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R. S. Boggs, Index of Spanish Folktales.
FFC 90

Porto Rico: Mason-Espinosa JAF XXXVII 321 no 30.
an 1. FA p. 309: I a b*³ II, III a b, VI (Youngest sticks pin in ogre's head and kills him). as 1. CTA p. 25: I a b c, II, VI (Youngest sends call for help by dove to her father who slays ogre). [nc] 1. SCL p. 9: I a b, II, I c (Stone becomes red), III a c (For love of youngest, ogre revives two elder sisters and restores all three to their father). 2. BTPE II 25 = RSLT p. 23: I a b c, II, III a c (For love of youngest, ogre revives sisters).

*A. Man accompanies stranger; sees candles and remarks that one is almost out. "You will be out sooner", candle replies [E 742]. Stranger has man kill horse, make sack of its skin and fill sack with gold. Man says he sees only bones. He descends through hole into palace and meets old lady who gives him keys, forbidding him only to look into one room. He does so and discovers enchanted prince and princess. Following their instructions, he offers to pick fleas from old lady's head, sticks pin in her head and kills her [K 871] (Cf Mt 408 III a and Mt 425 V *d). He frees prince and princess who take him to their palace to live. He kills stranger who misled him.
an 1. FA p. 401.
*B. Singing bag. Girl returns to well, river or fountain for necklace, earrings or ring she left there. Man seizes her, puts her into bag and makes her sing. He derives income from exhibiting the "singing bag". He comes to girl's home. Her mother or sisters recognize her voice and while man is asleep or drunk they take her out and put in a cat or dog. Man opens sack to punish girl for not singing and cat or dog jumps out into his face and bites and scratches him [K 526.1]. Cf Mt 1655 (LRAC no 47).