, cat, ants and river in ears.
K482. Money received to bury sham-dead person.
K482.1. Husband and wife each receive money (from different persons) to bury the other, ---- who is supposed to be dead.
K482.2. Trickster reports treasure's owner dead: ---- receives it from children.
K483. Color of devil's cows changed while he sleeps so that he does not know them. ---- Only those not changed (all black, all red, etc.) belong to the devil.
K483. Color of devil's cows changed while he sleeps so that he does not know them. ---- Only those not changed (all black, all red, etc.) belong to the devil.
K484. Cheating by raising an alarm.
K484. Cheating by raising an alarm.
K484. Cheating by raising an alarm.
K484.1. Trickster gets money from a bank by raising an alarm ---- and demanding "what is owing to him."
K484.2. Host with overstock of sour wine spreads rumor of dragon at his house. ---- A crowd gathers and he sells all his wine.
K484.3. False alarm of robbery causes cheated man to be imprisoned.
K485. The devil gets into the ark. ---- The devil wants to know what Noah is doing when he is building the ark. He forbids Noah's wife to enter the ark until Noah has also invited him. *Type 825.
K485. The devil gets into the ark. ---- The devil wants to know what Noah is doing when he is building the ark. He forbids Noah's wife to enter the ark until Noah has also invited him. *Type 825.
K486. The double-cheating miller. ---- He confesses that he has an oversized measure and agrees to get a smaller one. He measures back the grain in the smaller measure.
K487. Counselor accuses conspirators in order to confiscate their estates.
K488. Lawyer's dog steals meat. ---- The lawyer tells the butcher that the dog's owner (himself) is liable for damages. He asks double the amount of the damages as fee. Type 1589.
K488. Lawyer's dog steals meat. ---- The lawyer tells the butcher that the dog's owner (himself) is liable for damages. He asks double the amount of the damages as fee. Type 1589.
K488. Lawyer's dog steals meat. ---- The lawyer tells the butcher that the dog's owner (himself) is liable for damages. He asks double the amount of the damages as fee. Type 1589.
K491. Trickster paid to educate an ass. ---- He gets paid in advance. He gradually starves the ass. *Type 1675.
K491. Trickster paid to educate an ass. ---- He gets paid in advance. He gradually starves the ass. *Type 1675.
K491. Trickster paid to educate an ass. ---- He gets paid in advance. He gradually starves the ass. *Type 1675.
K491.1. Trickster paid to teach monkey to talk.
K491.2. Horse to be taught to speak.
K492. Girl serves her father with piece of her own flesh in place of chicken.
K492.1. Woman serves beggar with coals instead of food.
K493. Dupe betrayed by asking him ambiguous questions. ---- They are phrased in such a way that he understands them differently from the way they are intended.
K494. Wolf announces dawn prematurely to collect debt. ---- The contract is to be fulfilled at daybreak. The wolf imitates the cock and crows, but is caught.
K494. Wolf announces dawn prematurely to collect debt. ---- The contract is to be fulfilled at daybreak. The wolf imitates the cock and crows, but is caught.
K494. Wolf announces dawn prematurely to collect debt. ---- The contract is to be fulfilled at daybreak. The wolf imitates the cock and crows, but is caught.
K495. Trickster shams sickness so that partner does all the work.
K495. Trickster shams sickness so that partner does all the work.
K496. Foxes persuade man to plant cooked plants. ---- They eat them at night.
K498. Persons deceived into eating meat in Lent, ---- the meat being disguised as butter. (Cf. K499.2.1, K499.2.2.)
K499. Additional cheats.
K499.1. Trickster sells mother's wine to merchant without asking her permission. ---- Mother saves part of wine because purchaser is dilatory in removing casks.
K499.2. Object with a hollow as instrument of cheats.
K499.2.1. Saint who desires broth containing no butter receives broth into which butter has been poured surreptitiously through hollow mixing-stick. (Cf. K498.)
K499.2.2. Saint who desires pottage of nettles containing no milk receives pottage into which milk has been poured surreptitiously through pipe. ---- The secret is revealed, and the saint blesses the cook's successors.
K499.3. Old man cheats crocodile by playing on its ignorance of agriculture.
K499.4. Trickster breaks cat of taste for milk by overheating its milk.
K499.5. Embarrassing gift. ---- Trickster unwilling to pay for burial fee of aged cow, gives cow to unwitting Brahmin as gift. Cow dies soon and Brahmin must pay.
K499.6. God cheats birds by giving false description of tamarind fruit.
K499.7. Gullible king gives large sums to minister for construction of imaginary weapon and then more to have it destroyed.
K499.8. Trickster dupes rival by exchanging beds: receives his food. ---- Overhears maiden tell rival she will bring food at night, waits until rival is asleep and carries him to another bed, takes his place, and is fed by maiden.
K499.9. Treacherous friend drinks out of other's flask to save the water in his own.
K499.10. Fox pretends to go to work, but goes out to sleep.
K500-K699 Escape by deception.
K500. Escape from death or danger by deception.
K500. Escape from death or danger by deception.
K500. Escape from death or danger by deception.
K500. Escape from death or danger by deception.
K500. Escape from death or danger by deception.
K500. Escape from death or danger by deception.
K500. Escape from death or danger by deception.
K500. Escape from death or danger by deception.
K500. Escape from death or danger by deception.
K500. Escape from death or danger by deception.
K500. Escape from death or danger by deception.
K500. Escape from death or danger by deception.
K500. Escape from death or danger by deception.
K510. Death order evaded.
K510. Death order evaded.
K510. Death order evaded.
K510. Death order evaded.
K510. Death order evaded.
K510. Death order evaded.
K510. Death order evaded.
K510. Death order evaded.
K511. Uriah letter changed. Falsified order of execution. ---- A messenger is sent with a letter ordering the recipient to kill the bearer. On the way the letter is changed so that the bearer is honored. *Types 428, 930.
K511. Uriah letter changed. Falsified order of execution. ---- A messenger is sent with a letter ordering the recipient to kill the bearer. On the way the letter is changed so that the bearer is honored. *Types 428, 930.
K511. Uriah letter changed. Falsified order of execution. ---- A messenger is sent with a letter ordering the recipient to kill the bearer. On the way the letter is changed so that the bearer is honored. *Types 428, 930.
K511. Uriah letter changed. Falsified order of execution. ---- A messenger is sent with a letter ordering the recipient to kill the bearer. On the way the letter is changed so that the bearer is honored. *Types 428, 930.
K511. Uriah letter changed. Falsified order of execution. ---- A messenger is sent with a letter ordering the recipient to kill the bearer. On the way the letter is changed so that the bearer is honored. *Types 428, 930.
K511. Uriah letter changed. Falsified order of execution. ---- A messenger is sent with a letter ordering the recipient to kill the bearer. On the way the letter is changed so that the bearer is honored. *Types 428, 930.
K511. Uriah letter changed. Falsified order of execution. ---- A messenger is sent with a letter ordering the recipient to kill the bearer. On the way the letter is changed so that the bearer is honored. *Types 428, 930.
K511. Uriah letter changed. Falsified order of execution. ---- A messenger is sent with a letter ordering the recipient to kill the bearer. On the way the letter is changed so that the bearer is honored. *Types 428, 930.
K511. Uriah letter changed. Falsified order of execution. ---- A messenger is sent with a letter ordering the recipient to kill the bearer. On the way the letter is changed so that the bearer is honored. *Types 428, 930.
K511. Uriah letter changed. Falsified order of execution. ---- A messenger is sent with a letter ordering the recipient to kill the bearer. On the way the letter is changed so that the bearer is honored. *Types 428, 930.
K511. Uriah letter changed. Falsified order of execution. ---- A messenger is sent with a letter ordering the recipient to kill the bearer. On the way the letter is changed so that the bearer is honored. *Types 428, 930.
K511.1. Death evaded by persuading executioner that another victim was ordered. ---- (E.g., boy has been ordered to kill hare. Hare persuades the boy that the father said, "Kill the rooster for the hare.")
K511.2. Ogam inscription on shield orders that bearer (who does not know meaning) shall be killed. ---- Poet (who recognizes the meaning) reports to king that inscription means a request for honorable treatment.
K512. Compassionate executioner. ---- A servant charged with killing the hero (heroine) arranges the escape of the latter.
K512. Compassionate executioner. ---- A servant charged with killing the hero (heroine) arranges the escape of the latter.
K512. Compassionate executioner. ---- A servant charged with killing the hero (heroine) arranges the escape of the latter.
K512. Compassionate executioner. ---- A servant charged with killing the hero (heroine) arranges the escape of the latter.
K512. Compassionate executioner. ---- A servant charged with killing the hero (heroine) arranges the escape of the latter.
K512. Compassionate executioner. ---- A servant charged with killing the hero (heroine) arranges the escape of the latter.
K512. Compassionate executioner. ---- A servant charged with killing the hero (heroine) arranges the escape of the latter.
K512.0.1. Compassionate executioners. ---- Slaves charged with killing (drowning) the infant heroine are touched by her "laughing smile" and put her in a calfshed (hollow tree), where she is found by cowherds, who rear her.
K512.0.2. "Prince will soon want me back." ---- Executioner persuaded to let hero go.
K512.1. Compassionate executioner: bloody coat. ---- A servant charged with killing the hero smears the latter's coat with the blood of an animal as proof of the execution and lets the hero escape.
K512.1.1. Compassionate executioner: bloody knife (sword) from slain animal substitute.
K512.2. Compassionate executioner: substituted heart. ---- A servant charged with killing the hero (heroine) substitutes an animal, whose heart he takes to his master as proof of the execution. *Types 671, 709.
K512.2.0.1. Compassionate executioner: substituted brains ---- (other animal for helpful animal).
K512.2.0.2. Eyes of animal substituted as proof for eyes of children.
K512.2.0.3. Eyes, ears, fingers of corpse substituted for those demanded of victim.
K512.2.1. Animal substituted for child served at meal.
K512.2.2. Compassionate executioner: substituted child. ---- The servant charged with sending the hero to executioners sends his own child instead.
K512.2.2. Compassionate executioner: substituted child. ---- The servant charged with sending the hero to executioners sends his own child instead.
K512.2.2. Compassionate executioner: substituted child. ---- The servant charged with sending the hero to executioners sends his own child instead.
K512.2.2.1. Executioner makes substitution when victim escapes.
K512.2.3. Compassionate executioner: substituted puppet drowned.
K512.2.3.1. Compassionate executioner: substituted head (made of clay) as proof of execution.
K512.2.4. Compassionate executioner: mutilation substituted for death.
K512.2.4.1. Boy's sixth toe cut off by compassionate executioner as proof he had been killed.
K512.3. Compassionate executioner: feigns to torture victim.
K512.4. Compassionate executioner: sleeping potion supplied instead of poison.
K512.4. Compassionate executioner: sleeping potion supplied instead of poison.
K513. Bribed executioner releases culprit.
K514. Disguise as girl to avoid execution.
K514. Disguise as girl to avoid execution.
K514. Disguise as girl to avoid execution.
K514.1. Girl substituted for boy to avoid slaughter by father.
K515. Escape by hiding.
K515.1. Children hidden to avoid their execution (death).
K515.1. Children hidden to avoid their execution (death).
K515.1. Children hidden to avoid their execution (death).
K515.1. Children hidden to avoid their execution (death).
K515.1. Children hidden to avoid their execution (death).
K515.2. Girl escapes by hiding in huge harp.
K515.3. Sleeping persons covered with ox hide and so saved.
K515.4. Escape by hiding in kettle.
K515.5. Escape by hiding in rice-bin.
K515.6. Escape by hiding in the earth.
K520. Death escaped through disguise, shamming, or substitution.
K520. Death escaped through disguise, shamming, or substitution.
K520. Death escaped through disguise, shamming, or substitution.
K520. Death escaped through disguise, shamming, or substitution.
K521. Escape by disguise.
K521. Escape by disguise.
K521. Escape by disguise.
K521. Escape by disguise.
K521.1. Escape by dressing in animal (bird, human) skin. *Types 311, 510B, 1137.
K521.1. Escape by dressing in animal (bird, human) skin. *Types 311, 510B, 1137.
K521.1.1. Man sewed in animal's hide carried off by birds.
K521.1.1. Man sewed in animal's hide carried off by birds.
K521.1.1. Man sewed in animal's hide carried off by birds.
K521.1.1. Man sewed in animal's hide carried off by birds.
K521.1.1. Man sewed in animal's hide carried off by birds.
K521.1.2. Escape by dressing in bear's skin.
K521.1.2. Escape by dressing in bear's skin.
K521.1.3. Escape in monkey-skin.
K521.1.4. Escape by putting on old woman's skin.
K521.2. Change of bodily appearance so as to escape.
K521.2.1. Disguise by shaving off beard so as to escape.
K521.2.2. Disguise by mutilation so as to escape. ---- Ears cut off, eyes put out, etc.
K521.2.3. Disguise as king with mask in order to hide from enemy who has ruined warrior's face and torn his beard off.
K521.2.4. Disguise as farmer so as to escape.
K521.2.5. Disguise as carpenter so as to escape.
K521.3. Disguise by painting (covering with soot, etc.) so as to escape. Type 36.
K521.3.1. Covering self with clay so as to escape.
K521.4. Clothes changed so as to escape.
K521.4.1. Disguise in clothes of other sex so as to escape.
K521.4.1. Disguise in clothes of other sex so as to escape.
K521.4.1. Disguise in clothes of other sex so as to escape.
K521.4.1. Disguise in clothes of other sex so as to escape.
K521.4.1. Disguise in clothes of other sex so as to escape.
K521.4.1. Disguise in clothes of other sex so as to escape.
K521.4.1.1. Girl escapes in male disguise.
K521.4.1.1. Girl escapes in male disguise.
K521.4.1.2. Man in danger of life dressed by hostess as woman and set to baking.
K521.4.1.2. Man in danger of life dressed by hostess as woman and set to baking.
K521.4.1.3. Man in danger of life dressed by hostess as woman and set to grinding corn.
K521.4.1.4. Man in danger of life takes his wife's place in the bed with her night-cap on.
K521.4.2. Disguise as musician in order to escape.
K521.4.2.1. Musician in danger puts on his musician's attire as if about to play; escapes.
K521.4.3. Escape in humble disguise. ---- (Cap o' Rushes.) *Type 510B.
K521.4.3.1. Escape by disguise as a washerman.
K521.4.4. Disguise as waiter in inn to escape.
K521.4.5. Adulteress escapes prison disguised as an old woman.
K521.4.5. Adulteress escapes prison disguised as an old woman.
K521.4.6. Escape by making sheaths of bark for fingers: ---- hero leaves without awakening nymph wives who make him sleep with fingers in mouth.
K521.5. Escape in huge pumpkin shell. ---- (Attempted.)
K521.6. Abbot escapes from his paramour's husband in disguise of priest.
K521.7. One animal escapes by shamming as another ---- (jackal as goat).
K521.8. Goat escapes from jackal by being covered with flowers.
K521.9. Women escape from enemy's camp disguised as ascetics.
K521.10. Hare escapes lion by being bundled in brushwood.
K521.11. Hare and bride travel in pot to escape tiger, ---- answer "Ruined pot" when challenged.
K522. Escape by shamming death. *Type 33.
K522. Escape by shamming death. *Type 33.
K522. Escape by shamming death. *Type 33.
K522.0.1. Death feigned to escape unwelcome marriage. (Cf. K523.0.1.)
K522.0.1. Death feigned to escape unwelcome marriage. (Cf. K523.0.1.)
K522.0.1. Death feigned to escape unwelcome marriage. (Cf. K523.0.1.)
K522.0.1. Death feigned to escape unwelcome marriage. (Cf. K523.0.1.)
K522.1. Escape by shamming death: blood and brains. ---- The trickster covers himself with paint (or the like) so that he will be thought to have bled to death (or with milk so that it will be thought that his brains have been knocked out). *Type 3.
K522.1. Escape by shamming death: blood and brains. ---- The trickster covers himself with paint (or the like) so that he will be thought to have bled to death (or with milk so that it will be thought that his brains have been knocked out). *Type 3.
K522.1. Escape by shamming death: blood and brains. ---- The trickster covers himself with paint (or the like) so that he will be thought to have bled to death (or with milk so that it will be thought that his brains have been knocked out). *Type 3.
K522.1.1. Woman covers fleeing man with placenta of goat and with blood ---- to convince pursuers she has just given birth and thus prevents their capturing him.
K522.2. Ogre carries sham-dead man. ---- "He smells already." Type 1139.
K522.3. Death feigned to escape from husband's death plot.
K522.4. Captive parrots in net play dead and are thrown out: escape.
K522.4.1. Trout pretends to be dead. ---- Fisherman ignores him.
K522.5. Escape by shammed burial.
K522.6. Escape by shammed drowning; ---- wrecked boat or coffin lands.
K522.7. Sham murder: ---- trickster attacked by angry mother causes her to spear ox guts and believe she has murdered him.
K522.8. Escape by shammed hanging.
K523. Escape by shamming illness.
K523. Escape by shamming illness.
K523.0.1.
K523.0.1.
K523.0.1.
K523.0.1.
K523.0.1.1. Illness feigned to escape rendezvous with undesired mistress.
K523.0.2. Illness feigned to escape unwelcome meeting.
K523.1. Escape by shamming madness. (Cf. K523.0.1.)
K523.2. Escape by shamming leprosy.
K525. Escape by use of substituted object. ---- The object is attacked rather than the intended victim. *Types 160*, 311.
K525. Escape by use of substituted object. ---- The object is attacked rather than the intended victim. *Types 160*, 311.
K525. Escape by use of substituted object. ---- The object is attacked rather than the intended victim. *Types 160*, 311.
K525.1. Substituted object left in bed while intended victim escapes. *Type 1115.
K525.1.1. Woman puts figures of paramour and herself in bed. ---- Husband attacks them. Woman uses it as a lesson to "reform" husband.
K525.1.2. Bride substitutes wooden picture while she herself escapes sleeping groom.
K525.1.3. In order to save child from death, maid substitutes block dressed to resemble it. ---- Enemy strikes block.
K525.2. Man steps aside so that only his shadow is caught.
K525.3. Object substituted for murdered person so as to allay suspicion.
K525.4. Animal jumps out of skin so that only skin is caught.
K525.5. Man leaves mantle so that only mantle is hit.
K525.6. Escape, leaving dog as substitute.
K525.6.1. Dog buried instead of foster son, ---- who is falsely reported killed so that he can safely be taken away.
K525.7. Girl escapes from ogress by substituting pig.
K525.8. Destructive magic object tried out on something inanimate.
K525.8.1. Destructive magic belt tried on tree. Destroys tree.
K525.8.1. Destructive magic belt tried on tree. Destroys tree.
K525.8.1. Destructive magic belt tried on tree. Destroys tree.
K525.9. Cock's blood given spirits instead of human blood.
K525.10. Escape by leaving behind false images made of spittle.
K526. Captor's bag filled with animals or objects while captives escape. *Type 327C.
K527. Escape by substituting another person in place of the intended victim. *Type 953.
K527. Escape by substituting another person in place of the intended victim. *Type 953.
K527. Escape by substituting another person in place of the intended victim. *Type 953.
K527. Escape by substituting another person in place of the intended victim. *Type 953.
K527. Escape by substituting another person in place of the intended victim. *Type 953.
K527. Escape by substituting another person in place of the intended victim. *Type 953.
K527. Escape by substituting another person in place of the intended victim. *Type 953.
K527. Escape by substituting another person in place of the intended victim. *Type 953.
K527. Escape by substituting another person in place of the intended victim. *Type 953.
K527.1. Poisoned food (drink) fed to animal instead of to intended victim. ---- Animal perishes.
K527.1. Poisoned food (drink) fed to animal instead of to intended victim. ---- Animal perishes.
K527.1. Poisoned food (drink) fed to animal instead of to intended victim. ---- Animal perishes.
K527.2. Escape by substituting brother for intended victim, namely self.
K527.3. Exchange of clothes between master and his servant.
K527.4. Two rival parties of fifteen each on ship. ---- When food is exhausted, it is agreed that half the company be thrown overboard, "every ninth man as they stood to be selected." Clever sister of leader of one party arranges men so that enemies are chosen and so drowned.
K527.4. Two rival parties of fifteen each on ship. ---- When food is exhausted, it is agreed that half the company be thrown overboard, "every ninth man as they stood to be selected." Clever sister of leader of one party arranges men so that enemies are chosen and so drowned.
K527.5. Man calls animal by his son's name so he can sacrifice it instead of his son.
K528. Substitute in ordeal. ---- An ordeal (usually dangerous) is escaped by deceptively providing a substitute.
K528. Substitute in ordeal. ---- An ordeal (usually dangerous) is escaped by deceptively providing a substitute.
K528.1. Substitute smoker. ---- The hero is compelled to smoke a fatal pipe, but the helpful insect which he carries on his head smokes the pipe for him.
K528.1. Substitute smoker. ---- The hero is compelled to smoke a fatal pipe, but the helpful insect which he carries on his head smokes the pipe for him.
K528.2. Escape by substituting self for another condemned to die. ---- Holy man substitutes self for deacon held by heathen.
K528.3. Two wicked men put to a fiery test ask for a third (pious) man to be tested together with them.
K531. Escape from battle by magic invisibility.
K531. Escape from battle by magic invisibility.
K531. Escape from battle by magic invisibility.
K532. Escape under mantle of invisibility.
K532.1. Escape in mist of invisibility.
K532.1. Escape in mist of invisibility.
K532.2. Thief makes magic storm in order to escape.
K533. Escape by successive disguises.
K533.1. Fugitive disguises successively in different forms and deceives pursuer into self-injury.
K534. Escape by reversing shoes (boat).
K534.1. Escape by reversing horse's (ox's) shoes.
K534.2. Escape by reversing snowshoes.
K534.3. Hero walks backward to leave misleading trail.
K534.4. Escape by rowing boat stern foremost.
K536. Captors deceived into believing captive is planning to stay with them: ---- vigilance relaxed. Captured general orders heavy boxes taken into the temple. These are thought to be gold and it is concluded that he will not try to leave. He escapes.
K536.1. Girl escapes by making man captor think preparation is being made for wedding.
K538. Princess cuts hair to escape captor who holds her hair in hand while sleeping with her.
K540. Escape by overawing captor.
K540. Escape by overawing captor.
K541. Escape by reporting oneself invulnerable and overawing captor.
K542. Escape by falsely reporting one's ability to escape. ---- "I should be caught if there were not an escape at the back." When the captors run to the rear, the captive escapes. Type 66**.
K543. Biting the foot. ---- Fox to bear, who is biting his foot: "You are biting the tree root." Bear lets loose. *Type 5.
K543.1. Fox to crocodile who has caught him by the tongue: "Those are the dirty clothes I've been washing!" ---- She lets go.
K544. Escape by alleged possession of external soul. ---- Monkey caught for his heart (as remedy) makes his captor believe that he has left his heart at home.
K544. Escape by alleged possession of external soul. ---- Monkey caught for his heart (as remedy) makes his captor believe that he has left his heart at home.
K545. Escape by falsely reporting approach of rescuers.
K546. Pope escapes captivity and death by dressing in full regalia and overawing captor.
K547. Escape by frightening would-be captors. (Cf. K1710.)
K547.1. "Get into my belly." ---- The wee cock, lost in the woods, orders the fox, the bear, and the wolf to get into his belly. Overawed, the beasts make their apologies promising never to annoy him again. The bear even carries the cock home. (Cf. K1715.7.)
K547.2. Man takes off wig, takes out false teeth, takes off wooden leg, overawes Indians.
K547.3. Man hides in hollow log, fires rifle while Indians are sitting on the log, scares them away.
K547.4. Jackal escapes by telling farmer he is jackal king and will call upon his subjects.
K547.5. Ferocious animal (ogre) misunderstands victim's remark: ---- flees in fright.
K547.6. Ogre frightened away by beating tom-tom.
K547.7. Goat trembles so hard from fear of tiger that shaking of his beard frightens tiger away.
K547.8. Shepherd threatened by tiger says he will report matter to ass: tiger flees.
K547.9. Threatening tiger challenged to strength contest. ---- Beguiled into holding wood for plow and is injured.
K547.10. Queen hiding king disguised as child tells ogress she has borne child with moustache: ogress frightened.
K547.11. Hero threatens tiger with plowshare and leads him into village. ---- Frightens villagers.
K547.12. Escape by frightening tiger into thinking goat in cave is the ghost of his father.
K547.13. Witch frightened by seeing victim cleave boulder with one blow of sword.
K547.14. Trickster claims to be holding up sky. ---- Leopard, afraid to let sky fall, leaves him.
K548. Escape by making attacker believe there are many defenders. (Cf. K2368.)
K548.1. Woman alone in house rolls cheeses down the stair after calling names of men in the house. ---- Attackers think the men of the house are rushing down the stairs.
K548.2. Man convinces robbers that house is fully occupied by beating drums all over the house; they flee.
K548.3. Sham calling to helpers frightens robbers away.
K550. Escape by false plea. ---- A captive makes a request or proposes an action that permits him eventually to escape. *Type 122A.
K550. Escape by false plea. ---- A captive makes a request or proposes an action that permits him eventually to escape. *Type 122A.
K550. Escape by false plea. ---- A captive makes a request or proposes an action that permits him eventually to escape. *Type 122A.
K550. Escape by false plea. ---- A captive makes a request or proposes an action that permits him eventually to escape. *Type 122A.
K550.1. Escape by equivocal oath. (Cf. K475.)
K551. Respite from death granted until particular act is performed. *Type 122A.
K551. Respite from death granted until particular act is performed. *Type 122A.
K551. Respite from death granted until particular act is performed. *Type 122A.
K551.1. Respite from death granted until prayer is finished. ---- It lasts till rescue comes. *Types 122A, 227, 332, 955, 1199.
K561.1.1. Cat fails to be beguiled into releasing mouse. ---- The mouse tells the cat a tale. The cat answers at last, "Even so, I eat you up." Type 111.
K551.1.1. Respite from death granted until confession is made.
K551.1.2. Respite from death until mass is said.
K551.2. Respite from death until prisoner has finished drinking his glass. ---- It is left half finished.
K551.2.1. Iguana persuades jackal to let him go so he can finish his drink.
K551.3. Respite from death until victim has blown on a horn (three times). ---- Rescuers come. *Types 590, 920.
K551.3.1. Respite from death while one plays the fiddle. ---- Rescue arrives. Type 592.
K551.3.2. Respite from death while captive plays music ---- (whistles). Rescue arrives.
K551.3.2. Respite from death while captive plays music ---- (whistles). Rescue arrives.
K551.3.2.1. Respite from death while one sings song.
K551.3.3. Three cries allowed maiden about to be murdered. ---- Rescue arrives.
K551.3.4. Wild boar given permission to squeal before wolf eats him. ---- Rescue arrives.
K551.3.5. Respite from death while one plays the bagpipe. ---- Rescued.
K551.3.6. Respite from death while victim dances.
K551.3.6.1. Girl to dance for robbers asks to bring her party (strong men in disguise) who overcome robbers.
K551.3.6.2. Mare is allowed to dance before being killed; ---- it dashes off to jungle with persecuted boy hidden in belly.
K551.3.6.3. Men ordered to dance before being killed. ---- Dance figure arranged so as to defeat captors.
K551.3.7. Titmouse receives permission to sit on branch and sing before being sacrificed.
K551.4. Respite from death until toilet is made permits escape.
K551.4.1. Respite from death until clothes are changed.
K551.4.2. Devil must wait for man to tie his stocking before the man comes into his possession. ---- It remains untied.
K551.4.3. Making modesty pay. ---- Robber insists on disrobing woman before throwing her from precipice. She pleads to have him turn his face while she disrobes. She pushes him off. (Cf. K1645.)
K551.4.4. Respite from death until hero bathes and drinks.
K551.4.5. Escape by pretending to go to river and wash clothes.
K551.4.6. Respite from death until mouth is washed; crow slain with arrow as he goes to wash mouth.
K551.4.7. Escape by pretending to go for bath.
K551.4.8. Escape by pretending to return for hair ribbon.
K551.5. Girl makes toilet and calls help. ---- When she sees robber under her bed she pretends not to see him and combs her hair at the window. She says, "When I am married my husband will come home from the tavern and seize me by the hair and I shall cry: 'Help!'" Rescue comes. Type 959*.
K551.5. Girl makes toilet and calls help. ---- When she sees robber under her bed she pretends not to see him and combs her hair at the window. She says, "When I am married my husband will come home from the tavern and seize me by the hair and I shall cry: 'Help!'" Rescue comes. Type 959*.
K551.6. Escape by asking to die on a horse.
K551.6.1. Escape by asking to ride on sacred buffalo.
K551.7. Captured animal asks respite while he gives war alarm.
K551.8. Wolf kept at door until children have been christened. ---- He loses his feast. *Type 122A.
K551.9. Let me live as long as this candle lasts. ---- Man who has sold his soul to devil thus escapes. (Cf. G303.12.5.4. Type 1184*.)
K551.9. Let me live as long as this candle lasts. ---- Man who has sold his soul to devil thus escapes. (Cf. G303.12.5.4. Type 1184*.)
K551.10. Escape by asking a last kiss. ---- Uses the opportunity to attack adversary.
K551.11. Ten (five) year respite given captive while he undertakes to teach elephant (ass) to speak. ---- Captive explains to friends that in that time the captor, the elephant (ass), or himself is likely to die.
K551.11. Ten (five) year respite given captive while he undertakes to teach elephant (ass) to speak. ---- Captive explains to friends that in that time the captor, the elephant (ass), or himself is likely to die.
K551.12. Respite from death until muddy victim may dry self in sun.
K551.13. Respite from death until one pays a last visit.
K551.13.1. Respite from death until visit is finished.
K551.14. Respite from death until captive has taken six steps toward God. ---- Takes prodigious ones and escapes.
K551.14. Respite from death until captive has taken six steps toward God. ---- Takes prodigious ones and escapes.
K551.15. Respite from death until prisoner is healed by magic object.
K551.16. Woman escapes by ruse: must go to defecate.
K551.17. Respite from death for drink of water.
K551.17.1. Kidnapped woman escapes by asking for drink of water.
K551.17.2. Jackal persuades woman to untie his legs so that he may get a drink.
K551.18. Respite from death granted until wolf reads horse's passport. ---- Wolf kicked to death. (Cf. J1608.)
K551.19. Respite from death granted while wolf counts hairs in horse's tail. ---- Wolf kicked to death.
K551.20. Wolf is requested by tailor to be measured for suit of clothes; wolf beaten.
K551.21. Respite from death until minister shows king how to reap pearls.
K551.22. Definite respite from death granted.
K551.22.1. A year's time granted to settle affairs before death.
K551.22.2. God grants man twenty years more of life provided he plays no tricks.
K551.22.3. Crocodile grants boy five days respite from death.
K551.23. Escape by false plea: jackal asks to be able to clasp tree before crocodile kills it.
K551.24. Respite from death until hero climbs tree. ---- He flies away in machine stored there.
K551.25. Escape from threatened captivity by pretending to send for object for captor.
K551.26. Turtle allowed to go to pool to pick flowers before death.
K551.27. Respite from death until victim can fall asleep.
K551.28. Captors give captive respite in order to witness alleged marvel.
K553. "Wait till I get fat." ---- Captured person (animal) persuades his captor to wait and fatten him before eating him.
K553.0.1. "Wait till I am fat enough to race you." ---- Hero to be eaten by cannibals when he is fattened enough to beat them in a race. He runs away.
K553.0.2. Calf: "Wait till I grow up."
K553.1. "Let me catch you better game." ---- Captured animal pretends to help captor bring more desirable victim. Escapes.
K553.1.1. "Wait till men come to take me from trap, then eat them."
K553.2. Wait for the fat goat. ---- Troll lets the first two goats pass on the bridge so that he may eat the biggest one. He is thrown in the water. Type 123*.
K553.2.1. Dwarf persuaded to wait for ram. ---- Lamb and ewe escape. Ram butts dwarf into river.
K553.3. Ram promises to jump into wolf's belly. ---- Gives him a hard knock. The stunned wolf thinks he has swallowed the ram. (Cf. K579.5.1.)
K553.4. Wolf is requested by horse to start eating from the rear; ---- kicked to death.
K553.5. "Soak me in the pond so that I will be juicy."
K553.6. Too dirty to eat. ---- Trickster, cornered by leopard, leaps into swamp, then says he is too dirty to eat. Leopard smells of him and agrees.
K555. Executioner kept busy or interested until rescue comes. ---- Sometimes until he changes his mind.
K555. Executioner kept busy or interested until rescue comes. ---- Sometimes until he changes his mind.
K555. Executioner kept busy or interested until rescue comes. ---- Sometimes until he changes his mind.
K555.1. Respite from death gained by long-drawn-out speech.
K555.1.1. Respite from death gained by tale of the preparation of flax.
K555.1.2. Respite from death gained by tale of the preparation of bread.
K555.2. Respite from death gained by long-drawn-out song.
K555.2.1.
K555.2.2. Escape by singing an endless song. ---- The soldier's bargain with Death.
K555.3. Tiger persuaded by jackals to settle argument. ---- Tricked.
K557. Death cheated by moving bed. ---- The man who has chosen Death as his godfather has his bed turned around when he sees Death standing at the foot of his bed. He thus escapes death. *Type 332.
K557. Death cheated by moving bed. ---- The man who has chosen Death as his godfather has his bed turned around when he sees Death standing at the foot of his bed. He thus escapes death. *Type 332.
K557. Death cheated by moving bed. ---- The man who has chosen Death as his godfather has his bed turned around when he sees Death standing at the foot of his bed. He thus escapes death. *Type 332.
K557. Death cheated by moving bed. ---- The man who has chosen Death as his godfather has his bed turned around when he sees Death standing at the foot of his bed. He thus escapes death. *Type 332.
K557. Death cheated by moving bed. ---- The man who has chosen Death as his godfather has his bed turned around when he sees Death standing at the foot of his bed. He thus escapes death. *Type 332.
K558. Man allowed to pick out tree to be hanged on. ---- Cannot find one.
K558.1. Escape by asking to die falling from a tree.
K558.2. Man asks to be beheaded standing in tank of water. ---- He ducks and executioners kill each other.
K561. Escape by persuading captor to talk.
K561. Escape by persuading captor to talk.
K561.0.1. Attempted escape by persuading captor to talk fails.
K561.1. Animal captor persuaded to talk and release victim from his mouth. ---- Usually cock and fox, fox and wolf, or mouse and cat. *Type 6.
K561.1. Animal captor persuaded to talk and release victim from his mouth. ---- Usually cock and fox, fox and wolf, or mouse and cat. *Type 6.
K561.1.2. Frog escapes after telling crow to sharpen his bill before eating him.
K561.2. Sheep persuade the wolf to sing. ---- Dogs are summoned. *Type 122C.
K561.3. Crocodile persuaded to open his mouth. ---- When he does, he shuts his eyes automatically and monkey escapes.
K562. Rat persuades cat to wash face before eating: escapes. *Type 122B.
K562.1. Captive trickster persuades captor to pray before eating. ---- Escapes.
K562.2. Hare persuades cat to perform two gallops before eating him: escapes.
K563. Escape because of plea that leaves means of egress open.
K563.1. Jackal in tiger's house has permission to sit with tail hanging down between bamboo stems. ---- Enlarges gap thus made and escapes.
K563.2. Tortoise persuades tiger captor to put him in pocket with hole, escapes.
K565. Thumbling in animal's belly persuades latter to go to his father's house for plunder: rescued. *Type 700.
K565.1. Boy swallowed by fish that is thrown up on shore persuades tiger to cut it open with injunction not to look at him.
K565.2. Jackal entrapped in elephant's carcass tells passing God to show his magic power by making it rain. ---- Elephant's hide swells; jackal escapes.
K566. Ass begs wolf to pull thorn out of foot before eating him: kicks wolf in mouth.
K566. Ass begs wolf to pull thorn out of foot before eating him: kicks wolf in mouth.
K566. Ass begs wolf to pull thorn out of foot before eating him: kicks wolf in mouth.
K567. Escape by pretending to perform errand (do work) for captor.
K567.1. Prince to giant: "Don’t eat me up, and I'll prepare you a good dinner."
K567.2. Man persuades robbers to postpone killing him until he can show them his treasure. ---- Leads them into marsh and escapes.
K571. Escape by pretending to dance so as to be untied.
K571. Escape by pretending to dance so as to be untied.
K571.1. Hare promises to dance if doorway is left free: escapes.
K572. Escape from captor by means of flattery.
K573. Escape by asserting that captor will have ill luck after killing victim.
K573.1. Escape by asking girl about to murder him if she will have to assume all the guilt. ---- She reconsiders.
K575. Escape by false prophecy: if corpses are buried in city, it will become a ruin: ---- king releases condemned man.
K576. To get out of thieves' clutch, man reports high prices in another town.
K579. Escape by false plea -- miscellaneous.
K579.1. Wife accused of plan to escape weeps and threatens suicide so as to allay suspicion and escape.
K579.2. Monkey in danger on bridge of crocodiles pretends that the king has ordered them counted.
K579.3. Escape from robbers by pretending to be going the same way but separating at the first opportunity.
K579.3.1. Escape from pursuers by pretending to be one of them.
K579.4. Monkey saved from trap by feigning marriage.
K579.5. Respite while captor acts as umpire between captives.
K579.5.1. Wolf acts as judge before eating the rams. ---- They are to go to the end of the field and run to him. They run at him and kill him.
K579.5.2. Tiger to help foxes divide their young. ---- Foxes escape into hole.
K579.6. Murder feigned to effect escape. ---- Knight is refused permission to leave city. He rushes to city gates and pretends that he has just killed a public enemy. Is aided in his escape.
K579.7. A handy name. ---- Thief is jailed for stealing a quarter of veal. Sends man named "Calf" to captor. "I took only one quarter of veal, but I am sending you a whole calf." Is set free.
K579.8. A plea for a larger audience. ---- Fox asks cock to come down from a tree and sing for him. Cock asks fox to awake his companion, a dog, first. Dog kills fox.
K580. Captor persuaded into illusory punishment.
K581. Animal "punished" by being placed in favorite environment.
K581.1. Drowning punishment for turtle (eel, crab). ---- By expressing horror of drowning, he induces his captor to throw him into the water -- his home. *Type 1310.
K581.1. Drowning punishment for turtle (eel, crab). ---- By expressing horror of drowning, he induces his captor to throw him into the water -- his home. *Type 1310.
K581.1. Drowning punishment for turtle (eel, crab). ---- By expressing horror of drowning, he induces his captor to throw him into the water -- his home. *Type 1310.
K581.2. Briar-patch punishment for rabbit. ---- By expressing horror of being thrown into the briar patch he induces his captor into doing so. He runs off.
K581.2.1. Men double up hare's legs and throw him on the ground as punishment. ---- He escapes.
K581.3. Burying the mole as punishment.
K581.4. Bird punished by being thrown into air.
K581.4.1. Birds caught in net fly away with it.
K581.5. Burning the jackal. ---- He expresses horror of that punishment. Sets fire to village from his burning tail. Why he has burnt tip on tail.
K581.6. Thieving insect put in closely woven basket asks to be put in a loosely woven one so he cannot see.
K582. Punishment which proves fatal to captor.
K582.1. Turtle persuades an animal to swallow him: ---- causes the animal's death and escapes.
K583. Wolf punished by being married. ---- After debate it is decided that marriage is the greatest punishment.
K583.1. Thief begs for any punishment except the luxury of two wives.
K584. 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.
K600. Murderer or captor otherwise beguiled.
K600. Murderer or captor otherwise beguiled.
K600. Murderer or captor otherwise beguiled.
K600. Murderer or captor otherwise beguiled.
K601. Escape by posing as member of murderer's family or tribe.
K601. Escape by posing as member of murderer's family or tribe.
K601.1. Escape by posing as preceptor of tiger's deceased father.
K601.2. "Don't eat your nephews." ---- Giants thus dissuaded.
K602. "Noman." ---- Escape by assuming an equivocal name. (Sometimes "myself.")
K602. "Noman." ---- Escape by assuming an equivocal name. (Sometimes "myself.")
K602. "Noman." ---- Escape by assuming an equivocal name. (Sometimes "myself.")
K602. "Noman." ---- Escape by assuming an equivocal name. (Sometimes "myself.")
K602. "Noman." ---- Escape by assuming an equivocal name. (Sometimes "myself.")
K602.1. Fairy child injured by man who says that his name is "Self". ---- Child tells mother, "Self did it."
K602.2. "Bee is eating the sweets." ---- Man has eaten sweets and says his name is B.
K603. Escape under ram's belly. ---- By hiding under the belly of a ram the hero escapes under the legs of the blind ogre. *Type 1137.
K603. Escape under ram's belly. ---- By hiding under the belly of a ram the hero escapes under the legs of the blind ogre. *Type 1137.
K604. The three teachings of the bird (fox). ---- In return for release from captivity the bird (fox) gives the man three teachings. These usually mock the man for his foolishness in releasing what he has. (See for these counsels: J21.12, J21.13, J21.14.) *Type 150.
K604. The three teachings of the bird (fox). ---- In return for release from captivity the bird (fox) gives the man three teachings. These usually mock the man for his foolishness in releasing what he has. (See for these counsels: J21.12, J21.13, J21.14.) *Type 150.
K605. Cannibal sent for water with vessel full of holes: victim escapes.
K605. Cannibal sent for water with vessel full of holes: victim escapes.
K605.1. Cannibal sent for water which magically recedes from him: ---- victim escapes.
K606. Escape by singing song. ---- Captive gradually moves away and at last escapes.
K606. Escape by singing song. ---- Captive gradually moves away and at last escapes.
K606. Escape by singing song. ---- Captive gradually moves away and at last escapes.
K606.0.1. Pursuer persuaded to sing while captive escapes.
K606.0.2. Escape by teaching song to watchman.
K606.0.3. Trickster, pretending not to see attacking enemy, sings song of friendship.
K606.1. Escape by playing music.
K606.1.1. Escape by playing magic music. ---- Captor is compelled to dance while victims escape.
K606.1.2. Escape by playing sleep-bringing music.
K606.1.2. Escape by playing sleep-bringing music.
K606.1.2.1. Escape by singing watchmen to sleep.
K606.1.3. Musician in hell playing for the devils, purposely breaks fiddle strings. ---- Must return to earth to repair strings.
K606.1.3. Musician in hell playing for the devils, purposely breaks fiddle strings. ---- Must return to earth to repair strings.
K606.1.4. Witch put off guard by playing on jew's harp.
K606.2. Escape by persuading captors to dance.
K607. Enemy in ambush (or disguise) deceived into declaring himself.
K607. Enemy in ambush (or disguise) deceived into declaring himself.
K607.1. The cave call. ---- ("Hello, house!") An animal suspecting the presence of an enemy in his cave (house), calls and receives no answer. He then says, "Don't you know, O cave, that we have agreed that I must call you when I come from abroad and that you in turn must answer me?" The hiding animal answers and the other flees.
K607.2. Crocodile masking as a log obeys suggestion that he move upstream. ---- He thus betrays himself.
K607.2. Crocodile masking as a log obeys suggestion that he move upstream. ---- He thus betrays himself.
K607.2. Crocodile masking as a log obeys suggestion that he move upstream. ---- He thus betrays himself.
K607.2.1. Crocodile in ambush betrays self by talking.
K607.3. Sham-dead man deceived into making gesture. ---- Obeys suggestion as to how dead man should act and betrays himself.
K607.3. Sham-dead man deceived into making gesture. ---- Obeys suggestion as to how dead man should act and betrays himself.
K607.3. Sham-dead man deceived into making gesture. ---- Obeys suggestion as to how dead man should act and betrays himself.
K607.3. Sham-dead man deceived into making gesture. ---- Obeys suggestion as to how dead man should act and betrays himself.
K607.3. Sham-dead man deceived into making gesture. ---- Obeys suggestion as to how dead man should act and betrays himself.
K607.3.1. Sham-dead tiger betrayed by his live penis.
K607.3.2. Sham-dead deceived into moving by absurd action.
K607.3.3. Leopard concealed in bundle betrays self when threat is made to run spear through bundle.
K608. Escape by laughing and crying at same time. ---- Captured bird cries in thinking of her little ones and laughs under pretext that the hunter is wasting his time instead of taking the treasure which she pretends is in her house. The hunter leaves her.
K608. Escape by laughing and crying at same time. ---- Captured bird cries in thinking of her little ones and laughs under pretext that the hunter is wasting his time instead of taking the treasure which she pretends is in her house. The hunter leaves her.
K608. Escape by laughing and crying at same time. ---- Captured bird cries in thinking of her little ones and laughs under pretext that the hunter is wasting his time instead of taking the treasure which she pretends is in her house. The hunter leaves her.
K611. Escape by putting captor off guard.
K611. Escape by putting captor off guard.
K611. Escape by putting captor off guard.
K611. Escape by putting captor off guard.
K611.1. Escape by pretended lousing. ---- Captive pretends to louse the captor but deceives him by cracking berries in the teeth (or the like).
K611.1. Escape by pretended lousing. ---- Captive pretends to louse the captor but deceives him by cracking berries in the teeth (or the like).
K611.1. Escape by pretended lousing. ---- Captive pretends to louse the captor but deceives him by cracking berries in the teeth (or the like).
K611.1. Escape by pretended lousing. ---- Captive pretends to louse the captor but deceives him by cracking berries in the teeth (or the like).
K611.1. Escape by pretended lousing. ---- Captive pretends to louse the captor but deceives him by cracking berries in the teeth (or the like).
K611.2. Escape by pretended cooking. ---- Girl pretends to be cooking meal for animal husband: escapes.
K611.2.1. Escape from madman by sending him for cooking water. (Cf. K605.)
K611.3. Escape on ship on wheels after having deceived the captor into laying away sword and helm to receive pretended gift.
K611.4. Man in devils' power makes them believe he will return and is permitted to leave. ---- Deceives them.
K612. Prisoner released on promise to wed guard (captor).
K612. Prisoner released on promise to wed guard (captor).
K612. Prisoner released on promise to wed guard (captor).
K613. Prisoner released on promise of life-long allegiance.
K614. Animal captor appeased by being fed captive's family.
K614. Animal captor appeased by being fed captive's family.
K615. Boy in hole escapes descending log by digging hole.
K619. Murderer or captor beguiled -- miscellaneous.
K619.1. Cannibals advised to be absent while hero is being cooked; ---- else he will not taste right. Hero escapes.
K619.1.1. Cleanest girl to be eaten by ogress: ---- clever girl shakes sesame into fire to simulate sound of burning lice.
K619.2. Pursuer persuaded to put oil on a tree when he wants to climb after fugitives.
K619.3. Trickster persuades pursuers to play fatal deceptive game.
K620. Escape by deceiving the guard.
K620. Escape by deceiving the guard.
K621. Escape by blinding the guard. ---- Pepper or tobacco thrown into his eyes. *Type 73.
K621. Escape by blinding the guard. ---- Pepper or tobacco thrown into his eyes. *Type 73.
K621. Escape by blinding the guard. ---- Pepper or tobacco thrown into his eyes. *Type 73.
K621. Escape by blinding the guard. ---- Pepper or tobacco thrown into his eyes. *Type 73.
K621.1. Red ants' nest broken and thrown down on ogre's head.
K621.2. Escape from animals by blowing ashes into their faces.
K622. Captive plays further and further from watchman and escapes.
K622.1. Escape by pretended debate as to which must be judged. ---- Jackals thus induce leopard to permit them to enter their cave, while he waits in vain.
K622.2. Escape from captor by throwing objects to great distance which captor tries to procure.
K623. Watchman outwitted by having rope stretched across the road while fugitives escape.
K624. Abductors tricked into running race while captive escapes.
K625. Escape by giving narcotic to guards.
K625. Escape by giving narcotic to guards.
K625. Escape by giving narcotic to guards.
K625. Escape by giving narcotic to guards.
K625. Escape by giving narcotic to guards.
K625.1. Escape of girl foiled by hero's refusal to take narcotic. Type 306.
K625.2. Escape by making the watchmen drunk.
K626. Escape by bribing the guard.
K626.1. Escape by throwing money (treasure) so that guards fight over it.
K629. Escape by deceiving the guard -- miscellaneous.
K629.1. Escape by pretended bathing of guard. Boiling water used.
K629.1.1. Man and woman escape by sending the she-bear to bring the woman's "forgotten" comb.
K629.2. Guardian enticed away.
K629.2.1. Tiger enticed away to gather berries: victims escape.
K629.2.2. Tiger enticed away by slain pig.
K630. Escape by disarming (making pursuit difficult).
K630. Escape by disarming (making pursuit difficult).
K631. Captor induced to disarm himself.
K631. Captor induced to disarm himself.
K631. Captor induced to disarm himself.
K631.1. Captive dodges when captor tries to cut off his hand; ---- the hatchet sticks in a log and the captor is disarmed.
K631.2. Disarming by a shooting test. ---- The captor is thus induced to fire all his shots. Type 1528*.
K631.3. Person holds hat just outside shelter; enemies shoot at it, ---- either giving away their position or putting themselves at a disadvantage in having to reload.
K632. Mice gnaw enemies' bow strings and prevent pursuit.
K632. Mice gnaw enemies' bow strings and prevent pursuit.
K632. Mice gnaw enemies' bow strings and prevent pursuit.
K632.1. Army of mice save kingdom from enemy invading force by gnawing their provisions, ammunition, etc., to shreds.
K633. Captor's powder is removed, ashes substituted: gun does not discharge.
K634. Escape by arranging captor's clothes so as to delay him.
K634.1. Escape by throwing captor's clothes on the fire. Type 67*.
K634.2. Master thief persuades captors to dive into water: steals their clothes.
K635. Sleeping enemies' hair tied to an object prevents pursuit.
K635. Sleeping enemies' hair tied to an object prevents pursuit.
K635. Sleeping enemies' hair tied to an object prevents pursuit.
K635. Sleeping enemies' hair tied to an object prevents pursuit.
K635.1. Hair of sleeping maiden tied to tree so that she is not able to rise.
K636. Holes bored in enemies' boats prevent pursuit.
K636.1. Paddles broken in enemies' boat prevent pursuit.
K637. Cutting thongs of sleds prevents pursuit.
K638. Captive tied to captor escapes by tying end of rope to a post.
K640. Escape by help of confederate.
K640. Escape by help of confederate.
K640. Escape by help of confederate.
K640. Escape by help of confederate.
K641. One animal saves another by frightening enemy away.
K642. Free animal saves its captured friend.
K642.1. Crow and rat release deer from snare.
K643. Confederate sings and delays pursuers so that fugitive escapes.
K644. Monkey attracts attention of mowers until young birds can fly away from the harvest field.
K645. Monkey saves condemned birds through feigned dream.
K646. Fugitive's confederate misdirects pursuer.
K646. Fugitive's confederate misdirects pursuer.
K646. Fugitive's confederate misdirects pursuer.
K646. Fugitive's confederate misdirects pursuer.
K646. Fugitive's confederate misdirects pursuer.
K647. Confederate cuts rope almost in two so that prisoner breaks it and flees.
K648. Bird's call attracts attention of pursuer so that trickster escapes.
K649. Escape by help of confederate -- miscellaneous.
K649.1. Confederate hides fugitive.
K649.1.1. One animal swallows another to save him from pursuer.
K649.1.2. Tiger-mother hides concealed guests in jar.
K649.1.3. Confederate sits on hero and saves him.
K649.2. Rescuer disguised as officer gains custody of prisoner.
K649.3. Boys scolded in order to conceal their identity.
K649.4. Son mentioned as daughter in order to save him from enemy's pursuit.
K649.5. Boys warned by dogs' names to escape.
K649.6. Sons warned by talk to oaks to hide.
K649.7. Confederate in disguise helps man escape.
K649.7.1. Confederate in disguise as beggar helps to escape.
K649.7.1. Confederate in disguise as beggar helps to escape.
K649.7.1. Confederate in disguise as beggar helps to escape.
K649.7.1. Confederate in disguise as beggar helps to escape.
K649.7.2. Helper dressed in bear's skin helps to escape.
K649.7.2. Helper dressed in bear's skin helps to escape.
K649.7.2. Helper dressed in bear's skin helps to escape.
K649.7.2. Helper dressed in bear's skin helps to escape.
K649.7.3. Confederate in disguise as "troll" frightens king's men, ---- while his daughter helps prisoner to escape. (Cf. F455.)
K649.8. Confederate saves fugitive by shammed pursuit.
K649.9. Confederate causes confusion so that prisoner can escape.
K649.9. Confederate causes confusion so that prisoner can escape.
K649.10. Prisoner escapes by means of wolf ---- which he lures near by smearing honey on the feet.
K649.10. Prisoner escapes by means of wolf ---- which he lures near by smearing honey on the feet.
K649.11. Escape by cutting fetters on stones, etc.
K649.12. Confederate persuades captor to throw away disguised trickster.
K650. Other means of escape.
K651. Wolf descends into well in one bucket and rescues fox in the other. *Type 32.
K652. Fox climbs from pit on wolf's back. *Type 31.
K655. Prisoner kills his watchers who enter to torture him. ---- Escapes.
K656. Captors lured into drowning selves.
K657. Exaggerated tales about escapes.
K661. Escape from suspicion of crime.
K661. Escape from suspicion of crime.
K661.1. Fool's brothers substitute a goat for the body of the man he has killed: thus save him. *Type 1600.
K661.1. Fool's brothers substitute a goat for the body of the man he has killed: thus save him. *Type 1600.
K661.1. Fool's brothers substitute a goat for the body of the man he has killed: thus save him. *Type 1600.
K661.2. Statue mourned and buried in order to account for murdered person.
K661.3. Insect in nose of murdered person simulates snoring and allays suspicion.
K661.4. Waxen statue left instead of abducted queen.
K671. Captive throws his hat to lions who fight over it while he escapes.
K671. Captive throws his hat to lions who fight over it while he escapes.
K671. Captive throws his hat to lions who fight over it while he escapes.
K671. Captive throws his hat to lions who fight over it while he escapes.
K671. Captive throws his hat to lions who fight over it while he escapes.
K672. Captive throws his shoe at serpent who chokes while he escapes.
K675. Sleeping potion given to man who is to pass the night with a girl. ---- (Sometimes magic pillow or magic sleeping card.)
K675. Sleeping potion given to man who is to pass the night with a girl. ---- (Sometimes magic pillow or magic sleeping card.)
K675. Sleeping potion given to man who is to pass the night with a girl. ---- (Sometimes magic pillow or magic sleeping card.)
K675. Sleeping potion given to man who is to pass the night with a girl. ---- (Sometimes magic pillow or magic sleeping card.)
K675. Sleeping potion given to man who is to pass the night with a girl. ---- (Sometimes magic pillow or magic sleeping card.)
K675. Sleeping potion given to man who is to pass the night with a girl. ---- (Sometimes magic pillow or magic sleeping card.)
K675. Sleeping potion given to man who is to pass the night with a girl. ---- (Sometimes magic pillow or magic sleeping card.)
K675. Sleeping potion given to man who is to pass the night with a girl. ---- (Sometimes magic pillow or magic sleeping card.)
K675. Sleeping potion given to man who is to pass the night with a girl. ---- (Sometimes magic pillow or magic sleeping card.)
K675.1. Paramour unwittingly drinks sleeping potion. ---- Is thought dead and placed in a chest. Chest is stolen. When he escapes he is accused of being a robber. He is saved by his mistress's maid who explains all, transferring the role played by her mistress to herself.
K675.1. Paramour unwittingly drinks sleeping potion. ---- Is thought dead and placed in a chest. Chest is stolen. When he escapes he is accused of being a robber. He is saved by his mistress's maid who explains all, transferring the role played by her mistress to herself.
K676. Trickster persuades pursuers to ride in his basket. ---- Leaves basket on limb of tree and escapes.
K677. Hero tests the rope on which he is to be pulled to upper world. ---- By placing stones on the rope he discovers his companions' treacherous plan to cut the rope. *Type 301.
K677. Hero tests the rope on which he is to be pulled to upper world. ---- By placing stones on the rope he discovers his companions' treacherous plan to cut the rope. *Type 301.
K677. Hero tests the rope on which he is to be pulled to upper world. ---- By placing stones on the rope he discovers his companions' treacherous plan to cut the rope. *Type 301.
K677. Hero tests the rope on which he is to be pulled to upper world. ---- By placing stones on the rope he discovers his companions' treacherous plan to cut the rope. *Type 301.
K677.1. Hero hides in treasure box and thus circumvents plot to leave him below when companions pull up box.
K678. Cutting rope to kill ogre who is climbing the rope to reach his victim.
K683. Small animal in mouth of larger causes captor to spit him out. ---- (Defecates.)
K685. Escape by catching hold of limbs of tree while passing under it.
K686. Escape by announcing great catastrophe ---- (end of world or the like).
K687. Birds escape death by flying away with net.
K700--K799 Capture by deception.
K700. Capture by deception.
K700. Capture by deception.
K700. Capture by deception.
K700. Capture by deception.
K700. Capture by deception.
K700. Capture by deception.
K700. Capture by deception.
K700. Capture by deception.
K700. Capture by deception.
K700. Capture by deception.
K700. Capture by deception.
K710. Victim enticed into voluntary captivity or helplessness.
K711. Deception into entering bag.
K711.0.1. Birds enticed into bag.
K711.1. Deception into magic bag which closes on prisoner.
K711.2. Leopard persuaded to enter bag in order to see trickster perform marvel.
K711.2.1. Miser induced to thrust his head into bag; ---- noose pulled by thief afterwards.
K711.3. Ogre frightened into rolling self in mat: burned.
K711.4. Witch tells boy to pass down some of fruit from tree, ---- catches hold of him and puts him in her sack when he bends down.
K713. Deception into allowing oneself to be fettered.
K713.1. Deception into allowing oneself to be tied.
K713.1. Deception into allowing oneself to be tied.
K713.1. Deception into allowing oneself to be tied.
K713.1.1. Animal allows himself to be tied so as to avoid being carried off by storm.
K713.1.2. Animal allows himself to be tied to another for safety. ---- Carried to his death. (Cf. J2132.6.)
K713.1.3. Animal persuaded to be tied by promise of food.
K713.1.4. Animal persuaded to be tied through curiosity to learn secret names.
K713.1.4. Animal persuaded to be tied through curiosity to learn secret names.
K713.1.5. Ogre allows self to be tied so as to learn magic.
K713.1.6. Animal allows self to be tied so as to learn music.
K713.1.7. Faithless wife ties sleeping husband's hair to bed, allowing lover to kill him.
K713.1.7. Faithless wife ties sleeping husband's hair to bed, allowing lover to kill him.
K713.1.7. Faithless wife ties sleeping husband's hair to bed, allowing lover to kill him.
K713.1.8. Women bind warrior's hair to wall of hostel while he sleeps.
K713.2. Deception into putting on a collar.
K713.3. Hare persuades wolf and fox to put their heads in loops on rope and thus strangles them to death.
K714. Deception into entering box (or prison).
K714. Deception into entering box (or prison).
K714.1. Victim tricked into prison and kept there.
K714.1.1. Trickster persuades policeman to take his place in the stocks. ---- Then tricks policeman's wife into giving him jewels.
K714.2. Victim tricked into entering box.
K714.2.1. Victim tricked into jumping in a box by making him think he is going to heaven. (Cf. K842.)
K714.2.2. Tiger enticed into coffin.
K714.3. Dupe tricked into entering hollow tree.
K714.4. Victim tricked into entering basket.
K714.5. Woman persuaded to hide head in jug: she is caught.
K714.6. Animal lured into lion's den.
K714.7. Victim lured into following deer sent by demon to cave. ---- Dies of suffocation.
K714.8. Fish enticed into trap (promised new skins).
K714.9. Deceived lion stuck in cave entrance; becomes food for hare.
K714.9.1. Fox deceives lion into entering pit.
K715. Deception into allowing oneself to be hanged. ---- ("Show me how!") Executioner must show the hero how to use the gallows. The hero hangs the executioner.
K715. Deception into allowing oneself to be hanged. ---- ("Show me how!") Executioner must show the hero how to use the gallows. The hero hangs the executioner.
K717. Deception into bottle (vessel). ---- Insects (or a spirit) having escaped from a bottle are told that they cannot return. They accept the challenge and go back into the bottle. *Type 331.
K717. Deception into bottle (vessel). ---- Insects (or a spirit) having escaped from a bottle are told that they cannot return. They accept the challenge and go back into the bottle. *Type 331.
K717. Deception into bottle (vessel). ---- Insects (or a spirit) having escaped from a bottle are told that they cannot return. They accept the challenge and go back into the bottle. *Type 331.
K717. Deception into bottle (vessel). ---- Insects (or a spirit) having escaped from a bottle are told that they cannot return. They accept the challenge and go back into the bottle. *Type 331.
K721. Cock persuaded to crow with closed eyes.
K721.1. Dupe persuaded to close eyes and open mouth; ---- then hot stones are thrown down throat.
K721.1. Dupe persuaded to close eyes and open mouth; ---- then hot stones are thrown down throat.
K722. Giant tricked into becoming mouse. ---- Cat eats him up. *Types545AB.
K722. Giant tricked into becoming mouse. ---- Cat eats him up. *Types545AB.
K722. Giant tricked into becoming mouse. ---- Cat eats him up. *Types545AB.
K722. Giant tricked into becoming mouse. ---- Cat eats him up. *Types545AB.
K722.1. Dragon enticed into pot while in its child-form, ---- boiled, so it can see "courage".
K724. Dupe induced to waste his bullets, then seized.
K725. Dupe lured away from protection of friends: captured.
K726. Dupe persuaded to ride on trickster's back: captured. (Cf. J651.1.)
K728. Foxes crawl into whale's house and are killed.
K730. Victim trapped.
K730. Victim trapped.
K730. Victim trapped.
K730. Victim trapped.
K730. Victim trapped.
K730. Victim trapped.
K730.1. Animal trapped through curiosity as to what the trap is.
K730.1. Animal trapped through curiosity as to what the trap is.
K730.1.1. Claim that a trap is a prayer house.
K730.2. Frog causes deer to dance into snare.
K730.3. Leopard traps lion by having two doors to cave, one large, one small. ---- Lion enters large entrance and leopard leaves by small and attacks back of lion.
K730.4. Tortoise leads elephant down wrong trail into trap.
K730.5. Birds led into trap by promise of a feast.
K731. Wildboar captured in church. *Type 1640.
K732. Intruder captured in chimney. ---- Burned. *Type 124.
K732. Intruder captured in chimney. ---- Burned. *Type 124.
K735. Capture in pitfall. (Cf. B361. *Type 160.)
K735. Capture in pitfall. (Cf. B361. *Type 160.)
K735. Capture in pitfall. (Cf. B361. *Type 160.)
K735. Capture in pitfall. (Cf. B361. *Type 160.)
K735. Capture in pitfall. (Cf. B361. *Type 160.)
K735.1. Mats over holes as pitfall.
K735.2. Capture in trap seat.
K735.3. Knight captured in pitfall while his horse escapes.
K735.4. Capture in trap bed: victim dropped into dungeon.
K735.4.1. Pit placed under a bed.
K735.5. Dupe tricked into well: left there.
K735.5. Dupe tricked into well: left there.
K735.6. Tiger enticed into pit by being tempted to leap after boar-leader.
K736. Snapping door. ---- Traps victims.
K737. Capture by closing entrance to victim's home.
K737.1. Dupe lured into hole and entrance closed.
K737.2. Tiger persuaded to walk into house: locked in.
K741. Capture by tarbaby. ---- An image covered with tar (or other adhesive substance) captures the intruder who addresses it and finally strikes it so that he sticks to it. *Type 175.
K741. Capture by tarbaby. ---- An image covered with tar (or other adhesive substance) captures the intruder who addresses it and finally strikes it so that he sticks to it. *Type 175.
K741.1. Capture by tarring back of a horse.
K742. Capture between branches of tree. ---- Small animal lures large one, who cannot get loose.
K743. Victim captured in a nose.
K745. Victim burned in building.
K750. Capture by decoy.
K751. Capture by feigning death. (Cf. K757. *Types 47A, 56A.)
K751. Capture by feigning death. (Cf. K757. *Types 47A, 56A.)
K751. Capture by feigning death. (Cf. K757. *Types 47A, 56A.)
K751. Capture by feigning death. (Cf. K757. *Types 47A, 56A.)
K751. Capture by feigning death. (Cf. K757. *Types 47A, 56A.)
K751.1. Capture by hiding in animal carcass. ---- Animal who comes to eat of carcass caught.
K751.2. Man plays dead and hides in money chest: catches thief.
K752. Capture by hiding under screen ---- (grass, leaves, etc.)
K752. Capture by hiding under screen ---- (grass, leaves, etc.)
K753. Capture by hiding in disguised objects.
K753.1. Capture by hiding in disguised ship.
K754. Capture by hiding in artificial animal.
K754. Capture by hiding in artificial animal.
K754. Capture by hiding in artificial animal.
K754.1. Trojan wooden horse. ---- Permits capture of the city by concealing soldiers.
K754.2. Capture by hiding in artificial elephant.
K754.3. Capture by hiding in artificial bird.
K755. Capture by masking as another.
K755.1. Abduction by fraudulently giving signal of husband's return. (Cf. K1354.3.2.)
K755.1. Abduction by fraudulently giving signal of husband's return. (Cf. K1354.3.2.)
K755.1. Abduction by fraudulently giving signal of husband's return. (Cf. K1354.3.2.)
K756. Capture by imitation of animal's voice.
K756. Capture by imitation of animal's voice.
K756.1. Birds captured by imitating their song.
K756.2. Attempted capture by causing animal to make noise.
K756.2.1. Attempted capture by causing owner's pig to squeal at night.
K756.2.2. Attempted capture by ringing cowbell to sound as if cow has wandered far away. (Cf. K341.7.)
K756.3. Bird catches fishes by imitating voice of friend.
K757.
K758. Capture by hiding in baskets of food.
K758. Capture by hiding in baskets of food.
K761. Capture by putting on the clothes of slain enemy.
K762. Stranger asks woman for fire: abducts her.
K763. Capture by hiding in hollow tree.
K764. Witch pretends to be starving beggar woman in order to capture child.
K764. Witch pretends to be starving beggar woman in order to capture child.
K767. Hare carries disguised lion covered with honey, thus luring animals into trap.
K770. Other deceptive captures.
K771. Unicorn tricked into running horn into tree. *Type 1640.
K771. Unicorn tricked into running horn into tree. *Type 1640.
K771.1. Lioness enticed into putting head into wall to pursue hare who escapes through hole. Gets stuck.
K772. Victim enticed into dancing: captured.
K772. Victim enticed into dancing: captured.
K772.1. Crabs induced to take moonlight walks: eaten.
K773. Deception by having victim pick trickster's teeth.
K774. Capture by sight of women's breasts. ---- Women with uncovered breasts meet hero. He averts his face and is captured.
K774. Capture by sight of women's breasts. ---- Women with uncovered breasts meet hero. He averts his face and is captured.
K774. Capture by sight of women's breasts. ---- Women with uncovered breasts meet hero. He averts his face and is captured.
K774. Capture by sight of women's breasts. ---- Women with uncovered breasts meet hero. He averts his face and is captured.
K774. Capture by sight of women's breasts. ---- Women with uncovered breasts meet hero. He averts his face and is captured.
K774.1. Sight of women's breasts used to appease enemies.
K774.2. Sight of unclothed women calms rage of youthful hero.
K775. Capture by luring merchant to look at supposed bargain.
K775.1. Capture by taking aboard ship to inspect wares.
K776. Capture by intoxication (or narcotic).
K776. Capture by intoxication (or narcotic).
K776. Capture by intoxication (or narcotic).
K776.1. Capture with aid of sleep-bringing music.
K776.1. Capture with aid of sleep-bringing music.
K776.1. Capture with aid of sleep-bringing music.
K776.1.1. Fortress captured as harper puts garrison to sleep with music while besiegers place fingers in ears.
K776.2. Man is made drunk and left in temple at mercy of demons.
K777. Capture of castle by pretending to surrender and entering.
K777. Capture of castle by pretending to surrender and entering.
K777. Capture of castle by pretending to surrender and entering.
K777. Capture of castle by pretending to surrender and entering.
K778. Capture through the wiles of a woman. (Cf. K774.)
K778. Capture through the wiles of a woman. (Cf. K774.)
K778. Capture through the wiles of a woman. (Cf. K774.)
K778. Capture through the wiles of a woman. (Cf. K774.)
K778. Capture through the wiles of a woman. (Cf. K774.)
K778. Capture through the wiles of a woman. (Cf. K774.)
K778. Capture through the wiles of a woman. (Cf. K774.)
K778. Capture through the wiles of a woman. (Cf. K774.)
K778. Capture through the wiles of a woman. (Cf. K774.)
K778. Capture through the wiles of a woman. (Cf. K774.)
K778. Capture through the wiles of a woman. (Cf. K774.)
K778.1. Woman (Amazon) in disguise invites enemies singly into forest and overcomes them.
K778.1. Woman (Amazon) in disguise invites enemies singly into forest and overcomes them.
K778.1. Woman (Amazon) in disguise invites enemies singly into forest and overcomes them.
K778.2. Amazonian woman disguised as leper seduces and binds enemies one by one.
K778.3. Capture by luring to courtesan's house.
K778.4. Attack made on groom after he has been invited to female apartments to have meal with bride.
K778.5. Adulteress lures husband so as to have him killed.
K781. Castle captured with assistance of owner's daughter. ---- She loves the attacker. (Cf. K811.1.1, K2340.)
K781. Castle captured with assistance of owner's daughter. ---- She loves the attacker. (Cf. K811.1.1, K2340.)
K781. Castle captured with assistance of owner's daughter. ---- She loves the attacker. (Cf. K811.1.1, K2340.)
K781. Castle captured with assistance of owner's daughter. ---- She loves the attacker. (Cf. K811.1.1, K2340.)
K782. Capture by lying in wait in enemy's haunt.
K783. Capture by blinding.
K783.1. Enemy blinded with chili powder and overpowered.
K785. In duel with long poles the ogre is forced into the pig-sty. Type 1083.
K786. Fairy wins kiss in game; ---- embraces woman and flies off with her through skylight (smoke hole).
K786. Fairy wins kiss in game; ---- embraces woman and flies off with her through skylight (smoke hole).
K786. Fairy wins kiss in game; ---- embraces woman and flies off with her through skylight (smoke hole).
K786. Fairy wins kiss in game; ---- embraces woman and flies off with her through skylight (smoke hole).
K786. Fairy wins kiss in game; ---- embraces woman and flies off with her through skylight (smoke hole).
K787. Maiden sent to rendezvous with lover, who is captured.
K788. Woman lured into the forest and captured.
K788.1. Princess lured into the forest by harp-playing boy or thief.
K800--K999 Killing or maiming by deception.
K800. Killing or maiming by deception.
K800. Killing or maiming by deception.
K800. Killing or maiming by deception.
K800. Killing or maiming by deception.
K800. Killing or maiming by deception.
K800. Killing or maiming by deception.
K810. Fatal deception into trickster's power.
K810. Fatal deception into trickster's power.
K810. Fatal deception into trickster's power.
K811. Victim lured into house and killed. *Type 56B.
K811.0.1. Animal enticed into palace after it had long fed out of trickster's hand.
K811.1. Enemies invited to banquet and killed. (Cf. K871.2.)
K811.1. Enemies invited to banquet and killed. (Cf. K871.2.)
K811.1. Enemies invited to banquet and killed. (Cf. K871.2.)
K811.1.1. With help of captor's daughter, prisoners slay many of his soldiers at a banquet. (Cf. K781.)
K811.1.2. Enemies invited to feast and poisoned.
K811.2. Jackals persuaded to enter pit to escape coming storm. ---- Killed.
K811.3. Cruel king lured to enemy's power by invitation to false execution. ---- He comes to see a girl die and is killed himself.
K811.4. Hostile visitors lured into iron house concealed by wooden walls. ---- Hosts set fire to house.
K811.5. Pretended friend puts food on far side of hidden ditch, ---- victim falls in and is killed.
K812. Victim burned in his own house ---- (or hiding place).
K812. Victim burned in his own house ---- (or hiding place).
K812.1. Dupe's house set afire so that he is burned in trying to put out fire.
K812.1.1. Boy teaches giants how to lay a carpet of dried grass and naptha over the hard ground floor of their cave, ---- sets fire to it and thus suffocates them.
K812.2. Men lured to their death when their fields are set on fire.
K812.3. Monkey lures tiger into tree-top and sets fire to it.
K812.4. Owner burns intruder in house.
K813. Stag killed by lion into whose den the fox puts him.
K813.1. Whimbrel sends his adulterous mate to meet him in cave. ---- He has arranged with lion to be there to eat her.
K813.2. Hare tricks civet cat into being eaten by lion.
K814. Overcurious dupe enters trickster's basket and is killed.
K815. Victim lured by kind words approaches trickster and is killed. *Type 242.
K815. Victim lured by kind words approaches trickster and is killed. *Type 242.
K815. Victim lured by kind words approaches trickster and is killed. *Type 242.
K815. Victim lured by kind words approaches trickster and is killed. *Type 242.
K815. Victim lured by kind words approaches trickster and is killed. *Type 242.
K815.1. Fox persuades cock to come down and talk to him. ---- Kills him.
K815.1.1. Fox tries to persuade cock to come down and talk to him. ---- Cock calls dog and fox flees.
K815.2. Spider invites wasp (fly) to rest on her "white curtain". ---- Eats her.
K815.3. Dogs listen to wolves' hypocritical words. ---- Are killed.
K815.4. Cat invites hens to a feast and kills them.
K815.5. Owl invites cricket to share his nectar. ---- Kills him.
K815.6. Snake promises to do no harm to frog. ---- Kills him.
K815.7. Cat acts as judge between sparrow and hare; eats them both.
K815.8. Hawk persuades doves to elect him their king. ---- Kills them.
K815.8. Hawk persuades doves to elect him their king. ---- Kills them.
K815.9. Tiger flatters cow into showing that she has few teeth. ---- Kills her.
K815.10. Weasel induces cuckoo to tell him that it cries at night when asleep. ---- Hence weasels can kill cuckoos.
K815.11. Wounded wolf persuades lamb to bring him a drink, ---- adding that he will get his own food.
K815.12. Boat lured to land with kind words and wrecked ---- in order to take vengeance on the men.
K815.13. Cat makes truce with mice. ---- When they have become friendly, he eats them.
K815.14.
K815.14.1. Fish, lured by kind words, are killed by old man.
K815.15. Cat lures young foxes from den with music. ---- Kills them.
K815.16. Jackal feigns holiness but seizes worshipping rats.
K815.17. King of fishes eats his subjects as they pay him their respects day and night.
K815.18. Serpent asks his victim to feed him with honey, ---- then seizes and swallows him.
K815.19. Victim told to stand ready by tree to catch bee nest as it falls; ---- trickster throws club at him instead.
K816. Dupe lured to supposed dance and killed.
K818. Victim persuaded to disarm. ---- Killed.
K818. Victim persuaded to disarm. ---- Killed.
K818. Victim persuaded to disarm. ---- Killed.
K818.1. Man killed with sword, which he himself is tricked into passing to captured enemy.
K818.2. Giantess killed with the spear she herself has given hero.
K818.3. Victim's arrows made harmless.
K818.4. Deception by hiding weapons.
K821. Fairies in animal form persuaded they will hear music better in own shapes. ---- Are killed.
K822. Women draw warrior aside so that confederate may kill him.
K824. Sham doctor kills his patients.
K824. Sham doctor kills his patients.
K824.1. Sham doctor kills ogre (giant).
K824.1. Sham doctor kills ogre (giant).
K824.1. Sham doctor kills ogre (giant).
K824.1. Sham doctor kills ogre (giant).
K825. Victim persuaded to hold out his tongue: cut off. ---- Robbers induced by various excuses (to learn to sing, to learn foreign language, to have a hair taken off the tongue). Type 1653.
K825. Victim persuaded to hold out his tongue: cut off. ---- Robbers induced by various excuses (to learn to sing, to learn foreign language, to have a hair taken off the tongue). Type 1653.
K825. Victim persuaded to hold out his tongue: cut off. ---- Robbers induced by various excuses (to learn to sing, to learn foreign language, to have a hair taken off the tongue). Type 1653.
K825.1. Cormorant's tongue pulled out by putting louse on it.
K825.1. Cormorant's tongue pulled out by putting louse on it.
K825.1.1. Victim persuaded to hold out tongue: bitten off.
K825.2. Elephant killed by cutting off trunk which is poked into cave after victims.
K825.3. Man causes victim to bite his tongue off.
K825.4. Man persuaded to hold out hand for alleged letter from king. ---- Hand cut off.
K826. Hoodwinked dancers. ---- A trickster induces ducks to dance with closed eyes and kills them.
K826. Hoodwinked dancers. ---- A trickster induces ducks to dance with closed eyes and kills them.
K826. Hoodwinked dancers. ---- A trickster induces ducks to dance with closed eyes and kills them.
K826. Hoodwinked dancers. ---- A trickster induces ducks to dance with closed eyes and kills them.
K827. Dupe persuaded to relax vigilance; seized.
K827.1. Fox persuades bird to show him how she acts in a storm: ---- he devours her. (Bird has advised other bird how to avoid the fox; he is revenged.) *Type 56A.
K827.2. Cannibals persuaded to take snuff: killed.
K827.3. Dupe persuaded to sing (dance) on trickster's body. ---- When he approaches the mouth he is killed.
K827.4. Fox shams death and catches crows that come to feed on him.
K827.5. Cheese smeared on crab lures giant to smell him. ---- Crab pinches giant's neck and kills him.
K828. Bloodthirsty animal by trickery admitted to fold: kills peaceful animal. Type 123.
K828. Bloodthirsty animal by trickery admitted to fold: kills peaceful animal. Type 123.
K828.1. Fox in sheepskin gains admission to fold and kills sheep.
K828.1. Fox in sheepskin gains admission to fold and kills sheep.
K828.2. Fox feigning illness admitted to hen-roost and kills the hens.
K828.2. Fox feigning illness admitted to hen-roost and kills the hens.
K828.3. Wolf tries to cheat ewe by posing as ram.
K831. Victim killed while being bathed.
K831.1. Slave washing mistress's back in stream pushes her into crocodile hole.
K831.1.1. Trickster sends dupe to well for drink of water; pushes him in.
K831.2. Monkey killed by girls who pretend to wash its buttocks.
K832. Dupe induced to look about: seized and killed.
K832.1. Jealous wife tells sister to look below: pushes her over cliff.
K832.1.1. Victim persuaded to look into well or pond: pushed in. Type 408.
K832.2. Fencer calls opponent's attention to something behind him: ---- when opponent looks around he cuts off his head.
K832.3. Female confederate disrobes before hero, who is attacked when he looks away.
K832.3. Female confederate disrobes before hero, who is attacked when he looks away.
K832.4. Man gets bear off guard by telling her to listen for hunters: kills her.
K832.5. Victim persuaded to look for certain tree: pushed over cliff.
K832.6. Man asked to look at birds: pulled into pool.
K833. Man lured into aiding trickster who has feigned an accident or needs help. ---- Is killed.
K834. Victim killed while asleep in killer's house.
K834. Victim killed while asleep in killer's house.
K834. Victim killed while asleep in killer's house.
K834.1. Dupe tricked into sleeping. ---- Killed.
K835. Dragon deceived into listening to tale: hero cuts off its head.
K836. Ferocious boar fed and put to sleep by rubbing. ---- Killed.
K837. Victim killed while load is being taken from his back.
K838. Victim lured into trough: is pounded up with poisoned fish.
K839. Fatal deception into trickster's power -- miscellaneous.
K839.1. Victim enticed into eating: killed when off guard.
K839.2. Victim lured into approach by false token.
K839.2. Victim lured into approach by false token.
K839.2. Victim lured into approach by false token.
K839.3. Victim enticed into drinking by over-salting his food: ---- killed when off guard.
K839.4. King who demands milk from all hornless cows forced to accept bog stuff milked from wooden cows: ---- he dies.
K839.5. Camel lures wolf into looking at the writing on his breast. ---- Crushes wolf.
K839.6. Supernaturals tricked into (fatal) exposure to daylight.
K840. Deception into fatal substitution.
K841. Substitute for execution obtained by trickery. *Type 1538.
K841.1. Substitute for execution obtained by trickery. ---- Report that man executed just then will be king in heaven.
K842.
K842.
K842.1. Dupe persuaded to take prisoner's place suspended in air. Type 1535.
K842.2. Dupe persuaded to take prisoner's place in pit.
K842.3. Tied animal persuades another to take his place.
K842.4. Raja substitutes himself for condemned man. ---- Made to believe that this will take him to heaven.
K843. Dupe persuaded to be killed in order to go to heaven.
K843.1. Dupes persuaded to be burned, thinking they will be sent back with gifts.
K844. Dupe persuaded to play for wedding party. ---- Takes place of trickster, who sets fire and burns him up.
K845. Pursuer persuaded to take fugitive's place in supposed swing. ---- Hanged. (Cf. K852.)
K846. Trickster being attacked by ferocious animal persuades dupe to take his place.
K850. Fatal deceptive game.
K850. Fatal deceptive game.
K850. Fatal deceptive game.
K850. Fatal deceptive game.
K850. Fatal deceptive game.
K850. Fatal deceptive game.
K850. Fatal deceptive game.
K850. Fatal deceptive game.
K850. Fatal deceptive game.
K851. Deceptive game: burning each other. ---- Dupe burned (boiled) to death.
K852. Deceptive game: hanging each other. ---- Dupe really hanged.
K852. Deceptive game: hanging each other. ---- Dupe really hanged.
K853. Fatal game: drowning.
K854. Fatal game: throwing from cliff. ---- Spider throws its young; other animal imitates.
K855. Fatal swinging game. ---- Old woman causes swing to break when her rival is swinging.
K855. Fatal swinging game. ---- Old woman causes swing to break when her rival is swinging.
K855. Fatal swinging game. ---- Old woman causes swing to break when her rival is swinging.
K855.1. Deceptive game: bear cubs sway in tree.
K856. Fatal game: dying and reviving. ---- Hero has power of resuscitation but fails to revive his enemy.
K856. Fatal game: dying and reviving. ---- Hero has power of resuscitation but fails to revive his enemy.
K857. Deceptive game: throwing away knives. ---- (Not fatal.)
K858. Fatal game: shaving necks. ---- Dupe's head cut off.
K861. Fatal game: sewing each other up. ---- Hare is partly sewed up, but he sews antelope entirely up so that he dies.
K863. Shooting game: blind man's arrow aimed. ---- It kills his friend. (Balder's death.)
K863.1. Jealous husband tricks blind poet into slaying wife's lover with infallible spear.
K864. Fatal apple-throwing game.
K865. Fatal game: putting heads in notches.
K866. Fatal game: rolling down hill on barrel. ---- Dupe crushed.
K867. Fatal duel: brother kills brother in pretended game.
K867. Fatal duel: brother kills brother in pretended game.
K867. Fatal duel: brother kills brother in pretended game.
K867. Fatal duel: brother kills brother in pretended game.
K867.1. Deceptive sword-game: brother killed.
K868. Deceptive game: butting one another like rams. ---- Robbers kill selves.
K869. Fatal deceptive game -- miscellaneous.
K869.1. Deceptive game: fox wants to be frightened; ---- titmouse whistles for dogs and the fox is nearly caught.
K869.2. Deceptive hide and seek game. ---- Hide and seek game proposed by seven demons so as to kill hero.
K869.3. Deceptive game: "Eat me up!" ---- Camel is killed by lion.
K869.4. Fatal swimming race. ---- To trick spirits hero proposes a swimming race. As each spirit arrives, hero drowns it.
K870. Fatal deception by narcotic (intoxication).
K871. Fatal intoxication.
K871. Fatal intoxication.
K871. Fatal intoxication.
K871. Fatal intoxication.
K871. Fatal intoxication.
K871.1. Army intoxicated and overcome.
K871.2. Slaughter of drunken enemies in banquet hall. (Cf. K811.1.)
K872. Judith and Holofernes: ---- girl from enemy camp chosen to sleep with intoxicated general kills him in bed.
K872. Judith and Holofernes: ---- girl from enemy camp chosen to sleep with intoxicated general kills him in bed.
K872.1. Girl kills man sleeping with her.
K873. Fatal deception by giving narcotic.
K873. Fatal deception by giving narcotic.
K873.1. King given sleeping potion and then beheaded in his bed by his wife.
K873.2. Groom murdered, while watchmen and bride are brought to sleep by music.
K873.3. Boy makes adversary insensible by substituting opium for half of tobacco in pipe.
K873.4. Drug introduced into half of fruit from enemy's fingernail where it has been hidden.
K874. Deception by pretended lousing.
K874. Deception by pretended lousing.
K874. Deception by pretended lousing.
K874. Deception by pretended lousing.
K874. Deception by pretended lousing.
K874. Deception by pretended lousing.
K874.1. Ape pretends to louse heron, but plucks out his feathers.
K875. Fatal deception by pretended combing of victim's hair.
K890. Dupe tricked into killing himself.
K890. Dupe tricked into killing himself.
K890. Dupe tricked into killing himself.
K890. Dupe tricked into killing himself.
K890. Dupe tricked into killing himself.
K890.1. Poor man deceives rich man, plays tricks on him, causes his death.
K891. Dupe tricked into jumping to his death.
K891.1. Intruding wolf tricked into jumping down chimney and killing himself. *Type 333.
K891.1. Intruding wolf tricked into jumping down chimney and killing himself. *Type 333.
K891.2. Ape tricked into jumping on to stakes and killing himself.
K891.3. Monkey tricked into jumping in water and drowning self. ---- Jackal hides in reeds which screen water.
K891.3. Monkey tricked into jumping in water and drowning self. ---- Jackal hides in reeds which screen water.
K891.4. Dupe tricked into jumping on supposed funeral pyre of beloved.
K891.5. Dupe induced to jump over precipice.
K891.5. Dupe induced to jump over precipice.
K891.5. Dupe induced to jump over precipice.
K891.5.1. Animals (giants) enticed over precipice.
K891.5.2. Dupe crowded over precipice. Type 10***.
K891.5.3. Dupes persuaded to be thrown over precipice. (Cf. K842.)
K891.5.3. Dupes persuaded to be thrown over precipice. (Cf. K842.)
K891.5.3. Dupes persuaded to be thrown over precipice. (Cf. K842.)
K891.5.4. Dupes deceived into falling over precipice.
K892. Dupe crowded into the water: drowns. Type 10**.
K893. Dupe forced on to thin ice: drowns himself. Type 10*.
K893.1. Man leads pursuers to edge of thin ice, swerves suddenly; ---- they fall through the ice.
K895. Cannibals enticed to climb slippery barricade: fall.
K895. Cannibals enticed to climb slippery barricade: fall.
K896. Animal left out of his element: dies or escapes.
K896.1. Beaver and porcupine trick each other. ---- Beaver carries porcupine and abandons him in the center of a lake. Porcupine causes the lake to freeze and escapes. He then carries beaver and abandons him in the top of a tree.
K897. Dupe tricked on to slippery road lined with knives. ---- He kills himself.
K897.1. Snake killed by putting knives in animal he is swallowing.
K897.2. Animal killed by axes (knives) left in tree.
K897.2.1. Giant impales self on javelin fugitive holds behind himself.
K897.3. Robbers make stairs slippery so that bathing prince falls.
K898. Dupe tricked into measuring boar whose bristles are poisoned.
K910. Murder by strategy. Types 10**, 221, 228.
K910. Murder by strategy. Types 10**, 221, 228.
K910. Murder by strategy. Types 10**, 221, 228.
K910. Murder by strategy. Types 10**, 221, 228.
K910. Murder by strategy. Types 10**, 221, 228.
K910. Murder by strategy. Types 10**, 221, 228.
K910. Murder by strategy. Types 10**, 221, 228.
K910. Murder by strategy. Types 10**, 221, 228.
K911. Feigning death to kill enemy. *Type 56B.
K911. Feigning death to kill enemy. *Type 56B.
K911. Feigning death to kill enemy. *Type 56B.
K911. Feigning death to kill enemy. *Type 56B.
K911. Feigning death to kill enemy. *Type 56B.
K911. Feigning death to kill enemy. *Type 56B.
K911. Feigning death to kill enemy. *Type 56B.
K911.1. Sham death to wound enemies. ---- Trickster lets himself be buried alive and stabs his enemies from the grave when they come to defile his body. *Type 1539.
K911.2. Man feigns death to stab brother who comes to grieve.
K911.3. Sleep feigned to kill enemy.
K911.3. Sleep feigned to kill enemy.
K911.4. Sham dead king jumps up and kills the nearest slave.
K911.5. Feigning deafness to lure enemy close and to kill him.
K912. Robbers' (giants') heads cut off one by one as they enter house. *Types 304, 956AB.
K912. Robbers' (giants') heads cut off one by one as they enter house. *Types 304, 956AB.
K912.0.1. Robbers' (giants') noses cut off as they enter house.
K912.0.2. Robbers' (giants') hands cut off as they enter house.
K912.1. Giant's (giantess's) head cut off as he (she) looks out.
K912.2. Men lured into serpent pit one by one and killed.
K912.3. Ogre suitor persuaded by woman to bury her murdered lover: ---- she cuts off his head.
K913. Disguised hero attacks enemy at feast.
K913. Disguised hero attacks enemy at feast.
K913.1. Disguised shipwrecked men admitted to the king's house ---- kill him at Yule feast in revenge for murder.
K914. Murder from ambush.
K914.1. Bear killed from ambush as he leaves his cave.
K914.2. Rock hurled down hill slays enemy passing below.
K914.3. Slaying under cover of darkness.
K916. Dancer stabs spectator. ---- Uses one of the figures of the dance as a ruse.
K916. Dancer stabs spectator. ---- Uses one of the figures of the dance as a ruse.
K916.1. Peacock helper dances before enemy army of hero; ---- flame of fire from her tail burns them all to ashes.
K917. Treacherous murder during hunt.
K918. Man murdered while praying.
K921. Fox rids himself of fleas. ---- He lets himself sink in water somewhat with a bundle of hay. The fleas gather on the hay-bundle and he dives into the water. Type 63*.
K922. Artificial whale made of strategem. ---- Enemies surprised and killed.
K923. Murder by bleeding: taking more blood than victim realizes.
K924. Person cuts drawbridge partly through. ---- Giant falls into moat. (Cf. K14, K1431, K191.1.3.)
K925. Victim pushed into fire.
K925.1. Hero entices enemies into building and sets fire to it.
K926. Victim pushed into water.
K926. Victim pushed into water.
K926. Victim pushed into water.
K927. Slaughter of animals by stampede.
K928. Murder through transformation.
K928.1. Serpent transforms self to staff, is picked up and bites enemy.
K929. Murder by strategy -- miscellaneous.
K929.1. Murder by leaving poisoned wine. See all references to K1685.
K929.2. One-eyed doe outwitted by approaching from her blind side. ---- Accustomed to feed on a cliff with her sound eye next the land.
K929.3. Ruler promises minister that he will not kill him "on any day of his life." ---- Dispels his suspicions. Has him killed at night.
K929.3. Ruler promises minister that he will not kill him "on any day of his life." ---- Dispels his suspicions. Has him killed at night.
K929.3. Ruler promises minister that he will not kill him "on any day of his life." ---- Dispels his suspicions. Has him killed at night.
K929.3. Ruler promises minister that he will not kill him "on any day of his life." ---- Dispels his suspicions. Has him killed at night.
K929.4. Pretended flight draws victims.
K929.5. Murder by slipping gold coins into meat customarily demanded by enemy.
K929.6. Murder by feigned quarrel. ---- Peacemaker killed.
K929.7. Men deceived into killing each other.
K929.8. Hero, who has eloped with affianced wife if king, induced to return to court ---- and treacherously slain during enforced absence of his sureties at drinking bouts.
K929.9. Murder by pushing off cliff.
K929.9. Murder by pushing off cliff.
K929.9. Murder by pushing off cliff.
K929.10. Old wife provokes sparrow to speak and therefore drop new wife whom he is carrying in his beak.
K929.11. Concealed weapons in food basket sent king: ---- kills servant who opens it.
K929.12. False message from other world causes man to go on funeral pyre.
K929.12. False message from other world causes man to go on funeral pyre.
K929.12. False message from other world causes man to go on funeral pyre.
K929.13. Hare causes pursuing she-bear to stick between trees and kills her.
K930. Treacherous murder of enemy's children or charges.
K931. Sham nurse kills enemy's children. *Type 37.
K931. Sham nurse kills enemy's children. *Type 37.
K931.1. Trickster employed to educate baby crocodiles: he eats them instead.
K932. Trickster pollutes nest and brood of bird.
K933. Trickster eats all of tiger's cubs but one. ---- Counts that one many times and deceives tiger.
K934. Fox as shepherd. ---- A woman in search of a shepherd tries the voices of applicants. The wolf and the bear are rejected, the fox accepted. Type 37*.
K934. Fox as shepherd. ---- A woman in search of a shepherd tries the voices of applicants. The wolf and the bear are rejected, the fox accepted. Type 37*.
K940. Deception into killing own family or animals.
K940. Deception into killing own family or animals.
K940. Deception into killing own family or animals.
K940. Deception into killing own family or animals.
K940.1. Man betrayed into eating his own children.
K940.1.1. Man betrayed into eating his own children and setting the village on fire. (Cf. K941.2, K944.)
K940.2. Man betrayed into killing his wife or grandmother. *Type 1535.
K940.2. Man betrayed into killing his wife or grandmother. *Type 1535.
K941. Trickster's false report of high prices causes dupe to destroy his property.
K941.1. Cows killed for their hides when large price is reported by trickster. *Type 1535.
K941.1.1. Wives killed when large price for his mother's (wife's) corpse is reported by trickster.
K941.2. Dupe burns house because trickster reports high price paid for ashes.
K941.3. Enemies each burn own houses to be able to sell ashes.
K942. Angry man kills his own horse by mistake. ---- Trickster has shifted the places of his horse and that of the dupe. Type 1544.
K943. Hermit (deceived by the devil) kills his own father, ---- supposing him to be the devil.
K944. Deceptive agreement to kill wives (children). ---- Trickster shams the murder; dupe kills his.
K944. Deceptive agreement to kill wives (children). ---- Trickster shams the murder; dupe kills his.
K944. Deceptive agreement to kill wives (children). ---- Trickster shams the murder; dupe kills his.
K944. Deceptive agreement to kill wives (children). ---- Trickster shams the murder; dupe kills his.
K944. Deceptive agreement to kill wives (children). ---- Trickster shams the murder; dupe kills his.
K944. Deceptive agreement to kill wives (children). ---- Trickster shams the murder; dupe kills his.
K945. Woman tricked into giving poison to her husband: thinks it a love-philtre.
K946. Bird flies on head of dupe's child. ---- Dupe strikes at bird and kills child.
K947. King causes his own men to be burned and killed, by mistake or illusion.
K947. King causes his own men to be burned and killed, by mistake or illusion.
K948. King lured to send his sons on fatal quests and to kill nephews.
K950. Various kinds of treacherous murder. *Type 709.
K950. Various kinds of treacherous murder. *Type 709.
K950. Various kinds of treacherous murder. *Type 709.
K951. Murder by choking.
K951. Murder by choking.
K951.0.1. Deserted wife chokes departing husband. ---- Asks for one last kiss.
K951.1. Murder by throwing hot stones in the mouth.
K951.1. Murder by throwing hot stones in the mouth.
K951.1. Murder by throwing hot stones in the mouth.
K951.1.1. Murder by hot iron in mouth.
K951.1.1.1. Killing tiger by throwing hot hatchet into mouth.
K951.1.2. Murder by thrusting spear (tongs) into mouth.
K951.1.3. Murder by throwing hot fruit into victim's mouth.
K951.2. Murder by feeding with bread full of pins.
K951.3. Murder by throwing poisoned bread into mouth.
K951.4. Murder by putting clod into person's windpipe.
K951.5. Animal killed by forcing ball (of hide, wax, etc.) into throat.
K951.6. Murder by feeding with honey-covered sharpened cross-pieces of wood.
K952. Animal (monster) killed from within.
K952. Animal (monster) killed from within.
K952. Animal (monster) killed from within.
K952.1. Ungrateful river passenger kills carrier from within. ---- Crawls inside during the passage. (Porcupine and buffalo.)
K952.1. Ungrateful river passenger kills carrier from within. ---- Crawls inside during the passage. (Porcupine and buffalo.)
K952.1. Ungrateful river passenger kills carrier from within. ---- Crawls inside during the passage. (Porcupine and buffalo.)
K952.1. Ungrateful river passenger kills carrier from within. ---- Crawls inside during the passage. (Porcupine and buffalo.)
K952.1. Ungrateful river passenger kills carrier from within. ---- Crawls inside during the passage. (Porcupine and buffalo.)
K952.1. Ungrateful river passenger kills carrier from within. ---- Crawls inside during the passage. (Porcupine and buffalo.)
K952.1.1. Jackal, swallowed by elephant so it can drink water in his belly, eats elephant's liver and kills him.
K952.1.2. Ungrateful rat defecates upon head of (or kills) octopus that rescues him from sea.
K952.2. Man transforms self to gadfly to enter giant's stomach and kill him.
K952.2. Man transforms self to gadfly to enter giant's stomach and kill him.
K952.2. Man transforms self to gadfly to enter giant's stomach and kill him.
K952.2. Man transforms self to gadfly to enter giant's stomach and kill him.
K952.2. Man transforms self to gadfly to enter giant's stomach and kill him.
K952.2. Man transforms self to gadfly to enter giant's stomach and kill him.
K952.2. Man transforms self to gadfly to enter giant's stomach and kill him.
K952.2.1. Man kills giant bear by crawling inside and cutting his way out.
K952.3. Animal tricked into seizing hollow log. ---- Man reaches through and pulls animal's heart out.
K953. Murder by squeezing.
K953.1. Murder by lacing corset tight.
K953.2. Murder by wrapping snake around man.
K953.3. Crab carried by crane, clings round his neck and cuts off his head with pincers.
K953.4. Murder by crushing in false embrace.
K955. Murder by burning. Type 930.
K955. Murder by burning. Type 930.
K955. Murder by burning. Type 930.
K955. Murder by burning. Type 930.
K955. Murder by burning. Type 930.
K955. Murder by burning. Type 930.
K955. Murder by burning. Type 930.
K955. Murder by burning. Type 930.
K955. Murder by burning. Type 930.
K955. Murder by burning. Type 930.
K955.1. Murder by scalding.
K955.2. Murder by burning in hot oil.
K955.3. Murder by burning arrow.
K956. Murder by destroying external soul. Type 302.
K956. Murder by destroying external soul. Type 302.
K956.1. Gradual murder by piecemeal destruction of separable soul.
K957. Murder by blinding.
K957.1. Killing by throwing hot salt into eyes.
K958. Murder by drowning. (Cf. K926.)
K959. Other kinds of treacherous murder.
K959.1. Murder by putting mouth of pot over victim's head.
K959.2. Murder in one's sleep.
K959.2.1. Woman's father and brothers kill her husband in sleep for having married against their wishes.
K959.2.1. Woman's father and brothers kill her husband in sleep for having married against their wishes.
K959.2.1. Woman's father and brothers kill her husband in sleep for having married against their wishes.
K959.2.1. Woman's father and brothers kill her husband in sleep for having married against their wishes.
K959.2.2. Heroes dislike to kill sleeping people.
K959.2.3. Man murdered at his wife's side. (Cf. K873.1.)
K959.2.4. Woman marries king feigning that she can heal him, and murders him in sleep. ---- Afterward she takes the kingdom together with his counsellor.
K959.2.4. Woman marries king feigning that she can heal him, and murders him in sleep. ---- Afterward she takes the kingdom together with his counsellor.
K959.2.5. Hero attacks and kills at night hero who wanted to go to sleep before their fighting.
K959.3. Tent torn down over man, and he is then killed.
K959.3.1. Rafter supporting giant's house cut half through, ---- so that it can be drawn down from the outside, and the giant killed.
K959.4. Murder from behind.
K959.5. Thorns planted so that birds are killed when they light on field.
K959.6. Post-hole murder: people invite boy to enter post-hole and then try to crush him with log.
K960. Other fatal deceits.
K960. Other fatal deceits.
K961. Flesh of certain animal alleged to be only cure for disease: ---- animal to be killed. (The sick lion.) *Type 50.
K961. Flesh of certain animal alleged to be only cure for disease: ---- animal to be killed. (The sick lion.) *Type 50.
K961. Flesh of certain animal alleged to be only cure for disease: ---- animal to be killed. (The sick lion.) *Type 50.
K961. Flesh of certain animal alleged to be only cure for disease: ---- animal to be killed. (The sick lion.) *Type 50.
K961. Flesh of certain animal alleged to be only cure for disease: ---- animal to be killed. (The sick lion.) *Type 50.
K961. Flesh of certain animal alleged to be only cure for disease: ---- animal to be killed. (The sick lion.) *Type 50.
K961. Flesh of certain animal alleged to be only cure for disease: ---- animal to be killed. (The sick lion.) *Type 50.
K961.0.1. Blood of certain animal said to be sweet. ---- Its death thus brought about.
K961.1. Disease to be cured by heart of monkey. (Cf. K544.)
K961.1.1. Tit for tat. ---- Wolf tells sick lion that fox does not esteem him. Fox overhears it. Later fox tells lion that his only cure lies in his wrapping himself in the wolf's skin. Wolf is killed.
K961.2. Flesh (vital organs) of certain person alleged to be only cure for disease.
K961.2.1. Brain of snake said to be only cure for monkey's disease. ---- Monkey to be killed by snake when he goes to hole.
K961.2.2. Ogress wife demands eyes of six wives of raja or she will die.
K962. Camel induced to offer himself as sacrifice. ---- Other animals feign to offer themselves to the lion as food. The lion eats the camel.
K963. Rope cut and victim dropped. ---- Man is being hauled up on the rope. *Type 301.
K963. Rope cut and victim dropped. ---- Man is being hauled up on the rope. *Type 301.
K963. Rope cut and victim dropped. ---- Man is being hauled up on the rope. *Type 301.
K963. Rope cut and victim dropped. ---- Man is being hauled up on the rope. *Type 301.
K963.1. Rope of mountain-climber cut and victim dropped.
K964. Barber killed when hero reports king's ancestors need his services in heaven.
K964. Barber killed when hero reports king's ancestors need his services in heaven.
K974. Man with deformed head slays his barbers.
K974. Man with deformed head slays his barbers.
K975. Secret of strength treacherously discovered. *Type 590.
K975. Secret of strength treacherously discovered. *Type 590.
K975. Secret of strength treacherously discovered. *Type 590.
K975. Secret of strength treacherously discovered. *Type 590.
K975. Secret of strength treacherously discovered. *Type 590.
K975. Secret of strength treacherously discovered. *Type 590.
K975. Secret of strength treacherously discovered. *Type 590.
K975. Secret of strength treacherously discovered. *Type 590.
K975. Secret of strength treacherously discovered. *Type 590.
K975. Secret of strength treacherously discovered. *Type 590.
K975.1. Pretended exchange of confidences as to the one thing that can kill.
K975.1.1. Hero tells enemies how he may be killed.
K975.2. Secret of external soul learned by deception. *Type 302.
K976. Daughter pulls out father's magic life-containing hair. ---- As soon as it is taken out he dies.
K976. Daughter pulls out father's magic life-containing hair. ---- As soon as it is taken out he dies.
K978. Uriah letter. ---- Man carries written order for his own execution. *Types 428, 930.
K978. Uriah letter. ---- Man carries written order for his own execution. *Types 428, 930.
K978. Uriah letter. ---- Man carries written order for his own execution. *Types 428, 930.
K978. Uriah letter. ---- Man carries written order for his own execution. *Types 428, 930.
K978. Uriah letter. ---- Man carries written order for his own execution. *Types 428, 930.
K978.1. Message of death. ---- Man carries unwittingly an oral order for his own execution. See all references to K1612.
K978.1.1. Leopard and crocodile both sent for the dog. ---- Neither has seen a dog nor have they seen each other. Man sends them to the same place saying that the dog will be there. They kill each other.
K978.2. Message of death lost.
K981. Fatal deception: changed message from oracle.
K981. Fatal deception: changed message from oracle.
K981. Fatal deception: changed message from oracle.
K982. Dupe induced to stand under falling tree.
K983. Dupe persuaded to climb tree. ---- Tree felled and dupe killed.
K983.1. Tree cut down to get at victim in top.
K983.2. Dupes lured onto tree-trunk bridge; fall to death.
K984. Man is lured into sitting in a mechanical chair and is killed.
K985. Magic horse lent by fairy in disguise brings about death of mortal.
K985. Magic horse lent by fairy in disguise brings about death of mortal.
K985. Magic horse lent by fairy in disguise brings about death of mortal.
K985. Magic horse lent by fairy in disguise brings about death of mortal.
K985. Magic horse lent by fairy in disguise brings about death of mortal.
K986. Murder induced by bribery (lands, riches, wives).
K988. Person thrown out of magic airship and killed.
K991. Dupe persuaded to go to dangerous place; killed.
K991.1. Brother causes brother's death by sending him to robbers and giving false advice.
K1000--K1199 Deception into self-injury.
K1000. Deception into self-injury.
K1000. Deception into self-injury.
K1000. Deception into self-injury.
K1000. Deception into self-injury.
K1000. Deception into self-injury.
K1000. Deception into self-injury.
K1000. Deception into self-injury.
K1000. Deception into self-injury.
K1000. Deception into self-injury.
K1010. Deception through false doctoring. Type 1136.
K1010. Deception through false doctoring. Type 1136.
K1010.1. Remedy: covering with dry leaves. ---- victim burned up. (Cf. K1013.2.)
K1011. Eye-remedy. ---- Under pretence of curing eyesight the trickster blinds the dupe. (Often with a glowing mass thrust into the eye.) *Type 1135.
K1011. Eye-remedy. ---- Under pretence of curing eyesight the trickster blinds the dupe. (Often with a glowing mass thrust into the eye.) *Type 1135.
K1011.1. Fool deceived into curing headache by removing his eyes.
K1011.2. Ashes as remedy for sore eyes.
K1012. Making the dupe strong. ---- The false doctor injures him.
K1012.1. Making the dupe strong -- by castration. *Types 153, 1133.
K1012.2. Making the dupe strong -- by scalding. *Type 1134.
K1013. False beauty-doctor. ---- The trickster pretends to make the dupe beautiful. Injures him.
K1013.1. Making the beard golden: "such a one". ---- A man named "Such a one" persuades an ogre to have his beard gilded. He covers it with tar and leaves the ogre caught to the tar-kettle. The ogre with his tar-kettle wanders about and asks everyone, "Have you seen such a one?" *Type 1138.
K1013.1. Making the beard golden: "such a one". ---- A man named "Such a one" persuades an ogre to have his beard gilded. He covers it with tar and leaves the ogre caught to the tar-kettle. The ogre with his tar-kettle wanders about and asks everyone, "Have you seen such a one?" *Type 1138.
K1013.2. "Painting" on the haycock. ---- The fox persuades the wolf to lie on the hay in order to be painted. He sets fire to it. *Type 8.
K1013.2. "Painting" on the haycock. ---- The fox persuades the wolf to lie on the hay in order to be painted. He sets fire to it. *Type 8.
K1013.2.1. Making wife beautiful by burning her.
K1013.2.2. Burning children on promise of giving them fawn's beautiful spots.
K1013.3. "Painting" with a red hot iron. *Type 152*.
K1013.4. Trickster to give wings to tiger. ---- Wounds him fatally.
K1013.5. False hair-restorer injures patient.
K1013.6. Trick: breaking legs for prowess in dancing ---- (or for swiftness).
K1014. Pepper given as ointment for burns. (Cf. K1045.)
K1014.1. Pepper up noses as remedy.
K1014.2. Pepper rubbed on injured skin.
K1015. False remedy for toothache.
K1015.1. Biting on stone given as remedy for toothache. ---- Teeth injured.
K1015.2. Leopard wants teeth filed: large stone dropped from tree knocks all leopard's teeth out.
K1016. Beetles and barley introduced into wounds on pretence of healing them.
K1016. Beetles and barley introduced into wounds on pretence of healing them.
K1017. Feeling pulse: doctor severs arteries instead.
K1018. Hare flatters other animals into letting it bite off their ears.
K1020. Deception into disastrous attempt to procure food.
K1021. The tail fisher. ---- The bear is persuaded to fish with his tail through a hole in the ice. When he is attacked and tries to escape, he loses his tail. *Type 2.
K1021.1. Tail buried (hair tied). ---- Dupe bound fast and then attacked.
K1021.1. Tail buried (hair tied). ---- Dupe bound fast and then attacked.
K1021.1. Tail buried (hair tied). ---- Dupe bound fast and then attacked.
K1021.1. Tail buried (hair tied). ---- Dupe bound fast and then attacked.
K1021.1.1. Hair tied to basket so that dupe kills self when she throws basket down.
K1021.2. Basket tied to wolf's tail and filled with stones. ---- Wolf is persuaded that it is filled with fish.
K1021.3. Bear persuaded to slide down rock. ---- Wears off tail.
K1022. Dupe persuaded to steal food: cannot escape.
K1022.1. Wolf overeats in the cellar (smokehouse). ---- Cannot escape through the entrance hole. *Type 41.
K1022.1.1. Jackal eating into elephant's dead body becomes a prisoner when it dries up; ---- is released when storm moistens hide.
K1022.2. Wolf tied to cow's horns. ---- The fox ties one end of the rope around the wolf's neck, the other to the cow they intend to eat. The cow drags the wolf to the house where the man skins it.
K1022.2.1. Water-monster, trying to pull horse into water, is dragged to house where he begs for his life and is spared.
K1022.3. Bear throws hens to the fox, falls from the roof-beam, and is beaten. Type 3B*.
K1022.4. Wolf brings cake from the window-sill. ---- He imitates the fox in so doing, but rings a bell, so that he is beaten. Type 160***.
K1022.5. Turtle induced to rob in a man's garden.
K1022.5.1. Otter persuaded to rob: ---- beaten.
K1022.6. Fox eats cake: gets brass pot caught on neck.
K1022.7. Thieving wolf persuaded to stick head through handle of jar of wine so as to be able to carry it off and also sing.
K1023. Getting honey from the wasp-nest. --- The dupe is stung. Type 49.
K1023. Getting honey from the wasp-nest. --- The dupe is stung. Type 49.
K1023.1. Dupe allowed to guard "king's drum": it is a wasp nest.
K1023.1.1. Dupe allowed to guard "king's girdle": it is a snake, which bites him.
K1023.2. Dupe persuade to pick up biting ants.
K1023.3. Dupe persuaded to sit on ant hole. ---- Hindquarters eaten.
K1023.4. Animal made to believe sound of swarming bees is that of her children singing in school. ---- Rushes to water to relieve stings and is drowned.
K1023.5. Dupe induced to strike at bee's nest: badly bitten.
K1024. Beginning with the smallest. ---- Animals are to eat one another up to avoid starvation. The fox persuades them to start with the smallest. *Type 20.
K1025. Eating his own entrails. ---- The fox persuades the wolf to do so. *Type 21.
K1025.1. The fox suggests eating his own brains. ---- The wolf, wanting to get brains, strikes his head against a tree.
K1025.2. Tiger persuaded to eat own eyes.
K1026. Dupe imitates trickster's thefts and is caught. *Types 1 (and notes to K371.1), 66**.
K1026. Dupe imitates trickster's thefts and is caught. *Types 1 (and notes to K371.1), 66**.
K1026. Dupe imitates trickster's thefts and is caught. *Types 1 (and notes to K371.1), 66**.
K1032. Dupe made to sit on hot stone.
K1032.1. Jackal persuaded to come to fireplace for food. ---- Burns self. (Cf. K955.)
K1033. Hot porridge in the ogre's throat. ---- He is tricked into burning his throat. *Type 1131.
K1034. Dupe persuaded to climb rope for food: rope breaks.
K1035. Stone (hard fruit) thrown into greedy dupe's mouth.
K1035. Stone (hard fruit) thrown into greedy dupe's mouth.
K1036. Trickster pretends to give dupe magic power to produce food. ---- Injures him.
K1036.1. Dupe told he can get meat by putting hand up animal's anus: animal drags him. (Cf. K952.1, K1022.1.1.)
K1036.1.1. Jackal puts head in anus of sham-dead camel: caught and punished.
K1038. Dupe injures self on fence of thorns surrounding food-plants.
K1040. Dupe otherwise persuaded to voluntary self-injury.
K1041. Borrowed feathers. ---- Dupe lets himself be carried aloft by bird and dropped. *Type 225.
K1041. Borrowed feathers. ---- Dupe lets himself be carried aloft by bird and dropped. *Type 225.
K1041. Borrowed feathers. ---- Dupe lets himself be carried aloft by bird and dropped. *Type 225.
K1041. Borrowed feathers. ---- Dupe lets himself be carried aloft by bird and dropped. *Type 225.
K1041. Borrowed feathers. ---- Dupe lets himself be carried aloft by bird and dropped. *Type 225.
K1041. Borrowed feathers. ---- Dupe lets himself be carried aloft by bird and dropped. *Type 225.
K1041.1. Flight by putting on bird feathers. ---- Dupe falls.
K1042. Water bird takes dupe to sea: shakes him off into water. *Type 226.
K1042. Water bird takes dupe to sea: shakes him off into water. *Type 226.
K1042.1. Elephant offers to let chameleon hold on to his tail: ---- it is oiled and chameleon falls off.
K1043.1. Monkey "shares" ointment with tiger: produces sores.
K1043.2. Dupe persuaded to eat stones.
K1044. Dupe induced to eat filth (dung).
K1044.1. Dupe induced to drink urine.
K1045. Dupe persuaded to over salt (over pepper) food.
K1045.1. Dupe fed over salted food.
K1045.2. Dupe persuaded to rub salt on wounds.
K1046. Dupe persuaded to scald self with hot water in order to learn languages.
K1047. The bear bites the seemingly dead horse's tail. ---- Is dragged off by the horse. *Type 47A.
K1051. Diving for sheep. ---- Dupe persuaded that sheep have been lost in river. *Type 1535.
K1051.1. Dupe induced to dive for alleged jewels. Type 1535.
K1051.2. Diving for clothes.
K1051.3. Diving to become strong.
K1052. Dragon attacks own image in mirror.
K1052. Dragon attacks own image in mirror.
K1054. Robber persuaded to climb down moonbeam. ---- A man hearing a robber enter tells his wife aloud that he always makes a prayer and then enters the house by climbing down a moonbeam. The thief tries it and falls.
K1054. Robber persuaded to climb down moonbeam. ---- A man hearing a robber enter tells his wife aloud that he always makes a prayer and then enters the house by climbing down a moonbeam. The thief tries it and falls.
K1055. Dupe persuaded to get into grass in order to learn new dance. ---- Grass set on fire.
K1055. Dupe persuaded to get into grass in order to learn new dance. ---- Grass set on fire.
K1055. Dupe persuaded to get into grass in order to learn new dance. ---- Grass set on fire.
K1055.1. Crocodile hides in strawstack and is burned to death.
K1056. Dupe allowed to guard "king's litter": sticks in mud.
K1057. Gun as tobacco pipe. ---- The trickster gives the ogre the gun to smoke. *Type 1157.
K1058. Deer persuaded to butt head into tree. ---- Kills himself.
K1058. Deer persuaded to butt head into tree. ---- Kills himself.
K1058.1. Serpent's jewel is covered with spiked helmet so that when he tries to recover it he strikes and is spiked to death.
K1061. Dupe digs till he dies of exhaustion. ---- Rabbit entertains the wolf with his antics until the rabbit's wife can change to another hole. The wolf continues to dig.
K1062. Dupe persuaded to transform self into animal. ---- Cannot change back.
K1064. Man dupes animals into turning their tongues upside down.
K1065. Duck persuades cock to cut off his crest and spurs. ---- The cat attacks the duck, who cries, "peace, gentlemen, peace!"
K1066. Dupe induced to incriminate himself. ---- Taught incriminating song or persuaded to wear incriminating clothes.
K1066. Dupe induced to incriminate himself. ---- Taught incriminating song or persuaded to wear incriminating clothes.
K1068. Trickster teaches a dupe a strange language.
K1068.1. The laborer teaches his master birds' talk. ---- Puts him in a sack and beats him.
K1068.2. Teaching Latin. ---- Cuts off tip of pupil's tongue or orders him to lick cold iron -- pupil injures himself.
K1071. Peas strewn on stairs so that person will slip.
K1072. Fairy induces hero to dive into lake which makes person old.
K1072. Fairy induces hero to dive into lake which makes person old.
K1072. Fairy induces hero to dive into lake which makes person old.
K1072. Fairy induces hero to dive into lake which makes person old.
K1072. Fairy induces hero to dive into lake which makes person old.
K1074. Dupe tricked into sitting on hot iron.
K1075. Fox persuades bear to lie in the haycock and wait for sheep. ---- He sets fire to the hay. (Cf. K1013.2.)
K1076. Dupe tricked into breaking tabu by lying.
K1077. Men tricked into bathing in "disease-water".
K1078. Dupe sleeps on the "king's bed": falls into well beneath and dies.
K1080. Persons duped into injuring each other.
K1080. Persons duped into injuring each other.
K1080. Persons duped into injuring each other.
K1080. Persons duped into injuring each other.
K1080. Persons duped into injuring each other.
K1081. Blind men duped into fighting.
K1081. Blind men duped into fighting.
K1081.1. Blind men duped into fighting: money to be divided. ---- Trickster says that he is giving one of them money to be divided with the others. Gives it to none. They quarrel and fight. (Cf. K1883.6.)
K1081.1.1. "I don't believe you have a gold coin." ---- Trickster handed money by each of four blind beggars, each thinking that member of group speaks.
K1081.2. Blind men duped into fighting: stolen meat. ---- The trickster steals one piece of meat. The blind accuse each other and fight.
K1081.3. Blind men duped into fighting: strings leading to water removed.
K1082. Ogres (large animals, sharp-elbowed women) duped into fighting each other. ---- Trickster strikes one so that he thinks the other has done it. *Type 1640.
K1082. Ogres (large animals, sharp-elbowed women) duped into fighting each other. ---- Trickster strikes one so that he thinks the other has done it. *Type 1640.
K1082. Ogres (large animals, sharp-elbowed women) duped into fighting each other. ---- Trickster strikes one so that he thinks the other has done it. *Type 1640.
K1082.0.1. Enemies duped into fighting each other.
K1082.1. Missile thrown among enemies causes them to fight one another.
K1082.2. Object thrown into air causes enemies to fight over it.
K1082.3. Bird lighting on the heads of group of men causes them to kill one another with blows on the head.
K1083. Undesignated present starts quarrel for its possession.
K1084. Liar brings about fight between dupes.
K1084. Liar brings about fight between dupes.
K1084.1. Trickster tells lies to fishes and causes them to fight.
K1084.1.1. Jackal tells tales so as to get buffalo and tiger to kill each other; ---- feeds on the meat.
K1084.2. Liar brings enmity between friends.
K1084.3. Trickster attempts to bring friends to fight. ---- (Plans that one kill the other.)
K1084.4. Calumniators try to bring friendly kings to fight, but fail at last.
K1085. Woman makes trouble between man and wife: the hair from his beard. ---- She tells the wife to increase her husband's love by cutting a hair from his beard. Also tells the husband that his wife will try to cut his throat. He kills his wife. *Type 1353.
K1085. Woman makes trouble between man and wife: the hair from his beard. ---- She tells the wife to increase her husband's love by cutting a hair from his beard. Also tells the husband that his wife will try to cut his throat. He kills his wife. *Type 1353.
K1085.1. Woman makes trouble between man and wife (to lick husband's body).
K1085.2. Woman makes trouble between man and wife: to keep certain rendezvous.
K1086. Woman induces men to fight over her and kill each other.
K1087. Falsified message brings about a war.
K1087. Falsified message brings about a war.
K1087.0.1. Men disrobe and report they have been attacked: bring about war.
K1087.1. Message falsified to bring about death of lovers.
K1087.1. Message falsified to bring about death of lovers.
K1087.1. Message falsified to bring about death of lovers.
K1087.1. Message falsified to bring about death of lovers.
K1088. Dissension aroused in army by casting suspicion on general. ---- A general destroys everything except what belongs to the general of the enemy. Thus he brings about suspicion that the two leaders are in league.
K1093. Goddess arouses heroes' jealousy and eternal fighting.
K1094. Treacherous counselor persuades king's son to woo his father's young bride whom he is sent to get, ---- and as he tells the king that he is her lover both are killed.
K1094. Treacherous counselor persuades king's son to woo his father's young bride whom he is sent to get, ---- and as he tells the king that he is her lover both are killed.
K1094.1. God persuades hero to substitute a false bride for his father; ---- this results in a fight where the son kills the father.
K1094.1. God persuades hero to substitute a false bride for his father; ---- this results in a fight where the son kills the father.
K1110. Deceptions into self injury -- miscellaneous.
K1111. Dupe puts hand (paws) into cleft of tree (wedge, vise). *Type 38.
K1111. Dupe puts hand (paws) into cleft of tree (wedge, vise). *Type 38.
K1111. Dupe puts hand (paws) into cleft of tree (wedge, vise). *Type 38.
K1111.0.1. Dupe wishing to learn to play fiddle has finger caught in cleft of tree. *Type 151, 1159.
K1111.0.1.1. Dupe wishing to learn to play flute puts tongue in split bamboo.
K1111.1. Ogre's (dwarf's) beard caught fast. *Types 1160, 426.
K1111.2. Dupe caught in crack in ground. ---- Dies.
K1111.3. Ogre helps tortoise who snaps jaws to and catches him.
K1112. Bending the tree. ---- Hero bends tree over but when he catches breath the tree shoots him to the sky. *Type 1051.
K1112. Bending the tree. ---- Hero bends tree over but when he catches breath the tree shoots him to the sky. *Type 1051.
K1112.1. Tree becomes light (after all honey has been collected from nests), springs back and kills tribe's enemies.
K1113. Abandonment on stretching tree. ---- A man is induced to get into a tree which magically shoots upward.
K1113. Abandonment on stretching tree. ---- A man is induced to get into a tree which magically shoots upward.
K1113. Abandonment on stretching tree. ---- A man is induced to get into a tree which magically shoots upward.
K1113. Abandonment on stretching tree. ---- A man is induced to get into a tree which magically shoots upward.
K1113. Abandonment on stretching tree. ---- A man is induced to get into a tree which magically shoots upward.
K1113.1. Dupe persuaded to climb tall tree. ---- Falls.
K1114. Fox rings the bell. ---- The bear eats a horse which has a bell tied around its neck. The fox rings the bell and gets blamed. Type 40*.
K1115. The oath on the iron. ---- The trickster takes an oath by touching iron (a trap). The dupe imitates but hits the iron so hard that he gets caught. *Type 44.
K1115.1. Animal gets bait from trap by luring another animal into it.
K1116. Dupe induced to sit on sharp stones ---- (concealed as soft seat).
K1117. Ogre induced to sit on reversed harrow. Type 1059*.
K1121. Wolf (lion) approaches too near to horse: kicked in face. *Type 47B.
K1121. Wolf (lion) approaches too near to horse: kicked in face. *Type 47B.
K1121. Wolf (lion) approaches too near to horse: kicked in face. *Type 47B.
K1121.1. Wolf (lion) as sham doctor looks at horse's foot: kicked in face.
K1121.2. Sow kicks wolf into stream when he comes close to baptize her pigs. ---- Thus she saves them from him.
K1125. Dupe tries to dig up alleged treasure buried in ant hill: ---- bitten by snake and killed.
K1125. Dupe tries to dig up alleged treasure buried in ant hill: ---- bitten by snake and killed.
K1132. Peter receives the blows twice. ---- Peter and Christ are sleeping in the same bed. The drunken host returns home and beats Peter, who thereupon changes places with Christ. The host then comes in to beat the other lodger and beats Peter again. *Type 791.
K1141. Dupe persuaded to throw away his knife. ---- Later must go hungry because he has no knife to cut the meat.
K1141. Dupe persuaded to throw away his knife. ---- Later must go hungry because he has no knife to cut the meat.
K1141. Dupe persuaded to throw away his knife. ---- Later must go hungry because he has no knife to cut the meat.
K1141. Dupe persuaded to throw away his knife. ---- Later must go hungry because he has no knife to cut the meat.
K1141. Dupe persuaded to throw away his knife. ---- Later must go hungry because he has no knife to cut the meat.
K1141. Dupe persuaded to throw away his knife. ---- Later must go hungry because he has no knife to cut the meat.
K1151. The lying goat. ---- A father sends his sons one after the other to pasture the goat. The goat always declares that he has had nothing to eat. The father angrily sends his sons from home and learns, when he himself tries to pasture the goat, that he has been deceived. *Type 212.
K1151. The lying goat. ---- A father sends his sons one after the other to pasture the goat. The goat always declares that he has had nothing to eat. The father angrily sends his sons from home and learns, when he himself tries to pasture the goat, that he has been deceived. *Type 212.
K1151. The lying goat. ---- A father sends his sons one after the other to pasture the goat. The goat always declares that he has had nothing to eat. The father angrily sends his sons from home and learns, when he himself tries to pasture the goat, that he has been deceived. *Type 212.
K1155. Casual words uttered by dupe used to cheat him of his property. ---- A miser is persuaded by his servant to fast nine days. He calls out on the fifth day "the half" and on the ninth "the whole". She makes people believe that he is making his will and giving everything to her. It is so ordered.
K1161. Animals hidden in various parts of a house attack owner with their characteristic powers and kill him when he enters. *Types 130, 210.
K1162. Man persuaded to go to store with scythe. ---- Is tied up as madman.
K1165. Secret learned by intoxicating dupe.
K1165. Secret learned by intoxicating dupe.
K1165. Secret learned by intoxicating dupe.
K1166. Plot to induce king to commit a crime. ---- His line thus will forfeit succession.
K1171. Dupe tricked in race into falling into a pit. *Type 30.
K1171. Dupe tricked in race into falling into a pit. *Type 30.
K1172. Falling beam in cave kills travelers lured within.
K1175. Minister dupes raja into entering body of dead parrot, then enters rajah's body.
K1177. Dupe deceived concerning the thunder; finally killed by it. ---- The dupe has asked the trickster to tell him when it thunders. *Type 1148A.
K1177. Dupe deceived concerning the thunder; finally killed by it. ---- The dupe has asked the trickster to tell him when it thunders. *Type 1148A.
K1177. Dupe deceived concerning the thunder; finally killed by it. ---- The dupe has asked the trickster to tell him when it thunders. *Type 1148A.
K1178. Sheep makes fox believe that the hunter is a priest, the dog his servant, etc.
K1181. Hot tin under the horse's tail. ---- The smith promises to make the horse wild. The numskull on the horse's back. *Type 1142.
K1182. Rat leaves serpent behind, through spared to rescue him. ---- The two are imprisoned together in a sevenfold cloth covering. The serpent refrains from eating the rat so that the latter can gnaw the cloth for them. The rat gnaws his own way out and leaves the serpent.
K1182. Rat leaves serpent behind, through spared to rescue him. ---- The two are imprisoned together in a sevenfold cloth covering. The serpent refrains from eating the rat so that the latter can gnaw the cloth for them. The rat gnaws his own way out and leaves the serpent.
K1182. Rat leaves serpent behind, through spared to rescue him. ---- The two are imprisoned together in a sevenfold cloth covering. The serpent refrains from eating the rat so that the latter can gnaw the cloth for them. The rat gnaws his own way out and leaves the serpent.
K1183. Tiger persuaded to cross river carrying vat rim-upwards. ---- Trickster fills it with stones and tiger loses it.
K1200--K1299 Deception into humiliating position.
K1200. Deception into humiliating position.
K1200. Deception into humiliating position.
K1200. Deception into humiliating position.
K1200. Deception into humiliating position.
K1200. Deception into humiliating position.
K1200. Deception into humiliating position.
K1210. Humiliated or baffled lovers.
K1210. Humiliated or baffled lovers.
K1210. Humiliated or baffled lovers.
K1210. Humiliated or baffled lovers.
K1210. Humiliated or baffled lovers.
K1210. Humiliated or baffled lovers.
K1210. Humiliated or baffled lovers.
K1210. Humiliated or baffled lovers.
K1210. Humiliated or baffled lovers.
K1210. Humiliated or baffled lovers.
K1210. Humiliated or baffled lovers.
K1210. Humiliated or baffled lovers.
K1210. Humiliated or baffled lovers.
K1210. Humiliated or baffled lovers.
K1210. Humiliated or baffled lovers.
K1210. Humiliated or baffled lovers.
K1210. Humiliated or baffled lovers.
K1210. Humiliated or baffled lovers.
K1210. Humiliated or baffled lovers.
K1210. Humiliated or baffled lovers.
K1210. Humiliated or baffled lovers.
K1211. Vergil in the basket. ---- A lover who is to be pulled up to his mistress's window is left hanging in the basket in the public gaze.
K1211. Vergil in the basket. ---- A lover who is to be pulled up to his mistress's window is left hanging in the basket in the public gaze.
K1211. Vergil in the basket. ---- A lover who is to be pulled up to his mistress's window is left hanging in the basket in the public gaze.
K1211.1. Lover caught in roof.
K1212. Lover left standing in snow while his mistress is with another. ---- He later tricks her into standing a whole day in July in a tower naked exposed to the sun and flies.
K1212. Lover left standing in snow while his mistress is with another. ---- He later tricks her into standing a whole day in July in a tower naked exposed to the sun and flies.
K1213. Terrorizing the paramour ---- (importunate lover).
K1213.1. Woman dares husband to try his sword on pile of clothing which hides her paramour. ---- Stops him just in time. Later the paramour entices her to come to him. Exposes her naked, except for face, to his friends.
K1213.1. Woman dares husband to try his sword on pile of clothing which hides her paramour. ---- Stops him just in time. Later the paramour entices her to come to him. Exposes her naked, except for face, to his friends.
K1213.1. Woman dares husband to try his sword on pile of clothing which hides her paramour. ---- Stops him just in time. Later the paramour entices her to come to him. Exposes her naked, except for face, to his friends.
K1213.1.1. Adulteress frightens paramour with cries of "Rape!" ---- Then she removes her husband's suspicion by feigning a fit. Later the paramour tricks her to his room and shows her naked, except for face, to her husband.
K1213.2. Prostitute frightens lover with cries of "Thief!" ---- Gets his money.
K1213.2. Prostitute frightens lover with cries of "Thief!" ---- Gets his money.
K1213.2. Prostitute frightens lover with cries of "Thief!" ---- Gets his money.
K1214. Hercules spins for his beloved. ---- Is forced to dress as woman and discharge womanly duties including spinning.
K1214. Hercules spins for his beloved. ---- Is forced to dress as woman and discharge womanly duties including spinning.
K1214.1. Importunate lover induced to dress as woman and sift flour. ---- Is shown to his wife.
K1214.1.1. Importunate lover is induced to undergo series of humiliations. ---- (1) Disguise as bakery woman. (2) Disguise as priest. (3) Disguise as corpse. (4) Hiding in wine skin. Humiliated each time.
K1215. Aristotle and Phyllis: philosopher as riding horse for woman. ---- The philosopher warns the king against uxoriousness. In revenge the queen beguiles the philosopher into letting her ride him on all-fours. The king comes and sees. *Type 1501.
K1216. Hidden paramour taken to his own wife. ---- He hides in a chest. The chest is taken by a creditor who unwittingly delivers it to the paramour's wife.
K1217. Tale of the basin. ---- Lover caught on magic basin and left in embarrassing position.
K1217. Tale of the basin. ---- Lover caught on magic basin and left in embarrassing position.
K1217. Tale of the basin. ---- Lover caught on magic basin and left in embarrassing position.
K1217. Tale of the basin. ---- Lover caught on magic basin and left in embarrassing position.
K1217. Tale of the basin. ---- Lover caught on magic basin and left in embarrassing position.
K1217. Tale of the basin. ---- Lover caught on magic basin and left in embarrassing position.
K1218. Importunate lovers led astray.
K1218.1. The entrapped suitors. ---- (Lai l'épervier.) The chaste wife has them one at a time undress and hide. The husband and guests come and chase them off. *Type 1730.
K1218.1.1. The entrapped suitors: the chaste wife tricks them into casks. ---- The husband takes the casks to the marketplace where he opens them.
K1218.1.2. The entrapped suitors: the chaste wife has them caught. ---- Forces them to work for her.
K1218.1.3. The entrapped suitor: tricked into room where he is left to himself.
K1218.1.3.1. Importunate lover imprisoned and starved: ---- later given choice of lady or food. Chooses food.
K1218.1.3.2. Lover hidden by wife in room made to fall into deep pit of treacle.
K1218.1.4. Importunate lover (priest) is forced to hide in chest. ---- Husband takes the chest to the waiting congregation. Clever priest comes out enacting the resurrection of Lazarus.
K1218.1.4.1. Four importunate lovers are forced to hide in four-compartmented chest which is sold.
K1218.1.5. Importunate suitor enticed into sack and beaten by husband.
K1218.1.6. Priest caught in lasso by rival lover. ---- Mistress tells knight of priest's demands. Knight has her give assignation, and arranges around her a string lasso which he pulls, and catches priest.
K1218.1.7. Importunate suitor has his head shaved and tarred and is put into a sack and returned to his men.
K1218.1.8. To get "nothing" and to show it. ---- Wife pushes lecherous king first into glue and then in the closet with feathers. That is "nothing" -- neither bird nor man.
K1218.2. Suitor locked in pigsty. Type 1730*.
K1218.2. Suitor locked in pigsty. Type 1730*.
K1218.3. Suitors one by one enticed into graveyard and left together. ---- They later get revenge. Type 940.
K1218.4. Suitors as corpse, angel, and devil. ---- First induced to lie in coffin, second to sit up with the "corpse", and the third to carry a firebrand. "Corpse" thinks others are angel and devil. All come to blows.
K1218.4.1. Three women humiliate importunate lover. ---- First has him hide on thorns, second has him fall into a hole, third has him fall asleep in the street. In revenge he shows them naked, except for face, to his friends. (Cf. K1213.1.)
K1218.4.1. Three women humiliate importunate lover. ---- First has him hide on thorns, second has him fall into a hole, third has him fall asleep in the street. In revenge he shows them naked, except for face, to his friends. (Cf. K1213.1.)
K1218.5. Girl asks importunate lover for weapon to use against her father. ---- Instead, she uses it to defend herself against the suitor.
K1218.6. Importunate lover beaten and sent on street bearing humiliating placard.
K1218.7. Importunate lover tied to tree.
K1218.8. Importunate lover beaten with canes filled with straw. ---- He thinks he is severely wounded.
K1218.9. Obscene tricks are played on repugnant simpleton who wishes to marry.
K1218.9.1. Importunate lover is given a rendezvous. ---- Obscene tricks played on him.
K1218.10. Wife takes lover beneath tree where she has told husband to hide. ---- When he begins to kiss her, husband shouts "Keep a little for me." Lover, shamefaced, runs away.
K1222. Woman tricks importunate lover with the head of a pike. ---- Thereafter he thinks the vagina is toothed.
K1223. Mistress deceives lover with a substitute. Type 1441*.
K1223. Mistress deceives lover with a substitute. Type 1441*.
K1223. Mistress deceives lover with a substitute. Type 1441*.
K1223. Mistress deceives lover with a substitute. Type 1441*.
K1223. Mistress deceives lover with a substitute. Type 1441*.
K1223. Mistress deceives lover with a substitute. Type 1441*.
K1223. Mistress deceives lover with a substitute. Type 1441*.
K1223.1. Bride escapes from foolish husband and leaves goat as substitute in bed. *Type 1685.
K1223.2. Mistress sends man's own wife as substitute without his knowledge.
K1223.2. Mistress sends man's own wife as substitute without his knowledge.
K1223.2. Mistress sends man's own wife as substitute without his knowledge.
K1223.2.1. Chaste woman sends man's own wife as substitute ---- (without his knowledge). Then the first woman's husband is substituted for the importunate lover, who has his own wife seduced.
K1223.2.1. Chaste woman sends man's own wife as substitute ---- (without his knowledge). Then the first woman's husband is substituted for the importunate lover, who has his own wife seduced.
K1223.3. Wife (mistress) substitutes for mistress (wife). ---- The woman has been asked for a rendezvous. She tells the suitor's wife and they exchange places.
K1223.4. Chaste woman substitutes corpse for herself in the bed of an insistent suitor.
K1223.5. King's daughter deceives king by substituting her maid.
K1225. Lover given rump to kiss. ---- Sometimes the trick is played by a rival lover. (Chaucer's Miller's tale). *Type 1361.
K1225. Lover given rump to kiss. ---- Sometimes the trick is played by a rival lover. (Chaucer's Miller's tale). *Type 1361.
K1227. Lover put off by deceptive respite.
K1227. Lover put off by deceptive respite.
K1227. Lover put off by deceptive respite.
K1227.1. Lover put off till girl bathes and dresses. ---- She escapes.
K1227.2. Suitors put off till web is woven. ---- Unwoven each night.
K1227.3. Respite from wooer while he brings clothes all night. ---- The girl wastes time trying them on.
K1227.3.1. Girl refuses to dance with a devil until she is well dressed. ---- The devil brings things till the cock crows. Another girl asks for all the things at once and must dance until she dies.
K1227.4. Girl asks undesired lover to take off his boots. ---- She pulls off one partway and escapes.
K1227.4.1. Girl tells physician-seducer she cannot meet his wishes until after he bathes. ---- Prepares the bath herself and pours acid into it.
K1227.5. Woman leaves importunate lover waiting in her room. ---- Feigns illness and then escapes.
K1227.5.1. Girl puts off consummation of marriage to undesirable suitor by saying her "stomach is sick".
K1227.6. Girl asks undesired lover to follow her but not to step on her shadow.
K1227.6. Girl asks undesired lover to follow her but not to step on her shadow.
K1227.7. Girl says she has made vow not to marry until pilgrimage is made.
K1227.8. Girl as umpire in suitor test (shooting arrows) escapes.
K1227.9. Importunate lover kept overlong at supper: must leave.
K1227.10. Escape from undesired lover by alleging menstrual period.
K1227.10.1. Abducted princess tells her abductor to wait for her menstrual period of 12 years to terminate.
K1228. Woman humiliates would-be lover. ---- Knowing that he has deceived another by paying her with gilded coin she answers: "You will have to pay in better coin than is your wont!"
K1231. Chaste woman refers lover to her husband for permission.
K1231.1. Chaste woman refers lover to his wife.
K1232. Lover deceived by false suicide agreement. ---- The woman persuades her lover to jump from a cliff; she will follow. She does not jump.
K1232. Lover deceived by false suicide agreement. ---- The woman persuades her lover to jump from a cliff; she will follow. She does not jump.
K1232.1. Lover's anger softened by sham suicide attempt. ---- Is later scorned.
K1232.1. Lover's anger softened by sham suicide attempt. ---- Is later scorned.
K1233. Lover humiliated by his impotence.
K1235. King tricked into sleeping with hag.
K1236. Disguise as man to escape importunate lover.
K1237. Girl plays at dice with her suitors: locks them up when they are defeated.
K1240. Deception into humiliating position -- miscellaneous.
K1241. Trickster rides dupe horseback. ---- Usually by feigning sickness he induces the dupe to carry him and then boasts that the dupe always acts as his horse. *Types 4, 72.
K1241. Trickster rides dupe horseback. ---- Usually by feigning sickness he induces the dupe to carry him and then boasts that the dupe always acts as his horse. *Types 4, 72.
K1241. Trickster rides dupe horseback. ---- Usually by feigning sickness he induces the dupe to carry him and then boasts that the dupe always acts as his horse. *Types 4, 72.
K1241. Trickster rides dupe horseback. ---- Usually by feigning sickness he induces the dupe to carry him and then boasts that the dupe always acts as his horse. *Types 4, 72.
K1241.1. Trickster rides dupe a-courting. ---- Feigns sickness and persuades dupe to carry him. Thus wins the girl. Type 72.
K1243. Priest trapped in window and humiliated.
K1251. Holding up the rock. ---- Trickster makes dupe believe that he is holding up a great rock and induces him to hold it for a while. (Sometimes steals the dupe's goods.) *Type 1530.
K1251.1. Holding up the roof. ---- Fox pretends to be holding up the roof; hence cannot help the bear, who must do the threshing alone. *Type 9A.
K1251.1.1. Fox pretends to be guarding the sky and watching the earth.
K1252. Holding down the hat. ---- Dupe persuaded to guard hat supposed to cover something valuable. It covers a pile of dung. (Dupe's goods are sometimes stolen.) *Type 1528.
K1252.1. Dupe persuaded to fight with alleged gold-dropping bear: trickster meantime steals his clothes.
K1253. The general hatches out an egg. ---- The page induces the general to take his place in sitting on the eggs. Then he calls the king to look. Type 1677*.
K1253. The general hatches out an egg. ---- The page induces the general to take his place in sitting on the eggs. Then he calls the king to look. Type 1677*.
K1262. Person hypnotized into believing himself transformed.
K1265. Man falsely reported insane. ---- No one will believe him.
K1265. Man falsely reported insane. ---- No one will believe him.
K1265. Man falsely reported insane. ---- No one will believe him.
K1265. Man falsely reported insane. ---- No one will believe him.
K1268. Man carried and dropped in mid-stream.
K1271. Amorous intrigue observed and exposed.
K1271. Amorous intrigue observed and exposed.
K1271. Amorous intrigue observed and exposed.
K1271. Amorous intrigue observed and exposed.
K1271. Amorous intrigue observed and exposed.
K1271. Amorous intrigue observed and exposed.
K1271. Amorous intrigue observed and exposed.
K1271.1. Threat to tell of amorous intrigue used as blackmail.
K1271.1. Threat to tell of amorous intrigue used as blackmail.
K1271.1.1. 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. *Type 570.
K1271.1.2. Princess made to speak desired words when hero threatens to report (falsely) her amorous conduct. *Type 852.
K1271.1.3. Educated chickens tell of woman's adultery. ---- A trickster undertakes to teach a woman's chickens to talk. When he reports that they are saying that she has slept with the priest, she pays him off. *Type 1750.
K1271.1.3. Educated chickens tell of woman's adultery. ---- A trickster undertakes to teach a woman's chickens to talk. When he reports that they are saying that she has slept with the priest, she pays him off. *Type 1750.
K1271.1.3. Educated chickens tell of woman's adultery. ---- A trickster undertakes to teach a woman's chickens to talk. When he reports that they are saying that she has slept with the priest, she pays him off. *Type 1750.
K1271.1.4. Man hidden in roof sees girl and lover and falls: ---- they flee and leave him in possession. *Types 1360, 1776.
K1271.1.4.1. Man having seen woman and lover from roof threatens to tell about it; is paid to stop. *Type 1360B.
K1271.1.4.2. Man hidden in roof (or elsewhere) sees girl and lover: blows horn. ---- They flee and leave him in possession.
K1271.1.4.2. Man hidden in roof (or elsewhere) sees girl and lover: blows horn. ---- They flee and leave him in possession.
K1271.1.4.3. Observer of intrigue insists on sharing in it ---- (or enjoys the girl after putting the man to flight).
K1271.2. Lovers observed in intrigue make absurd excuses. ---- (Afraid of ghosts, have chill, etc.)
K1271.3. Amorous intrigue exposed and faithless husband humiliated.
K1271.3.1. Wife surprises husband in adultery and shames him into giving her all she desires.
K1271.4. Adulteress tells lover "I can see the whole world." ---- Hidden shepherd asks "Can you see my lost calves (ass)?"
K1271.5. The Lord above will provide. ---- A youth and maid come under tree. "Who shall provide for our child?" "He above (God) will take care of it." The man in the tree: "I will do nothing of the kind!"
K1272. Man abed with his wife is frightened away by an intruder who steals his clothes. *Type 1360A.
K1273. Abbess puts priest's trousers on her head. ---- Suddenly called up while abed with the priest, she thinks to put on her coif. Discomfited by nuns whom she has denounced for incontinence.
K1274. Discovery of abbot's (abbess's) incontinence brings permission to monks (nuns) to do likewise.
K1275. Girl who cannot keep silent thereby provokes her rival to admit unchastity. *Type 886.
K1275. Girl who cannot keep silent thereby provokes her rival to admit unchastity. *Type 886.
K1275. Girl who cannot keep silent thereby provokes her rival to admit unchastity. *Type 886.
K1275.1. Girl refusing her lover final kiss provokes rival to admit selling kisses.
K1281. Woman draws a pelt to her instead of her husband. ---- A woman asks of her husband a hair which will magically draw him to her. He gives her a hair from a pelt.
K1281.1. Priest draws a sow to him instead of a woman. ---- He asks for a pubic hair which will draw the woman to him. Sow's bristles substituted. Sow rushes to church.
K1285. Rascals pull off judge's breeches and leave him exposed.
K1286. Mock initiation for dupe.
K1288. King induced to kiss horse's rump: trickster then threatens to tell. *Type 570.
K1288. King induced to kiss horse's rump: trickster then threatens to tell. *Type 570.
K1288. King induced to kiss horse's rump: trickster then threatens to tell. *Type 570.
K1291. Opposing witnesses pockets filled with dung. ---- Discredited.
K1292. Hostile brother-in-law made king's inferior by being tricked to hold his sword, ---- while the king arranges his breeches belt. (Old custom).
K1300-K1399 Seduction or deceptive marriage.
K1300. Seduction.
K1300. Seduction.
K1300. Seduction.
K1300. Seduction.
K1300. Seduction.
K1300. Seduction.
K1300. Seduction.
K1300. Seduction.
K1300. Seduction.
K1300. Seduction.
K1300. Seduction.
K1300. Seduction.
K1300. Seduction.
K1300. Seduction.
K1300. Seduction.
K1300. Seduction.
K1300. Seduction.
K1300. Seduction.
K1300. Seduction.
K1300. Seduction.
K1300. Seduction.
K1300. Seduction.
K1301. Mortal woman seduced by a god. (Cf. K1315.1. See references to D658.2.)
K1301. Mortal woman seduced by a god. (Cf. K1315.1. See references to D658.2.)
K1301. Mortal woman seduced by a god. (Cf. K1315.1. See references to D658.2.)
K1301. Mortal woman seduced by a god. (Cf. K1315.1. See references to D658.2.)
K1301. Mortal woman seduced by a god. (Cf. K1315.1. See references to D658.2.)
K1301. Mortal woman seduced by a god. (Cf. K1315.1. See references to D658.2.)
K1302. Woman won and lost by a ruse.
K1310. Seduction by disguise or substitution
K1310. Seduction by disguise or substitution
K1310. Seduction by disguise or substitution
K1310. Seduction by disguise or substitution
K1310. Seduction by disguise or substitution
K1310. Seduction by disguise or substitution
K1310. Seduction by disguise or substitution
K1310. Seduction by disguise or substitution
K1310. Seduction by disguise or substitution
K1310. Seduction by disguise or substitution
K1310. Seduction by disguise or substitution
K1310. Seduction by disguise or substitution
K1311. Seduction by masking as woman's husband.
K1311. Seduction by masking as woman's husband.
K1311. Seduction by masking as woman's husband.
K1311. Seduction by masking as woman's husband.
K1311. Seduction by masking as woman's husband.
K1311. Seduction by masking as woman's husband.
K1311.0.1. Seduction by masking as woman's husband: ---- "Why -- you have just left!" After the seduction the husband comes and the wife shows surprise.
K1311.0.1. Seduction by masking as woman's husband: ---- "Why -- you have just left!" After the seduction the husband comes and the wife shows surprise.
K1311.0.2. Trickster kills husband and puts on his skin so as to seduce wife.
K1311.1. Husband's twin brother mistaken by woman for her husband. *Type 303.
K1314. Seduction by wearing coat of invisibility. (Cf. D1361.12.)
K1315. Seduction by impostor.
K1315. Seduction by impostor.
K1315. Seduction by impostor.
K1315.1. Seduction by posing as a god. (Cf. K1301.)
K1315.1. Seduction by posing as a god. (Cf. K1301.)
K1315.1. Seduction by posing as a god. (Cf. K1301.)
K1315.1.1. Seduction by posing as Angel Gabriel.
K1315.1.2. Seduction on promise that issue will be the fifth Evangelist.
K1315.1.2.1. Seduction on feigned orders from angel to engender a pope. ---- Girl born.
K1315.2. Seduction by posing as doctor.
K1315.2. Seduction by posing as doctor.
K1315.2. Seduction by posing as doctor.
K1315.2.1. Girl persuaded to sit on certain plant: seduced. ---- Man as sham doctor tells her how to heal her burnt groins.
K1315.2.2. Seduction by sham process of retrieving lost gem.
K1315.2.3. Seduction by sham process of repairing vagina.
K1315.2.4. Seduction by pretending to give childless man's wife medicine. ---- When husband comes at cockcrow as he was told, trickster says he came too late and they must do it again.
K1315.3. Seduction by posing as magician. ---- (Sham incantation, etc.)
K1315.3.1. Seduction by feigning enchantment.
K1315.3.2. Seduction attempted on promise of magic transformation: ---- woman to mare. Finishing the tail.
K1315.4. Seduction by posing as a relative.
K1315.5. Seduction by posing as nobleman.
K1315.5. Seduction by posing as nobleman.
K1315.5.1. Prostitute poses as noble woman.
K1315.6. Seduction by posing as holy man (churchman).
K1315.6. Seduction by posing as holy man (churchman).
K1315.6. Seduction by posing as holy man (churchman).
K1315.6. Seduction by posing as holy man (churchman).
K1315.6.1. Tricksters persuade women that they must share their marital intimacies with them.
K1315.6.2. Seduction attempted on threat of performing miracle.
K1315.6.3. Girl disguised as friar gets into priest's bed.
K1315.6.4. Seduction by posing as saint.
K1315.7. Seduction by posing as teacher or instructor.
K1315.7.1. Seduction by pretending to instruct (or to need instruction) in marital duties.
K1315.7.1. Seduction by pretending to instruct (or to need instruction) in marital duties.
K1315.7.2. Seduction under pretence of teaching a game.
K1315.8. Seduction upon false promise of marriage.
K1315.9. Seduction by offering protection against non-existing danger.
K1315.10. Seduction by posing as beggar.
K1315.11. Seduction by posing as leper.
K1315.12. Seduction by posing as merchant.
K1315.12. Seduction by posing as merchant.
K1315.13. Seduction by masking as soldier.
K1315.13. Seduction by masking as soldier.
K1315.13. Seduction by masking as soldier.
K1315.14. Seduction: weaver posing as king.
K1317. Lover's place in bed usurped by another.
K1317. Lover's place in bed usurped by another.
K1317. Lover's place in bed usurped by another.
K1317. Lover's place in bed usurped by another.
K1317. Lover's place in bed usurped by another.
K1317.1. Serving-man in his master's place.
K1317.1.1. Master in serving-man's place in woman's bed. (Cf. K1569.7.)
K1317.2. Leper intercepts letter and takes paramour's place with princess.
K1317.2.1. Old woman intercepts letter and takes girl's place in man's bed.
K1317.2.1. Old woman intercepts letter and takes girl's place in man's bed.
K1317.2.2. Letter delivered to wrong man. ---- He substitutes for the lover.
K1317.3. Vengeful paramours send syphilitic man to substitute in woman's bed.
K1317.4. Man caught running by guards has to tell his destination. ---- One of the guards substitutes for him with his sweetheart.
K1317.5. Woman substitutes for her daughter in the dark.
K1317.6. Use of drugs to usurp lover's place.
K1317.6.1. Woman drugs sister and substitutes for her with lover.
K1317.7. Woman mistakes passer-by for lover. ---- Substitution in the dark.
K1317.8. Moorish (black) girl substituted for mistress (in the dark).
K1317.9. Man intercepts love letter and takes lover's place in elopement.
K1317.10. Devil comes to rendezvous instead of woman's lover.
K1318. Trickster shifts married couples in bed. ---- Old man married to young woman and young man married to old woman. The shift is satisfactory to the young couple.
K1318. Trickster shifts married couples in bed. ---- Old man married to young woman and young man married to old woman. The shift is satisfactory to the young couple.
K1318. Trickster shifts married couples in bed. ---- Old man married to young woman and young man married to old woman. The shift is satisfactory to the young couple.
K1321. Seduction by man disguising as woman.
K1321. Seduction by man disguising as woman.
K1321. Seduction by man disguising as woman.
K1321. Seduction by man disguising as woman.
K1321. Seduction by man disguising as woman.
K1321. Seduction by man disguising as woman.
K1321. Seduction by man disguising as woman.
K1321. Seduction by man disguising as woman.
K1321. Seduction by man disguising as woman.
K1321.1. Man disguised as woman admitted to women's quarters: seduction. *Types 516, 1542.
K1321.1.1. Man disguised as pregnant woman admitted to girl's bed.
K1321.1.2. Seducer successfully disguised as washerwoman for fifteen years. ---- Finally exposed.
K1321.1.2. Seducer successfully disguised as washerwoman for fifteen years. ---- Finally exposed.
K1321.1.2. Seducer successfully disguised as washerwoman for fifteen years. ---- Finally exposed.
K1321.1.3. Man wishes to learn and gains entrance to learned girl's presence in woman's disguise.
K1321.2. Man disguised as woman abducts princess. *Type 516.
K1321.2. Man disguised as woman abducts princess. *Type 516.
K1321.3. Man disgusted as woman courted (married) by another man.
K1321.3.1. Man disguised as woman beguiles hostile chief. ---- Infatuates him and then kills him in drunken sleep.
K1321.3.1. Man disguised as woman beguiles hostile chief. ---- Infatuates him and then kills him in drunken sleep.
K1321.4. Men disguised as women enter convent and seduce impious nuns. (Cf. K1323.)
K1322. Girl masked as man wins princess's love. Type 514.
K1322.1. The lovely ascetic (girl in man's clothes) wins love of a rich woman.
K1323. Man disguised as gardener enters convent and seduces nuns. (Cf. K1321.4.)
K1323. Man disguised as gardener enters convent and seduces nuns. (Cf. K1321.4.)
K1323. Man disguised as gardener enters convent and seduces nuns. (Cf. K1321.4.)
K1323.1. Messenger from lover to girl-captive in harem poses as a singer who amuses the harem ladies in their apartments.
K1325. Seduction by feigned death. ---- The girl comes to the man's wake or funeral.
K1325. Seduction by feigned death. ---- The girl comes to the man's wake or funeral.
K1325. Seduction by feigned death. ---- The girl comes to the man's wake or funeral.
K1352. Death feigned to woo maiden. ---- She shows remorse when she hears of lover's death.
K1352. Death feigned to woo maiden. ---- She shows remorse when she hears of lover's death.
K1352. Death feigned to woo maiden. ---- She shows remorse when she hears of lover's death.
K1352. Death feigned to woo maiden. ---- She shows remorse when she hears of lover's death.
K1325.0.1. Hero feigns death and is copulated with by divine maidens.
K1325.1. Seduction by feigned sleep. ---- The guest in the conjugal bed feigns sleep as he effects seduction.
K1326. Seduction by feigned illness.
K1326. Seduction by feigned illness.
K1326.1. Seduction by asking for sham cure for sham illness.
K1327. Seduction by feigned stupidity. ---- Cautious farmer seeks laborer who knows nothing about sex. Trickster makes silly explanation of copulation of animals. When admitted into service, seduces both farmer's wife and daughter.
K1328. Disguise as animal to seduce woman.
K1330. Girl tricked into man's room (or power).
K1331. "No!" ---- The princess must answer all questions by "No". By clever framing of his question the hero wins her to his desires. *Types 851, 853.
K1331. "No!" ---- The princess must answer all questions by "No". By clever framing of his question the hero wins her to his desires. *Types 851, 853.
K1331. "No!" ---- The princess must answer all questions by "No". By clever framing of his question the hero wins her to his desires. *Types 851, 853.
K1332. Seduction by taking aboard ship to inspect wares. *Type 516.
K1332. Seduction by taking aboard ship to inspect wares. *Type 516.
K1332. Seduction by taking aboard ship to inspect wares. *Type 516.
K1332.1. Seduction by scattering jewels. Girl seized when she tries to take jewels.
K1332.2. Seduction by enticing woman to inspect wares in tent.
K1332.3. Seduction by promise of jewels.
K1333. Seduction by having maiden placed in floating chest.
K1334. Seduction (or wooing) on an aerial journey.
K1335. Seduction (or wooing) by stealing clothes of bathing girl (swan maiden). *Types 313, 400.
K1335. Seduction (or wooing) by stealing clothes of bathing girl (swan maiden). *Types 313, 400.
K1335. Seduction (or wooing) by stealing clothes of bathing girl (swan maiden). *Types 313, 400.
K1335. Seduction (or wooing) by stealing clothes of bathing girl (swan maiden). *Types 313, 400.
K1335. Seduction (or wooing) by stealing clothes of bathing girl (swan maiden). *Types 313, 400.
K1335. Seduction (or wooing) by stealing clothes of bathing girl (swan maiden). *Types 313, 400.
K1335. Seduction (or wooing) by stealing clothes of bathing girl (swan maiden). *Types 313, 400.
K1335. Seduction (or wooing) by stealing clothes of bathing girl (swan maiden). *Types 313, 400.
K1336. Magic helper brings girl to hero's bed.
K1339. Girl tricked into man's room (power) -- miscellaneous.
K1339.1. Fresh hides spread on grass; girl slips up and is deflowered.
K1339.2. Woman enticed to upper world on a stretching tree.
K1339.2.1. Seduction by luring woman to platform to look for distant ship.
K1339.3. Woman enticed into man's room by feigned illness.
K1339.3. Woman enticed into man's room by feigned illness.
K1339.3. Woman enticed into man's room by feigned illness.
K1339.4. Seduction by sham beauty test. ---- Trickster dupes two girls into submitting to test. Both seduced.
K1339.5. Girl tricked by use of drugs. ---- Subsequent pregnancy used to force her into marrying seducer.
K1339.6. Seduction by priest who insists on woman having confession in his own house.
K1339.7. Trickster agrees to carry old woman and girl across stream: ---- carries girl across and rides off with her leaving old woman on other side.
K1339.8. Leak in roof over woman's bed: in rain must go to bed with trickster.
K1340. Entrance into girl's (man's) room (bed) by trick.
K1340. Entrance into girl's (man's) room (bed) by trick.
K1340. Entrance into girl's (man's) room (bed) by trick.
K1340. Entrance into girl's (man's) room (bed) by trick.
K1340. Entrance into girl's (man's) room (bed) by trick.
K1340. Entrance into girl's (man's) room (bed) by trick.
K1341. Entrance to woman's room in hollow artificial animal.
K1341. Entrance to woman's room in hollow artificial animal.
K1341.1. Entrance to woman's room in golden ram. ---- Princess's curiosity aroused and the golden ram carried into the room. The youth is concealed inside. *Types 854, 900.
K1342. Entrance into woman's (man's) room by hiding in chest. *Type 882.
K1342.0.1. Man carried into woman's room hidden in basket. (Cf. K1343.1.)
K1342.0.2. Entrance into woman's room in lamp stand.
K1342.1. Heroine in hiding-box which is bought by prince.
K1342.1.1. Man in magic hiding box bought by girl's father.
K1343. Man drawn up into female apartments on rope.
K1343.1. Man drawn up into female apartments in basket. (Cf. K1342.0.1.)
K1343.1. Man drawn up into female apartments in basket. (Cf. K1342.0.1.)
K1343.2. Man disguised as woman carried into princess's room: marries her. (Cf. K1321.1.)
K1344. Tunnel entrance to guarded maiden's chamber.
K1344. Tunnel entrance to guarded maiden's chamber.
K1344.1. Girl seduced from beneath ground.
K1345. Tale of the cradle. ---- Two youths pass the night with a family where all sleep in a common room, with a cradle at the foot of one of the beds. The moving of the cradle in the night confuses those walking about so that the strangers sleep with the wife and the daughter. Type 1363.
K1346. Hero flies to maiden's room. ---- Enters her tower by means of artificial wings (or on flying horse). *Type 575.
K1346. Hero flies to maiden's room. ---- Enters her tower by means of artificial wings (or on flying horse). *Type 575.
K1346. Hero flies to maiden's room. ---- Enters her tower by means of artificial wings (or on flying horse). *Type 575.
K1346.1. Hero flies to maiden's room. ---- Enters her tower by means of artificial wings (or on flying horse). *Type 575.
K1346.1. Hero flies to maiden's room. ---- Enters her tower by means of artificial wings (or on flying horse). *Type 575.
K1347. Man is ushered into maiden's room by maidservant. ---- He then takes the latter's place in the mistress's bed.
K1348. Lover gets into maiden's room by means of a ladder.
K1349. Other means of entering into girl's (man's) room (bed).
K1349.1.
K1349.1.
K1349.1.1.
K1349.1.2. Disguise as madman to enter girl's room. (Cf. K1818.3.)
K1349.1.3. Trickster gains access to woman's room disguised as peddler. (Cf. K1817.4.)
K1349.1.4. Man disguised as groom enters mistress's room.
K1349.1.5. Man feigns sick in order to enter room of princess skilled in healing, and wooes her for his friend. (Cf. K1818, T51.1.1.)
K1349.2. Trickster gains access to woman's room by pretending he has news of her absent lover.
K1349.3. Access gained by the aid of rival's mule. ---- Man tries in vain to learn the identity of his friend's mistress. Mounts his friend's mule, which takes him to the secret rendezvous.
K1349.4. Lover visits guarded maiden while harper puts mother to sleep.
K1349.4. Lover visits guarded maiden while harper puts mother to sleep.
K1349.4. Lover visits guarded maiden while harper puts mother to sleep.
K1349.4. Lover visits guarded maiden while harper puts mother to sleep.
K1349.4. Lover visits guarded maiden while harper puts mother to sleep.
K1349.5. Access for seduction gained by removing locks.
K1349.6. Lover gets self carried into beloved's house to wait for clean clothes after a purposeful fall in mud.
K1349.6. Lover gets self carried into beloved's house to wait for clean clothes after a purposeful fall in mud.
K1349.7. Man burns down own neighboring house to gain access to bedroom of beloved.
K1349.8. Entrance into woman's room through concealed door.
K1349.9. Trickster pretends to seek lost ball by woman's bed: seduces her.
K1349.10. Admission to woman's room by means of cap of invisibility.
K1350. Woman persuaded (or wooed) by trick.
K1350. Woman persuaded (or wooed) by trick.
K1350. Woman persuaded (or wooed) by trick.
K1351. The weeping bitch. ---- A procuress throws pepper into the eyes of a bitch so that she weeps. She pretends to the virtuous woman that the bitch is a woman transformed because of failure to respond to her lover. The woman is persuaded. *Type 1515.
K1351. The weeping bitch. ---- A procuress throws pepper into the eyes of a bitch so that she weeps. She pretends to the virtuous woman that the bitch is a woman transformed because of failure to respond to her lover. The woman is persuaded. *Type 1515.
K1353. Woman deceived into sacrificing honor. ---- Ruler promises to release her brother (husband) but afterward refuses to do so.
K1353. Woman deceived into sacrificing honor. ---- Ruler promises to release her brother (husband) but afterward refuses to do so.
K1353. Woman deceived into sacrificing honor. ---- Ruler promises to release her brother (husband) but afterward refuses to do so.
K1353. Woman deceived into sacrificing honor. ---- Ruler promises to release her brother (husband) but afterward refuses to do so.
K1353. Woman deceived into sacrificing honor. ---- Ruler promises to release her brother (husband) but afterward refuses to do so.
K1353. Woman deceived into sacrificing honor. ---- Ruler promises to release her brother (husband) but afterward refuses to do so.
K1353. Woman deceived into sacrificing honor. ---- Ruler promises to release her brother (husband) but afterward refuses to do so.
K1353.1. Trickster offers food for woman's favors which will completely satisfy him. ---- He refuses payment on grounds that he is not satisfied.
K1353.1. Trickster offers food for woman's favors which will completely satisfy him. ---- He refuses payment on grounds that he is not satisfied.
K1354. Seduction by bearing false order from husband or father.
K1354.1. "Both?" ---- The youth is sent to the house to get two articles. He meets the two daughters and calls back to the master, "Both?" "Yes, I said both!" replies the master. The youth has his will of both daughter. *Type 1563.
K1354.1. "Both?" ---- The youth is sent to the house to get two articles. He meets the two daughters and calls back to the master, "Both?" "Yes, I said both!" replies the master. The youth has his will of both daughter. *Type 1563.
K1354.1.1. Trickster masking as girl's father advises intercourse with trickster. ---- She obeys.
K1354.2. Seduction by bringing false order from husband.
K1354.2.1. Trickster asks husband for one thing and the wife for another. ---- The husband's order: "Let him have what he wants."
K1354.2.2. 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."
K1354.2.3. Fox sleeps with tiger's wife by giving her deceptive message from her mate.
K1354.3. Seduction by bearing false order from mother.
K1354.3.1. Friar undertakes to awaken girl. ---- He follows her mother's order according to his own interpretation.
K1354.3.2. Trickster masking as bridegroom tells bride that he comes at her mother's request.
K1354.3.2. Trickster masking as bridegroom tells bride that he comes at her mother's request.
K1354.3.2. Trickster masking as bridegroom tells bride that he comes at her mother's request.
K1354.4. Seduction by bearing false order from lover.
K1355. Altered letter of execution gives princess to hero. ---- On his way robbers steal the letter and change it so that instead of being killed he is married to the princess. *Type 930.
K1355. Altered letter of execution gives princess to hero. ---- On his way robbers steal the letter and change it so that instead of being killed he is married to the princess. *Type 930.
K1357. Lover's gift regained. ---- The husband appears before payment can be made to wife. *Type 1731.
K1357. Lover's gift regained. ---- The husband appears before payment can be made to wife. *Type 1731.
K1358. Girl shows herself naked in return for youth's dancing hogs. *Type 850.
K1358. Girl shows herself naked in return for youth's dancing hogs. *Type 850.
K1358. Girl shows herself naked in return for youth's dancing hogs. *Type 850.
K1358. Girl shows herself naked in return for youth's dancing hogs. *Type 850.
K1358. Girl shows herself naked in return for youth's dancing hogs. *Type 850.
K1361. Beggar buys right to sleep before the girl's door, at foot of bed, in the bed. ---- Usually with jewel. *Type 900.
K1361. Beggar buys right to sleep before the girl's door, at foot of bed, in the bed. ---- Usually with jewel. *Type 900.
K1361. Beggar buys right to sleep before the girl's door, at foot of bed, in the bed. ---- Usually with jewel. *Type 900.
K1361.1. Transformed person sleeps before girl's door, at foot of bed, in the bed. ---- Is disenchanted upon admission to the bed. *Type 440.
K1361.2. Progressive purchase of favors: the anatomical progression.
K1361.3. Seduction by begging into woman's room to get warm. (Cf. K1393.)
K1362. Innocent girl sells her "love" and later receives it back. ---- When she tells her mother what has happened, she is beaten. Thinking to right matters, she demands that the knight return what he has taken. (Sequel: K1275.) Type 886.
K1362. Innocent girl sells her "love" and later receives it back. ---- When she tells her mother what has happened, she is beaten. Thinking to right matters, she demands that the knight return what he has taken. (Sequel: K1275.) Type 886.
K1363. Seduction of person ignorant of sexual intercourse.
K1363.1. Putting the Devil in Hell. ---- Obscene trick used to seduce woman.
K1363.1.1. Putting the Devil in hand.
K1363.2. Friar adds missing nose (fingers) to unborn child: ---- foetus is imperfect and he will substitute for absent husband. Is praised by the latter on his return.
K1364. Woman abducted by giving her medicine which appears to have killed her.
K1366. Second daughter won by representing first as dead.
K1367. Monk persuades a father to set daughter afloat in box: monk seduces her.
K1368. Seduction by making woman jealous of co-wife.
K1371. Bride-stealing.
K1371. Bride-stealing.
K1371.1. Lover steals bride from wedding with unwelcome suitor. *Type 885.
K1371.1. Lover steals bride from wedding with unwelcome suitor. *Type 885.
K1371.1. Lover steals bride from wedding with unwelcome suitor. *Type 885.
K1371.1. Lover steals bride from wedding with unwelcome suitor. *Type 885.
K1371.1.1. Parson deceived into marrying his intended bride to her real lover. ---- The parson thinks it is a mock-wedding, but it turns out to be real.
K1371.1.2. Lover's foster brother (friend) steals bride from wedding with unwelcome suitor.
K1371.2. Father tricked into giving away disguised daughter in marriage.
K1371.2. Father tricked into giving away disguised daughter in marriage.
K1371.3. Rat changes name and wins wife intended for leopard.
K1371.4. Lover in disguise abducts beloved.
K1371.4.1. Lover masks as king, knight.
K1371.4.2. Lover masks as minstrel.
K1371.5. Man gets bridegroom drunk and enjoys the bride.
K1371.6. While chief is performing suitor task, rival steals the bride.
K1372. Woman engaged to marry by trick. (Cf. K1371.2, K1377, K1771.9.)
K1372.1. Princess tricked into engaging herself to suitor rejected by her father.
K1372.2. Fool passed off as very eligible young man by matchmaker.
K1375. Seduction by alleged vision promising woman to man.
K1375.1. Seduction of wife by alleging that husband's vision compels him to leave home.
K1377. Incestuous marriage arranged by trick.
K1380. Seductions -- miscellaneous.
K1382. Trickster pretends lameness and is taken on woman's back: violates her.
K1383. Trickster throws corpse into river and accuses princess of murder: ---- marriage to avoid scandal. *Type 1655.
K1383. Trickster throws corpse into river and accuses princess of murder: ---- marriage to avoid scandal. *Type 1655.
K1384. Female overpowered when caught in tree cleft (hole in hedge). *Type 36.
K1386. Man won over by woman's obscene trick.
K1386. Man won over by woman's obscene trick.
K1387. Lecherous trickster seduces women from tree and loses them.
K1388. Trickster sends letter ordering bearer detained and meanwhile steals bearer's wife.
K1388.1. Husband persuaded to dig up a treasure buried in an ant hill. ---- He is poisoned by a snake and his wife taken.
K1391. Long distance sexual intercourse. ---- Trickster by magic has intercourse with woman across stream.
K1392. Trickster and girls play obscene tricks on one another.
K1393. Woman seduces boy by feigning illness ---- (chill, etc.).
K1393. Woman seduces boy by feigning illness ---- (chill, etc.).
K1394. Man coveting his friend's wife causes her to leave her husband. ---- Friend mutually agree to beat wives. Trickster only pretends to do so while other beats his and angers her.
K1395. Seduction by giving aphrodisiac. ---- Woman tricked into standing naked in stream; medicine put into water.
K1396. Guest at inn is told that there is but one available bed: that of the mistress.
K1397. Lucretia seduced through threat. ---- Sextus says he will kill her and leave a naked slave in her bed to bring dishonor on her house. She yields.
K1398. The trickster with painted member. ---- The father wants his daughter's child to be a bishop.
K1399. Additional seductions.
K1399.1. The taming of the wild prince. ---- Lost in the woods the little prince grows up among wild animals; lets no one come near him. Only a servant girl succeeds in taming him.
K1399.2. The unusual names. ---- Assuming unusual names, the servant deceives the girl, her mother, and her father. *Type 1732*.
K1399.2. The unusual names. ---- Assuming unusual names, the servant deceives the girl, her mother, and her father. *Type 1732*.
K1399.3. Seduction: trickster shows girl how to store up warmth for winter.
K1399.4. Woman secures man's spear (arrow), lures him with it into her hut.
K1399.5. Teacher seduces pupil left in his charge.
K1400-K1499 Dupe's property destroyed.
K1400. Dupe's property destroyed. Type 1002.
K1400. Dupe's property destroyed. Type 1002.
K1410. Dupe's goods destroyed.
K1410. Dupe's goods destroyed.
K1410. Dupe's goods destroyed.
K1410. Dupe's goods destroyed.
K1410. Dupe's goods destroyed.
K1410. Dupe's goods destroyed.
K1411. Plowing the field: horse and harness destroyed. ---- The youth is told to come home from plowing when the dog does. He beats the dog so that it runs home; then he destroys the horse and harness and goes home. *Types 650, 1003.
K1411. Plowing the field: horse and harness destroyed. ---- The youth is told to come home from plowing when the dog does. He beats the dog so that it runs home; then he destroys the horse and harness and goes home. *Types 650, 1003.
K1412. Lighting the road ---- (or painting the house red). The house set on fire. Type 1008.
K1413. Guarding the door. ---- It is lifted off and carried away. *Types 1009, 1653A.
K1413. Guarding the door. ---- It is lifted off and carried away. *Types 1009, 1653A.
K1414. Take care of the stopper! ---- The son puts the stopper into his pocket, and all the tar (beer) runs out.
K1415. Repairing the house. ---- House or furniture destroyed. *Type 1010.
K1416. Tearing up the orchard (vineyard). ---- Rascal has been told to cut wood. *Type 1011.
K1417. Closing the door tight: with iron nails. Type 1014.
K1418. Whetting the knife: the whole blade whetted away. *Type 1015.
K1421. Clearing land: axe broken. *Types 650, 1050.
K1422. Threshing grain: granary roof used as threshing flail. *Types 650, 1031.
K1423. Mowing grass: the meadow torn up. Type 1203*.
K1424. Clearing out manure: digs hole. Type 1035*.
K1424.1. Cleaning out manure: piles it high.
K1425. Covering the whole wagon with tar. Type 1017.
K1427. Filling the pen. ---- Told to fill locked pen trickster chops up wagon and mules and throws them in.
K1428. Sowing grain: does so in unplowed field.
K1431. Trickster saws legs of table so that it collapses.
K1431. Trickster saws legs of table so that it collapses.
K1432. Fixing fences: trickster cuts fence down.
K1433. Twisting twine: trickster cuts it.
K1440. Dupe's animals destroyed or maimed. Type 1007.
K1440. Dupe's animals destroyed or maimed. Type 1007.
K1441. Building a bridge of cattle. ---- Ordered to build a bridge not of wood, stone, iron, or earth, the trickster uses the carcasses of cattle. *Type 1005.
K1442. Casting eyes: animal's eyes. ---- Ordered to cast eyes on this or that, the trickster kills animals and casts their eyes at the object. *Type 1006.
K1443. Cleaning the horse. ---- Washing him in boiling water or currying him with a razor. Type 1016.
K1444. Horse's intestine fastened to stone. ---- Horse twists intestines out of himself.
K1445. Making sheep laugh and dance. ---- Told to bring in sheep laughing and dancing, trickster cuts off their upper lips and breaks their legs.
K1446. To drive cattle to jungle: trickster kills a bull every day.
K1447. Tying the cattle: trickster ties them so tightly they are strangled.
K1451. Watching the goats: "Hit them if they wander." ---- Trickster kills them.
K1456. Trickster exchanges master's tame horse for vicious bullock.
K1460. Members of dupe's family killed.
K1461. Caring for the child: child killed.
K1461.1. Cleaning the child. ---- Intestines taken out and cleaned. Type 1012.
K1461.2. Child taken to defecate over ant hole.
K1461.3. Cleaning the children. ---- Impales them.
K1462. Washing the grandmother -- in boiling water. *Type 1013.
K1462. Washing the grandmother -- in boiling water. *Type 1013.
K1462.1. To heat water for master's bath. ---- Servant pours boiling water on him.
K1462.2. To cover house with straw: suffocates mother under straw.
K1464. Trickster deceives dupe into killing his own children.
K1465. Blinded slave's revenge. ---- Threatens to jump from tower with lord's children unless lord blinds himself. Lord does so but slave jumps with children nevertheless.
K1466. Master's mother killed: wood heaved on her head.
K1500--K1599 Deceptions connected with adultery.
K1500. Deception connected with adultery.
K1500. Deception connected with adultery.
K1500. Deception connected with adultery.
K1500. Deception connected with adultery.
K1500. Deception connected with adultery.
K1500. Deception connected with adultery.
K1500. Deception connected with adultery.
K1500. Deception connected with adultery.
K1500. Deception connected with adultery.
K1500. Deception connected with adultery.
K1500. Deception connected with adultery.
K1500. Deception connected with adultery.
K1501. Cuckold. ---- Husband deceived by adulterous wife.
K1501. Cuckold. ---- Husband deceived by adulterous wife.
K1501.1. Solomon as cuckold.
K1501.2. Cuckold feigns to be asleep when paramour calls.
K1501.2. Cuckold feigns to be asleep when paramour calls.
K1510. Adulteress outwits husband.
K1510. Adulteress outwits husband.
K1510. Adulteress outwits husband.
K1510. Adulteress outwits husband.
K1510. Adulteress outwits husband.
K1510. Adulteress outwits husband.
K1510. Adulteress outwits husband.
K1510. Adulteress outwits husband.
K1510. Adulteress outwits husband.
K1510. Adulteress outwits husband.
K1510. Adulteress outwits husband.
K1510. Adulteress outwits husband.
K1510. Adulteress outwits husband.
K1510. Adulteress outwits husband.
K1510. Adulteress outwits husband.
K1510. Adulteress outwits husband.
K1510. Adulteress outwits husband.
K1510. Adulteress outwits husband.
K1510. Adulteress outwits husband.
K1510. Adulteress outwits husband.
K1510. Adulteress outwits husband.
K1510.1. Adulteress kills home-coming husband.
K1510.2. Wife of philanderer gets revenge by having an affair herself.
K1511. The husband locked out. ---- An adulteress returns home late at night and her husband refuses to admit her. She threatens to throw herself into the well. The husband goes after her. She enters the house and bars him out. *Type 1377.
K1511.1. Adulteress refuses to admit husband under pretence that he is a stranger.
K1512. The cut-off nose. ---- (Lai of the Tresses.) A woman leaves her husband's bed and has another woman take her place. The husband addresses her, gets no answer and cuts off her nose (hair). In the morning the wife still has her nose (hair). The husband is made to believe that it has grown back by a miracle (or that he was dreaming). *Type 1417.
K1512. The cut-off nose. ---- (Lai of the Tresses.) A woman leaves her husband's bed and has another woman take her place. The husband addresses her, gets no answer and cuts off her nose (hair). In the morning the wife still has her nose (hair). The husband is made to believe that it has grown back by a miracle (or that he was dreaming). *Type 1417.
K1512. The cut-off nose. ---- (Lai of the Tresses.) A woman leaves her husband's bed and has another woman take her place. The husband addresses her, gets no answer and cuts off her nose (hair). In the morning the wife still has her nose (hair). The husband is made to believe that it has grown back by a miracle (or that he was dreaming). *Type 1417.
K1512. The cut-off nose. ---- (Lai of the Tresses.) A woman leaves her husband's bed and has another woman take her place. The husband addresses her, gets no answer and cuts off her nose (hair). In the morning the wife still has her nose (hair). The husband is made to believe that it has grown back by a miracle (or that he was dreaming). *Type 1417.
K1512. The cut-off nose. ---- (Lai of the Tresses.) A woman leaves her husband's bed and has another woman take her place. The husband addresses her, gets no answer and cuts off her nose (hair). In the morning the wife still has her nose (hair). The husband is made to believe that it has grown back by a miracle (or that he was dreaming). *Type 1417.
K1512.1.
K1513. The wife's equivocal oath. ---- A husband insists that his wife take oath that she has been intimate with no one but himself. The paramour masks as ass-driver. She hires an ass from him, falls down, and lets him pick her up. She then swears that no one has touched her except her husband and the ass-driver. *Type 1418.
K1513. The wife's equivocal oath. ---- A husband insists that his wife take oath that she has been intimate with no one but himself. The paramour masks as ass-driver. She hires an ass from him, falls down, and lets him pick her up. She then swears that no one has touched her except her husband and the ass-driver. *Type 1418.
K1513. The wife's equivocal oath. ---- A husband insists that his wife take oath that she has been intimate with no one but himself. The paramour masks as ass-driver. She hires an ass from him, falls down, and lets him pick her up. She then swears that no one has touched her except her husband and the ass-driver. *Type 1418.
K1513. The wife's equivocal oath. ---- A husband insists that his wife take oath that she has been intimate with no one but himself. The paramour masks as ass-driver. She hires an ass from him, falls down, and lets him pick her up. She then swears that no one has touched her except her husband and the ass-driver. *Type 1418.
K1513. The wife's equivocal oath. ---- A husband insists that his wife take oath that she has been intimate with no one but himself. The paramour masks as ass-driver. She hires an ass from him, falls down, and lets him pick her up. She then swears that no one has touched her except her husband and the ass-driver. *Type 1418.
K1513. The wife's equivocal oath. ---- A husband insists that his wife take oath that she has been intimate with no one but himself. The paramour masks as ass-driver. She hires an ass from him, falls down, and lets him pick her up. She then swears that no one has touched her except her husband and the ass-driver. *Type 1418.
K1513. The wife's equivocal oath. ---- A husband insists that his wife take oath that she has been intimate with no one but himself. The paramour masks as ass-driver. She hires an ass from him, falls down, and lets him pick her up. She then swears that no one has touched her except her husband and the ass-driver. *Type 1418.
K1513. The wife's equivocal oath. ---- A husband insists that his wife take oath that she has been intimate with no one but himself. The paramour masks as ass-driver. She hires an ass from him, falls down, and lets him pick her up. She then swears that no one has touched her except her husband and the ass-driver. *Type 1418.
K1513. The wife's equivocal oath. ---- A husband insists that his wife take oath that she has been intimate with no one but himself. The paramour masks as ass-driver. She hires an ass from him, falls down, and lets him pick her up. She then swears that no one has touched her except her husband and the ass-driver. *Type 1418.
K1514. Adulteress gets rid of husband while she entertains lover.
K1514.1. The husband in the chicken house. ---- The husband returns unexpectedly and surprises his wife with her lover. She makes the husband believe he is pursued and hides him in the chicken house. (Cf. K1514.9. *Type 1419A.)
K1514.2. Husband duped into doing penance while rascal enjoys the wife.
K1514.3. Husband duped into believing he is in purgatory.
K1514.4. Returning husband beaten by servants. ---- Mistaken for lover whom he has told them to beat.
K1514.4.1. Husband beaten by paramour. ---- Husband, dressed in wife's clothing, is beaten by forewarned paramour. The latter says that he is testing the wife's fidelity to her husband.
K1514.4.1. Husband beaten by paramour. ---- Husband, dressed in wife's clothing, is beaten by forewarned paramour. The latter says that he is testing the wife's fidelity to her husband.
K1514.4.2. Husband hides in curtain to catch paramour. ---- On entering, paramour threatens to kill husband if he should appear.
K1514.4.2.1. Cuckold husband hides under bed.
K1514.5. Husband hides in chest to catch paramour. (Cf. K1566.)
K1514.6. Adulteress locks up hidden husband and meets lovers.
K1514.7. Wife has hiding husband carried off in basket by thieves.
K1514.7. Wife has hiding husband carried off in basket by thieves.
K1514.8. Wife throws husband down precipice so she can be with lover.
K1514.9. Adulteress has lover unload wood on doorstep. ---- This keeps husband out.
K1514.10. Adulteress sets husband to watch for intruder while she entertains the paramour
K1514.11. Illness feigned to call physician paramour.
K1514.11. Illness feigned to call physician paramour.
K1514.11. Illness feigned to call physician paramour.
K1514.12. Adulteress pretends to go to say her prayers. ---- Keeps tryst with paramour.
K1514.13. Adulteress gives paramour tryst in house of ill-fame. ---- Meets husband who leaves in shame.
K1514.14. Paramour unties mare. ---- Husband chases mare while the wife entertains the paramour.
K1514.15. Adulteress throws small coffer out of window. ---- While the husband retrieves it the paramour changes hiding places.
K1514.16. Lover masks as pregnant woman: ---- adulteress sent by husband to act as midwife, meets lover.
K1514.17. Adulteress together with lover while husband sleeps.
K1514.17.1. Wife drugs husband and visits paramour.
K1514.17.2. Husband frightened into sleeping alone. ---- Adulteress has servants impersonate demons.
K1514.18. Adulteress makes excuse to go and attend to bodily needs: ---- meets lover.
K1515. 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. *Type 1419B.)
K1516. The husband's good eye covered. ---- The wife holds a cloth in front of his one good eye, so that he cannot see the paramour. *Type 1419C.
K1556.1. Adulteress binds husband's eyes and causes him to sing incantations concerning the adultery.
K1516.1. The husband's good eye treated. ---- The wife pretends to treat his one good eye, so that he cannot see the paramour.
K1516.1.1. Physician treating man's eye covers his one good eye. ---- Entertains his patient's mistress.
K1516.2. Girl covers nurse's one good eye so that she cannot see her lover.
K1516.3. Adulteress extinguishes light to hide her paramour.
K1516.4. Adulteress covers husband's eyes during incantation. ---- Meanwhile paramour escapes.
K1516.5. Adulteress persuades husband to milk cow with his eyes blindfolded: meets lover. (Cf. Chaucer's Merchant's Tale.)
K1516.6. The faithless wife asks her gullible husband how he would act if he were blind. ---- The husband closes his eyes; meanwhile the lover escapes.
K1516.7. Wife washes husband's hair hiding his eyes while lover escapes unseen.
K1516.8. Wife has husband look for hole in pot she has bought, allowing lover to escape unseen.
K1516.9. Wife shows husband her milk-filled breasts and squirts milk in his eyes allowing lover to escape unseen.
K1517. Paramour escapes by disguise.
K1517. Paramour escapes by disguise.
K1517. Paramour escapes by disguise.
K1517. Paramour escapes by disguise.
K1517. Paramour escapes by disguise.
K1517.1. The lovers as pursuer and fugitive. ---- The wife is visited by two gallants. When the husband approaches, one goes out with drawn sword; the other hides in the house. She convinces her husband that she has given refuge to a fugitive. *Type 1419D.
K1517.1. The lovers as pursuer and fugitive. ---- The wife is visited by two gallants. When the husband approaches, one goes out with drawn sword; the other hides in the house. She convinces her husband that she has given refuge to a fugitive. *Type 1419D.
K1517.1.1. One lover disguised and carried out of house by other. ---- The wife has the lover put on a robe and stand in the corner; she tells the husband that a tradesman has left the robe and will return for it. The other lover comes and she gives him the "robe".
K1517.2. Paramour poses as doctor.
K1517.2. Paramour poses as doctor.
K1517.3. Paramour in vat: disguise as vat-buyer. ---- Husband thinks he is testing the vat.
K1517.4. Lover hidden in chest with feathers. ---- Husband believes he is a devil. (Cf. K1218.1.)
K1517.4.1. Paramour falls in cesspool. ---- Husband thinks he is a demon.
K1517.5. 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.
K1517.6. Paramour escapes disguised as monk.
K1517.7. Paramour disguised as pregnant woman.
K1517.8. Paramour poses as robber.
K1517.9. Paramour disguised as cloth merchant is surprised by the husband. ---- He asks the woman to be paid for a pretended sale.
K1517.10. Paramour leaving love-tryst is met by husband. ---- Pretends he had come to see him on business.
K1517.12. Escaping paramour said to be a deity.
K1518. The enchanted pear tree. ---- The wife makes the husband, who has seen the adultery from the tree, believe that the tree is magic or that he has seen double. *Type 1423.
K1518.1. Husband who has surprised wife and paramour is made to believe that he has had an illusion.
K1521. Paramour successfully hidden from husband. *Type 1364.
K1521.1. Paramour successfully hidden in chimney (fireplace).
K1521.2. Paramour successfully hidden in chest.
K1521.2.1. Paramour placed in chest and covered with clothing.
K1521.3. Paramour hidden under the wash.
K1521.4. Paramour hidden in the bed.
K1521.4.1. Wife hides lover under bed. ---- When husband comes in she drops candle and sends him out for another, allowing lover to escape unseen.
K1521.5. Paramour hidden behind a screen.
K1521.5.1. Lover escapes behind the sheet which wife holds up to show her husband.
K1521.6. Husband busied with performing task while paramour escapes.
K1521.7. Paramour rolled into a carpet.
K1522. Husband in hanging tub to escape coming flood. ---- The priest who has thus duped the husband enjoys the wife. *Type 1361.
K1523. Underground passage to paramour's house. ---- (Inclusa.) Woman goes from one to the other. Her husband is made to believe that the woman next door is her sister.
K1524. Adulteress falls in mud at lover's door. ---- She deceives her husband by saying that she must enter and clean her dress.
K1525. The Lord above; the lord below. ---- A husband returning home surprises a woman and her paramour and a numskull who has blundered in. The woman hides the numskull in the bed and the paramour under it. The husband, who is leaving on a journey, lifts his hands to heaven and says, "I commend you to the Lord above." -- The numskull: "Commend her rather to the lord below!"
K1526. Friar's trousers on adulteress's bed: relic to cure sickness. ---- The husband is duped into believing that the friar has come to visit the sick.
K1527. The feigned wedding-feast. ---- The husband returns unexpectedly to find his wife entertaining the paramour with a sumptuous feast. He is made to believe the feast is in honor of some newly-weds.
K1528. Wife confesses to disguised husband. ---- She suspects the fraud and persuades him that she knew the ruse and was testing him. He begs forgiveness.
K1528. Wife confesses to disguised husband. ---- She suspects the fraud and persuades him that she knew the ruse and was testing him. He begs forgiveness.
K1531. Husband transformed to goat must witness wife's adultery. ---- The devil has let him see his wife's unfaithfulness in this way. Type 824*.
K1532. Gullible husband under the bed.
K1532.1. Adulteress tells her lover how she loves her husband. ---- She thus deceives the spying husband under the bed.
K1532.2. Adulteress tells how she may save her husband's life. ---- Discovering him under the bed, she tells lover that at temple she has learned that her husband is to die soon unless she prevents death by sleeping with a strange man. The husband is satisfied.
K1533. Gullible husband behind the tree. ---- (Tristan and Isolt.) Husband goes to wife's love tryst and hides behind a tree. The wife, having learned of his presence, tells lover that he should not allow their innocent relations to lead to gossip. Husband is appeased.
K1535. Adulteress transforms her husband into an animal to get rid of him. ---- (The Tsar's Dog.) Type 449*.
K1535.1. Adulteress transforms man to stone up to the waist.
K1536. Woman has husband made monk while he is drunk, ---- so as to get rid of him.
K1536. Woman has husband made monk while he is drunk, ---- so as to get rid of him.
K1538. Death feigned to meet paramour. ---- Meetings in the grave (grave box).
K1538. Death feigned to meet paramour. ---- Meetings in the grave (grave box).
K1538. Death feigned to meet paramour. ---- Meetings in the grave (grave box).
K1538. Death feigned to meet paramour. ---- Meetings in the grave (grave box).
K1538.1. Wife feigns death and slips out to lover.
K1538.2. Death feigned so man can live with mistress.
K1541. Sexton's own wife brings her offering. ---- The priest grants to the sexton the offerings brought by all women whom the priest has loved. The priest always calls out "Take" when these women offer. The sexton's own wife comes. The priest calls out "Take!" (Cf. Q384.)
K1542. Husband frightened by wife's paramour in hog pen. ---- The husband sees the paramour who has hidden in the pen and says, "Who are you?" "I am a miserable hog." The husband thinks that his hogs are possessed. (Cf. K1515, K1555, K1566, K1574.)
K1542. Husband frightened by wife's paramour in hog pen. ---- The husband sees the paramour who has hidden in the pen and says, "Who are you?" "I am a miserable hog." The husband thinks that his hogs are possessed. (Cf. K1515, K1555, K1566, K1574.)
K1543. The marked coat in the wife's room. ---- A procuress obtains a woman for her client by leaving a marked coat in her room. The husband drives the wife away and she joins her lover. The procuress then goes to the husband and alleges that she lost a coat with certain marks. The husband is deceived and takes the wife back.
K1544. Husband unwittingly instrumental in wife's adultery. ---- (Usually shares his bedmate with others, not knowing that she is his wife.)
K1544. Husband unwittingly instrumental in wife's adultery. ---- (Usually shares his bedmate with others, not knowing that she is his wife.)
K1544. Husband unwittingly instrumental in wife's adultery. ---- (Usually shares his bedmate with others, not knowing that she is his wife.)
K1544. Husband unwittingly instrumental in wife's adultery. ---- (Usually shares his bedmate with others, not knowing that she is his wife.)
K1544.1. Husband rescues wife's paramour. ---- Not knowing lover's identity, husband takes him to his wife and entrusts him to her care. He then leaves on a trip.
K1545. Wives wager as to who can best fool her husband. *Type 1406.
K1545. Wives wager as to who can best fool her husband. *Type 1406.
K1545. Wives wager as to who can best fool her husband. *Type 1406.
K1545. Wives wager as to who can best fool her husband. *Type 1406.
K1545. Wives wager as to who can best fool her husband. *Type 1406.
K1545. Wives wager as to who can best fool her husband. *Type 1406.
K1545. Wives wager as to who can best fool her husband. *Type 1406.
K1545. Wives wager as to who can best fool her husband. *Type 1406.
K1546. Woman warns lover of husband by parody incantation. (Cf. K1961.1.2.1, V66.1, X441.)
K1546.1. Woman warns lover of husband by singing song.
K1546.2. Woman encourages paramour by song.
K1548. Adulteress makes believe that her suspicious husband is insane. ---- He is taken away.
K1549. Adulteress outwits husband -- miscellaneous motifs.
K1549.1. Woman has paramour steal her husband's clothes. ---- Paramour gains entrance disguised as the husband. The husband without his clothes is driven away from his home.
K1549.1. Woman has paramour steal her husband's clothes. ---- Paramour gains entrance disguised as the husband. The husband without his clothes is driven away from his home.
K1549.2. Wife surprised in adultery feigns death. ---- Comes "back to life" on hearing husband say he has seen nothing. (Cf. K1538.)
K1549.3. Lover carried away on mistress's shoulders so that his footprints will not be visible in the snow.
K1549.4. Lover leaves horse outside house as husband comes up: ---- wife tells husband their cow has foaled a horse.
K1549.5. Unfaithful wife communicates with lover by pouring milk into stream.
K1549.5. Unfaithful wife communicates with lover by pouring milk into stream.
K1549.6. Wife's attendants on trip chase wrong man as suspected lover and miss real lover.
K1549.7. Husband deceived as to noise made by hidden paramour.
K1549.8. Woman cooks food for paramour.
K1550. Husband outwits adulteress and paramour.
K1550. Husband outwits adulteress and paramour.
K1550. Husband outwits adulteress and paramour.
K1550. Husband outwits adulteress and paramour.
K1550. Husband outwits adulteress and paramour.
K1550. Husband outwits adulteress and paramour.
K1550. Husband outwits adulteress and paramour.
K1550. Husband outwits adulteress and paramour.
K1550. Husband outwits adulteress and paramour.
K1550. Husband outwits adulteress and paramour.
K1550. Husband outwits adulteress and paramour.
K1550. Husband outwits adulteress and paramour.
K1550. Husband outwits adulteress and paramour.
K1550.1. Husband discovers wife's adultery.
K1550.1.1. Adulteress detected: husband secretly drops dye on her dress.
K1550.1.2. Adulteress detected by food she prepares for paramour.
K1551. Husband returns home secretly and spies on adulteress and lovers.
K1551. Husband returns home secretly and spies on adulteress and lovers.
K1551.1. Husband returns secretly and kills unwelcome suitor.
K1553. Husband feigns blindness and avenges himself on his wife and her paramour. *Type 1380.
K1553.1. Husband feigns illness to surprise wife with paramour. (Cf. K1514.11.)
K1554. The husband sets house afire and ousts hidden paramour. Type 1406*.
K1554.1. Trickster sets fire to barrel of tow in which paramour is hidden. ---- The paramour, naked, runs out carrying wisps of burning tow. The trickster tells the husband that he has raised the devil.
K1555. Husband carries off box containing hidden paramour. ---- Latter exposed (otherwise discomfited). *Type 1535.
K1555. Husband carries off box containing hidden paramour. ---- Latter exposed (otherwise discomfited). *Type 1535.
K1555.0.1. Dying woman lures paramour into chest. ---- Asks husband to bury chest with her.
K1555.0.2. Chest containing paramour unwittingly taken away by husband.
K1555.1. Lover hidden in hen-coop discovered by husband.
K1555.1. Lover hidden in hen-coop discovered by husband.
K1555.1. Lover hidden in hen-coop discovered by husband.
K1555.2. The devil in the barrel. ---- The naked lover hides himself in a sooty barrel. The husband receives from a curious gentleman a good sum of money for showing him the "devil".
K1556. Old Hildebrand. ---- Hidden cuckold reveals his presence by rhymes. He responds to the rhymes made by the wife and paramour concerning their entertainment. *Type 1360C.
K1556. Old Hildebrand. ---- Hidden cuckold reveals his presence by rhymes. He responds to the rhymes made by the wife and paramour concerning their entertainment. *Type 1360C.
K1556. Old Hildebrand. ---- Hidden cuckold reveals his presence by rhymes. He responds to the rhymes made by the wife and paramour concerning their entertainment. *Type 1360C.
K1557. Husband discovers wife's adultery by riddling conversation. ---- In this indirect manner the wife confesses and promises reform.
K1557.1. Husband discovers paramour's love letter in his wife's purse after having made her drunk.
K1558. The husband prepares to castrate the crucifix. ---- The artist's wife's paramour poses as a crucifix when caught. When he sees the husband's preparations, he flees naked.
K1558. The husband prepares to castrate the crucifix. ---- The artist's wife's paramour poses as a crucifix when caught. When he sees the husband's preparations, he flees naked.
K1558.1. Husband castrates paramour.
K1561. The husband meets the paramour in the wife's place. ---- Beats him (or cuts off privates).
K1561.1. Husband hides in wife's room and kills paramour.
K1562. Husband catches paramour in pitfall. ---- The wife sends her maid to investigate. The maid falls in and finally the wife herself. The husband calls the neighborhood to see them.
K1563. Husband (god) traps wife and paramour with magic armor.
K1563. Husband (god) traps wife and paramour with magic armor.
K1563. Husband (god) traps wife and paramour with magic armor.
K1564. Husband proves intrigue by secretly blacking paramour's mouth. ---- When he returns, his wife's face is black.
K1564. Husband proves intrigue by secretly blacking paramour's mouth. ---- When he returns, his wife's face is black.
K1564. Husband proves intrigue by secretly blacking paramour's mouth. ---- When he returns, his wife's face is black.
K1565. Blades (broken glass) to wound and detect wife's lover. ---- (Often on window.) Type 432.
K1566. Cuckolded man shuts wife's paramour in chest and lies on the chest with latter's wife.
K1566.1. Cuckold unwittingly lies with wife on chest containing her hidden paramour.
K1567. Husband tricks wife into riding a mule which has been denied water. ---- On fording a stream the mule plunges into the water. Wife drowns. (Sometimes also paramour.)
K1568. Husband in disguise begs food of his wife's suitors.
K1569. Husband outwits wife and paramour -- miscellaneous motifs.
K1569.1. Husband collects fee from paramour. ---- Surprised paramour pays.
K1569.2. Husband surprises wife and paramour. ---- Rebukes them for not shutting the door.
K1569.3. Illness feigned to go to mistress. ---- Husband leaves bed to go to serving maid.
K1569.4. Husband takes place of paramour. ---- Beats or otherwise discomfits wife.
K1569.4. Husband takes place of paramour. ---- Beats or otherwise discomfits wife.
K1569.5. Husband catches paramour by using wife's pre-arranged signal.
K1569.6. Husband persuades wife to light wicks and carry knife in hand before committing adultery: lovers frightened away.
K1569.7. Alleged speaking privates. ---- Husband pretends that his wife's privates tell him of her adultery.
K1569.7. Alleged speaking privates. ---- Husband pretends that his wife's privates tell him of her adultery.
K1569.8. Husband discomfits paramour and wife by clever remark showing that he knows all.
K1569.9. Husband kills surprised paramour. ---- Wife persuades him he has killed thief.
K1570. Trickster outwits adulteress and paramour.
K1571. Trickster discovers adultery: food goes to husband instead of paramour. *Types 1535, 1725.
K1571. Trickster discovers adultery: food goes to husband instead of paramour. *Types 1535, 1725.
K1571.0.1. Trickster discovers adultery: gets food prepared for paramour.
K1571.1. Trickster as sham magician makes adulteress produce hidden food for her husband. *Type 1535.
K1572. Trickster makes woman believe that her husband is coming to punish her adultery. ---- She confesses. *Type 1725.
K1573. Trickster sends his master running after the paramour. ---- Though the master does not know of the adultery, the lover is thoroughly frightened. *Type 1725.
K1573. Trickster sends his master running after the paramour. ---- Though the master does not know of the adultery, the lover is thoroughly frightened. *Type 1725.
K1574. Trickster as sham magician buys chest containing hidden paramour. (Cf. K1515, K1542, K1555, K1556. *Types 1535, 1725.)
K1574. Trickster as sham magician buys chest containing hidden paramour. (Cf. K1515, K1542, K1555, K1556. *Types 1535, 1725.)
K1574. Trickster as sham magician buys chest containing hidden paramour. (Cf. K1515, K1542, K1555, K1556. *Types 1535, 1725.)
K1574.1. Sham magician has paramour fall in a trap. ---- Has trained bird to cling to him.
K1574.2. Trickster discovers woman's paramour and hides him in outhouse: ---- rewarded by husband.
K1577. Second lover burns paramour at window with hot iron. *Type 1361.
K1578. God Vishnu in shape of nephew scares and torments his aunt's lover.
K1580. Other deceits connected with adultery.
K1581. The lover's gift regained.
K1581.1. Lover's gift regained: the broken (removed) article. ---- The lover breaks (or removes) an article of household equipment and convinces the husband that for that reason the wife has confiscated that which he gave her as a present.
K1581.2. Lover's gift regained: horse and wagon as gift. ---- The lover regains gift of horse and wagon by pretending to the husband that the wife has confiscated them because he brought wood of uneven quality.
K1581.3. Lover's gift regained: borrowing from the husband and returning to the wife. ---- The lover borrows money from the husband with which to corrupt the wife, later telling the husband that the money was returned to the wife during the husband's absence.
K1581.4. Lover's gift regained: accidental discovery of identity. ---- The lover, ignorant of the identity of the husband, tells him of his experience with the wife. The husband persuades the lover to lead him to the scene, where the wife is compelled to restore all but a small part of the money.
K1581.5. Lover's gift regained: piece of cloth as gift. ---- The lover regains by a ruse and thievery the borrowed piece of cloth which he has presented to his mistress.
K1581.5.1. Lover claims payment for cloth in the presence of the husband. ---- The woman returns the cloth but puts a live coal in it. Destroys his whole supply.
K1581.5.2. Lover demands return of cloth on threat to await the husband's return.
K1581.6. Lover's gift regained: jewelry as gift. ----- The lover presents the wife with a valuable piece of jewelry, which he regains by pretending to the husband that he has left it as a pledge.
K1581.7. Lover's gift regained: answer venalis (goose as gift). ---- The lover regains his gift by a ruse (obscene).
K1581.7.1. Lover delays the gift of the goose hoping to obtain greater favors. ---- Finally has to flee.
K1581.8. Lover's gift regained: refusal to leave bed. ---- Woman fearing exposure returns money.
K1581.9. Lover's gift regained: spending money to purchase lover's worthless goods.
K1581.10. Lover's gift regained: payment with worthless money. ---- Lover bargains with the husband. Pays him with worthless money.
K1581.11. Prostitute paid with counterfeit money.
K1581.12. Husband gets gift which paramour has given to wife.
K1582. Lover blackmails adulteress.
K1582.1. After seducing priest's wife, peasant demands earrings as price of silence. ---- He thus avenges himself on priest who has cheated peasant's wife of her earrings.
K1583. Husband duped by paramour into taking his wife to him. ---- She is veiled.
K1583. Husband duped by paramour into taking his wife to him. ---- She is veiled.
K1584. Innocent confessor duped into being go-between for adulteress and lover. ---- By following suggestions in her false accusations to confessor the lover reaches her side.
K1585. Wife takes servant's place and discovers husband's adultery. ---- The husband says that he is going into a state of meditation with a cloth over his face. He substitutes a servant and goes to his mistress. The wife finds the deceit and takes the servant's place. On his return the husband tells the supposed servant of his adultery.
K1585. Wife takes servant's place and discovers husband's adultery. ---- The husband says that he is going into a state of meditation with a cloth over his face. He substitutes a servant and goes to his mistress. The wife finds the deceit and takes the servant's place. On his return the husband tells the supposed servant of his adultery.
K1586. Paramour feigns loss of genitals in order to obtain the husband's confidence.
K1587. Adulteress uses the public baths as a meeting-place with her lover. ---- A naïve remark by her child exposes the deception to the husband.
K1588. Woman excites peasant (secretary), who draws line on floor and dares her to cross it. ---- When she does, adultery is committed.
K1591. Seventy tales of a parrot prevent a wife's adultery. ---- The parrot keeps her interested until her husband's return.
K1591. Seventy tales of a parrot prevent a wife's adultery. ---- The parrot keeps her interested until her husband's return.
K1591. Seventy tales of a parrot prevent a wife's adultery. ---- The parrot keeps her interested until her husband's return.
K1591. Seventy tales of a parrot prevent a wife's adultery. ---- The parrot keeps her interested until her husband's return.
K1591. Seventy tales of a parrot prevent a wife's adultery. ---- The parrot keeps her interested until her husband's return.
K1591.0.1. Faithless wife kills magic parrot which has betrayed her.
K1591.1. Peacock left as spy on adulterous wife.
K1591.2. Dog guards chastity of master's wife during his absence.
K1592. Paramour sends prostitutes in disguise to take mistress to "convent". ---- Husband is deceived by the ruse.
K1592. Paramour sends prostitutes in disguise to take mistress to "convent". ---- Husband is deceived by the ruse.
K1593. Adulteress disguised as boy elopes with paramour.
K1593. Adulteress disguised as boy elopes with paramour.
K1594. Student extends his course so as to enjoy the professor's wife.
K1595. The "loyal" adulteress. ---- Complacent in all except kissing. Explains that her mouth is the only part of her body which has promised fidelity to her husband.
K1596. Faithful wife in disguise saves husband from punishment for adultery.
K1600--K1699 Deceiver falls into own trap.
K1600. Deceiver falls into own trap.
K1600. Deceiver falls into own trap.
K1600. Deceiver falls into own trap.
K1600. Deceiver falls into own trap.
K1600. Deceiver falls into own trap.
K1600. Deceiver falls into own trap.
K1600. Deceiver falls into own trap.
K1600. Deceiver falls into own trap.
K1600. Deceiver falls into own trap.
K1600. Deceiver falls into own trap.
K1600. Deceiver falls into own trap.
K1600. Deceiver falls into own trap.
K1600. Deceiver falls into own trap.
K1600. Deceiver falls into own trap.
K1600. Deceiver falls into own trap.
K1600. Deceiver falls into own trap.
K1600. Deceiver falls into own trap.
K1600. Deceiver falls into own trap.
K1600. Deceiver falls into own trap.
K1600. Deceiver falls into own trap.
K1600. Deceiver falls into own trap.
K1600. Deceiver falls into own trap.
K1600. Deceiver falls into own trap.
K1600. Deceiver falls into own trap.
K1600. Deceiver falls into own trap.
K1600. Deceiver falls into own trap.
K1600. Deceiver falls into own trap.
K1600. Deceiver falls into own trap.
K1600. Deceiver falls into own trap.
K1601. Deceiver falls into his own trap (literally). ---- Arranges a trap or pitfall but is himself caught. Type 1117.
K1601. Deceiver falls into his own trap (literally). ---- Arranges a trap or pitfall but is himself caught. Type 1117.
K1601. Deceiver falls into his own trap (literally). ---- Arranges a trap or pitfall but is himself caught. Type 1117.
K1601. Deceiver falls into his own trap (literally). ---- Arranges a trap or pitfall but is himself caught. Type 1117.
K1601.1. Pitfall arranged but victim escapes it.
K1603. Man falls into sacrificial grave prepared for others. ---- Rich man orders poor people to dig a grave in order to bury all in it as sacrifice to avert famine. But a Christian frees them and promises those who become Christian a living. The rich man himself falls in the grave and dies.
K1603. Man falls into sacrificial grave prepared for others. ---- Rich man orders poor people to dig a grave in order to bury all in it as sacrifice to avert famine. But a Christian frees them and promises those who become Christian a living. The rich man himself falls in the grave and dies.
K1603. Man falls into sacrificial grave prepared for others. ---- Rich man orders poor people to dig a grave in order to bury all in it as sacrifice to avert famine. But a Christian frees them and promises those who become Christian a living. The rich man himself falls in the grave and dies.
K1603. Man falls into sacrificial grave prepared for others. ---- Rich man orders poor people to dig a grave in order to bury all in it as sacrifice to avert famine. But a Christian frees them and promises those who become Christian a living. The rich man himself falls in the grave and dies.
K1603. Man falls into sacrificial grave prepared for others. ---- Rich man orders poor people to dig a grave in order to bury all in it as sacrifice to avert famine. But a Christian frees them and promises those who become Christian a living. The rich man himself falls in the grave and dies.
K1605. Thief-catcher caught by his own magic club.
K1610. Deceiver falls into his own trap -- miscellaneous incidents.
K1611. Substituted caps cause ogre to kill his own children. ---- The hero and heroine change places in bed with the ogre's children and put on them their caps so that the ogre is deceived. *Types 327, 1119.
K1611. Substituted caps cause ogre to kill his own children. ---- The hero and heroine change places in bed with the ogre's children and put on them their caps so that the ogre is deceived. *Types 327, 1119.
K1611. Substituted caps cause ogre to kill his own children. ---- The hero and heroine change places in bed with the ogre's children and put on them their caps so that the ogre is deceived. *Types 327, 1119.
K1611. Substituted caps cause ogre to kill his own children. ---- The hero and heroine change places in bed with the ogre's children and put on them their caps so that the ogre is deceived. *Types 327, 1119.
K1611. Substituted caps cause ogre to kill his own children. ---- The hero and heroine change places in bed with the ogre's children and put on them their caps so that the ogre is deceived. *Types 327, 1119.
K1611. Substituted caps cause ogre to kill his own children. ---- The hero and heroine change places in bed with the ogre's children and put on them their caps so that the ogre is deceived. *Types 327, 1119.
K1611. Substituted caps cause ogre to kill his own children. ---- The hero and heroine change places in bed with the ogre's children and put on them their caps so that the ogre is deceived. *Types 327, 1119.
K1611. Substituted caps cause ogre to kill his own children. ---- The hero and heroine change places in bed with the ogre's children and put on them their caps so that the ogre is deceived. *Types 327, 1119.
K1611.1. Substituted string causes ogre to be killed. ---- Intended victim of cannibal is marked by thread around ankle. Changed in night to host.
K1611.2. Guest to be killed suspects plot and forces host to sleep in his bed. ---- Brothers come home and kill their father.
K1611.2. Guest to be killed suspects plot and forces host to sleep in his bed. ---- Brothers come home and kill their father.
K1611.3. Girl takes place of impostor in marriage bed; impostor's mother beats her, thinking she is heroine.
K1611.4. Noose changed so that ogre's daughter is dragged to death.
K1611.5. Kid puts one of tigress's cubs in his place: she eats the cub.
K1612. Message of death fatal to sender. ---- (Gang nach dem Eisenhammer.) A man is sent by the king to burners of a kiln who have been instructed to throw the first arrival into the fire. The intended victim goes elsewhere and the king's son (or the man's accuser), who next arrives, is burned instead. *Type 930.
K1612. Message of death fatal to sender. ---- (Gang nach dem Eisenhammer.) A man is sent by the king to burners of a kiln who have been instructed to throw the first arrival into the fire. The intended victim goes elsewhere and the king's son (or the man's accuser), who next arrives, is burned instead. *Type 930.
K1612. Message of death fatal to sender. ---- (Gang nach dem Eisenhammer.) A man is sent by the king to burners of a kiln who have been instructed to throw the first arrival into the fire. The intended victim goes elsewhere and the king's son (or the man's accuser), who next arrives, is burned instead. *Type 930.
K1612. Message of death fatal to sender. ---- (Gang nach dem Eisenhammer.) A man is sent by the king to burners of a kiln who have been instructed to throw the first arrival into the fire. The intended victim goes elsewhere and the king's son (or the man's accuser), who next arrives, is burned instead. *Type 930.
K1612. Message of death fatal to sender. ---- (Gang nach dem Eisenhammer.) A man is sent by the king to burners of a kiln who have been instructed to throw the first arrival into the fire. The intended victim goes elsewhere and the king's son (or the man's accuser), who next arrives, is burned instead. *Type 930.
K1612. Message of death fatal to sender. ---- (Gang nach dem Eisenhammer.) A man is sent by the king to burners of a kiln who have been instructed to throw the first arrival into the fire. The intended victim goes elsewhere and the king's son (or the man's accuser), who next arrives, is burned instead. *Type 930.
K1612. Message of death fatal to sender. ---- (Gang nach dem Eisenhammer.) A man is sent by the king to burners of a kiln who have been instructed to throw the first arrival into the fire. The intended victim goes elsewhere and the king's son (or the man's accuser), who next arrives, is burned instead. *Type 930.
K1612. Message of death fatal to sender. ---- (Gang nach dem Eisenhammer.) A man is sent by the king to burners of a kiln who have been instructed to throw the first arrival into the fire. The intended victim goes elsewhere and the king's son (or the man's accuser), who next arrives, is burned instead. *Type 930.
K1612. Message of death fatal to sender. ---- (Gang nach dem Eisenhammer.) A man is sent by the king to burners of a kiln who have been instructed to throw the first arrival into the fire. The intended victim goes elsewhere and the king's son (or the man's accuser), who next arrives, is burned instead. *Type 930.
K1612.1. Person sends wrong man to sleep with king's daughter. ---- In revenge villain orders whoever first enters temple to be killed. Villain accidentally enters and is slain.
K1612.2. "Shoot any thief who comes." ---- King unwittingly shot.
K1613. Poisoner poisoned with his own poison.
K1613.0.1. Would-be poisoner forced to drink poisoned cup.
K1613.1. Person trying to blow poison on another is himself poisoned.
K1613.2. Wife poisons husband who in turn poisons her. ---- Before he dies he forces her to drink from the same cup.
K1613.2.1. Person gives his wife a poisoned drink; she pours the two drinks together. ---- They both die.
K1613.3. Poisoner's own son takes the beverage intended for step-brother.
K1613.3. Poisoner's own son takes the beverage intended for step-brother.
K1613.4. Son who intends to poison father drinks the poison by mistake.
K1613.5. Snake killed by incantation he has taught clever woman.
K1613.5. Snake killed by incantation he has taught clever woman.
K1614. Father delivering daughter to be eaten by cannibal is himself eaten.
K1614. Father delivering daughter to be eaten by cannibal is himself eaten.
K1614. Father delivering daughter to be eaten by cannibal is himself eaten.
K1615. Ogre's own moccasins burned. ---- The ogre plans to burn the hero's moccasins while they are camping together, but the hero exchanges the moccasins.
K1616. Marooned man reaches home and outwits marooner.
K1616.1. Marooned egg-gatherer. ---- The father-in-law has the youth hunt eggs on an island and deserts him, but the youth outwits him.
K1616.1. Marooned egg-gatherer. ---- The father-in-law has the youth hunt eggs on an island and deserts him, but the youth outwits him.
K1616.1. Marooned egg-gatherer. ---- The father-in-law has the youth hunt eggs on an island and deserts him, but the youth outwits him.
K1616.1. Marooned egg-gatherer. ---- The father-in-law has the youth hunt eggs on an island and deserts him, but the youth outwits him.
K1616.1. Marooned egg-gatherer. ---- The father-in-law has the youth hunt eggs on an island and deserts him, but the youth outwits him.
K1616.2. Marooned man hides himself in ogre's clothes and outwits him. Type 1118*.
K1617. Substituted arrows. ---- Hero given arrows with soft points and sent after dangerous enemies. The deception discovered and the enemy discomfited.
K1617. Substituted arrows. ---- Hero given arrows with soft points and sent after dangerous enemies. The deception discovered and the enemy discomfited.
K1617. Substituted arrows. ---- Hero given arrows with soft points and sent after dangerous enemies. The deception discovered and the enemy discomfited.
K1617. Substituted arrows. ---- Hero given arrows with soft points and sent after dangerous enemies. The deception discovered and the enemy discomfited.
K1617. Substituted arrows. ---- Hero given arrows with soft points and sent after dangerous enemies. The deception discovered and the enemy discomfited.
K1617. Substituted arrows. ---- Hero given arrows with soft points and sent after dangerous enemies. The deception discovered and the enemy discomfited.
K1618. Deceiver in swinging contest killed. ---- Old woman planning to kill hero in swinging game by cutting rope is killed when hero cuts the rope first.
K1618. Deceiver in swinging contest killed. ---- Old woman planning to kill hero in swinging game by cutting rope is killed when hero cuts the rope first.
K1621. Tiger in sheep's clothing stolen by sheep-thief.
K1621. Tiger in sheep's clothing stolen by sheep-thief.
K1622. Thief climbing rope discovered and rope cut. ---- He has tricked the guardian of the food-supply in the tree (by imitation of the owner's voice or the discovered pass-word) to let down the rope.
K1622. Thief climbing rope discovered and rope cut. ---- He has tricked the guardian of the food-supply in the tree (by imitation of the owner's voice or the discovered pass-word) to let down the rope.
K1622. Thief climbing rope discovered and rope cut. ---- He has tricked the guardian of the food-supply in the tree (by imitation of the owner's voice or the discovered pass-word) to let down the rope.
K1622. Thief climbing rope discovered and rope cut. ---- He has tricked the guardian of the food-supply in the tree (by imitation of the owner's voice or the discovered pass-word) to let down the rope.
K1623. Lawyer agrees to pay debt on winning his first case. ---- He refuses to plead so as not to pay. Debtor sues him for double the amount due him. If he wins he has to pay and if he loses he has to pay double. He settles debt.
K1623. Lawyer agrees to pay debt on winning his first case. ---- He refuses to plead so as not to pay. Debtor sues him for double the amount due him. If he wins he has to pay and if he loses he has to pay double. He settles debt.
K1623. Lawyer agrees to pay debt on winning his first case. ---- He refuses to plead so as not to pay. Debtor sues him for double the amount due him. If he wins he has to pay and if he loses he has to pay double. He settles debt.
K1623. Lawyer agrees to pay debt on winning his first case. ---- He refuses to plead so as not to pay. Debtor sues him for double the amount due him. If he wins he has to pay and if he loses he has to pay double. He settles debt.
K1624. Woman who engages false bridegroom for her daughter has plans go astray. ---- Daughter is seduced.
K1625. Monkey instead of girl in floating basket: hermit made laughing-stock. ---- He has persuaded girl's foolish father to place her in the basket. Prince takes girl and leaves monkey in her place. (Cf. K1333, K1674.)
K1626. Would-be killers killed.
K1626.1. Earl killed in combat with man he has undertaken to kill.
K1626.2. Treacherous counselor killed in treacherous ballgame he himself has arranged.
K1626.2. Treacherous counselor killed in treacherous ballgame he himself has arranged.
K1626.3. Boiling water meant for cooking hero used for man who has prepared it.
K1628. Sons have servant impersonate dead father and falsify his will. ---- Servant deceives them by favoring himself.
K1631. The bribed boy sings the wrong song. ---- The sexton steals the priest's cow. The next day the sexton's son sings, "My father stole the priest's cow." The priest pays the boy to sing the song in church. But the sexton teaches the boy a new song, "The priest has lain with my mother," and this is sung in church.
K1631. The bribed boy sings the wrong song. ---- The sexton steals the priest's cow. The next day the sexton's son sings, "My father stole the priest's cow." The priest pays the boy to sing the song in church. But the sexton teaches the boy a new song, "The priest has lain with my mother," and this is sung in church.
K1632. Fox leads ass to lion's den but is himself eaten. ---- When he gets there the ass kicks him so that he falls on the lion's bed.
K1632. Fox leads ass to lion's den but is himself eaten. ---- When he gets there the ass kicks him so that he falls on the lion's bed.
K1632. Fox leads ass to lion's den but is himself eaten. ---- When he gets there the ass kicks him so that he falls on the lion's bed.
K1632. Fox leads ass to lion's den but is himself eaten. ---- When he gets there the ass kicks him so that he falls on the lion's bed.
K1633. Cock's advice proves disastrous to himself. ---- He causes the ox and the ass to rebel but the master learns the cause of the trouble and kills him.
K1635. Partnership of Honesty and Fraud: Fraud loses. ---- Fraud has cheated his partner, Honesty. They hire a housekeeper. Fraud is to have use of her right side, Honesty of her left. The left side is of little use. Fraud falls in love with her and pays Honesty double all his losses to relinquish his rights.
K1636. Maids must rise even earlier. ---- They have killed the cock for waking them too early, but their mistress punishes them.
K1637. Flattering foreman tricked by his master. ---- He always answers his master's remarks, "I have thought of the same thing too." He falls into the trap when his master says, "I am going to sow salt." Type 1574*.
K1637. Flattering foreman tricked by his master. ---- He always answers his master's remarks, "I have thought of the same thing too." He falls into the trap when his master says, "I am going to sow salt." Type 1574*.
K1641. Ambushed trickster killed by intended victim.
K1641.1. Husband intending to push wife down mountain is pushed over by her.
K1642. Mole as trickster killed in his own tunnel. ---- He tricks the fox by going through the tunnel and eating the common food, but the fox sees the molehill and kills him.
K1643. Animal strangled by victim which he tries to eat.
K1643. Animal strangled by victim which he tries to eat.
K1645.
K1651. Woman bitten by own fierce watchdog.
K1651. Woman bitten by own fierce watchdog.
K1652.
K1655. The lawyer's mad client. (Pathelin.) ---- On the advice of a lawyer, the client feigns insanity when arraigned in court. When the fee is demanded, he still feigns insanity. *Type 1585.
K1655. The lawyer's mad client. (Pathelin.) ---- On the advice of a lawyer, the client feigns insanity when arraigned in court. When the fee is demanded, he still feigns insanity. *Type 1585.
K1655. The lawyer's mad client. (Pathelin.) ---- On the advice of a lawyer, the client feigns insanity when arraigned in court. When the fee is demanded, he still feigns insanity. *Type 1585.
K1655. The lawyer's mad client. (Pathelin.) ---- On the advice of a lawyer, the client feigns insanity when arraigned in court. When the fee is demanded, he still feigns insanity. *Type 1585.
K1655. The lawyer's mad client. (Pathelin.) ---- On the advice of a lawyer, the client feigns insanity when arraigned in court. When the fee is demanded, he still feigns insanity. *Type 1585.
K1655.1. "No argument good without a witness." ---- Lawyer's client therefore refuses payment of fee.
K1656. Sham dumb man wins suit. ---- The trickster meets a man in a narrow place in the road and calls out to him to make room. The man refuses and the trickster turns over the cart. In court the trickster plays dumb. The plaintiff says, "He is not dumb; he called out to me several times to get out of the way." Damages are assessed against the plaintiff for negligence.
K1656. Sham dumb man wins suit. ---- The trickster meets a man in a narrow place in the road and calls out to him to make room. The man refuses and the trickster turns over the cart. In court the trickster plays dumb. The plaintiff says, "He is not dumb; he called out to me several times to get out of the way." Damages are assessed against the plaintiff for negligence.
K1657. Unjust official outwitted by peasant who quarrels with him ---- and thus turns the attention of the ruler to the abuses.
K1657. Unjust official outwitted by peasant who quarrels with him ---- and thus turns the attention of the ruler to the abuses.
K1657. Unjust official outwitted by peasant who quarrels with him ---- and thus turns the attention of the ruler to the abuses.
K1661. The order for six loads of snow. ---- The order is given by the king in winter. The courtier waits until summer to present the order. Gets money as substitute.
K1663. Spying parent jolted in basket. ---- A lover is let down into a girl's room at night in a basket. The spying parent stumbles into the basket and is jolted about by the lover's confederate. The parent thinks the devil has got him and leaves the lovers in peace.
K1663. Spying parent jolted in basket. ---- A lover is let down into a girl's room at night in a basket. The spying parent stumbles into the basket and is jolted about by the lover's confederate. The parent thinks the devil has got him and leaves the lovers in peace.
K1664. Trickster eats his own dog. ---- Trickster sells dog for mutton or for opossum. He later eats the dog which has been given to a friend of his by the purchaser.
K1667.1. Blind man gets back his stolen treasure by making thief expect a larger one.
K1667.1. Blind man gets back his stolen treasure by making thief expect a larger one.
K1667.1.1. Retrieving the buried treasure. ---- Buried money is stolen. Blind owner pretends that he is going to bury more. Thief returns the money hoping to get all. Blind man recovers original treasure.
K1667.1.2. Blind man asks thief to invest a larger sum for him. ---- The greedy thief puts back the stolen money hoping to get more. The blind man recovers his money.
K1672. Dwarf himself falls in love with girl he has seduced by magic love, ---- and loses her as he is forced to remove his magic.
K1672. Dwarf himself falls in love with girl he has seduced by magic love, ---- and loses her as he is forced to remove his magic.
K1673. Sage's advice followed: he is killed so that sacrifice can be mixed with his blood.
K1674.
K1675. Swindlers allowed to hide money: proves to be basket of stones.
K1676. Pretended sick man aroused by beating.
K1676. Pretended sick man aroused by beating.
K1676. Pretended sick man aroused by beating.
K1676.1. Woman, who pretends to faint, comes to life when beaten by magician ---- in order to drive out alleged evil spirit.
K1677. Magician challenged to make good his false claim. ---- Says he can take black and white dogs and make them gray and then reverse process. Trickster furnishes gray dog and challenges magician to show his power.
K1681. Originator of death first sufferer. ---- After the culture hero has instituted death, his own child dies and he repents in vain.
K1681. Originator of death first sufferer. ---- After the culture hero has instituted death, his own child dies and he repents in vain.
K1681. Originator of death first sufferer. ---- After the culture hero has instituted death, his own child dies and he repents in vain.
K1681.1. Inventor of death machine is first to use it.
K1682. Disguised trickster beaten by man he is trying to frighten. ---- Disguise as ghost.
K1682. Disguised trickster beaten by man he is trying to frighten. ---- Disguise as ghost.
K1682.1.
K1683. Tables turned on procuress by chaste wife. ---- The old woman is enticed into the wife's room, beaten, and driven forth naked.
K1684. Seller of pardons robbed by man whom he has pardoned beforehand. ---- The defence declared good by the judge.
K1685. The treasure-finders who murder one another. ---- Two (three) men find a treasure. One of them secretly puts poison in the other's wine, but the other kills him, drinks the wine and dies. *Type763.
K1685. The treasure-finders who murder one another. ---- Two (three) men find a treasure. One of them secretly puts poison in the other's wine, but the other kills him, drinks the wine and dies. *Type763.
K1686. Tail sticking from ground betrays killing of calf. ---- So arranged by servant in revenge on his master.
K1686. Tail sticking from ground betrays killing of calf. ---- So arranged by servant in revenge on his master.
K1686. Tail sticking from ground betrays killing of calf. ---- So arranged by servant in revenge on his master.
K1687. The easier job. ---- Men exchange jobs because each is made to believe that the other's is easier. It is not.
K1687. The easier job. ---- Men exchange jobs because each is made to believe that the other's is easier. It is not.
K1691. The woman as cuckoo on the tree shot down. ---- The anger bargain is to cease when the cuckoo crows. The ogre's wife climbs the tree and imitates the cuckoo. She is shot down. *Type 1029.
K1691. The woman as cuckoo on the tree shot down. ---- The anger bargain is to cease when the cuckoo crows. The ogre's wife climbs the tree and imitates the cuckoo. She is shot down. *Type 1029.
K1691. The woman as cuckoo on the tree shot down. ---- The anger bargain is to cease when the cuckoo crows. The ogre's wife climbs the tree and imitates the cuckoo. She is shot down. *Type 1029.
K1691. The woman as cuckoo on the tree shot down. ---- The anger bargain is to cease when the cuckoo crows. The ogre's wife climbs the tree and imitates the cuckoo. She is shot down. *Type 1029.
K1691. The woman as cuckoo on the tree shot down. ---- The anger bargain is to cease when the cuckoo crows. The ogre's wife climbs the tree and imitates the cuckoo. She is shot down. *Type 1029.
K1691.1. A man in place of a cuckoo. ---- A cruel master commands his serf to climb a tree and imitate the cry of the cuckoo; he shoots the "cuckoo."
K1691.2. Woman killed. ---- Disliking early rising, the savant kills devil's mother or grandmother, who crows in place of the cock.
K1692. Teacher instructs pupil in the art of love: cuckolded. ---- Student, ignoring woman's identity, seduces the teacher's wife, and reports success to him. The teacher makes futile attempts to surprise wife with pupil.
K1692. Teacher instructs pupil in the art of love: cuckolded. ---- Student, ignoring woman's identity, seduces the teacher's wife, and reports success to him. The teacher makes futile attempts to surprise wife with pupil.
K1692. Teacher instructs pupil in the art of love: cuckolded. ---- Student, ignoring woman's identity, seduces the teacher's wife, and reports success to him. The teacher makes futile attempts to surprise wife with pupil.
K1692. Teacher instructs pupil in the art of love: cuckolded. ---- Student, ignoring woman's identity, seduces the teacher's wife, and reports success to him. The teacher makes futile attempts to surprise wife with pupil.
K1692. Teacher instructs pupil in the art of love: cuckolded. ---- Student, ignoring woman's identity, seduces the teacher's wife, and reports success to him. The teacher makes futile attempts to surprise wife with pupil.
K1693. Trickster's eggs become an omelet. ---- Tries to avoid paying tax by hiding eggs in his breeches. The collectors make him sit down.
K1693. Trickster's eggs become an omelet. ---- Tries to avoid paying tax by hiding eggs in his breeches. The collectors make him sit down.
K1696. Trickster makes believe he has found a purse ---- (which he had filled with lead). Merchant claims it and pays ten crowns for it. Trickster wins ensuing suit.
K1696. Trickster makes believe he has found a purse ---- (which he had filled with lead). Merchant claims it and pays ten crowns for it. Trickster wins ensuing suit.
K1700-K2099 Deception through shams.
K1700-K1799 Deception through bluffing.
K1700. Deception through bluffing.
K1700. Deception through bluffing.
K1700. Deception through bluffing.
K1700. Deception through bluffing.
K1700. Deception through bluffing.
K1700. Deception through bluffing.
K1700. Deception through bluffing.
K1700. Deception through bluffing.
K1700. Deception through bluffing.
K1700. Deception through bluffing.
K1700. Deception through bluffing.
K1700. Deception through bluffing.
K1710. Ogre (large animal) overawed.
K1710. Ogre (large animal) overawed.
K1710. Ogre (large animal) overawed.
K1710. Ogre (large animal) overawed.
K1710. Ogre (large animal) overawed.
K1710. Ogre (large animal) overawed.
K1710. Ogre (large animal) overawed.
K1710. Ogre (large animal) overawed.
K1710. Ogre (large animal) overawed.
K1710. Ogre (large animal) overawed.
K1710. Ogre (large animal) overawed.
K1710. Ogre (large animal) overawed.
K1710. Ogre (large animal) overawed.
K1711. Ogre made to believe small hero is large: overawed.
K1711.1. Tiger made to believe porcupine bristle is his enemy's hair: overawed.
K1714. Boys threaten to harness tiger. ---- They have jumped on him from behind and he cannot see. He buys them off.
K1715. Weak animal (man) makes large one (ogre) believe that he has eaten many of the large one's companions. ---- The latter is frightened. Types 126*, 1149.
K1715.1. Weak animal shows strong his own reflection and frightens him. ---- Tells him that this animal is threatening to kill him. (Usually hare and lion.)
K1715.1. Weak animal shows strong his own reflection and frightens him. ---- Tells him that this animal is threatening to kill him. (Usually hare and lion.)
K1715.1. Weak animal shows strong his own reflection and frightens him. ---- Tells him that this animal is threatening to kill him. (Usually hare and lion.)
K1715.1. Weak animal shows strong his own reflection and frightens him. ---- Tells him that this animal is threatening to kill him. (Usually hare and lion.)
K1715.1.1. Weak animal shows strong his own reflection and makes him believe that it is the head of the last animal slain by the weak.
K1715.1.2. Man shows ghost its own reflection and frightens it.
K1715.1.3. Man shows demon reflection and frightens him.
K1715.2. Bluff: only one tiger; you promised ten. ---- Child (or shepherd) calls out to the small hero (ape, hare) and makes the tiger (ogre) think that he is lucky to escape alive. *Type 1149.
K1715.3. The wolf flees from the wolf-head. ---- The sheep have found a sack and a wolf-head. They make the wolf believe that they have killed a wolf, and he flees in terror. *Type 125.
K1715.4. Enemies frightened away by making them think they will be eaten.
K1715.4.1. Spirits frightened away by making them think they will be eaten.
K1715.5. Leopard frightened away by report of lizard's presence. ---- Lizard has bitten leopard before.
K1715.6. Trickster pretends to hunt certain tree with which his ancestors have killed tigers. ---- Tiger frightened away.
K1715.7. Bluff: small (lame) hero makes demon believe he is a god and threatens to eat him. ---- Demon terrorized.
K1715.8. Bluff: hero to brother, "You take one and I can manage the rest."
K1715.9. Trickster purports to be deity's messenger to procure demon-skins for his drum. ---- Demons bribe him instead of devouring him.
K1715.10. Ass claims to have killed cow: frightens tiger.
K1715.11. Lion frightened away by stabbing at it from inside iron cage.
K1715.12. Large animal frightened by smaller showing him well rope (for his tail), curds (for spit), winnowing fans (for ears).
K1715.13. Tiger made to believe that his captor has eaten many crabs. ---- Tiger fears crabs and releases him.
K1715.14. Fox overawed lion cubs by his boasting and eats their food.
K1716. Hare as ambassador of the moon. ---- Hare claiming to be ambassador of moon shows elephant the moon irritated in a spring. Elephant is persuaded that the moon is angry.
K1717. Big shoes in front of the barn. ---- Man makes giant shoes and places them so that ogre thinks a giant lives there. Type 1151.
K1718. Ogre overawed by hero's boasts about marvelous relatives.
K1718.1. Bluff: thunder said to be the rolling of hero's brother's wagon. ---- Ogre overawed. Type 1147.
K1718.2. Bluff: millstones said to be pearls of hero's mother. ---- Ogre overawed. Type 1146.
K1718.3. Bluff: huge cauldron of tar said to be kitchen-pot of hero's mother.
K1718.4. Bluff: harrow said to be comb of hero's mother.
K1718.5. Bluff: plow said to be hoe of hero's mother.
K1721. Hero proves himself a cannibal by trick vomit-exchange.
K1721. Hero proves himself a cannibal by trick vomit-exchange.
K1721.1. Hero frightens dog into giving up eating men by pretending to eat own entrails.
K1721.2. Ant-eater deceives jaguar by excrement-exchange.
K1722. Monkey pretends that his house always answers him.
K1723. Goat pretends to be chewing rock. Frightens wolf.
K1725. "St. George's Dogs" ---- (wolves). The man says, "St. George's dogs are coming!" The ogre flees. Type 1150.
K1725.1. "Dogs are chasing you," says ox to jackal. ---- Really water gurgling in the ox's stomach.
K1725.2. Tiger thinks sound of water dropping is sound of dreadful monster: ---- flees.
K1726. Giantess frightened of leaving cave because of hero's statue in entrance.
K1727. Tiger frightened at hearing unknown wind.
K1728. The bear trainer and his bear. ---- (Schrätel und Wasserbär.) Ogre is driven out by hero's bear. The next year the ogre asks, "Is the big cat still living?" Hero says that it now has many kittens. Ogre is overawed. *Type 1161.
K1732. Wages: as much as he can carry. ---- To get rid of the boy the troll offers him as large wages as he is able to carry. Boy says that this will be too much, that he will be contented merely with what the troll can carry. Type 1153.
K1732. Wages: as much as he can carry. ---- To get rid of the boy the troll offers him as large wages as he is able to carry. Boy says that this will be too much, that he will be contented merely with what the troll can carry. Type 1153.
K1732. Wages: as much as he can carry. ---- To get rid of the boy the troll offers him as large wages as he is able to carry. Boy says that this will be too much, that he will be contented merely with what the troll can carry. Type 1153.
K1733. Ogre made to believe hero has withstood fire. ---- Hero escapes and after the room he has been in is burned he returns and is found sitting in the ashes. "It was a bit hot," he says. *Type 1116.
K1733.1. Giant persuaded that hero has pushed hole in wall with bare hand. ---- Hole bored before.
K1735. Dog pretends to be calling dog in the moon when he barks.
K1736. Troll bluffed away from christening. ---- He is invited but told that guests will include the Virgin Mary, Thor the Thunderer, etc. He stays away but sends the finest present. *Type 1165.
K1741. Bluff: hero professes to be able to perform much larger task than that assigned.
K1741.1. Felling the whole forest. ---- Told to bring in a tree, the hero asks, "Why not the whole forest?" The ogre is frightened. *Type 1049.
K1741.1.1. Bluff: told to bring home a tree, hero prepares to bring home six.
K1741.2. A thousand at one shot. ---- Told to shoot one or two wild boars, hero asks, "Why not a thousand at one shot?" The ogre is frightened. *Type 1053.
K1741.2.1. Bluff: told to bring home an ox, hero prepares to bring home ten.
K1741.3. Bringing the whole well. ---- Told to get water, hero demands bucket large enough to bring in the whole well. The ogre is frightened. Type 1049.
K1741.3.1. Bluff: told to bring water in an ox skin, hero prepares to dig a canal.
K1741.4. Wrestler claims to be able even to carry away a mountain.
K1744. Hero threatens to pull the lake together with a rope. ---- The ogre is intimidated. *Types 1045, 1650.
K1745. Hero threatens to haul away the warehouse with a rope. ---- The ogre is intimidated. Type 1046.
K1746. Trickster threatens to throw weight into a cloud: ogre intimidated.
K1755. Ogre terrified by woman's legs. ---- He has formerly been caught in a vise. On his approach, the man's wife stands on her head and ogre thinks her legs are a vise. He flees. *Type 1159.
K1755.1. Bear frightened away by man threatening to cleave its skull with his penis. ---- He meets a woman who, upon being told what man had threatened, shows him a vestige of the cleaving she once got. Only partly healed.
K1756. Ogre terrified by an iron man. ---- In order to save the king's daughter from the ogre an iron man is forged. *Type 1162.
K1760. Other bluffs.
K1761. Bluff: provisions for the swimming match. ---- In a swimming match from a ship the hero takes a knapsack of provisions on his back. His rival is afraid and gives up. *Type 1612.
K1762. Bluff: climbing the mast. ---- In a contest in climbing the mast the hero falls into the rigging. "You do the same thing," he challenges. The sailors are persuaded of his expertness. *Type 1611.
K1765. Bluff in court: the stone in the purse. ---- A poor man has a stone in his purse to throw at the judge if he is sentenced. The judge thinks that he has money to use as a bribe and acquits him. *Type 1660.
K1766. Trickster's boasting scares his powerful opponent from contest.
K1766.1. False boasting of having killed his foster-brother makes his men follow the boaster.
K1767. Goat singing a threatening song bought off with food and jewels.
K1771. Bluffing threat.
K1771.1. Sham threat: "In earnest or in jest?" ---- A man asks another who has brushed against him: "Did you do that in earnest or in jest?" -- "In earnest." -- "I am glad, for I don’t like that kind of jesting."
K1771.2. Sham threat: either…or. ---- "Either you give me the road or I (will give it to you, or the like)."
K1771.3. Sham threat: something he has never done before. ---- Beggar says, "If you do not give me alms I shall have to do something I have never done before." The alms are given and he is asked what he would have had to do. "Work."
K1771.4. Sham threat: the faked duel. ---- Two who had challenged each other agree to hold a sham duel.
K1771.5. Sham threat: if I were not a philosopher I should break your head for you.
K1771.6. Girl's sham threat in order to evade husband till lover returns.
K1771.7. Sham threat of war holds ships back so that there suddenly are enough men to man defending ship.
K1771.8. Sham dream prophesying shipwreck makes people leave ship so that there is room enough for man who wants to go.
K1771.9. King menaced into giving his daughter by means of borrowed fleet.
K1771.9. King menaced into giving his daughter by means of borrowed fleet.
K1772. Pretended anger.
K1774. King persuades men to follow him, pretending that he is going to make peace with his brothers, instead battle.
K1775. Bluff: insult repeated as harmless remark. ---- The trickster makes an insulting remark, but when called on to repeat what he said he changes it so as to turn aside wrath.
K1776. Boast where the master cannot hear. ---- The servant boasts that he has scolded his master. Type 2404.
K1777. When he is looked at too threateningly hero feigns failing ability to go on horseback.
K1781. Threat to build a church in hell. ---- When the man makes this threat, he is let out of hell. Type 804*.
K1781. Threat to build a church in hell. ---- When the man makes this threat, he is let out of hell. Type 804*.
K1781. Threat to build a church in hell. ---- When the man makes this threat, he is let out of hell. Type 804*.
K1782. Bluff: wealth gained by seeming to be in the king's confidence. ---- Courtier asks the king for a reward that will cost nothing. He gets permission to listen to the king's devotions. He now receives bribes because of his apparent influence.
K1783. Shoemaker offers to trim the peasant's feet to fit the shoes. ---- The peasant prefers to accept the ill-fitting shoes.
K1783. Shoemaker offers to trim the peasant's feet to fit the shoes. ---- The peasant prefers to accept the ill-fitting shoes.
K1784. Herdsman threatens invasion with enormous herds: bought off. ---- He hires himself as herdsman of all his master's flocks for ten years. He then sends notice to surrounding peoples that he is coming with his master's flocks to graze. They bribe him to stay away.
K1784.1. Trickster falsely reports impending invasion from his own people. ---- Receives money to buy them off.
K1784.2. Adventurer on otherworld island sees great hornless oxen guarded by giant: tries to frighten them. ---- "Why dost thou frighten the stilly calves?" says the huge herdsman. "Where are the dams of these calves?" asks the adventurer. "They are on the other side of yonder mountain," said he. So he went thence.
K1785. Miracle must wait till one man is sacrificed. ---- No one volunteers and it does not need to be performed.
K1786. Bluff: the rare vintages. ---- Host serves many rare vintages and gets a reputation for his wine cellar. But there is only a small jug of each vintage.
K1787. Man falsely claims to have killed elephant with his flat hand.
K1788. Fox threatens to catch bird, who feeds him her young as appeasement. ---- He threatens to push down tree or to fly. Type 56A.
K1791. Sham duel in order to bring about recognition.
K1792. Feigned ignorance about person's identity in order to tell one's frank opinion of him.
K1792.1. Feigned ignorance of person's identity in order not to reveal king.
K1792.2. Feigned ignorance about the whereabouts of hero's weapons and horse in order to keep him as monk.
K1795. Illiterate man pretends to be weeping because he cannot make others understand the book he is reading.
K1796. Woman frightens robber away by telling him parrot's cry is husband's voice.
K1800--K1899 Deception by disguise or illusion.
K1800. Deception by disguise or illusion.
K1800. Deception by disguise or illusion.
K1800. Deception by disguise or illusion.
K1800. Deception by disguise or illusion.
K1800. Deception by disguise or illusion.
K1800. Deception by disguise or illusion.
K1800. Deception by disguise or illusion.
K1800. Deception by disguise or illusion.
K1800. Deception by disguise or illusion.
K1810. Deception by disguise.
K1810. Deception by disguise.
K1810. Deception by disguise.
K1810. Deception by disguise.
K1810. Deception by disguise.
K1810. Deception by disguise.
K1810. Deception by disguise.
K1810. Deception by disguise.
K1810. Deception by disguise.
K1810. Deception by disguise.
K1810. Deception by disguise.
K1810. Deception by disguise.
K1810. Deception by disguise.
K1810. Deception by disguise.
K1810. Deception by disguise.
K1810. Deception by disguise.
K1810. Deception by disguise.
K1810. Deception by disguise.
K1810. Deception by disguise.
K1810. Deception by disguise.
K1810. Deception by disguise.
K1810. Deception by disguise.
K1810. Deception by disguise.
K1810. Deception by disguise.
K1810. Deception by disguise.
K1810. Deception by disguise.
K1810. Deception by disguise.
K1810. Deception by disguise.
K1810. Deception by disguise.
K1810. Deception by disguise.
K1810. Deception by disguise.
K1810. Deception by disguise.
K1810. Deception by disguise.
K1810. Deception by disguise.
K1810. Deception by disguise.
K1810. Deception by disguise.
K1810. Deception by disguise.
K1810. Deception by disguise.
K1810. Deception by disguise.
K1810. Deception by disguise.
K1810. Deception by disguise.
K1810. Deception by disguise.
K1810. Deception by disguise.
K1810. Deception by disguise.
K1810. Deception by disguise.
K1810. Deception by disguise.
K1810. Deception by disguise.
K1810. Deception by disguise.
K1810. Deception by disguise.
K1810. Deception by disguise.
K1810. Deception by disguise.
K1810. Deception by disguise.
K1810. Deception by disguise.
K1810. Deception by disguise.
K1810. Deception by disguise.
K1810.1. Disguise by putting on clothes (carrying accoutrements) of certain person.
K1810.1.1. Fool wears king's crown.
K1810.1.1. Fool wears king's crown.
K1810.1.2. Lover disguised in slain enemy's clothes.
K1810.1.3. Taking king's place by changing dresses.
K1810.2. Dog procures disguise from magician to frighten tiger.
K1810.3. Lover disguised as other knight in order to reach sweetheart.
K1811. Gods (saints) in disguise visit mortals. *Types 330A, 750A, 751, 752A, 753, 768, 785, 791.
K1811. Gods (saints) in disguise visit mortals. *Types 330A, 750A, 751, 752A, 753, 768, 785, 791.
K1811. Gods (saints) in disguise visit mortals. *Types 330A, 750A, 751, 752A, 753, 768, 785, 791.
K1811. Gods (saints) in disguise visit mortals. *Types 330A, 750A, 751, 752A, 753, 768, 785, 791.
K1811. Gods (saints) in disguise visit mortals. *Types 330A, 750A, 751, 752A, 753, 768, 785, 791.
K1811. Gods (saints) in disguise visit mortals. *Types 330A, 750A, 751, 752A, 753, 768, 785, 791.
K1811. Gods (saints) in disguise visit mortals. *Types 330A, 750A, 751, 752A, 753, 768, 785, 791.
K1811. Gods (saints) in disguise visit mortals. *Types 330A, 750A, 751, 752A, 753, 768, 785, 791.
K1811. Gods (saints) in disguise visit mortals. *Types 330A, 750A, 751, 752A, 753, 768, 785, 791.
K1811. Gods (saints) in disguise visit mortals. *Types 330A, 750A, 751, 752A, 753, 768, 785, 791.
K1811. Gods (saints) in disguise visit mortals. *Types 330A, 750A, 751, 752A, 753, 768, 785, 791.
K1811. Gods (saints) in disguise visit mortals. *Types 330A, 750A, 751, 752A, 753, 768, 785, 791.
K1811. Gods (saints) in disguise visit mortals. *Types 330A, 750A, 751, 752A, 753, 768, 785, 791.
K1811. Gods (saints) in disguise visit mortals. *Types 330A, 750A, 751, 752A, 753, 768, 785, 791.
K1811. Gods (saints) in disguise visit mortals. *Types 330A, 750A, 751, 752A, 753, 768, 785, 791.
K1811. Gods (saints) in disguise visit mortals. *Types 330A, 750A, 751, 752A, 753, 768, 785, 791.
K1811. Gods (saints) in disguise visit mortals. *Types 330A, 750A, 751, 752A, 753, 768, 785, 791.
K1811. Gods (saints) in disguise visit mortals. *Types 330A, 750A, 751, 752A, 753, 768, 785, 791.
K1811. Gods (saints) in disguise visit mortals. *Types 330A, 750A, 751, 752A, 753, 768, 785, 791.
K1811. Gods (saints) in disguise visit mortals. *Types 330A, 750A, 751, 752A, 753, 768, 785, 791.
K1811.0.1. Mortal entertained by disguised god.
K1811.0.2. Goddess in disguise visits earth and is waylaid by thieves. ---- They set her free after she promises to tell them the fate of the new-born prince.
K1811.1. Gods (spirits) disguised as beggars. ---- Test hospitality.
K1811.1. Gods (spirits) disguised as beggars. ---- Test hospitality.
K1811.2. Deity disguised as old man (woman) visits mortals.
K1811.3. God disguised as doctor cures mortal.
K1811.4. Deity takes form of particular person to visit mortals.
K1811.4.1. Fate takes form of Brahmin's pupil in order to lure him to his prophesied death.
K1811.4.2. Angel takes form of certain person.
K1812. King in disguise.
K1812. King in disguise.
K1812. King in disguise.
K1812. King in disguise.
K1812. King in disguise.
K1812. King in disguise.
K1812.0.1. King disguised beaten by his own men.
K1812.1. Incognito king helped by humble man. ---- Gives reward. Type 952.
K1812.1. Incognito king helped by humble man. ---- Gives reward. Type 952.
K1812.1.1. Incognito king is asked by humble man to aid him.
K1812.2. Incognito king joins robbers. *Type 951.
K1812.2.1. Incognito king joins robbers: to take only six shillings. ---- The robber tells him that he must take no more, since the king has so many robbers. Type 951A.
K1812.2.1. Incognito king joins robbers: to take only six shillings. ---- The robber tells him that he must take no more, since the king has so many robbers. Type 951A.
K1812.2.2. Incognito prince joins gamblers. ---- He is beaten for showing courtesy. Realizes his folly and returns home.
K1812.3. Prince disguises as another prince to woo princess.
K1812.4. Incognito king is given hospitality by fisherman. ---- Rewards him with a city.
K1812.4. Incognito king is given hospitality by fisherman. ---- Rewards him with a city.
K1812.5. Incognito king in victor's court. ---- Asks forgiveness.
K1812.6. Ruler disguises as goblin to frighten uxorious priest.
K1812.6. Ruler disguises as goblin to frighten uxorious priest.
K1812.7. King disguises as common soldier and is killed. ---- Fulfills prophecy that insures victory.
K1812.7. King disguises as common soldier and is killed. ---- Fulfills prophecy that insures victory.
K1812.8. Incognito queen (princess).
K1812.8. Incognito queen (princess).
K1812.8. Incognito queen (princess).
K1812.8. Incognito queen (princess).
K1812.8. Incognito queen (princess).
K1812.8.1. Queen flees husband's persecution disguised as knight.
K1812.8.2. Incognito princess travels as bishop (monk).
K1812.8.3. Disguised queen visits her husband and begets child with him as assigned. (Cf. H1187.)
K1812.9. Incognito king rewards farmer for gift.
K1812.10. King disguised as peasant flees battle.
K1812.11. Incognito prince (king) sold into slavery. ---- Disguised as sailor.
K1812.11. Incognito prince (king) sold into slavery. ---- Disguised as sailor.
K1812.12. Incognito king comes to the aid of an enemy who has refused to vilify him.
K1812.13. Incognito king rewards strangers who treat him as companion.
K1812.14. Lecherous prince disguises as merchant in order to kill his grand-children.
K1812.14. Lecherous prince disguises as merchant in order to kill his grand-children.
K1812.14.1. King in disguise of merchant is given hospitality by enemy.
K1812.15. King disguised as own messenger.
K1812.16. King disguised as mountaineer.
K1812.17. King in disguise to spy out his kingdom.
K1812.18. Fallen king in disguise recognized by former ally and helped.
K1812.18. Fallen king in disguise recognized by former ally and helped.
K1812.19. King in disguise as one of his own men rescued in fighting alone against four.
K1812.20. Count in disguise.
K1813. Disguised husband visits his wife.
K1813. Disguised husband visits his wife.
K1813. Disguised husband visits his wife.
K1813. Disguised husband visits his wife.
K1813.1. Disguised husband wins his faithless wife's love.
K1813.1.1. Disguised husband shows his wife that he is not repulsive, ---- as she thinks him.
K1813.1.2. Disguised husband shows his wife that he is not a good-for-nothing ---- as she thinks him.
K1813.2. Disguised husband spies on his faithless wife.
K1814. Woman in disguise wooed by her faithless husband.
K1814. Woman in disguise wooed by her faithless husband.
K1814. Woman in disguise wooed by her faithless husband.
K1814. Woman in disguise wooed by her faithless husband.
K1814.1. Prince disguised as merchant seduces a queen. (Cf. K1349.3.1.)
K1814.2. Wife substitutes for princess, who has been jailed with husband. ---- Before judge says: "What harm is there in a man being with his own wife?"
K1814.3. Wife disguised as fakir makes her husband, the king, fulfill her will.
K1814.4. Husband twits wife regarding "bought kiss"; ---- she makes him buy one from her by disguising herself.
K1815.
K1815.
K1815.
K1815.
K1815.
K1815.
K1815.
K1815.0.1. Disguise with hood dropping low over the face.
K1815.1. Return home in humble disguise. *Type 935.
K1815.1.1. Pious pilgrim dies unknown in his father's house. ---- (Miraculous manifestations.)
K1815.2. Ugly disguise.
K1816. Disguise as menial. *Types 314, 870.
K1816. Disguise as menial. *Types 314, 870.
K1816. Disguise as menial. *Types 314, 870.
K1816. Disguise as menial. *Types 314, 870.
K1816. Disguise as menial. *Types 314, 870.
K1816. Disguise as menial. *Types 314, 870.
K1816. Disguise as menial. *Types 314, 870.
K1816. Disguise as menial. *Types 314, 870.
K1816.0.1. God disguised as menial.
K1816.0.2. Girl in menial disguise at lover's court. *Types 511, 870.
K1816.0.2. Girl in menial disguise at lover's court. *Types 511, 870.
K1816.0.3. Menial disguise of princess's lover. *Types 301, 314, 900.
K1816.0.3.1. Hero in menial disguise at heroine's wedding. Types 300, 301, 303.
K1816.0.3.1. Hero in menial disguise at heroine's wedding. Types 300, 301, 303.
K1816.0.4. Scholar disguised as a rustic along road answers questions of school inspector in Greek, Latin, and Hebrew.
K1816.1. Gardener disguise. *Types 314, 502, 900.
K1816.2. Pope disguised as caulker.
K1816.3. Disguise as woodcutter.
K1816.4. Disguise as potter.
K1816.5. Disguise as goose-girl (turkey-girl). *Type 533.
K1816.5. Disguise as goose-girl (turkey-girl). *Type 533.
K1816.5.1. Disguise as tender of birds.
K1816.6. Disguise as herdsman ---- (shepherd, swineherd, etc.).
K1816.6. Disguise as herdsman ---- (shepherd, swineherd, etc.).
K1816.6. Disguise as herdsman ---- (shepherd, swineherd, etc.).
K1816.7. Disguise as porter.
K1816.8. Disguise as stable-boy.
K1816.9. Disguise as peasant.
K1816.9. Disguise as peasant.
K1816.9. Disguise as peasant.
K1816.9. Disguise as peasant.
K1816.9. Disguise as peasant.
K1816.9.1. Wise men disguise as peasants.
K1816.10. Disguise as cobbler ---- (shoemaker).
K1816.10.1. Nobleman disguises as cobbler to woo woodcutter's daughter.
K1816.11. Disguise as carpenter.
K1816.11. Disguise as carpenter.
K1816.12. Disguise as smith.
K1816.12. Disguise as smith.
K1816.12. Disguise as smith.
K1816.12. Disguise as smith.
K1816.13. Disguise as slave.
K1817. Disguise as wanderer.
K1817.1. Disguise as beggar ---- (pauper). *Type 900.
K1817.1. Disguise as beggar ---- (pauper). *Type 900.
K1817.1. Disguise as beggar ---- (pauper). *Type 900.
K1817.1. Disguise as beggar ---- (pauper). *Type 900.
K1817.1. Disguise as beggar ---- (pauper). *Type 900.
K1817.1.1. Disguise as fakir.
K1817.2. Disguise as palmer ---- (pilgrim).
K1817.3. Disguise as harper ---- (minstrel). *Type 900.
K1817.3. Disguise as harper ---- (minstrel). *Type 900.
K1817.3. Disguise as harper ---- (minstrel). *Type 900.
K1817.3.1. Disguise as poet.
K1817.4. Disguise as merchant.
K1817.4. Disguise as merchant.
K1817.4. Disguise as merchant.
K1817.4. Disguise as merchant.
K1817.4.1. Disguise as peddler.
K1817.4.1.1. Queen disguised as peddler.
K1817.4.1.1.1. Queen disguised as peddler sells children poisoned cheese.
K1817.4.1.1.1. Queen disguised as peddler sells children poisoned cheese.
K1817.5. Disguise as gypsy.
K1818. Disguise as sick man *Type 3.
K1818. Disguise as sick man *Type 3.
K1818. Disguise as sick man *Type 3.
K1818. Disguise as sick man *Type 3.
K1818. Disguise as sick man *Type 3.
K1818. Disguise as sick man *Type 3.
K1818. Disguise as sick man *Type 3.
K1818. Disguise as sick man *Type 3.
K1818. Disguise as sick man *Type 3.
K1818. Disguise as sick man *Type 3.
K1818. Disguise as sick man *Type 3.
K1818. Disguise as sick man *Type 3.
K1818.1. Disguise as leper.
K1818.2. Scald-head disguise. ---- To avoid having his gold hair seen, the hero covers his head with a cloth and says that he has the scald-head. *Types 314, 502.
K1818.3. Disguise as madman ---- (fool). *Type 900.
K1818.3. Disguise as madman ---- (fool). *Type 900.
K1818.3. Disguise as madman ---- (fool). *Type 900.
K1818.3. Disguise as madman ---- (fool). *Type 900.
K1818.3. Disguise as madman ---- (fool). *Type 900.
K1818.3. Disguise as madman ---- (fool). *Type 900.
K1818.3. Disguise as madman ---- (fool). *Type 900.
K1818.3. Disguise as madman ---- (fool). *Type 900.
K1818.3. Disguise as madman ---- (fool). *Type 900.
K1818.3. Disguise as madman ---- (fool). *Type 900.
K1818.3.1. Wise man disguised as buffoon.
K1818.3.2. Lover approaches mistress disguised as fool.
K1818.3.3. Sharp man pretends to be stupid so as to be included in plans and conversation of plotters.
K1818.4. Disguise as deformed men to secure entertainment.
K1818.5. Animal feigns lameness.
K1818.6. Deception by pretended faint.
K1821. Disguise by changing bodily appearance.
K1821.1. Disguise by dyeing beard. ---- Youths have been advised never to serve a man with a red beard. The trickster dyes his beard black.
K1821.1. Disguise by dyeing beard. ---- Youths have been advised never to serve a man with a red beard. The trickster dyes his beard black.
K1821.2. Disguise by painting body.
K1821.3. Disguise by veiling face.
K1821.3.1. Veiled adulteress flees with paramour who has enlisted duped husband's aid.
K1821.3.1. Veiled adulteress flees with paramour who has enlisted duped husband's aid.
K1821.4. Youths wear false beards ---- (of grass, wool).
K1821.4.1. Disguise as hairy man by putting on lambskins.
K1821.5. Disguise by dyeing complexion.
K1821.6. Disguise by cutting one eye out.
K1821.7. Beautiful woman in hideous disguise.
K1821.7.1. Beautiful woman blackens face as disguise.
K1821.8. Disguise as old man.
K1821.9. Disguise in wooden covering. *Type 510.
K1821.9.1. Disguise in bark of birch.
K1821.10. Disguise by cutting off hair.
K1822. Animal disguises as human being. (Cf. K1825.1.5..)
K1822. Animal disguises as human being. (Cf. K1825.1.5..)
K1822.1. Lion disguised as monk.
K1822.2. Fox disguised as scholar.
K1822.3. Bad breath and forked tongue reveal identity of snake-king in guise of human.
K1822.4. Tiger disguises as human being.
K1823. Man disguises as animal.
K1823. Man disguises as animal.
K1823. Man disguises as animal.
K1823. Man disguises as animal.
K1823.1. Man disguises as tortoise.
K1823.2. Man disguised as elephant.
K1823.3. Man disguised as lamb.
K1823.4. Man disguised as bear.
K1823.5. Satan disguised as deer. (Cf. K1811.)
K1824. Disguise as layman. ---- Priest disguises as layman.
K1825. Disguise as professional man.
K1825.1. Disguise as doctor.
K1825.1.1. Lover masks as doctor to reach sweetheart.
K1825.1.1.1. Girl disguised as doctor exposes queen's paramour who is masquerading as woman.
K1825.1.2. Poor girl masks as doctor and is made court physician.
K1825.1.3. Trickster masks as doctor and punishes his cheaters. *Type 1538.
K1825.1.4. Girl masks as doctor to find departed lover. *Type 434.
K1825.1.5. Animal disguised as doctor. (Cf. K1822.)
K1825.1.6. Disguise as physician to poison enemies.
K1825.2. Woman masks as lawyer (judge) and frees her husband. *Type 890.
K1825.2. Woman masks as lawyer (judge) and frees her husband. *Type 890.
K1825.3. Disguise as barber.
K1825.4. Disguise as hospitaller.
K1825.5. Disguise as soldier.
K1825.5. Disguise as soldier.
K1825.5. Disguise as soldier.
K1825.6. Disguise as dancer.
K1825.7. Twelve men in disguise as carpenters are engaged to build hall for the king's wedding: ---- they abduct the bride.
K1825.8. Disguise as astrologer.
K1826. Disguise as churchman ---- (cleric).
K1826. Disguise as churchman ---- (cleric).
K1826. Disguise as churchman ---- (cleric).
K1826. Disguise as churchman ---- (cleric).
K1826. Disguise as churchman ---- (cleric).
K1826. Disguise as churchman ---- (cleric).
K1826. Disguise as churchman ---- (cleric).
K1826. Disguise as churchman ---- (cleric).
K1826. Disguise as churchman ---- (cleric).
K1826.1. Disguise as monk.
K1826.1. Disguise as monk.
K1826.1. Disguise as monk.
K1826.1. Disguise as monk.
K1826.1. Disguise as monk.
K1826.1.1. Lover disguised as monk or friar meets sweetheart.
K1826.2. Disguise as ascetic.
K1826.3. Lover masks as anchorite to reach sweetheart.
K1826.4. Disguise as missionary.
K1826.5. Disguise as priest.
K1826.5.1. Bishop disguised as priest.
K1827. Disguise as holy man.
K1827.0.1. Ogre disguised as holy man.
K1827.0.2. Barber passes for a brahmin.
K1827.1. Disguise as saint. ---- Man beats wife for spending too much time at church. Wife has maids dress as her patron saints and when the husband repeats the beating she calls on them for help. The husband is beaten.
K1827.2. Disguise as yogi.
K1828. Disguise as deity ---- (or spirit).
K1828.1. Disguise as angel.
K1828.1. Disguise as angel.
K1828.1.1. Woman disguised as angel of death.
K1828.2. Disguise as goddess.
K1831. Service under a false name.
K1831.0.1. Disguise by changing name.
K1831.1. Shipwrecked men call themselves by false names.
K1831.2. Service in disguise.
K1831.2. Service in disguise.
K1831.2.1. Service in disguise in order to seduce king's daughter by putting love charm in her food.
K1831.2.2. Lover in disguise as duke's son takes service under king with his followers in order to abduct his sister.
K1832. Disguise by changing voice. *Type 123.
K1832. Disguise by changing voice. *Type 123.
K1832. Disguise by changing voice. *Type 123.
K1832. Disguise by changing voice. *Type 123.
K1832. Disguise by changing voice. *Type 123.
K1833. Disguise as ghost.
K1834. Multiple disguise: one person disguising successively seems to be many.
K1834. Multiple disguise: one person disguising successively seems to be many.
K1834. Multiple disguise: one person disguising successively seems to be many.
K1835. Disguise for spying. (Cf. K1812.)
K1836.1. Husband disguises as woman to spy on wife. (Cf. K1835.)
K1836.2. Boy disguises as woman to embarrass incontinent priest.
K1836.3. Disguised man takes bride's place: ---- deserts, leaving a she-goat in his place for the foolish bridegroom. (Cf. K1223.1.)
K1836.4. Disguise as a weeping woman to attract attention.
K1837. Disguise of woman in man's clothes. (Cf. K1825. *Types 514, 880, 881, 882, 883A, 884, 890.)
K1837. Disguise of woman in man's clothes. (Cf. K1825. *Types 514, 880, 881, 882, 883A, 884, 890.)
K1837. Disguise of woman in man's clothes. (Cf. K1825. *Types 514, 880, 881, 882, 883A, 884, 890.)
K1837. Disguise of woman in man's clothes. (Cf. K1825. *Types 514, 880, 881, 882, 883A, 884, 890.)
K1837. Disguise of woman in man's clothes. (Cf. K1825. *Types 514, 880, 881, 882, 883A, 884, 890.)
K1837. Disguise of woman in man's clothes. (Cf. K1825. *Types 514, 880, 881, 882, 883A, 884, 890.)
K1837. Disguise of woman in man's clothes. (Cf. K1825. *Types 514, 880, 881, 882, 883A, 884, 890.)
K1837. Disguise of woman in man's clothes. (Cf. K1825. *Types 514, 880, 881, 882, 883A, 884, 890.)
K1837. Disguise of woman in man's clothes. (Cf. K1825. *Types 514, 880, 881, 882, 883A, 884, 890.)
K1837. Disguise of woman in man's clothes. (Cf. K1825. *Types 514, 880, 881, 882, 883A, 884, 890.)
K1837. Disguise of woman in man's clothes. (Cf. K1825. *Types 514, 880, 881, 882, 883A, 884, 890.)
K1837. Disguise of woman in man's clothes. (Cf. K1825. *Types 514, 880, 881, 882, 883A, 884, 890.)
K1837. Disguise of woman in man's clothes. (Cf. K1825. *Types 514, 880, 881, 882, 883A, 884, 890.)
K1837. Disguise of woman in man's clothes. (Cf. K1825. *Types 514, 880, 881, 882, 883A, 884, 890.)
K1837. Disguise of woman in man's clothes. (Cf. K1825. *Types 514, 880, 881, 882, 883A, 884, 890.)
K1837. Disguise of woman in man's clothes. (Cf. K1825. *Types 514, 880, 881, 882, 883A, 884, 890.)
K1837. Disguise of woman in man's clothes. (Cf. K1825. *Types 514, 880, 881, 882, 883A, 884, 890.)
K1837.1. Boasting coward exposed by wife who masks as highwayman and robs him.
K1837.2. Woman disguised as pilgrim engages lover in conversation and learns of his faithlessness. (Cf. K1817.2.)
K1837.3. Repentant nurse disguises as hermit.
K1837.4. Girl in man's clothes avenges her father.
K1837.5. Wife disguises as a man and outwits landlord of inn when he tries same trick he has played on her husband ---- to get all of his goods, etc.
K1837.5. Wife disguises as a man and outwits landlord of inn when he tries same trick he has played on her husband ---- to get all of his goods, etc.
K1837.6. Disguise of woman as a soldier.
K1837.7. Virgin living disguised as a man and unrecognized in a monastery becomes abbot ---- (St. Eugenia).
K1837.8. Woman in male disguise made king.
K1837.8.1. Woman in male disguise made minister.
K1838. Disguise as devil. ---- Priest disguises as devil and "haunts" neighbor's house. Buys it cheaply.
K1838. Disguise as devil. ---- Priest disguises as devil and "haunts" neighbor's house. Buys it cheaply.
K1838. Disguise as devil. ---- Priest disguises as devil and "haunts" neighbor's house. Buys it cheaply.
K1838. Disguise as devil. ---- Priest disguises as devil and "haunts" neighbor's house. Buys it cheaply.
K1838. Disguise as devil. ---- Priest disguises as devil and "haunts" neighbor's house. Buys it cheaply.
K1838.1. Tricksters change man's furniture. ---- He thinks it is the work of demons. He sells them his house cheaply.
K1839. Other deceptions by disguise.
K1839.1. Wolf puts flour on his paw to disguise himself. *Type 333.
K1839.2. Girl marries lover who thought her dead. ---- On reviving she changes her name and disguises her appearance. Eventually marries her former lover.
K1839.3. Monkey dresses in dead mistress's gown; ---- frightens household.
K1839.4. Jester disguises as prince.
K1839.5. Friar disguises as soldier and steals from concubine.
K1839.5. Friar disguises as soldier and steals from concubine.
K1839.5. Friar disguises as soldier and steals from concubine.
K1839.5. Friar disguises as soldier and steals from concubine.
K1839.5. Friar disguises as soldier and steals from concubine.
K1839.5. Friar disguises as soldier and steals from concubine.
K1839.6. Warriors whitewash weapons thus disguising identity of one of their number who bears white-handled battle-axe.
K1839.7. Disguise as foreign ambassador.
K1839.8. Disguise by carrying false token.
K1839.8. Disguise by carrying false token.
K1839.9. Disguise as drunkard.
K1839.10. Housemaid disguised as minister.
K1839.11. Disguise as older brother to obtain blessing. (Cf. K2211.)
K1839.12. Disguise as child ---- (in cradle).
K1839.13. Husband disguised as wife's brother.
K1839.14. Husband and wife disguised as brother and sister.
K1839.15. Disguise as dupe's daughter after having killed her.
K1840. Deception by substitution.
K1840. Deception by substitution.
K1840. Deception by substitution.
K1840. Deception by substitution.
K1840. Deception by substitution.
K1840. Deception by substitution.
K1840. Deception by substitution.
K1840. Deception by substitution.
K1840. Deception by substitution.
K1840. Deception by substitution.
K1840. Deception by substitution.
K1840. Deception by substitution.
K1840. Deception by substitution.
K1840. Deception by substitution.
K1840. Deception by substitution.
K1840. Deception by substitution.
K1840. Deception by substitution.
K1840. Deception by substitution.
K1840. Deception by substitution.
K1840. Deception by substitution.
K1840. Deception by substitution.
K1840. Deception by substitution.
K1840. Deception by substitution.
K1840. Deception by substitution.
K1840. Deception by substitution.
K1840. Deception by substitution.
K1840. Deception by substitution.
K1840. Deception by substitution.
K1840. Deception by substitution.
K1840. Deception by substitution.
K1840. Deception by substitution.
K1840. Deception by substitution.
K1840. Deception by substitution.
K1840. Deception by substitution.
K1840. Deception by substitution.
K1840. Deception by substitution.
K1840. Deception by substitution.
K1840. Deception by substitution.
K1840. Deception by substitution.
K1840. Deception by substitution.
K1840. Deception by substitution.
K1840. Deception by substitution.
K1840. Deception by substitution.
K1840. Deception by substitution.
K1841. The Virgin Mary substitutes for a mortal.
K1841.1. The nun who saw the world ---- (Sister Beatrice). The Virgin takes the place of the nun in the nunnery while the latter is living a life of shame. *Type 770.
K1841.1. The nun who saw the world ---- (Sister Beatrice). The Virgin takes the place of the nun in the nunnery while the latter is living a life of shame. *Type 770.
K1841.1. The nun who saw the world ---- (Sister Beatrice). The Virgin takes the place of the nun in the nunnery while the latter is living a life of shame. *Type 770.
K1841.1. The nun who saw the world ---- (Sister Beatrice). The Virgin takes the place of the nun in the nunnery while the latter is living a life of shame. *Type 770.
K1841.2. Virgin substitutes in tournament. ---- A knight hears masses so long that he absents himself from a tournament. The Virgin takes his place.
K1841.3. Virgin Mary substitutes for woman whom husband has pledged to the devil. ---- Devil flees.
K1842. Living person acts as image of saint. Type 1827**.
K1842.1. Man acts as statue of saint in order to enter convent.
K1843. Wife deceives husband with substituted bedmate.
K1843. Wife deceives husband with substituted bedmate.
K1843. Wife deceives husband with substituted bedmate.
K1843. Wife deceives husband with substituted bedmate.
K1843. Wife deceives husband with substituted bedmate.
K1843.1. Bride has maid sleep in husband's bed to conceal pregnancy. *Types 870, 870A.
K1843.1. Bride has maid sleep in husband's bed to conceal pregnancy. *Types 870, 870A.
K1843.1. Bride has maid sleep in husband's bed to conceal pregnancy. *Types 870, 870A.
K1843.1. Bride has maid sleep in husband's bed to conceal pregnancy. *Types 870, 870A.
K1843.1. Bride has maid sleep in husband's bed to conceal pregnancy. *Types 870, 870A.
K1843.1.1. Wife sends mistress to her husband disguised as herself.
K1843.2. Wife takes mistress's place in husband's bed. ---- Brings about reconciliation.
K1843.2. Wife takes mistress's place in husband's bed. ---- Brings about reconciliation.
K1843.2. Wife takes mistress's place in husband's bed. ---- Brings about reconciliation.
K1843.2.1. Wife takes mistress's place in husband's bed: husband sends message of death.
K1843.2.2. Wife takes mistress's place in bed but is deceived in turn. ---- Husband had tired of the mistress and had previously substituted servant.
K1843.2.3. Wife takes mistress's place in husband's bed. ---- The husband, unaware of the substitution, asks his friends to share his good fortune.
K1843.2.4. Wife substitutes for her sodomist husband.
K1843.3. Wife substitutes an old woman for herself in her husband's bed.
K1843.3. Wife substitutes an old woman for herself in her husband's bed.
K1843.4. Wife has maidservant impersonate her while she goes to her lover.
K1844. Husband deceives wife with substituted bedmate.
K1844.1. Husband has his strong servant substitute in bed with strong wife. ---- The supernaturally strong wife is about to kill her husband. *Type 519.
K1844.1.1. Husband has servant substitute in bed. ---- Instructed not to deceive him while he is calling on mistress. Instructions are not followed.
K1844.2. Substitute bridegroom to save husband from poison maiden. *Type 507C.
K1844.3. Groom deceives bride with substituted bedmate ---- and hides self in order to learn the secret she has promised to tell.
K1844.4. Fairy visits queen in her husband's shape and begets son with her.
K1845. Substitute in battle.
K1845. Substitute in battle.
K1845. Substitute in battle.
K1845.1. Warrior deceived into attacking substituted pillar-stone. ---- Stone bears enemy's dress (crown).
K1845.1. Warrior deceived into attacking substituted pillar-stone. ---- Stone bears enemy's dress (crown).
K1845.2. King, fearing death at hands of enemy, forces follower to take his place on throne. ---- Follower is killed.
K1846. Deception by substitution: wife substitutes calf for beggar whom drunken husband wants to catch and abuse.
K1847. Deception by substitution of children.
K1847. Deception by substitution of children.
K1847. Deception by substitution of children.
K1847. Deception by substitution of children.
K1847.1. Substitution of children to gain inheritance.
K1847.1.1. Deceptive report of birth of heir. ---- Queen tells king anxious for an heir that she is to give birth to a son, but that ill will befall the son if king looks upon him.
K1848. Substitute for task.
K1848.1. Impotent husband deceives wife by having a substitute in virility test.
K1848.2. Ruler has favorite perform tasks so that he may himself win a bride.
K1848.3. Substitute on quest.
K1851. Substituted letter. ---- A letter is changed on the way to its destination so as to falsify the message. See references to all the cross-references given below.
K1851. Substituted letter. ---- A letter is changed on the way to its destination so as to falsify the message. See references to all the cross-references given below.
K1851. Substituted letter. ---- A letter is changed on the way to its destination so as to falsify the message. See references to all the cross-references given below.
K1851. Substituted letter. ---- A letter is changed on the way to its destination so as to falsify the message. See references to all the cross-references given below.
K1851. Substituted letter. ---- A letter is changed on the way to its destination so as to falsify the message. See references to all the cross-references given below.
K1851. Substituted letter. ---- A letter is changed on the way to its destination so as to falsify the message. See references to all the cross-references given below.
K1851. Substituted letter. ---- A letter is changed on the way to its destination so as to falsify the message. See references to all the cross-references given below.
K1851.1. Forged letter: god of death replaced by another.
K1851.1. Forged letter: god of death replaced by another.
K1852. Sleeping potion substituted for poison. (Cf. K2111.1.)
K1852. Sleeping potion substituted for poison. (Cf. K2111.1.)
K1853.1. Inferior animals substituted in sacrifice.
K1853.2. Person substitutes for human sacrifice.
K1853.2.1. Hero substitutes for princess as gift to monster. ---- Kills him.
K1854. Servant impersonates dead master and makes a false testament.
K1854.1. Rascal in dead man's place in bed makes dead man's will.
K1855. Younger and preferred brother substituted by mother for elder to deceive father.
K1858. Substitute specimen for laboratory test.
K1858.1. Substitute specimen in urinalysis.
K1858.2. Substitute specimen in blood test.
K1860. Deception by feigned death (sleep).
K1860. Deception by feigned death (sleep).
K1860. Deception by feigned death (sleep).
K1860. Deception by feigned death (sleep).
K1860. Deception by feigned death (sleep).
K1860. Deception by feigned death (sleep).
K1860. Deception by feigned death (sleep).
K1860. Deception by feigned death (sleep).
K1860. Deception by feigned death (sleep).
K1860. Deception by feigned death (sleep).
K1860. Deception by feigned death (sleep).
K1860. Deception by feigned death (sleep).
K1860. Deception by feigned death (sleep).
K1860. Deception by feigned death (sleep).
K1860. Deception by feigned death (sleep).
K1860. Deception by feigned death (sleep).
K1860. Deception by feigned death (sleep).
K1860. Deception by feigned death (sleep).
K1860. Deception by feigned death (sleep).
K1860. Deception by feigned death (sleep).
K1860. Deception by feigned death (sleep).
K1860. Deception by feigned death (sleep).
K1860. Deception by feigned death (sleep).
K1860. Deception by feigned death (sleep).
K1860. Deception by feigned death (sleep).
K1860. Deception by feigned death (sleep).
K1860. Deception by feigned death (sleep).
K1860. Deception by feigned death (sleep).
K1860. Deception by feigned death (sleep).
K1860. Deception by feigned death (sleep).
K1861. Death feigned in order to be carried.
K1861. Death feigned in order to be carried.
K1861.1. Hero sewed up in animal hide so as to be carried to height by bird.
K1861.1. Hero sewed up in animal hide so as to be carried to height by bird.
K1861.1. Hero sewed up in animal hide so as to be carried to height by bird.
K1861.1. Hero sewed up in animal hide so as to be carried to height by bird.
K1861.1. Hero sewed up in animal hide so as to be carried to height by bird.
K1862. Death feigned to meet lover.
K1862. Death feigned to meet lover.
K1862. Death feigned to meet lover.
K1863. Death feigned to learn how soldiers are resuscitated.
K1864. False tidings of one's own death in order to be able to leave without notice.
K1864.1. False tidings of another's death in order to secure his bride.
K1865. Death feigned to establish reputation of false relic. ---- False resuscitation.
K1866. Death feigned in order to enter land of dead.
K1867.1. Trickster feigns death and eats the ripe fruit from the tree.
K1868. Deception by pretending sleep.
K1868. Deception by pretending sleep.
K1870. Illusions.
K1870. Illusions.
K1870. Illusions.
K1870. Illusions.
K1870. Illusions.
K1870. Illusions.
K1870. Illusions.
K1870. Illusions.
K1870. Illusions.
K1870. Illusions.
K1870. Illusions.
K1870. Illusions.
K1870. Illusions.
K1870. Illusions.
K1870. Illusions.
K1870. Illusions.
K1870. Illusions.
K1870. Illusions.
K1870. Illusions.
K1870. Illusions.
K1871. Deception by legerdemain.
K1871.1. Deception: climbing silk thread tossed upward in air.
K1871.2. Sham cure by pretended extracting of object from patient's body.
K1872. Camouflage.
K1872.1. Army appears like forest. ---- Surprises enemy. Each soldier carries branches. (Birnam wood comes to Dunsinane.)
K1872.1. Army appears like forest. ---- Surprises enemy. Each soldier carries branches. (Birnam wood comes to Dunsinane.)
K1872.2. Reeds make ships appear like island.
K1872.3. Love letter hidden in apple.
K1872.4. Wound masked by other wound in order not to be recognized.
K1872.5. Banners of army appear like flock of many-colored birds.
K1872.5.1. Clods thrown up by hoofs of horses appear like flock of birds.
K1875. Deception by sham blood. ---- By stabbing bag of blood (or otherwise) trickster makes dupe think that he is bleeding. *Types 3, 1535, 1539.
K1875. Deception by sham blood. ---- By stabbing bag of blood (or otherwise) trickster makes dupe think that he is bleeding. *Types 3, 1535, 1539.
K1875. Deception by sham blood. ---- By stabbing bag of blood (or otherwise) trickster makes dupe think that he is bleeding. *Types 3, 1535, 1539.
K1875. Deception by sham blood. ---- By stabbing bag of blood (or otherwise) trickster makes dupe think that he is bleeding. *Types 3, 1535, 1539.
K1875. Deception by sham blood. ---- By stabbing bag of blood (or otherwise) trickster makes dupe think that he is bleeding. *Types 3, 1535, 1539.
K1875. Deception by sham blood. ---- By stabbing bag of blood (or otherwise) trickster makes dupe think that he is bleeding. *Types 3, 1535, 1539.
K1875. Deception by sham blood. ---- By stabbing bag of blood (or otherwise) trickster makes dupe think that he is bleeding. *Types 3, 1535, 1539.
K1875. Deception by sham blood. ---- By stabbing bag of blood (or otherwise) trickster makes dupe think that he is bleeding. *Types 3, 1535, 1539.
K1881. Absent person seems to be present.
K1883. Illusory enemies.
K1883. Illusory enemies.
K1883.1. Phantom army attacked.
K1883.2. Objects (animals) attacked under the illusion that they are men.
K1883.3. Two soldiers slay each other thinking they are slaying a common enemy.
K1883.4. Slayers magically made to believe stone their enemy. ---- They behead it.
K1883.5. Comrade slain under the illusion that he is an enemy.
K1883.6. Invisible man eats bread and boy and girl quarrel. ---- Each thinks other had eaten bread.
K1883.7. Deception: mirror-reflection convinces dupe he is trickster's captive.
K1883.8. Images set up to resemble watchmen.
K1883.9. Hero wears so many different costumes that he is believed to represent a host.
K1884. Illusion of death.
K1885. Dead made to appear alive.
K1885.1. Lighted sponge in mouth of dead causes illusory breathing.
K1886. Illusions in landscape.
K1886.1. Mirage. ---- Illusory water and land.
K1886.1.1. Following luminous tree in the desert.
K1886.2. Mists which lead astray.
K1886.2. Mists which lead astray.
K1886.2. Mists which lead astray.
K1886.2. Mists which lead astray.
K1886.2. Mists which lead astray.
K1886.2.1. Enemies magically caused to lose sight of each other while hunting.
K1886.3. Mock sunrise. ---- Contract is to be fulfilled at dawn. Wolf makes fire as mock sunrise. Is caught.
K1886.3. Mock sunrise. ---- Contract is to be fulfilled at dawn. Wolf makes fire as mock sunrise. Is caught.
K1886.3.1. Mock sunrise: person causes cock to crow ---- (simulates cock crow).
K1886.3.2. Mock sunrise: dupe made to believe that flaunted bare buttocks are the rising sun.
K1886.3.3.
K1886.4. Travelers mistake brushwood at a distance for a ship.
K1886.5. Companions separated by illusory city.
K1886.6. Illusory shapes of animals made to appear on hilltops.
K1886.7. Illusory mountain (hill).
K1886.7.1. Tuatha Dé Danann cause island to appear to be "hog's back".
K1887. Illusory sounds.
K1887.1. Echo answers.
K1887.1. Echo answers.
K1887.2. Deceptive nocturnal noise. ---- Wood-spirits imitate falling of trees, etc.
K1887.3. Fairies cause sound to appear to come from various directions.
K1887.3.1. (Saint's) bell heard but never found.
K1887.3.1. (Saint's) bell heard but never found.
K1888. Illusory light.
K1889. Other illusions.
K1889.1. House seems to be afire. (Cf. K1886.)
K1889.2. Deceptive cure by illusion. ---- Man told that he can be cured only with blood of his own child. He is made to believe that the child is killed. When he learns that the child is still alive, the excess of joy cures him.
K1889.2. Deceptive cure by illusion. ---- Man told that he can be cured only with blood of his own child. He is made to believe that the child is killed. When he learns that the child is still alive, the excess of joy cures him.
K1889.3. False Paradise. ---- (The Old Man of the Mountain.) Potion is given to dupes who are led into what they believe as Paradise. They are then forced to rob and kill to regain admittance through death.
K1889.4. Injurious food (drink) has delusive sweet taste.
K1889.5. Illusory night ---- (darkness).
K1889.6. Palace appears to be floating on water -- actually glass.
K1890. Other deceptions by disguise or illusion.
K1892. Deception by hiding.
K1892. Deception by hiding.
K1892. Deception by hiding.
K1892. Deception by hiding.
K1892. Deception by hiding.
K1892. Deception by hiding.
K1892. Deception by hiding.
K1892. Deception by hiding.
K1892. Deception by hiding.
K1892. Deception by hiding.
K1892. Deception by hiding.
K1892. Deception by hiding.
K1892. Deception by hiding.
K1892. Deception by hiding.
K1892. Deception by hiding.
K1892.1. Trickster hides in bag in order to be carried. ---- His father imitates and is beaten.
K1892.1. Trickster hides in bag in order to be carried. ---- His father imitates and is beaten.
K1892.1. Trickster hides in bag in order to be carried. ---- His father imitates and is beaten.
K1892.1. Trickster hides in bag in order to be carried. ---- His father imitates and is beaten.
K1892.1.1. Trickster hides in box in order to be carried.
K1892.1.2. Trickster hides in basket and is carried.
K1892.2. Girl hides lover under clothing upon which she sits.
K1894. False proof: cloak dipped into water used as evidence of stormy weather.
K1900-K1999 Impostures.
K1900. Impostures.
K1900. Impostures.
K1900. Impostures.
K1900. Impostures.
K1900. Impostures.
K1900. Impostures.
K1900. Impostures.
K1900. Impostures.
K1900. Impostures.
K1900. Impostures.
K1900. Impostures.
K1900. Impostures.
K1900. Impostures.
K1910. Marital impostors.
K1911. The false bride (substituted bride). ---- An impostor takes the wife's place without the husband's knowledge and banishes (kills, transforms) the wife. *Types 403, 408, 425, 450, 480, 510, 511, 533.
K1911. The false bride (substituted bride). ---- An impostor takes the wife's place without the husband's knowledge and banishes (kills, transforms) the wife. *Types 403, 408, 425, 450, 480, 510, 511, 533.
K1911. The false bride (substituted bride). ---- An impostor takes the wife's place without the husband's knowledge and banishes (kills, transforms) the wife. *Types 403, 408, 425, 450, 480, 510, 511, 533.
K1911. The false bride (substituted bride). ---- An impostor takes the wife's place without the husband's knowledge and banishes (kills, transforms) the wife. *Types 403, 408, 425, 450, 480, 510, 511, 533.
K1911. The false bride (substituted bride). ---- An impostor takes the wife's place without the husband's knowledge and banishes (kills, transforms) the wife. *Types 403, 408, 425, 450, 480, 510, 511, 533.
K1911. The false bride (substituted bride). ---- An impostor takes the wife's place without the husband's knowledge and banishes (kills, transforms) the wife. *Types 403, 408, 425, 450, 480, 510, 511, 533.
K1911. The false bride (substituted bride). ---- An impostor takes the wife's place without the husband's knowledge and banishes (kills, transforms) the wife. *Types 403, 408, 425, 450, 480, 510, 511, 533.
K1911. The false bride (substituted bride). ---- An impostor takes the wife's place without the husband's knowledge and banishes (kills, transforms) the wife. *Types 403, 408, 425, 450, 480, 510, 511, 533.
K1911. The false bride (substituted bride). ---- An impostor takes the wife's place without the husband's knowledge and banishes (kills, transforms) the wife. *Types 403, 408, 425, 450, 480, 510, 511, 533.
K1911. The false bride (substituted bride). ---- An impostor takes the wife's place without the husband's knowledge and banishes (kills, transforms) the wife. *Types 403, 408, 425, 450, 480, 510, 511, 533.
K1911.1. Circumstances of substitution of false bride.
K1911.1.1. False bride takes true bride's place on the way to the wedding.
K1911.1.2. False bride takes true bride's place when child is born. *Types 403, 450, 480.
K1911.1.2. False bride takes true bride's place when child is born. *Types 403, 450, 480.
K1911.1.2. False bride takes true bride's place when child is born. *Types 403, 450, 480.
K1911.1.3. False bride takes true bride's place at fountain. ---- The true bride, left by her husband for a short time at a fountain, is supplanted by a moor or gypsy, who transforms her. *Type 408.
K1911.1.4. False bride finishes true bride's task and supplants her. ---- The true bride must perform a certain task to win her husband and, being exhausted, commits the task to a slave.
K1911.1.5. Old woman substituted for bride in bridegroom's bed.
K1911.1.5.1. Man palms off elder daughter as younger on wedding night.
K1911.1.6. She-bear as false bride. ---- Compels true bride to exchange places.
K1911.1.7. Ghost-ogress pushes bride into hole in tree and takes her place.
K1911.1.8. False bride steals true bride's garments in bath.
K1911.1.8.1. False bride makes child cry and demand mother's clothes and ornaments.
K1911.1.9. Prince substitutes peasant girl for the king's daughter ---- he has got for his father but with whom he himself has fallen in love.
K1911.1.10. Impostor kills fairy, hides body and dresses in fairy's clothes.
K1911.2. Treacherous disposal of true bride by false.
K1911.2.1. True bride transformed by false. *Type 403, 450.
K1911.2.1. True bride transformed by false. *Type 403, 450.
K1911.2.1. True bride transformed by false. *Type 403, 450.
K1911.2.1. True bride transformed by false. *Type 403, 450.
K1911.2.2. True bride pushed into water by false. *Type 408, 450.
K1911.2.2.1. True bride lives in fish's belly. *Type 450.
K1911.2.2.2. True bride sits spinning at the bottom of river.
K1911.2.3. True bride's children thrown away at birth ---- (by false bride).
K1911.3. Reinstatement of true bride.
K1911.3. Reinstatement of true bride.
K1911.3. Reinstatement of true bride.
K1911.3. Reinstatement of true bride.
K1911.3. Reinstatement of true bride.
K1911.3. Reinstatement of true bride.
K1911.3.1. Substitution of false bride revealed by animal. *Type 707.
K1911.3.1. Substitution of false bride revealed by animal. *Type 707.
K1911.3.1.1. Substitution of false bride revealed by true bride in her animal form.
K1911.3.2. True bride takes house near husband. ---- Thus eventually secures his attention.
K1911.3.3. False bride fails when husband tests her. ---- Uses slipper test, jumping test, or the like. *Type 510.
K1911.3.3.1. False bride's mutilated feet. ---- In order to wear the shoes with which the husband is testing the identity of his bride, the false bride cuts her feet. She is detected. *Type 510.
K1911.3.3.1. False bride's mutilated feet. ---- In order to wear the shoes with which the husband is testing the identity of his bride, the false bride cuts her feet. She is detected. *Type 510.
K1911.3.3.1. False bride's mutilated feet. ---- In order to wear the shoes with which the husband is testing the identity of his bride, the false bride cuts her feet. She is detected. *Type 510.
K1911.3.3.2. False bride fails when magician tests her.
K1911.3.4. True bride reincarnated as reed reveals truth.
K1911.3.5. True bride reinstated by acting as mysterious housekeeper.
K1911.3.6. Snake adopts true bride thrown into well.
K1911.4. Man in woman's clothing poses as bride for beggar.
K1911.4. Man in woman's clothing poses as bride for beggar.
K1911.5. Penniless bride pretends to wealth.
K1911.5. Penniless bride pretends to wealth.
K1912. The false virgin. ---- Various deceptions practiced to mask bride as virgin.
K1912. The false virgin. ---- Various deceptions practiced to mask bride as virgin.
K1914. Abductor pretends to have been sent to fetch princess by lover.
K1915. The false bridegroom ---- (substitute bridegroom). Takes the place of the true bridegroom.
K1915.1. Monk becomes husband to girl at night, so that his friend may have dowry.
K1915.3. Handsome man substituted for ugly as bridegroom: ---- wins bride.
K1916. Robber bridegroom. ---- Robber marries girl under pretence of being a fine gentleman. *Type 955.
K1916. Robber bridegroom. ---- Robber marries girl under pretence of being a fine gentleman. *Type 955.
K1916. Robber bridegroom. ---- Robber marries girl under pretence of being a fine gentleman. *Type 955.
K1916. Robber bridegroom. ---- Robber marries girl under pretence of being a fine gentleman. *Type 955.
K1916. Robber bridegroom. ---- Robber marries girl under pretence of being a fine gentleman. *Type 955.
K1916. Robber bridegroom. ---- Robber marries girl under pretence of being a fine gentleman. *Type 955.
K1916. Robber bridegroom. ---- Robber marries girl under pretence of being a fine gentleman. *Type 955.
K1916. Robber bridegroom. ---- Robber marries girl under pretence of being a fine gentleman. *Type 955.
K1916. Robber bridegroom. ---- Robber marries girl under pretence of being a fine gentleman. *Type 955.
K1917. Penniless bridegroom pretends to wealth.
K1917. Penniless bridegroom pretends to wealth.
K1917. Penniless bridegroom pretends to wealth.
K1917.1. Penniless wooer: patch of land. ---- After marriage he takes the bride to look at his land. He puts on soiled clothes. She looks at the land; he points to the patch on his clothes. "That patch is mine."
K1917.1. Penniless wooer: patch of land. ---- After marriage he takes the bride to look at his land. He puts on soiled clothes. She looks at the land; he points to the patch on his clothes. "That patch is mine."
K1917.1. Penniless wooer: patch of land. ---- After marriage he takes the bride to look at his land. He puts on soiled clothes. She looks at the land; he points to the patch on his clothes. "That patch is mine."
K1917.2. Penniless wooer: money in hand. ---- An uncle gives the boy a coin and food to hold while he wooes for him. He tells the girl's father that the boy has a piece of money in hand and plenty to eat. Wins the girl.
K1917.3. Penniless wooer: helpful animal reports master wealthy and thus wins girl for him. *Type 545B.
K1917.4. Penniless wooer. "House of my father with one hundred fifty lights and goat pen." ---- When the servant in bed so remarks the master marries his daughter to him. Arrived at the hut, he explains that the lights are the stars whose beams enter through the cracks in the roof. One goat is tied to the tree.
K1917.5. Man wins girl's love by pretending to wealth and nobility. ---- Deception is discovered and impostor is banished.
K1917.6. Forged credentials used to win girl. ---- Theft of gems.
K1917.7. "All of these are mine," ---- says wooer as he strokes his whiskers. The girl thinks he is indicating the fields and live stock past which they are riding.
K1917.8. Slave poses as treasurer's son and carries letter purporting to ask for hand of merchant's daughter in marriage.
K1918. Monster disguises and wins girl. ---- Borrows wedding garments one by one; later returns them one by one and reveals monster form.
K1918.1. Ugly fish borrows skin of handsome fish for courtship and marriage.
K1918.1.1. Ogre imposes on widow by assuming form of dead husband.
K1919. Marital impostors -- miscellaneous.
K1919.1. Husband poses as wife's brother.
K1920. Substituted children.
K1920. Substituted children.
K1921. Parents exchange children.
K1921.1. Son of the king and of the smith exchanged. *Type 920.
K1921.1. Son of the king and of the smith exchanged. *Type 920.
K1921.1. Son of the king and of the smith exchanged. *Type 920.
K1921.2. Two mothers exchange their children, a boy and a girl. Type 975*.
K1921.3. Queen changes her own ugly twins for slave's pretty son. ---- Later recognizes the better character of the twins, and changes back again.
K1922. Woman substitutes child for her own and sells it. ---- Exchanges sleeping places.
K1922. Woman substitutes child for her own and sells it. ---- Exchanges sleeping places.
K1923. The false heir.
K1923.1. Nurse exchanges children so that the preferred child will be assured of wealth.
K1923.1. Nurse exchanges children so that the preferred child will be assured of wealth.
K1923.2. Man is made to believe that his married daughter has borne a child. ---- In reality it is a foundling. When the supposed mother dies her father is about to forfeit dowry, when the child's real parents claim him.
K1923.3. Barren woman pretends to bear child. ---- Substitutes another woman's child.
K1923.4. Woman pretends to be mother of child chosen to be king.
K1923.5. Midwife takes child and substitutes it for king's stillborn child.
K1923.6. Queen passes off girl-child as boy by having pandits say raja must not see his son for twelve years.
K1924. Barren wife makes child by magic and claims it as her own.
K1926. False daughter: accepted as one's resurrected child.
K1930. Treacherous impostors.
K1930. Treacherous impostors.
K1931. Impostors abandon (or kill) their companion and usurp his place.
K1931.1. Impostors throw hero overboard into sea. *Type 506.
K1931.1. Impostors throw hero overboard into sea. *Type 506.
K1931.1.1. Impostor tries to push foster brother into the water ---- and then cuts rope so that he drifts alone out on the sea in boat without oars.
K1931.1.1. Impostor tries to push foster brother into the water ---- and then cuts rope so that he drifts alone out on the sea in boat without oars.
K1931.1.1. Impostor tries to push foster brother into the water ---- and then cuts rope so that he drifts alone out on the sea in boat without oars.
K1931.2. Impostors abandon hero in lower world. ---- Usually let rope drop on which he is to be raised. *Type 301.
K1931.2. Impostors abandon hero in lower world. ---- Usually let rope drop on which he is to be raised. *Type 301.
K1931.2. Impostors abandon hero in lower world. ---- Usually let rope drop on which he is to be raised. *Type 301.
K1931.3. Impostors kill hero. *Type 665.
K1931.4. Impostors throw hero into pit. *Types 550, 551.
K1931.5. Impostors throw hero into prison. Types 301C*.
K1931.6. Impostor leaves hero alone on island. (Cf. S145.)
K1931.7. Impostor abandons hero on high hill. ---- Pulls down rope on which he is to be lowered.
K1932. Impostors claim reward (prize) earned by hero. *Types 300, 301, 303, 506, 550, 551, 667*.
K1932. Impostors claim reward (prize) earned by hero. *Types 300, 301, 303, 506, 550, 551, 667*.
K1932. Impostors claim reward (prize) earned by hero. *Types 300, 301, 303, 506, 550, 551, 667*.
K1932. Impostors claim reward (prize) earned by hero. *Types 300, 301, 303, 506, 550, 551, 667*.
K1933. Impostor forces oath of secrecy. ---- Hero or heroine swears not to tell of imposture. *Types 300, 301, 533.
K1933. Impostor forces oath of secrecy. ---- Hero or heroine swears not to tell of imposture. *Types 300, 301, 533.
K1933. Impostor forces oath of secrecy. ---- Hero or heroine swears not to tell of imposture. *Types 300, 301, 533.
K1934. Impostor forces hero (heroine) to change places with him (her). *Types 408, 531, 533.
K1934.1. Impostor (magician, demon) takes the place of the king. ---- The ladies of the harem recognize the false king, and the true king is reinstated.
K1935. Impostors steal rescued princess. *Types 300, 301, 303, 304*.
K1935.1. Impostors exposed by girl at her wedding.
K1936. Impostor claims to be father of princess's child. *Type 304.
K1937. Impostor impersonates dead count.
K1938. Rascal pretends to be dead man's heir and receives money.
K1941. Disguised flayer. ---- An impostor dresses in the skin of his victim.
K1941.1. Disguised flayer tightens skin to look beautiful.
K1942. Impostors tricked into carrying hero in box. ---- Woman makes them think they will have her as reward.
K1942. Impostors tricked into carrying hero in box. ---- Woman makes them think they will have her as reward.
K1944. Impostor demands box in name of king.
K1945. Imposition by sham sickness.
K1945. Imposition by sham sickness.
K1945.1. Person pretends sickness can be cured only with death (humiliation) of another.
K1945.1.1. Mother-in-law's head is shaven, face blackened as she is led around city on ass-back as only cure for malady of daughter-in-law.
K1950. Sham prowess.
K1950. Sham prowess.
K1950. Sham prowess.
K1951. Sham warrior.
K1951.1. Boastful fly-killer: "seven at a blow". ---- A tailor who has killed seven flies writes on a placard: "Seven at a blow." He is received as a great warrior. *Type 1640.
K1951.1. Boastful fly-killer: "seven at a blow". ---- A tailor who has killed seven flies writes on a placard: "Seven at a blow." He is received as a great warrior. *Type 1640.
K1951.1.1. Boastful elephant killer: killed at one blow. ---- Elephant has been poisoned.
K1951.2. Runaway cavalry-hero. ---- When the sham hero goes to war his horse runs away with him. To save himself he grasps a cross from a graveyard and waves it from side to side, putting the enemy to flight. *Type 1640.
K1951.2.1. Runaway cavalry hero tears out limbs of dead trees.
K1951.3. Sham-warrior intimidates soldiers with his boasting. *Type 1640.
K1951.3.1. Sham-warrior boasts and is employed at palace.
K1951.3.2. Tiger intimidated by boasting of the sham-warrior.
K1951.4. Boastful coward frightened by conspirators.
K1951.5. Ordinary man assumes high sounding name and challenges enemy chief to single combat. ---- Latter is frightened into believing him to be of exceptional prowess and desists from attacking the city.
K1951.5. Ordinary man assumes high sounding name and challenges enemy chief to single combat. ---- Latter is frightened into believing him to be of exceptional prowess and desists from attacking the city.
K1952. Sham prince (nobleman).
K1952. Sham prince (nobleman).
K1952. Sham prince (nobleman).
K1952.0.1. Brahmin takes shape of a prince.
K1952.0.2. Servant takes prince's horse and clothes and passes self off as prince.
K1952.1. Poor boy said by helpful cat to be dispossessed prince. ---- This is believed. *Types 545AB.
K1952.1.1. Poor boy said by helpful animal to be dispossessed prince (wealthy man) who has lost clothes while swimming ---- (in shipwreck). Type 545.
K1952.2. Better things at home. ---- A poor boy posing as a prince in the king's court always says that he has better things at home. *Types 545AB.
K1952.3. Brothers pose as princes, deeming their parentage not worthy of their merit.
K1952.4. Impostor claims to be earl's son in exile.
K1952.4.1. Adventurer poses as son of dead king.
K1952.5. Wooing emissary poses as king and suitor, but is refused.
K1952.6. Impostor appears with letter authorizing that he be set on the throne.
K1952.7. Thieves set up poor weaver as prince and thus get possession of tribute and gifts.
K1953. Sham brave man.
K1953.1. Coward boasts that he has frightened bear away. ---- His wife has killed it and he has fled.
K1954. Sham rich man.
K1954.1. Helpful cat borrows measure for his master's money. ---- The master thus gains a reputation for wealth.
K1954.1. Helpful cat borrows measure for his master's money. ---- The master thus gains a reputation for wealth.
K1954.2. Drunken man by pretending to want to buy an elephant makes king think him rich.
K1955. Sham physician.
K1955. Sham physician.
K1955. Sham physician.
K1955. Sham physician.
K1955. Sham physician.
K1955. Sham physician.
K1955. Sham physician.
K1955. Sham physician.
K1955. Sham physician.
K1955. Sham physician.
K1955. Sham physician.
K1955. Sham physician.
K1955. Sham physician.
K1955.1. Sham physician cures people by threatening them with death.
K1955.1.1. Man undertakes to cure fat abbot of stomach ailment. ---- Starves him until he admits he can eat anything.
K1955.1.2. Patients frightened from hospital by harsh treatment.
K1955.2. Sham physician pretends to diagnose entirely from urinalysis. ---- Really from observation and inference from trifles.
K1955.2. Sham physician pretends to diagnose entirely from urinalysis. ---- Really from observation and inference from trifles.
K1955.2. Sham physician pretends to diagnose entirely from urinalysis. ---- Really from observation and inference from trifles.
K1955.2.1. Pepper as universal remedy of sham doctor: accidentally works.
K1955.3. Sham physician predicts the sex of the unborn child. ---- "From the one side it looks like a boy, from the other a girl." The woman bears twins and the husband pays the doctor.
K1955.4. Sham physician: using the flea powder. ---- Catch the flea, open its mouth, and place the powder inside.
K1955.5. Sham physician: making the girl grow up. ---- A king wants his daughter to grow up quickly. The physician says that he must send away for the medicine; meantime she must be shut up. After several years they show her to the king. She has grown.
K1955.6. The sham physician and the devil in partnership. ---- The devil is to enter the girl and the physician will collect reward for driving the devil out.
K1955.6. The sham physician and the devil in partnership. ---- The devil is to enter the girl and the physician will collect reward for driving the devil out.
K1955.6. The sham physician and the devil in partnership. ---- The devil is to enter the girl and the physician will collect reward for driving the devil out.
K1955.6. The sham physician and the devil in partnership. ---- The devil is to enter the girl and the physician will collect reward for driving the devil out.
K1955.6. The sham physician and the devil in partnership. ---- The devil is to enter the girl and the physician will collect reward for driving the devil out.
K1955.6. The sham physician and the devil in partnership. ---- The devil is to enter the girl and the physician will collect reward for driving the devil out.
K1955.6. The sham physician and the devil in partnership. ---- The devil is to enter the girl and the physician will collect reward for driving the devil out.
K1955.6.1. Cheat: demon kills people so his pupil can resuscitate them and get reward.
K1955.7. Sham physician refuses to take his own medicine. unmasked.
K1955.7. Sham physician refuses to take his own medicine. unmasked.
K1955.8. Sham physician gives relative a medical degree.
K1955.8.1. Ignorant youth buys a medical degree.
K1955.9. Ignorant doctor draws his prescriptions by lot.
K1955.9.1. Sham physician hands out prescriptions haphazard.
K1956. Sham wise man. *Type 1641.
K1956. Sham wise man. *Type 1641.
K1956. Sham wise man. *Type 1641.
K1956.1. Sham wise man gives a purgative and helps find a lost horse. ---- His pills get the credit. *Type 1641.
K1956.1. Sham wise man gives a purgative and helps find a lost horse. ---- His pills get the credit. *Type 1641.
K1956.1.1. Sham wise man claims to find stolen goods by incantation. ---- He has really forced thieves to show them to him.
K1956.2. Sham wise man hides something and is rewarded for finding it. *Type 1641.
K1956.2.1. Sham wise man sees jewel hidden and is rewarded for finding it.
K1956.3. Sham wise man declares who committed the theft: robbers.
K1956.4. Sham wise man does not know where his own house is. ---- Unmasked.
K1956.5. Sham wise man stays alone feigning study. ---- Is really killing flies.
K1956.6. Sham wise man (girl's confederate) interprets pretended dream for girl. ---- Insists she be allowed to marry man of her own choice.
K1956.7. Sham wise man pretends knowledge from dream: ---- really overheard conversation.
K1956.8. Sham wise man burns house where he pretends to keep his marvelous books, ---- and is free from being called again.
K1956.9. Sham wise man accidentally predicts weather correctly.
K1956.10. Boy, posing as magician, agitates purported all-knowing pig's head ---- in front of his enemies, identifying them as dishonest men.
K1958. Sham teacher. ---- Pretends to read a document brought him as a letter. It is a tax receipt.
K1958. Sham teacher. ---- Pretends to read a document brought him as a letter. It is a tax receipt.
K1958. Sham teacher. ---- Pretends to read a document brought him as a letter. It is a tax receipt.
K1961. Sham churchman.
K1961. Sham churchman.
K1961. Sham churchman.
K1961.1. Sham parson ---- (priest).
K1961.1. Sham parson ---- (priest).
K1961.1. Sham parson ---- (priest).
K1961.1.1. Peasant as priest preaches on the troubles of laymen. *Type 1825AB.
K1961.1.2. Sham parson repeats same expression over and over ---- or says a few words of Latin. *Type 1825B.
K1961.1.2.1. Parody sermon.
K1961.1.2.1. Parody sermon.
K1961.1.2.1. Parody sermon.
K1961.1.2.1. Parody sermon.
K1961.1.3. Sham parson: the sawed pulpit. ---- He has sawed the pulpit almost through. He predicts a miracle. The pulpit falls down. *Type 1825C.
K1961.1.4. Sham priest dupes man into believing he can discover treasure.
K1961.1.5. Sham holy man.
K1961.1.5. Sham holy man.
K1961.1.5.1. Jackal as sham saint.
K1961.2. Pretender as pope.
K1961.2.1. Woman in disguise becomes pope. ---- (Pope Joan.)
K1961.3. Devil disguised as monk.
K1961.4. Sham bishop.
K1961.5. Sham abbot.
K1962.1. Mohammed puts seed in his ears and when doves trained to feed there come, he tells people that they bring messages from God.
K1963. Sham magician.
K1963. Sham magician.
K1963. Sham magician.
K1963. Sham magician.
K1963. Sham magician.
K1963. Sham magician.
K1963. Sham magician.
K1963. Sham magician.
K1963. Sham magician.
K1963.1. False magician exposed by clever girl.
K1963.1. False magician exposed by clever girl.
K1963.1. False magician exposed by clever girl.
K1963.2. Sham magician promises to induce love by magic. ---- Dupe is frightened (to death, robbed, or otherwise discomfited) by magician or confederate.
K1963.2. Sham magician promises to induce love by magic. ---- Dupe is frightened (to death, robbed, or otherwise discomfited) by magician or confederate.
K1963.3. Master posing as magician plays tricks on his servant.
K1963.4. Sham magician belches fire to frighten dupes.
K1963.5. Trickster impersonates necromancer to seduce latter's wife.
K1963.5. Trickster impersonates necromancer to seduce latter's wife.
K1963.6. Sham magician makes wife believe that he (she) can be transported by demons.
K1964. Sham astrologer.
K1965. Sham crystal-gazer.
K1966. Alchemist.
K1966.1. Alchemist steals money from corpse and claims he has made the silver.
K1966.2. Alchemist secures payment for his "secret".
K1967. Juggler promises to fly from one house to another. ---- Keeps crowd waiting until dusk and then makes his escape.
K1968. Sham prowess in hunting (fishing).
K1968.1. Bought game (fish) used to prove prowess in hunting (fishing).
K1969. Sham prowess -- miscellaneous.
K1969.1. Sham traveler. ---- Boasts falsely of voyage and receives canoes which he appropriates.
K1969.2. Warrior buries oversized armor so as to convince posterity of soldiers' gigantic size.
K1969.3. Servant poses as master.
K1969.3.1. Impostors: servant enters dead body of master and takes his place.
K1969.4. Sham deity.
K1969.4.1. Weaver poses as deity.
K1970. Sham miracles.
K1970. Sham miracles.
K1971. Man behind statue (tree) speaks and pretends to be God (spirit). *Type 1380.
K1971. Man behind statue (tree) speaks and pretends to be God (spirit). *Type 1380.
K1971. Man behind statue (tree) speaks and pretends to be God (spirit). *Type 1380.
K1971. Man behind statue (tree) speaks and pretends to be God (spirit). *Type 1380.
K1971.1. Husband answers behind the statue when wife wants to know how to fool him. ---- He says to feed him well. *Type 1380.
K1971.1.1. Trickster hides in hollow tree and eats food he has persuaded his wife to bring to feed a bird.
K1971.2. Man behind the tree threatens his debtor. ---- The latter thinks God is calling and repays the debt. Type 1575*.
K1971.3. Boy behind the tree tells woman about the bad food he gets. ---- She thinks God is speaking and gives him good food. Type 1575**.
K1971.3.1. Maid behind statue of Virgin advises the mistress to give the servants better food. Type 1388*.
K1971.4. Husband behind saint's statue advises wife to spin.
K1971.4.1. Wife behind tree advises husband against having his wife work. *Type 1405.
K1971.5. Husband as God behind the tree forces his wife to confess adultery. Type 1380*.
K1971.5. Husband as God behind the tree forces his wife to confess adultery. Type 1380*.
K1971.5. Husband as God behind the tree forces his wife to confess adultery. Type 1380*.
K1971.5.1. 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. Type 1380**.
K1971.6. Girl behind the tree advises the unwilling suitor. ---- Believing it to be the advice of angels, he marries her. Type 1461*.
K1971.6.1. Wife behind tree advises the husband about his marital duties.
K1971.7. The man behind the crucifix says "Good Evening" to the drunk man, ---- who thinks Christ is speaking to him. Type 1324*.
K1971.8. Hidden man behind image gives unwelcome answer to suppliant: ---- image blamed.
K1971.8.1. Sexton behind crucifix tells old maid she will have no husband; ---- she tells Christ Child that he knows nothing about it, she is praying to his mother. Type 1476.
K1971.9. Sexton behind statue tells old maid praying for a husband to raise her foot to her neck. *Type 1476.
K1971.10. Trickster concealed in sacred tree advises that he is to marry the princess.
K1971.11. Trickster in tree advises that tree and fruit belong to him. ---- Others think God speaks and leave.
K1971.12. Impostor acting as God in tree suspected and tree burned.
K1971.13. Alleged idol promises teacher certain payment for his book when finished. ---- Dupe overhears and pays him bargain price for what he is later to receive.
K1971.14. Man hidden behind idol in temple tells robbers they will have good booty but should leave half of it in the temple.
K1972. Oracular images occupied by spirits or priests who give the answers.
K1972.1. Statue made to raise its arm. ---- Woman wishing to go on pilgrimage (to meet lover) makes believe that statue of saint has raised its arm in answer to her prayer.
K1972.2. Sham miracle. ---- Priest makes congregation believe the painting of the Virgin weeps real tears.
K1973. Jackal inside carcass of bullock makes people think his voice is God's. ---- Demands gifts.
K1974. Living man at the grave pretends to be dead man speaking.
K1975. Sham miracle: may the grass grow up! ---- Tricksters who have done no mowing say to their master when he angers them, "May the grass grow up again!" He finds it is full height. *Type 1736.
K1975.1. Sham miracle: wallet (bee-hive) changes to wasps. ---- Tricksters put a wasp nest in the wallet (bee-hive). When the master claims it they give it to him with the curse, "May it turn to wasps!" It does. *Type 1736.
K1975.2. Sham miracle: rupees turn to ashes. ---- Cheat tells man rupees carried by horse in sack will turn to ashes if man's tired wife rides on its back. Man promises to pay him back if that should happen. Ashes fall from under saddle when woman does and cheat collects.
K1975.3. Sham miracle: may the food turn raw. ---- Lazy wife takes uncooked food to husband in field.
K1976. False miraculous relic.
K1976. False miraculous relic.
K1976.1. Two friars take arm from corpse and allege it is a miracle-producing relic. ---- One of the tricksters questions its powers in public. Feigns being struck dead. Feigned resurrection. Tricksters enriched as a result.
K1976.1. Two friars take arm from corpse and allege it is a miracle-producing relic. ---- One of the tricksters questions its powers in public. Feigns being struck dead. Feigned resurrection. Tricksters enriched as a result.
K1980. Other impostures.
K1981. Deception by playing deaf and dumb.
K1981.1. Trickster feigns deafness and gets hospitality from miser. *Type 1544.
K1982. Ubiquitous beggar. ---- In disguise obtains alms three times from the same person.
K1982. Ubiquitous beggar. ---- In disguise obtains alms three times from the same person.
K1983. Trickster poses as helper and eats women's stored provisions.
K1984. Girls keep up appearances to deceive suitors as to their desirability. Type 1459**.
K1984. Girls keep up appearances to deceive suitors as to their desirability. Type 1459**.
K1984. Girls keep up appearances to deceive suitors as to their desirability. Type 1459**.
K1984. Girls keep up appearances to deceive suitors as to their desirability. Type 1459**.
K1984.1. The lisping sisters. ---- The girls have been warned against speaking, but forget and are found out. *Type 1457.
K1984.1. The lisping sisters. ---- The girls have been warned against speaking, but forget and are found out. *Type 1457.
K1984.2. The girl who ate so little. ---- When the suitor sees her baking he finds that she can eat. *Type 1458.
K1984.2.1. Girl claims to have overeaten on a nightingale's thigh.
K1984.3. The girl with the ugly name. ---- Her mother gives her a new one but the girl does not recognize it and her mother must call her by her old name. *Type 1461.
K1984.4. Ugly women complain of falling flowers. ---- King hearing them supposes them delicate and beautiful.
K1984.5. Blind fiancée betrays self. ---- Mistakes one object for another. *Type 1456.
K1985. Rearing the large-headed and large-eyed bird. ---- When the one rearing the owl learns its age he kills it. Type 230.
K1986. Devil disguised as candidate for confirmation.
K1987. Devil disguised as man goes to church.
K1988. Brother (sister) secures blessing due to another.
K1988.1. Impostor: one sister borrows another's clothes and gets religious blessing in her place.
K1991. Hare (jackal) makes horns of wax and poses as horned animal. ---- Horns melt by the fire.
K1992. Devil tries to pass for Jesus. ---- Forbids man to cut wood on Sunday. Disappears when man demands to see the wounds on his hands and feet. Type 797*.
K1994. Wise man sent by king to rival to give him interested advice.
K2000--K2099 Hypocrites.
K2000. Hypocrites.
K2000. Hypocrites.
K2000. Hypocrites.
K2000. Hypocrites.
K2000. Hypocrites.
K2000. Hypocrites.
K2000. Hypocrites.
K2000. Hypocrites.
K2000. Hypocrites.
K2000. Hypocrites.
K2000. Hypocrites.
K2000. Hypocrites.
K2000. Hypocrites.
K2000. Hypocrites.
K2000. Hypocrites.
K2000. Hypocrites.
K2000. Hypocrites.
K2000. Hypocrites.
K2000. Hypocrites.
K2010. Hypocrite pretends friendship but attacks.
K2010. Hypocrite pretends friendship but attacks.
K2010. Hypocrite pretends friendship but attacks.
K2010. Hypocrite pretends friendship but attacks.
K2010. Hypocrite pretends friendship but attacks.
K2010. Hypocrite pretends friendship but attacks.
K2010. Hypocrite pretends friendship but attacks.
K2010. Hypocrite pretends friendship but attacks.
K2010.1. Man pretends friendship but attacks king to avenge violation of his wife.
K2010.2. Friendship feigned to avenge murder.
K2010.3. Wolves sign false truce with sheep. ---- After the dogs have been dismissed the wolves devour the sheep.
K2011. Wolf poses as "grandmother" and kills child. ---- (Red Riding Hood.) *Type 333.
K2011. Wolf poses as "grandmother" and kills child. ---- (Red Riding Hood.) *Type 333.
K2011. Wolf poses as "grandmother" and kills child. ---- (Red Riding Hood.) *Type 333.
K2011. Wolf poses as "grandmother" and kills child. ---- (Red Riding Hood.) *Type 333.
K2011. Wolf poses as "grandmother" and kills child. ---- (Red Riding Hood.) *Type 333.
K2011. Wolf poses as "grandmother" and kills child. ---- (Red Riding Hood.) *Type 333.
K2011. Wolf poses as "grandmother" and kills child. ---- (Red Riding Hood.) *Type 333.
K2011.1. Wolf poses as mother and kills child.
K2011.1.1. Ogre father poses as mother and kills child.
K2011.1.2. Bogey imitates mother and kills child.
K2011.1.3. Hyena poses as father and kills child.
K2011.1.4. Leopard poses as brother and kills child.
K2011.2. Tiger-ogress pretends to be girls' mother: explains tail as boil.
K2012. False friend causes man to eject his wife. ---- He then seduces her.
K2012. False friend causes man to eject his wife. ---- He then seduces her.
K2013. Enemy invited for marriage with relative attacked.
K2013. Enemy invited for marriage with relative attacked.
K2013. Enemy invited for marriage with relative attacked.
K2013.1. Enemy invited to meeting and attacked.
K2014. Women pretend to weep over warrior's wounds while attempting to inflame them.
K2014.1. King has wounded ally attended by leeches, but bribes them to introduce beetles, awns of barley, etc. into the wounds.
K2014.1. King has wounded ally attended by leeches, but bribes them to introduce beetles, awns of barley, etc. into the wounds.
K2015. Child adopted by rich man in order to get rid of him. *Type 930.
K2015. Child adopted by rich man in order to get rid of him. *Type 930.
K2015. Child adopted by rich man in order to get rid of him. *Type 930.
K2021. Betrayal by a kiss.
K2021.1. The bitten cheek. ---- In payment of a debt, a woman permits a man to kiss her; he bites her cheek so that she has a permanent mark.
K2021.2. Man pretends to kiss relative: bites him instead.
K2021.3. Man embraces other to see if he carries gold in his girdle.
K2022. Unsuccessful suitor pretends friendship with woman's husband. ---- Kills him while on a hunt.
K2023. Badgers treacherously slain in violation of pledge given by prince.
K2023. Badgers treacherously slain in violation of pledge given by prince.
K2023. Badgers treacherously slain in violation of pledge given by prince.
K2026. Crow accepts owl's hospitality then burns owls to death.
K2027. Fox confesses to cock, then eats him.
K2030. Double dealers.
K2031. Dog alternately bites and caresses hares. ---- Is he friend or enemy?
K2031.1. Dog at his master's table is friendly to guest. ---- On the street he barks at him.
K2032. Magpie leads other magpies into his master's net. ---- Promises them that the master will teach them to speak.
K2033. Trickster makes basket for his partner tiger to carry meat, but does not sever bamboo from roots. Tiger left behind.
K2034. Same reward promised to many helpers.
K2034. Same reward promised to many helpers.
K2034. Same reward promised to many helpers.
K2034.1. King's daughter secretly pledged to many to win their aid.
K2035. Supernatural personages seen in dreams advise opposing kings how each can overcome the other.
K2035. Supernatural personages seen in dreams advise opposing kings how each can overcome the other.
K2035. Supernatural personages seen in dreams advise opposing kings how each can overcome the other.
K2036. Helper steals object obtained at end of quest.
K2036. Helper steals object obtained at end of quest.
K2036. Helper steals object obtained at end of quest.
K2036. Helper steals object obtained at end of quest.
K2036. Helper steals object obtained at end of quest.
K2037. Jackal persuades deer to steal from farmer, then informs farmer who catches deer.
K2041. Double dealing physician.
K2041.1. Double dealing physician hired to poison his master ---- who has sent him to poison enemy.
K2042. Crow gets to owls pretending crows have cast him out. ---- Having learned secret retreats of owls, he returns to crows and leads them to victory over owls.
K2043. When wolf pretends to slander tiger fox agrees; ---- later tells tiger he was trying to test wolf's malice.
K2050. Pretended virtue.
K2051. Adulteress feigns unusual sensitiveness.
K2051. Adulteress feigns unusual sensitiveness.
K2051.1. Adulteress pretends shame before male statue (mirror, male fish).
K2051.2. Adulteress pretends to faint when her husband strikes her with a rose. ---- She has allowed her lover to abuse her.
K2051.3. Adulteress feigns great disdain of men; ---- will look at none but husband (and lover).
K2051.4. Women adorn their heads, though they are immoral below.
K2052. The oversensitive bride.
K2052.1. The bride's (wife's) false modesty. ---- Wears gloves, etc. to bed.
K2052.2. Girl who is frightened by love becomes insatiable.
K2052.3. Oversensitive bride pleads a headache ---- (or other excuse). Groom retaliates with similar plea when she changes her mind.
K2052.4. The oversensitive or hypocritical widow.
K2052.4.1. Doctor prescribes sexual intimacy for widow's ills. ---- She claims to prefer death. Change of heart on daughters' plea. Daughters adopt treatment as a preventive.
K2052.4.2. Wanted: a husband to manage estate. ---- Widow who claims to abhor intimacy rejects a eunuch with business qualifications.
K2052.4.3. Overlooking the insult. ---- Man consoles daughter whose husband is dying by telling her he has picked another husband for her. She feels insulted. No sooner does her husband die than she asks her father for details.
K2054. Pretended honesty to mulct victim. ---- Trickster claims to have found a bag of gold. Confederate claims and receives it upon correct identification. Spectator is thus deceived into trusting the trickster with a large sum of money.
K2054. Pretended honesty to mulct victim. ---- Trickster claims to have found a bag of gold. Confederate claims and receives it upon correct identification. Spectator is thus deceived into trusting the trickster with a large sum of money.
K2054.1. Boy pretends to take long trip in order to pay debt of a penny. ---- Thus he gets man's confidence and robs him.
K2055. Fox confesses sins but is immediately ready to steal again.
K2055.1. The wolf in the company of saints. ---- Promises to give up slaying animals. After wringing the gander's neck, excuses self saying: "He should not have hissed at the saint."
K2056. Hypocritical stepmother weeps as she tells departing husband she will take good care of stepchildren though they beat her ---- (she beats them instead).
K2057. Hypocrite refuses gifts orally but stretches out his hands.
K2058. Pretended piety.
K2058.1. Apparently pious man (sadhu) a thief.
K2058.2. False ascetic in partnership with tiger shares his prey.
K2060. Detection of hypocrisy.
K2061. Treacherous plan of hypocritical animal detected and prevented.
K2061.1. Wolf offers to act as shepherd: plan detected.
K2061.1. Wolf offers to act as shepherd: plan detected.
K2061.1.1. Wolf proposes abolition of dog guards for sheep: ---- plan detected.
K2061.2. Fox feigns to be playing with sheep: ---- dog drives him off.
K2061.3. Dog caresses sick sheep: ---- shepherd knows that he hopes for sheep's death.
K2061.4. Wolf tries to entice goat down from high place: ---- plan detected.
K2061.5. Famished wolf asks sheep to bring him water: ---- plan detected.
K2061.6. Wolf offers to act as midwife for sow: ---- plan detected.
K2061.7. Cat offers to act as doctor for cock and hen: ---- plan detected.
K2061.8. Crocodile tells dog to drink in river without fear: ---- plan detected.
K2061.9. Cat hangs on wall pretending to be dead: ---- mice detect plan.
K2061.10. Fox's plan detected by crickets: ---- cricket wings in his excrement.
K2061.11. Jackal as nurse for leopard cubs eats their food. ---- Chased by leopard.
K2062. Thief tries to feed watchdog and stop his mouth: ---- dog detects plan.
K2063. "Chaste" woman surprised in adultery.
K2064. "Holy" hermit surprised in amorous intrigue.
K2065. Appearance of Death exposes hypocrisy.
K2065. Appearance of Death exposes hypocrisy.
K2065.1. Woman and sick husband. ---- "Would that Death take me in his stead." When Death comes she points to her husband.
K2090. Other hypocritical acts.
K2090.1. Peasant has kind words for daws, but drives them from his seeds.
K2091. Illness feigned in order to learn secret.
K2091. Illness feigned in order to learn secret.
K2091. Illness feigned in order to learn secret.
K2091. Illness feigned in order to learn secret.
K2091. Illness feigned in order to learn secret.
K2091.1. Illness feigned in order to get better food.
K2093. False guardian betrays refuge of fleeing lovers.
K2093. False guardian betrays refuge of fleeing lovers.
K2094. Love falsely pledged for wooer's benefit.
K2094. Love falsely pledged for wooer's benefit.
K2094. Love falsely pledged for wooer's benefit.
K2095. Hypocrisy concerning thefts.
K2095.1. Man announces finding lost jewel, but so softly that no one hears. ---- He thus has clear conscience.
K2095.2. Hypocrite will not share in stolen chicken -- only takes some gravy.
K2096. Hypocrisy concerning charity.
K2096.1. Hypocrite breaks vow to give coin in charity. ---- Finds coin is short weight.
K2096.2. Thief robs blind miser of his hoard and gives a tenth away in charity in form of a banquet to the poor.
K2097. Miser goes to mass before committing usury.
K2098. King sends regrets for death of man he has ordered executed.
K2100--K2199 False accusations.
K2100. False accusation.
K2100. False accusation.
K2101. Falsely accused minister reinstates himself by his cleverness.
K2101. Falsely accused minister reinstates himself by his cleverness.
K2102. Falsely accused hero sent on dangerous mission.
K2102. Falsely accused hero sent on dangerous mission.
K2104. Jewel presented to king brings false accusation of theft.
K2110. Slanders.
K2110.1. Calumniated wife. *Types 451, 706, 707, 712, 883A, 892.
K2110.1. Calumniated wife. *Types 451, 706, 707, 712, 883A, 892.
K2110.1. Calumniated wife. *Types 451, 706, 707, 712, 883A, 892.
K2110.1. Calumniated wife. *Types 451, 706, 707, 712, 883A, 892.
K2110.1.1. Man's mistress accuses his wife of having leprosy.
K2111. Potiphar's wife. ---- A woman makes vain overtures to a man and then accuses him of attempting to force her.
K2111. Potiphar's wife. ---- A woman makes vain overtures to a man and then accuses him of attempting to force her.
K2111. Potiphar's wife. ---- A woman makes vain overtures to a man and then accuses him of attempting to force her.
K2111. Potiphar's wife. ---- A woman makes vain overtures to a man and then accuses him of attempting to force her.
K2111.0.1. Telling a story to allay a woman's amorous desires.
K2111.1. Woman makes vain overtures to stepson and falsely accuses him of murder. ---- She tries to poison him but her own son accidentally takes the beverage and apparently dies. Plot is revealed when doctor states that he had substituted sleeping potion for the poison.
K2111.1. Woman makes vain overtures to stepson and falsely accuses him of murder. ---- She tries to poison him but her own son accidentally takes the beverage and apparently dies. Plot is revealed when doctor states that he had substituted sleeping potion for the poison.
K2111.2. Spurned woman accuses man of theft.
K2111.3. Friar refuses to keep promise after enjoying woman and is accused of rape. ---- Castrated.
K2111.3. Friar refuses to keep promise after enjoying woman and is accused of rape. ---- Castrated.
K2111.3. Friar refuses to keep promise after enjoying woman and is accused of rape. ---- Castrated.
K2111.3. Friar refuses to keep promise after enjoying woman and is accused of rape. ---- Castrated.
K2111.4. Adulteress tricks husband into killing allegedly importunate lover.
K2111.5. Mother falsely accuses son of incest with her.
K2111.6. Girl falsely accuses bishop.
K2112. Woman slandered as adulteress (prostitute). ---- (Usually by unsuccessful suitor.) (Crescentia, Genoveva, Susanna.) *Types 712, 883A.
K2112. Woman slandered as adulteress (prostitute). ---- (Usually by unsuccessful suitor.) (Crescentia, Genoveva, Susanna.) *Types 712, 883A.
K2112. Woman slandered as adulteress (prostitute). ---- (Usually by unsuccessful suitor.) (Crescentia, Genoveva, Susanna.) *Types 712, 883A.
K2112. Woman slandered as adulteress (prostitute). ---- (Usually by unsuccessful suitor.) (Crescentia, Genoveva, Susanna.) *Types 712, 883A.
K2112. Woman slandered as adulteress (prostitute). ---- (Usually by unsuccessful suitor.) (Crescentia, Genoveva, Susanna.) *Types 712, 883A.
K2112. Woman slandered as adulteress (prostitute). ---- (Usually by unsuccessful suitor.) (Crescentia, Genoveva, Susanna.) *Types 712, 883A.
K2112. Woman slandered as adulteress (prostitute). ---- (Usually by unsuccessful suitor.) (Crescentia, Genoveva, Susanna.) *Types 712, 883A.
K2112. Woman slandered as adulteress (prostitute). ---- (Usually by unsuccessful suitor.) (Crescentia, Genoveva, Susanna.) *Types 712, 883A.
K2112. Woman slandered as adulteress (prostitute). ---- (Usually by unsuccessful suitor.) (Crescentia, Genoveva, Susanna.) *Types 712, 883A.
K2112. Woman slandered as adulteress (prostitute). ---- (Usually by unsuccessful suitor.) (Crescentia, Genoveva, Susanna.) *Types 712, 883A.
K2112.1. False tokens of woman's unfaithfulness. ---- Tokens are stolen from the woman, or her secret markings are seen by treachery. *Types 882, 892.
K2112.1.1. Fingers as false token of wife's unfaithfulness. ---- She has substituted a maid and the gallant has cut off the maid's finger.
K2112.2. Leper (beggar) laid in queen's bed. ---- She is thus incriminated.
K2112.2.1. Man puts donkey's foal under princess's bed-cover ---- and accuses her of lying with it.
K2112.2.2. Page is duped into hiding under woman's bed (behind curtain).
K2112.2.3. Maidservant's confederate feigns coming out of woman's bedroom.
K2112.2.4. False abortion placed in innocent woman's bed.
K2112.3. Man taking refuge in woman's house causes her false accusation.
K2112.4. Villain brings (threatens to bring) naked servant to woman's house. ---- Threat of false accusation of indiscretion forces woman to yield.
K2112.5. Other means of incriminating innocent woman.
K2112.5.1. Handkerchief left in woman's room to cause accusation.
K2112.5.2. Giving madman food causes woman to be falsely accused.
K2113. Princess disguised as man is accused of illicit relations with queen.
K2113.1. Girl disguised as man accused of infidelity.
K2113.2. Rich woman, when her advances are repulsed by an ascetic (really a girl in man's clothes) accuses her of adulterous assault.
K2114. Man falsely accused of infidelity. (Cf. K2121.)
K2115. Animal-birth slander. ---- A woman is accused of having given birth to animals. Her children are put out of the way and animals substituted. *Types 707, 710.
K2115. Animal-birth slander. ---- A woman is accused of having given birth to animals. Her children are put out of the way and animals substituted. *Types 707, 710.
K2115. Animal-birth slander. ---- A woman is accused of having given birth to animals. Her children are put out of the way and animals substituted. *Types 707, 710.
K2115.0.1. Jealous queens tell child-bearing queen to put her head in the hole at the bottom of grain-bin, ---- so that she fails to see what she delivers.
K2115.1. Animal-descent slander. ---- Malicious story that man is son of an animal.
K2115.2. Slander: woman has given birth to objects.
K2115.2.1. Stone substituted for newly-born babies.
K2115.2.2. Log-birth slander.
K2115.3. Prophecy of ogre-child so that pregnant woman will be killed.
K2116. Innocent person accused of murder.
K2116.1. Innocent woman accused of murder.
K2116.1.1. Innocent woman accused of killing her new-born children. *Type 451.
K2116.1.1.1. Innocent woman accused of eating her new-born children. *Types 652, 706, 710, 712.
K2116.1.1.1. Innocent woman accused of eating her new-born children. *Types 652, 706, 710, 712.
K2116.1.1.1.1. Bones of puppies as false evidence of wife's having eaten her new-born child.
K2116.1.2. Queen falsely accused of having poisoned husband. ---- Ignorant doctors cannot diagnose king's illness. Queen burned at stake.
K2116.1.3. Girl falsely accused of murdering her lover. ---- Investigation reveals poisonous breath of toad as cause of death.
K2116.1.4. Incognito queen falsely accused of having killed child left in her care.
K2116.1.4. Incognito queen falsely accused of having killed child left in her care.
K2116.1.4. Incognito queen falsely accused of having killed child left in her care.
K2116.2. Man falsely accused of murder.
K2116.2.1. Anchorite falsely accused of murder.
K2116.2.2. Man accused of having starved woman to death and taken treasure.
K2116.3. Person wounds self and accuses another of attempting murder.
K2116.4. Murderer makes outcry so that innocent person is accused of murder.
K2116.5. Warrior falsely accused of having killed his sleeping adversary. ---- Not supposed to have been able to do it if latter was awake.
K2117.
K2117.
K2117.1. Husband's letter ordering the calumniated wife to be treated well is altered into an order of execution.
K2121. Man slandered as having deflowered princess. (Cf. K2114.)
K2121.1. Brother accused of paternity of mystically impregnated sister.
K2121.2. King's faithful servant falsely accused of familiarity with queen.
K2123. Innocent woman accused of using witchcraft. ---- Sham sickness.
K2123. Innocent woman accused of using witchcraft. ---- Sham sickness.
K2124. Woman slandered as an ogress.
K2125. Slander: woman said to be possessed of demons.
K2125.1. Girl reported possessed of demon: suitors frightened away.
K2126. Knight falsely accused of sedition.
K2126.1. King's advisor falsely accused of treason. ---- Accusers exposed and punished.
K2126.2. King's man falsely accused of being in the secret service of another king.
K2127. False accusation of theft.
K2127. False accusation of theft.
K2127.1. Desiring woman they quarrel over, man accuses group of men of having abducted his wife.
K2127.1. Desiring woman they quarrel over, man accuses group of men of having abducted his wife.
K2127.1. Desiring woman they quarrel over, man accuses group of men of having abducted his wife.
K2127.2. False queen puts horseflesh in bed of one with child ---- so as to identify her as horse-eating thief.
K2128. Slander: prince is bastard.
K2129. Slanders -- miscellaneous.
K2129.1. Jealous monk falsely accuses novice of laziness.
K2129.2. Sick crew accused of being magicians so that nobody wants to have anything to do with them.
K2129.3. Stepsisters scatter sugar in girl's litter so that flies congregate; ---- would-be bridegroom disgusted and tells bearers to abandon her in jungle.
K2129.4. Family is accused of stinginess by recipients of their hospitality.
K2130. Trouble-makers.
K2130. Trouble-makers.
K2130. Trouble-makers.
K2131. Trickster makes two friends each suspicious of the other's intentions.
K2131. Trickster makes two friends each suspicious of the other's intentions.
K2131.1. Cat brings suspicion between eagle and sow. ---- Eagle lives in the top of the branches, cat in the middle, and sow at bottom; all are happy. Cat tells eagle that sow is trying to root down the tree: eagle is frightened and dares not leave tree. Cat tells sow that eagle plans to carry off pigs: sow dares not leave. They starve and fall victims to the cat.
K2131.2. Envious jackal makes lion suspicious of his friend, the bull. ---- The lion kills the bull.
K2131.3. Woman destroys men's friendship by pretending to whisper to one.
K2131.4. Trickster fills supposed treasure box with trash. ---- Joint owners each accuse other of theft.
K2131.5. Treasure-animal introduced into family's flock in order to stir up dissension and enmity.
K2132. False message of love carried to hero and maiden by trouble-marker.
K2134. Servant lays skin of dead dog in the bed of his mistress and master. ---- Makes trouble between them. Type 1573*.
K2135. The complaint about bad breath: ---- Trouble for the king's favorite. A steward advises the courtier to hold his head away when serving the king, since the king objects to his bad breath. He then tells the king that the courtier holds his head back to avoid the king's bad breath.
K2136. Officers praised in reverse from their real merit: ---- trouble for them and their master. Type 1579*.
K2137. The priest's guest and the eaten chickens. ---- The servant who has eaten the chickens tells the guest to flee because the priest is going to cut off his ears, and he tells the priest that the guest has stolen two chickens. The priest runs after him. *Type 1741.
K2137. The priest's guest and the eaten chickens. ---- The servant who has eaten the chickens tells the guest to flee because the priest is going to cut off his ears, and he tells the priest that the guest has stolen two chickens. The priest runs after him. *Type 1741.
K2137. The priest's guest and the eaten chickens. ---- The servant who has eaten the chickens tells the guest to flee because the priest is going to cut off his ears, and he tells the priest that the guest has stolen two chickens. The priest runs after him. *Type 1741.
K2137. The priest's guest and the eaten chickens. ---- The servant who has eaten the chickens tells the guest to flee because the priest is going to cut off his ears, and he tells the priest that the guest has stolen two chickens. The priest runs after him. *Type 1741.
K2137. The priest's guest and the eaten chickens. ---- The servant who has eaten the chickens tells the guest to flee because the priest is going to cut off his ears, and he tells the priest that the guest has stolen two chickens. The priest runs after him. *Type 1741.
K2137. The priest's guest and the eaten chickens. ---- The servant who has eaten the chickens tells the guest to flee because the priest is going to cut off his ears, and he tells the priest that the guest has stolen two chickens. The priest runs after him. *Type 1741.
K2137. The priest's guest and the eaten chickens. ---- The servant who has eaten the chickens tells the guest to flee because the priest is going to cut off his ears, and he tells the priest that the guest has stolen two chickens. The priest runs after him. *Type 1741.
K2137. The priest's guest and the eaten chickens. ---- The servant who has eaten the chickens tells the guest to flee because the priest is going to cut off his ears, and he tells the priest that the guest has stolen two chickens. The priest runs after him. *Type 1741.
K2138. Trouble-maker in night-lodging. ---- Comes riding a wolf and asks for hospitality. Wolf kills sheep. Beehive in bed. Bees sting family and cause father to kill son.
K2141. Jealous courtiers shake king lion's confidence in his councilor, ---- the virtuous jackal, by accusing the jackal of stealing the lion's food.
K2142. Two persons separately informed about each other's death.
K2150. Innocent made to appear guilty.
K2150. Innocent made to appear guilty.
K2150. Innocent made to appear guilty.
K2150. Innocent made to appear guilty.
K2150. Innocent made to appear guilty.
K2150. Innocent made to appear guilty.
K2150. Innocent made to appear guilty.
K2151. The corpse handed around. ---- (The thrice-killed corpse.) Dupes are accused of murder when the corpse is left with them. The trickster is paid to keep silent. *Types 1536C, 1537.
K2151. The corpse handed around. ---- (The thrice-killed corpse.) Dupes are accused of murder when the corpse is left with them. The trickster is paid to keep silent. *Types 1536C, 1537.
K2151. The corpse handed around. ---- (The thrice-killed corpse.) Dupes are accused of murder when the corpse is left with them. The trickster is paid to keep silent. *Types 1536C, 1537.
K2151. The corpse handed around. ---- (The thrice-killed corpse.) Dupes are accused of murder when the corpse is left with them. The trickster is paid to keep silent. *Types 1536C, 1537.
K2151.1. Live man thought to be returning corpse pleads with trickster to save him.
K2152. Unresponsive corpse. ---- Corpse is set up so that dupe addresses it and when it does not respond knocks it over. He is accused of murder. Most references to K2151 apply to this motif as well.
K2152. Unresponsive corpse. ---- Corpse is set up so that dupe addresses it and when it does not respond knocks it over. He is accused of murder. Most references to K2151 apply to this motif as well.
K2152. Unresponsive corpse. ---- Corpse is set up so that dupe addresses it and when it does not respond knocks it over. He is accused of murder. Most references to K2151 apply to this motif as well.
K2152.1. Dead dog set up so that woman knocks it over. ---- Must pay damages.
K2152.2. Legs of a corpse cause accusation of murder.
K2153. Trickster wounds self and accuses others.
K2153.1. Animal nurse wounds self so as to throw blame for eaten young on other animal.
K2155. Evidence of crime left so that dupe is blamed.
K2155. Evidence of crime left so that dupe is blamed.
K2155. Evidence of crime left so that dupe is blamed.
K2155. Evidence of crime left so that dupe is blamed.
K2155.1. Blood smeared on innocent person brings accusation of murder. *Types 652, 712.
K2155.1. Blood smeared on innocent person brings accusation of murder. *Types 652, 712.
K2155.1.1. Bloody knife left in innocent person's bed brings accusation of murder. See references to K2155.1.
K2155.1.1. Bloody knife left in innocent person's bed brings accusation of murder. See references to K2155.1.
K2155.2. Slanderers kill a woman and put her body near Buddha's cell.
K2156. Innocent man compelled to write treasonable letter. ---- It brings about his death sentence.
K2165. Sham blind man throws suspicion on real blind. ---- He admits his deception so that his companion, who is really blind, is punished.
K2171. The dog receives the blows. ---- The cat steals a sausage from the table but the dog receives the blows from the mistress. Type 200*.
K2172. Rats cause cats to be killed. ---- The rats unite and all go to houses together, increasing or decreasing their ravages with the increase or decrease in the number of cats. Thus the cats are suspected of the damage and are killed.
K2175. Grandmother causes grandchildren to be whipped: ---- puts dirt and hairs into cooking pot by stealth and sand in the water they draw.
K2200-K2299 Villains and traitors.
K2200. Villains and traitors.
K2200. Villains and traitors.
K2200. Villains and traitors.
K2200. Villains and traitors.
K2210. Treacherous relatives. ---- Distinction between treacherous relatives and cruel relatives (S0 -- S99) is frequently impossible to make. Relatives whose treachery seems to be uppermost have been listed here; those usually possessing power over their charges and exercising their power in a cruel fashion have been listed under cruel relatives.
K2210. Treacherous relatives. ---- Distinction between treacherous relatives and cruel relatives (S0 -- S99) is frequently impossible to make. Relatives whose treachery seems to be uppermost have been listed here; those usually possessing power over their charges and exercising their power in a cruel fashion have been listed under cruel relatives.
K2210. Treacherous relatives. ---- Distinction between treacherous relatives and cruel relatives (S0 -- S99) is frequently impossible to make. Relatives whose treachery seems to be uppermost have been listed here; those usually possessing power over their charges and exercising their power in a cruel fashion have been listed under cruel relatives.
K2210. Treacherous relatives. ---- Distinction between treacherous relatives and cruel relatives (S0 -- S99) is frequently impossible to make. Relatives whose treachery seems to be uppermost have been listed here; those usually possessing power over their charges and exercising their power in a cruel fashion have been listed under cruel relatives.
K2210. Treacherous relatives. ---- Distinction between treacherous relatives and cruel relatives (S0 -- S99) is frequently impossible to make. Relatives whose treachery seems to be uppermost have been listed here; those usually possessing power over their charges and exercising their power in a cruel fashion have been listed under cruel relatives.
K2210. Treacherous relatives. ---- Distinction between treacherous relatives and cruel relatives (S0 -- S99) is frequently impossible to make. Relatives whose treachery seems to be uppermost have been listed here; those usually possessing power over their charges and exercising their power in a cruel fashion have been listed under cruel relatives.
K2210. Treacherous relatives. ---- Distinction between treacherous relatives and cruel relatives (S0 -- S99) is frequently impossible to make. Relatives whose treachery seems to be uppermost have been listed here; those usually possessing power over their charges and exercising their power in a cruel fashion have been listed under cruel relatives.
K2210. Treacherous relatives. ---- Distinction between treacherous relatives and cruel relatives (S0 -- S99) is frequently impossible to make. Relatives whose treachery seems to be uppermost have been listed here; those usually possessing power over their charges and exercising their power in a cruel fashion have been listed under cruel relatives.
K2210. Treacherous relatives. ---- Distinction between treacherous relatives and cruel relatives (S0 -- S99) is frequently impossible to make. Relatives whose treachery seems to be uppermost have been listed here; those usually possessing power over their charges and exercising their power in a cruel fashion have been listed under cruel relatives.
K2210. Treacherous relatives. ---- Distinction between treacherous relatives and cruel relatives (S0 -- S99) is frequently impossible to make. Relatives whose treachery seems to be uppermost have been listed here; those usually possessing power over their charges and exercising their power in a cruel fashion have been listed under cruel relatives.
K2210. Treacherous relatives. ---- Distinction between treacherous relatives and cruel relatives (S0 -- S99) is frequently impossible to make. Relatives whose treachery seems to be uppermost have been listed here; those usually possessing power over their charges and exercising their power in a cruel fashion have been listed under cruel relatives.
K2210. Treacherous relatives. ---- Distinction between treacherous relatives and cruel relatives (S0 -- S99) is frequently impossible to make. Relatives whose treachery seems to be uppermost have been listed here; those usually possessing power over their charges and exercising their power in a cruel fashion have been listed under cruel relatives.
K2210. Treacherous relatives. ---- Distinction between treacherous relatives and cruel relatives (S0 -- S99) is frequently impossible to make. Relatives whose treachery seems to be uppermost have been listed here; those usually possessing power over their charges and exercising their power in a cruel fashion have been listed under cruel relatives.
K2210. Treacherous relatives. ---- Distinction between treacherous relatives and cruel relatives (S0 -- S99) is frequently impossible to make. Relatives whose treachery seems to be uppermost have been listed here; those usually possessing power over their charges and exercising their power in a cruel fashion have been listed under cruel relatives.
K2210. Treacherous relatives. ---- Distinction between treacherous relatives and cruel relatives (S0 -- S99) is frequently impossible to make. Relatives whose treachery seems to be uppermost have been listed here; those usually possessing power over their charges and exercising their power in a cruel fashion have been listed under cruel relatives.
K2211. Treacherous brother. ---- Usually elder brother. *Types 301, 502, 506, 550, 551.
K2211. Treacherous brother. ---- Usually elder brother. *Types 301, 502, 506, 550, 551.
K2211. Treacherous brother. ---- Usually elder brother. *Types 301, 502, 506, 550, 551.
K2211. Treacherous brother. ---- Usually elder brother. *Types 301, 502, 506, 550, 551.
K2211. Treacherous brother. ---- Usually elder brother. *Types 301, 502, 506, 550, 551.
K2211. Treacherous brother. ---- Usually elder brother. *Types 301, 502, 506, 550, 551.
K2211. Treacherous brother. ---- Usually elder brother. *Types 301, 502, 506, 550, 551.
K2211. Treacherous brother. ---- Usually elder brother. *Types 301, 502, 506, 550, 551.
K2211. Treacherous brother. ---- Usually elder brother. *Types 301, 502, 506, 550, 551.
K2211. Treacherous brother. ---- Usually elder brother. *Types 301, 502, 506, 550, 551.
K2211. Treacherous brother. ---- Usually elder brother. *Types 301, 502, 506, 550, 551.
K2211. Treacherous brother. ---- Usually elder brother. *Types 301, 502, 506, 550, 551.
K2211. Treacherous brother. ---- Usually elder brother. *Types 301, 502, 506, 550, 551.
K2211. Treacherous brother. ---- Usually elder brother. *Types 301, 502, 506, 550, 551.
K2211. Treacherous brother. ---- Usually elder brother. *Types 301, 502, 506, 550, 551.
K2211. Treacherous brother. ---- Usually elder brother. *Types 301, 502, 506, 550, 551.
K2211. Treacherous brother. ---- Usually elder brother. *Types 301, 502, 506, 550, 551.
K2211. Treacherous brother. ---- Usually elder brother. *Types 301, 502, 506, 550, 551.
K2211. Treacherous brother. ---- Usually elder brother. *Types 301, 502, 506, 550, 551.
K2211.0.1. Treacherous elder brother(s).
K2211.0.2. Treacherous younger brother(s).
K2211.1. Treacherous brother-in-law. *Types 315, 712.
K2211.1. Treacherous brother-in-law. *Types 315, 712.
K2211.1. Treacherous brother-in-law. *Types 315, 712.
K2211.2. Treacherous foster brother. ---- False accusation of theft.
K2211.3. Treacherous stepbrother.
K2211.3. Treacherous stepbrother.
K2211.3. Treacherous stepbrother.
K2211.3. Treacherous stepbrother.
K2212. Treacherous sister. ---- Usually elder sister. *Types 300, 315, 425, 706, 709, 780.
K2212. Treacherous sister. ---- Usually elder sister. *Types 300, 315, 425, 706, 709, 780.
K2212. Treacherous sister. ---- Usually elder sister. *Types 300, 315, 425, 706, 709, 780.
K2212. Treacherous sister. ---- Usually elder sister. *Types 300, 315, 425, 706, 709, 780.
K2212. Treacherous sister. ---- Usually elder sister. *Types 300, 315, 425, 706, 709, 780.
K2212.0.1. Treacherous sister attempts to poison brother.
K2212.0.1. Treacherous sister attempts to poison brother.
K2212.0.2. Treacherous sister as mistress of robber (giant) plots against brother. *Type 315.
K2212.0.3. Treacherous queen has her brother killed.
K2212.1. Treacherous stepsisters. *Types 403, 425, 432, 450, 510, 516, 592.
K2212.1. Treacherous stepsisters. *Types 403, 425, 432, 450, 510, 516, 592.
K2212.1. Treacherous stepsisters. *Types 403, 425, 432, 450, 510, 516, 592.
K2212.2. Treacherous sister-in-law. *Type 706.
K2212.2. Treacherous sister-in-law. *Type 706.
K2212.2. Treacherous sister-in-law. *Type 706.
K2213. Treacherous wife. *Types 560, 561, 566, 612, 670, 1350, 1510.
K2213. Treacherous wife. *Types 560, 561, 566, 612, 670, 1350, 1510.
K2213. Treacherous wife. *Types 560, 561, 566, 612, 670, 1350, 1510.
K2213. Treacherous wife. *Types 560, 561, 566, 612, 670, 1350, 1510.
K2213. Treacherous wife. *Types 560, 561, 566, 612, 670, 1350, 1510.
K2213. Treacherous wife. *Types 560, 561, 566, 612, 670, 1350, 1510.
K2213. Treacherous wife. *Types 560, 561, 566, 612, 670, 1350, 1510.
K2213. Treacherous wife. *Types 560, 561, 566, 612, 670, 1350, 1510.
K2213. Treacherous wife. *Types 560, 561, 566, 612, 670, 1350, 1510.
K2213. Treacherous wife. *Types 560, 561, 566, 612, 670, 1350, 1510.
K2213.1. Matron of Ephesus. ---- (Vidua.) A woman mourns night and day by her husband's grave. A knight guarding a hanged man is about to lose his life because of the corpse he has stolen from the gallows. The matron offers him her love and substitutes her husband's corpse on the gallows to that the knight can escape. *Type 1510.
K2213.2. Faithless wife and paramour throw hero overboard. *Type 612.
K2213.2.1. Love-mad queen pushes her husband into well, ---- as fakir lover directs.
K2213.3. Faithless wife plots with paramour against husband's life. (Cf. K2213.5.)
K2213.3. Faithless wife plots with paramour against husband's life. (Cf. K2213.5.)
K2213.3. Faithless wife plots with paramour against husband's life. (Cf. K2213.5.)
K2213.3.1. Faithless wife has husband and children killed ---- so that she can be with paramour.
K2213.3.2. Faithless wife poisons husband to be with paramour. ---- Paramour fearing a like fate refuses to go to her.
K2213.3.2.1. Paramour demands that wife bring him her husband's head.
K2213.3.2.2. Wife plots to kill her husband, but her paramour answers that he could never touch murderess.
K2213.3.3. Faithless wife deceives husband while she searches for lover.
K2213.3.4. Queen in love with own brother kills her husband.
K2213.4. Betrayal of husband's secret by his wife.
K2213.4. Betrayal of husband's secret by his wife.
K2213.4.1. Secret of vulnerability disclosed by hero's wife.
K2213.4.1. Secret of vulnerability disclosed by hero's wife.
K2213.4.1. Secret of vulnerability disclosed by hero's wife.
K2213.4.1. Secret of vulnerability disclosed by hero's wife.
K2213.4.1. Secret of vulnerability disclosed by hero's wife.
K2213.4.2. Noah's secret betrayed by his wife. ---- The devil persuades his wife to intoxicate him and then find out what he is doing (building the ark).
K2213.4.2. Noah's secret betrayed by his wife. ---- The devil persuades his wife to intoxicate him and then find out what he is doing (building the ark).
K2213.5. The faithless resuscitated wife. ---- Husband at great sacrifice has brought his wife back to life. She immediately deserts him and plots with a paramour against his life. (Cf. K2213.2. *Type 612.)
K2213.5. The faithless resuscitated wife. ---- Husband at great sacrifice has brought his wife back to life. She immediately deserts him and plots with a paramour against his life. (Cf. K2213.2. *Type 612.)
K2213.6. Faithless wife transforms husband.
K2213.7. Faithless wife betrays husband to her father.
K2213.8. Faithless queen aids lover to dispossess king.
K2213.9. Faithless wife incites sons to make war upon father.
K2213.10. Faithless wife tricks husband into setting lover free.
K2213.11. Treacherous queen tricks king into bestowing kingdom upon her son.
K2213.13. Queen kills her husband as revenge of his killing of her father and brother.
K2213.14. Queen deceives her husband as revenge for his killing of her lover and brother ---- (Helgi.)
K2213.15. Treacherous queen lures her husband into chest and betrays him to hostile king. ---- He is hung up between two fires, but his second wife cuts the strings so that he falls down and kills his enemy and takes his kingdom back.
K2213.16. Wife betrays husband in revenge for his once having taken a second wife.
K2214. Treacherous children.
K2214.1. Treacherous daughter.
K2214.1. Treacherous daughter.
K2214.1.1. Daughter has aged father cremated with dead husband to honor the latter.
K2214.2. Treacherous daughter-in-law.
K2214.2.1. Treacherous daughter-in-law plots against husband's mother.
K2214.3. Treacherous son: leads revolt against his father to whom he owes all.
K2214.3.1. Treacherous foster son.
K2217. Treacherous uncle.
K2217.1. Treacherous nephew kills good uncle for his money.
K2218. Treacherous relatives-in-law.
K2218. Treacherous relatives-in-law.
K2218. Treacherous relatives-in-law.
K2218.1. Treacherous mother-in-law accuses innocent wife.
K2218.2. Treacherous father-in-law.
K2220. Treacherous rivals.
K2220. Treacherous rivals.
K2220. Treacherous rivals.
K2220.0.1. Jealous rivals prevail on person to break tabu (prohibition). Type 425.
K2221. Treacherous rival lover. ---- Wife's paramour or rival in love. (Cf. K2230. *Type 560, 561.)
K2221. Treacherous rival lover. ---- Wife's paramour or rival in love. (Cf. K2230. *Type 560, 561.)
K2221.1. Woman poisons her successful rival.
K2222. Treacherous co-wife ---- (concubine). Type 450.
K2222. Treacherous co-wife ---- (concubine). Type 450.
K2222. Treacherous co-wife ---- (concubine). Type 450.
K2222. Treacherous co-wife ---- (concubine). Type 450.
K2222. Treacherous co-wife ---- (concubine). Type 450.
K2230. Treacherous lovers. (Cf. K2221.)
K2231. Treacherous mistress.
K2231.1. Adulteress has lover killed.
K2232. Treacherous lover ---- (man).
K2232.1. Treacherous lover betrays woman's love and deserts her.
K2241. Treacherous inn-keeper. *Type 563.
K2242. Treacherous steward.
K2243. Treacherous seneschal.
K2244. Treacherous porter.
K2245. Treacherous marshal.
K2246. Treacherous prince.
K2246.0.1. Treacherous princess ---- (queen).
K2246.1. Treacherous king.
K2246.1. Treacherous king.
K2246.1.1. Treacherous king spies so that he may levy fines.
K2247. Treacherous lord.
K2248. Treacherous minister.
K2248.1. Treacherous minister's son.
K2249. Other treacherous officers and tradesmen.
K2249.1. Treacherous potter.
K2249.2. Treacherous treasurer.
K2249.3. Treacherous goldsmith.
K2249.4. Treacherous merchant.
K2249.4.1. Treacherous butcher.
K2250. Treacherous servants and workmen. Types 450, 652.
K2250.1. Treacherous servant.
K2251. Treacherous slave.
K2251. Treacherous slave.
K2251. Treacherous slave.
K2251. Treacherous slave.
K2251.1. Treacherous slave-girl.
K2252. Treacherous maidservant. *Types 408, 553.
K2253. Treacherous barber.
K2254. Treacherous cook.
K2255. Treacherous herdsman.
K2255.1. Treacherous swineherd.
K2255.2. Treacherous ox-herd.
K2256. Treacherous stable-groom.
K2257. Treacherous gardener. *Type 314.
K2258. Treacherous peasant.
K2259. Other treacherous servants and workmen.
K2259.1. Treacherous woodsman.
K2259.2. Treacherous lamplighter.
K2259.3. Treacherous potter.
K2259.4. Treacherous sailor.
K2260. Dark traitors. ---- Persons darks by race, habitual occupation, or complexion, or even marvelously colored, are frequently traitors in folk-tales.
K2260.1. Treacherous dark man.
K2260.2. Treacherous dark woman.
K2261. Treacherous negro ---- (Moor).
K2261.1. Treacherous gypsy. Type 450.
K2262. Treacherous charcoal-burner. *Type 300.
K2265. Treacherous red knight. *Type 300.
K2265. Treacherous red knight. *Type 300.
K2270. Deformed villains.
K2271. Hunchback villain.
K2271. Hunchback villain.
K2272. Crippled villain.
K2273. One-eyed villain.
K2273.1. Blind villain.
K2275. Beardless villain.
K2276. Leper as villain.
K2277. Treacherous dwarf.
K2277. Treacherous dwarf.
K2280. Treacherous churchmen.
K2280. Treacherous churchmen.
K2281. Treacherous bishop.
K2282. Treacherous cardinal.
K2282.1. Boniface VIII, when cardinal, impersonates angel and dupes Clement V into abdicating.
K2282.1. Boniface VIII, when cardinal, impersonates angel and dupes Clement V into abdicating.
K2284. Treacherous priest.
K2284.1. Treacherous chaplain.
K2284.2. Treacherous brahmin.
K2285. Villain disguised as ascetic or nun.
K2285. Villain disguised as ascetic or nun.
K2285. Villain disguised as ascetic or nun.
K2285. Villain disguised as ascetic or nun.
K2285.1. Ascetic as villain.
K2285.1. Ascetic as villain.
K2285.2. Treacherous anchorite.
K2286. Sage as villain.
K2290. Other villains and traitors.
K2291. Treacherous beggar.
K2292. Treacherous physician.
K2293. Treacherous old woman. *Type 1353.
K2294. Treacherous host.
K2294. Treacherous host.
K2294. Treacherous host.
K2295. Treacherous animals.
K2295.1. Treacherous partridge.
K2295.2. Treacherous eagle.
K2295.3. Treacherous cock.
K2295.4. Treacherous lizard.
K2295.5. Treacherous camel.
K2296. Treacherous partner.
K2296.1. Treacherous robber-partner.
K2297. Treacherous friend.
K2297.1. Man leaves his sweetheart in charge of friend. ---- He tries to force his attentions upon her and then claims it was a test of fidelity.
K2297.1. Man leaves his sweetheart in charge of friend. ---- He tries to force his attentions upon her and then claims it was a test of fidelity.
K2297.2. Man takes his friend's mistress when the friend is away.
K2298. Treacherous counselor.
K2299. Other villains and traitors -- miscellaneous.
K2299.1. Treacherous astrologer.
K2299.2. Treacherous peoples ---- (tribes).
K2300--K2399 Other deceptions.
K2300. Other deceptions.
K2300. Other deceptions.
K2300. Other deceptions.
K2310. Deception by equivocation.
K2310. Deception by equivocation.
K2310. Deception by equivocation.
K2310. Deception by equivocation.
K2310. Deception by equivocation.
K2310. Deception by equivocation.
K2310. Deception by equivocation.
K2310. Deception by equivocation.
K2310. Deception by equivocation.
K2310. Deception by equivocation.
K2310. Deception by equivocation.
K2310. Deception by equivocation.
K2310. Deception by equivocation.
K2310. Deception by equivocation.
K2310. Deception by equivocation.
K2310. Deception by equivocation.
K2310. Deception by equivocation.
K2310. Deception by equivocation.
K2310. Deception by equivocation.
K2310. Deception by equivocation.
K2310. Deception by equivocation.
K2311. The single cake. ---- Restricted to a single cake during Lent, the peasants make one as large as a cart wheel. Type 1565*.
K2311. The single cake. ---- Restricted to a single cake during Lent, the peasants make one as large as a cart wheel. Type 1565*.
K2311. The single cake. ---- Restricted to a single cake during Lent, the peasants make one as large as a cart wheel. Type 1565*.
K2312. Oath literally obeyed.
K2312. Oath literally obeyed.
K2312. Oath literally obeyed.
K2312.1. Oath literally obeyed: to tell no Christian. ---- Woman thus sworn to secrecy talks to her unchristened child.
K2312.2. Saint, when forced to return to his monastery after swearing not to "come with his face before him," comes walking backwards.
K2313. Death message softened by equivocations. ---- Various false explanations are given to prepare the hearer.
K2314. One day and one night. ---- Saint has tribute remitted for a day and a night, i.e. forever, because there is but one day and one night in time.
K2314. One day and one night. ---- Saint has tribute remitted for a day and a night, i.e. forever, because there is but one day and one night in time.
K2314.1. One day and one night: object borrowed for a day and a night retained.
K2314.2. King induced by saint to remit tribute till Luan. ---- "Luan" means both "Monday" and "Doomsday." (Cf. K2319.2.)
K2314.2.1. Water-monster allows saint to place cauldron over its head until Luan.
K2315. Peasant betrays fox by pointing. ---- The peasant has hidden the fox in a basket and promised not to tell. When the hunters come, he says, "The fox just went over the hill," but points to the basket.
K2316. Thieves dig field and drain tank when miser says gold is hidden there.
K2319. Deception by equivocation -- miscellaneous.
K2319.1. One foot in Ireland, one in Scotland. ---- Man carries sods of two countries with him that his whereabouts will be so defined.
K2319.1. One foot in Ireland, one in Scotland. ---- Man carries sods of two countries with him that his whereabouts will be so defined.
K2319.2. Warrior proposes to fight in single combat. ---- Fights with aid of sons and grandsons. They belong to him.
K2319.2. Warrior proposes to fight in single combat. ---- Fights with aid of sons and grandsons. They belong to him.
K2319.3. Saint hides fugitive from king underground. ---- When king demands fugitive, saint (who never lies) replies, "Verily, I know not where he is, if he is not under thee even where thou art." The king is satisfied and departs. Later suspects trick and arrests fugitive.
K2320. Deception by frightening.
K2320. Deception by frightening.
K2320. Deception by frightening.
K2320. Deception by frightening.
K2320. Deception by frightening.
K2320. Deception by frightening.
K2320. Deception by frightening.
K2320. Deception by frightening.
K2320. Deception by frightening.
K2320. Deception by frightening.
K2320. Deception by frightening.
K2320. Deception by frightening.
K2320. Deception by frightening.
K2320. Deception by frightening.
K2320. Deception by frightening.
K2320. Deception by frightening.
K2320. Deception by frightening.
K2320. Deception by frightening.
K2321. Corpse set up to frighten people. *Type 1536.
K2321. Corpse set up to frighten people. *Type 1536.
K2321.1. Man who killed mother uses her corpse to get presents.
K2321.2. Dummy set up as corpse to frighten people.
K2322. The three hunchback brothers drowned. ---- A drunken man is employed, by the woman who has accidently slain three hunchback brothers, to throw one into the river. He does so. Then she puts another out and finally the third. The man thinks they keep coming to life. Finally he sees the woman's hunchback husband and drowns him. *Type 1536B.
K2322. The three hunchback brothers drowned. ---- A drunken man is employed, by the woman who has accidently slain three hunchback brothers, to throw one into the river. He does so. Then she puts another out and finally the third. The man thinks they keep coming to life. Finally he sees the woman's hunchback husband and drowns him. *Type 1536B.
K2323. The cowardly duelers. ---- In the war between the wild and the domestic animals, the cat raises her tail; the wild animals think that it is a gun and flee. *Type 104.
K2323. The cowardly duelers. ---- In the war between the wild and the domestic animals, the cat raises her tail; the wild animals think that it is a gun and flee. *Type 104.
K2323.1. Fox's tail drops and frightens animals. ---- In war between birds and quadrupeds the fox's lifted tail is to be the signal for the attack. Gnats sting the fox under the tail. He drops it and the quadrupeds flee. *Type 222.
K2323.2. He-goat bleats and frightens animals assembled for fight.
K2323.3. Old woman and tiger flee in terror from each other.
K2324. Hiding from the strange animal. ---- A cat shrieks and the frightened bear falls out of the tree and hurts himself. *Type 103.
K2324.1. Ferocious animal frightened by ass braying.
K2325. Devil frightened by threatening to bring mother-in-law.
K2325. Devil frightened by threatening to bring mother-in-law.
K2325. Devil frightened by threatening to bring mother-in-law.
K2325. Devil frightened by threatening to bring mother-in-law.
K2327. Wolf-captor scared by fiddle-playing of captive ram, who escapes.
K2335. Parson is tricked into giving up his room. ---- Is told there is a snake in it.
K2336. Tiger frightened away from man's tree refuge by man's stick and rope.
K2338. Wife, to drive away parasite priest, tells him husband has gone to get drunk and will kill him with rice mortar on his return. ---- He leaves in haste.
K2338. Wife, to drive away parasite priest, tells him husband has gone to get drunk and will kill him with rice mortar on his return. ---- He leaves in haste.
K2338. Wife, to drive away parasite priest, tells him husband has gone to get drunk and will kill him with rice mortar on his return. ---- He leaves in haste.
K2345. Ogre frightened at rustling. ---- man sets juniper afire. Type 1145.
K2345. Ogre frightened at rustling. ---- man sets juniper afire. Type 1145.
K2345.1. Tiger frightened at sound of clashing knives: ---- thinks it is leak in house of which he is afraid.
K2345.2. Bear frightened by wife's sneezing.
K2346. Wooden image frightens away invaders.
K2350. Military strategy.
K2350. Military strategy.
K2350. Military strategy.
K2350. Military strategy.
K2350. Military strategy.
K2350. Military strategy.
K2350. Military strategy.
K2350. Military strategy.
K2350. Military strategy.
K2350. Military strategy.
K2350. Military strategy.
K2350. Military strategy.
K2350. Military strategy.
K2350. Military strategy.
K2350. Military strategy.
K2350. Military strategy.
K2350. Military strategy.
K2350. Military strategy.
K2350. Military strategy.
K2350. Military strategy.
K2351. Animals help in military victory.
K2351. Animals help in military victory.
K2351. Animals help in military victory.
K2351. Animals help in military victory.
K2351. Animals help in military victory.
K2351.1. Sparrows of Cirencester. ---- Fire is attached to birds who fly in and set fire to a besieged city.
K2351.1. Sparrows of Cirencester. ---- Fire is attached to birds who fly in and set fire to a besieged city.
K2351.1.1. Fire tied to foxes' tails: destroys enemy's cities and fields.
K2351.2. Bees thrown into redoubt drive out enemies.
K2351.2.1. Bees carried in drum attack and defeat attacking army.
K2351.2.2. Ashes transformed into bees, wasps, scorpions and snakes drive invading army away for hero.
K2351.3. Mice and hogs let loose put elephant cavalry to flight.
K2351.4. Elephant drunk with toddy sent to attack enemy.
K2351.5. Horses frightened by instruments of war are backed into enemy's ranks.
K2351.5.1. Birds frighten enemy's horses so that they throw their riders down.
K2351.6. Wild horses with bags containing stones tied to their tails, driven into enemy's camp to cause stampede.
K2351.6.1. Horse with basket of powdered peppers sent into hostile camp: ---- Enemy overcome.
K2351.6.1. Horse with basket of powdered peppers sent into hostile camp: ---- Enemy overcome.
K2351.6.1.1. Hot pepper mixed with flour supplying enemy camp. ---- Thinking they have been poisoned, they beat a retreat.
K2351.7. Wild fawn sent by saint into hostile army, so that all follow it and leader (enemy of saint) is slain.
K2351.8. Strategy to get into enemy city: huge rat makes a burrow.
K2352. Women spread shawls on enemy's path and entangle them. ---- They are easily defeated.
K2352.1. Fresh hides spread so that enemy slips and falls.
K2352.1. Fresh hides spread so that enemy slips and falls.
K2353. Treasure cast down crushes besiegers.
K2354. Treacherous priests prolong mass to let enemy destroy city.
K2356. Women throw ashes in eyes of attacking soldiers, ---- so that they are defeated.
K2356. Women throw ashes in eyes of attacking soldiers, ---- so that they are defeated.
K2356.1. Man blinded by throwing dust in his eyes: he is robbed.
K2357. Disguise to enter enemy's camp (castle)
K2357. Disguise to enter enemy's camp (castle)
K2357. Disguise to enter enemy's camp (castle)
K2357. Disguise to enter enemy's camp (castle)
K2357.0.1. Disguise to spy on enemy.
K2357.0.2. Owner admitted into his own castle, captured in his absence, in guise of a monk. ---- He has given news to conqueror of his purported death.
K2357.1. Disguise as musician to enter enemy's camp.
K2357.2. Disguise as pilgrim to enter enemy's camp ---- (castle).
K2357.3. Disguise as old man to enter enemies' camp.
K2357.4. Rabbi feigns death to be carried out of the besieged city and to approach enemy.
K2357.5. Weapons disguised permit entry to enemies' camp.
K2357.6. Woman disguises as man to enter enemy's camp. ---- Slays enemy king.
K2357.7. Disguise in killed enemy's clothes to enter enemy's castle.
K2357.8. Disguise as woman to enter enemy's camp ---- (castle).
K2357.9. Disguise as beggar (pauper) to enter enemy's camp (castle) or to spy.
K2357.9. Disguise as beggar (pauper) to enter enemy's camp (castle) or to spy.
K2357.9. Disguise as beggar (pauper) to enter enemy's camp (castle) or to spy.
K2357.10. Disguise as merchant to enter enemy's castle. (Cf. K1817.4.)
K2357.11. Disguise as leper to enter enemy's camp. (Cf. K1818.1.)
K2357.12.
K2357.13. Disguise as juggler to enter enemy's camp.
K2357.14. Disguise as churl (bachlach) to enter enemy's hall.
K2357.14. Disguise as churl (bachlach) to enter enemy's hall.
K2357.15. Capture by hiding warriors in baskets on back of oxen driven into enemy's camp on pretence that food is being brought.
K2358. Man disguised as animal sent among enemy that first blood be spilled by other side.
K2361. Woman saves herself from soldiers by receiving them joyfully rather than fearfully.
K2362. Capture of castle by feigning death.
K2363. Spies' false report of enemies' weakness brings on premature attack.
K2364. Enemy's ships fired by use of fireship.
K2364.1. Enemies defeated by setting forest afire.
K2365. Enemy induced to give up siege.
K2365.1. Enemy induced to give up siege by pretending to have plenty of food.
K2365.2. Enemy induced to surrender city by show of wealth on part of besiegers, ---- who shoot golden apples over walls.
K2365.3. Enemy soldiers persuaded by show of great wealth and generosity of king to desert to his side.
K2366. City is falsely promised to enemy. ---- When they enter they are attacked and defeated.
K2366.1. Trickster admits defeat: enemy and friends invited to fort for ceremony and then attacked.
K2367. Besieger scatters beads in protecting hedge: ---- besieged destroy hedge to find beads.
K2368. Enemy deceived into overestimating opponents: retreat. (Cf. K548.)
K2368.1. Sound of artillery is simulated to overawe enemy.
K2368.1.1. Persons run wagon back and forth over a corduroy bridge to simulate sound of artillery.
K2368.2. Sounds of mock battle scare away attacking force.
K2368.2.1. Sounds of battle in playhouse scare away attacking soldiers.
K2368.3. Sham doctor prescribes medicine for king's army; ---- they fall ill; invading army, seeing multitudes being carried away in litters, flee, thinking there is a plague.
K2368.4. Enemy induced to give up siege by making it look as if the besieged have got reinforcement.
K2369. Military strategy -- miscellaneous.
K2369.1. Marauder pretends beggary that king will underestimate his power.
K2369.2. Division of warriors hidden in pit on battlefield. ---- Emerge during battle.
K2369.2.1. Largest part of fleet does not emerge until late in battle.
K2369.2.2. Treacherous king participates in battle only when he sees who is likely to win.
K2369.3. Treacherous ruler of city under siege sends sons to deliver city to enemy.
K2369.4. Postponing of payment asked in order to get time to gather reinforcements.
K2369.5. Besiegers drowned by diversion of river.
K2369.6. Military strategy: city won by turning river from its course through city. ---- Enemy soldiers march through empty bed into city.
K2369.7. Shammed discussing of peace while getting reinforcements.
K2369.8. Cauldron containing lighted torch brought into enemy's camp ---- ostensibly to be used for serving food: torch uncovered as signal for attack.
K2369.9. Fairy mist mistaken for smoke of enemy's burning ships.
K2369.9. Fairy mist mistaken for smoke of enemy's burning ships.
K2369.11. Hero causes confusion in enemy camp in dead of night: ---- army men fall upon one another, convinced the enemy has infiltrated their camp.
K2369.12. Poisoned food sent to enemy camp.
K2369.12. Poisoned food sent to enemy camp.
K2369.12.1. Enemy leaders invited to banquet and poisoned. (Cf. K871.1.)
K2369.13. Brambles heaped in ford to halt enemies.
K2370. Miscellaneous deceptions.
K2371. Deceiving the higher powers ---- (God, the saints, the gods, fate.)
K2371.1. Heaven entered by a trick. *Type 330.
K2371.1. Heaven entered by a trick. *Type 330.
K2371.1. Heaven entered by a trick. *Type 330.
K2371.1. Heaven entered by a trick. *Type 330.
K2371.1. Heaven entered by a trick. *Type 330.
K2371.1. Heaven entered by a trick. *Type 330.
K2371.1. Heaven entered by a trick. *Type 330.
K2371.1.1. Heaven entered by trick: permission to pick up cap. ---- Trickster throws a cap or leather apron inside the gate.
K2371.1.2. Heaven entered by trick: demanding back the charity gift. ---- The trickster demands of Peter an article which he has given in charity. He then sits on it as his own property within the gates.
K2371.1.3. Heaven entered by trick: "wishing sack" thrown in. ---- Trickster wishes himself in the sack. *Type 330.
K2371.1.4. Heaven entered by trick: sitting on Peter's chair.
K2371.1.5. Heaven entered by trick: slipping in along with holy person.
K2371.1.6. Heaven entered by trick: angel tricked by drink into telling woman how to enter.
K2371.2. Gods tricked into help in escaping one's fate.
K2371.3. Ingeniously worded boon asked of God combines riches, issue, and restoration of eyesight: ---- "Oh God! I want to see from above the seventh story of my mansion my great-grandsons playing in the streets and eating their cakes from golden vessels."
K2371.4. Dog sent ahead so as to avoid seeing husband transformed. (Cf. S241.1.)
K2373. Enemies reconciled by gifts which the one's son tells are sent from the other.
K2376. The returned box on the ears. ---- At table each gives his neighbor a box on the ears. The soldier is to give it to the king, but he returns it to the courtier from whom he has received it.
K2377. Entering a garden by swimming down a stream that flows into it.
K2378. Temporary advantage gained by pretending to yield in a combat.
K2378.1. Person allowed to win first game so that he will play for higher stakes.
K2378.1. Person allowed to win first game so that he will play for higher stakes.
K2378.1. Person allowed to win first game so that he will play for higher stakes.
K2378.2. Warrior consents to flee for the sake of future victory.
K2378.3. Enemies deceived through shammed flight.
K2378.4. Ammunition saved till enemy has used his.
K2378.5. Hero sleeps during the first part of battle and emerges only later.
K2381. Ruler diverts attention from misgovernment by beginning a war.
K2382. One animal injures another by deception.
K2382.1. Bird plucks another bird's feathers out.
K2382.2. Dwarf-deer pastes other animal's eyes shut and pretends that hunters are coming.
K2383. Tying cat to balky horse's tail to make him move.
K2384. Man tricked to be one's sworn brother in order to secure his help against his mother.
K2384. Man tricked to be one's sworn brother in order to secure his help against his mother.
K2385. Demon enters person and refuses to leave until wishes have been fulfilled.
K2385. Demon enters person and refuses to leave until wishes have been fulfilled.
K2385. Demon enters person and refuses to leave until wishes have been fulfilled.
K2385. Demon enters person and refuses to leave until wishes have been fulfilled.
K2388. Attempt to kill by throwing knife.
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