The beggar in the story, “ King Thrushbeard'', is the first beggar who comes to the palace’s gates, singing. As the king has announced marries her daughter to the first beggar because he is angered by her foul behaviour towards all the high officials whom he had arranged to meet the princess. Later in the story, we find out that the beggar was none other than King Trushbeard himself, whom the princess had insulted during their first meeting; he had disguised himself as a beggar in order to teach the princess a lesson.