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R. S. Boggs, Index of Spanish Folktales.
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King agrees to free her father if she can bring a riddle he cannot solve. She brings the above riddle. Her father is freed [H 543]. an 1. ECPE no 17. | ||
| *B. | Drink this wine which bird took to nest [H 806]; I come on an unborn horse and between my legs I bring its mother [H 792]. Stork took bunch of grapes to nest; boy took them and made wine. He took dead colt from horse he was riding and made his saddle from its skin. King agrees to free boy's father if he can bring a riddle king cannot solve. He brings the above riddle. His father is freed [R 156]. le 1. ECPE no 18. Cf Mt 851. | |
930—940 Fate.
| 930. | I | *b Rich merchant notes growing love between his daughter and poor neighbor's son, and determines they shall not marry. |
| II | *d Merchant orders servant to throw boy into sea. *e Servant abandons boy on beach. *f Boy is rescued by the merchant's ship. | |
| III | *c Boy becomes the ship's captain, becomes wealthy and marries the merchant's daughter. *d Boy reveals his identity. | |
| as 1. LRAC no 41: I a (Rich merchant), II *d *e *f, III *c *d. 2. CTA p. 129: I *b, II *d *f, III *c *d. | ||
| *A. | Prince is fated to marry shepherd's daughter. He abandons her in woods, but his uncle finds her. Prince leaves rings in dirty water in washbowl and girl throws all into sea. He accuses her of stealing them. Uncle casts her out. Birds bring her rings. Prince resigns himself to his fate and marries her. as 1. LRAC no 17. | |
| 931 *A. Deer asks hunter, "Why do you pursue me, slayer of your parents?" Hunter is frightened and, leaving | ||
