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

gambler supplied with money [N 6]. They visit a magic castle where gambler fills sacks with gold [D 1467]. Digging a hole in sand in search of water, he discovers enchanted palace with food and drink aplenty [D 1470.1]. Negro forbids him to enter one room. But he does. He throws down his hat to lions who fight over it; meanwhile he passes them [K 671]. He entangles his coat in hammers so they cannot move. He entangles his vest in millstone so it cannot turn. He throws his shoe at serpent who chokes trying to swallow it [K 672]. He wakens enchanted beauty with a kiss [D 565.5]. She becomes dove [D 154.1] and tells him to seek her at fountain of three oranges. Palace disappears. He comes to the fountain, but negro [K 2261] feeds him figs which cause him to sleep through time dove is there. A letter warns him against negro, but he accepts a cigar which causes him to sleep through last visit of dove [D 1364.4]. Another letter tells him to seek her at palace where eagle carries him [B 552]. He arrives just as she is being married, shows handkerchief she had given him, she recognizes it and will marry only him. ex 1. BTPE X 124 = ETE p. 57 (for first part) = ETE p. 135 (for second part).

410. Wolf and Hofmann, Primavera, 2, 75; see BP I 439.
*412. Doctor meets enchanted girl by chapel in woods. She mounts his horse and guides him to oaktree where she has him make sign of cross. Tree opens and gold appears [D 1465]. He repeats what she tells him and she becomes snake. He goes home but fly buzzes around his eyes and threatens to blind him [B 483, B 529.1] unless he frees enchanted girl. He returns to woods and snake directs him to strike her squarely in the face when she climbs up his