Stith Thompson motif index · Motif
Thompson K1837 — Disguise of woman in man's clothes
Description
MotifDisguise of woman in man's clothes. (Cf. K1825.) *Types 514, 880, 881, 882, 883A, 884, 890; *BP II 57f.; Penzer III 46f.; Boje XIX 70f.; Alphabet No. 318; Heptameron No. 31. — Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg; Missouri French: Carrière; Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 58, 68, 104 Nos. 455, 515, *857; Italian: Basile Pentamerone III Nos. 3, 6, IV No. 6, *Rotunda; India: *Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Werner 275; Indonesia: DeVries's list No. 222.
Associated ATU tale types
ConcordanceThese links are derived from the Thompson motif references stored in the Folklore Database's ATU concordance.
| ATU | Title |
|---|---|
| ATU 432 | The Bird Lover |
| ATU 514 | The Shift of Sex |
| ATU 879 | The Basil Maiden (The Sugar Puppet, Viola) |
| ATU 880 | The Man Boasts of his Wife |
| ATU 881 | Oft-proved Fidility |
| ATU 882 | The wager on the wife's chastity |
| ATU 884 | The forgotten fiancée |
| ATU 888 | The Faithful Wife |
| ATU 888A | The Faithful Wife |
| ATU 891A | The Man Who Deserts his Wife and Sets Her the Task of Bearing Him a Child |
| ATU 935 | The Prodigal's Return |
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