substitution of low-caste boy for promised child detected when he prefers long road to short one through jungle (swimming instead of ferry, etc.)

narrative motif documented in Thompson's Motif-Index of Folk-Literature

substitution of low-caste boy for promised child detected when he prefers long road to short one through jungle (swimming instead of ferry, etc.) is …
instance of (P31):
narrative motifQ1697305
folklore motifQ2995443

P528catalog codeH38.2.5.
P180depictstestQ1003030
P1343described by sourceMotif-Index of Folk-LiteratureQ114946518
P1269facet ofsubstitute for a childQ125459682
impostor of low origin recognized by habitual speechQ118770801
P2341indigenous toIndianQ862086

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