FFC 90
300—749 Magic tale.
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| 440. | III *f By being kicked. le 1. ECPE no 132: I a b, II, III *f. | |
| *445 A. Enchanted prince takes girl to his castle and promises to marry her when his enchantment is removed. He warns her not to sleep or lose sight of him on last day of his enchantment [D 762], but she slept [D 1971]. He leaves dagger and flowers around her. She changes clothes with a pilgrim and follows him [H 1385.5], but he does not recognize her. He marries a princess. After wedding feast he finds girl lying in garden with flowers around her and dagger in her breast. He kills himself [T 80]. New wife discovers them and stabs herself with same dagger. A white dove comes down and applies a liquid from a jar with a feather to prince's wounds and revives him [E 102]. Bird says it has orders to revive also one of the girls. Prince chooses his first love [J 414], and they marry. ex 1. BTPE X 281. | ||
| B. | Shepherd tells princess of an enchanted king who awakes only on morning of St. John's Day. A girl must be sitting at the head of his bed when he awakes to break the enchantment. She wears out iron shoes; asks sun, stars and air for directions [H 1232]. Air's mother gives her mouthful of food air has been chewing to throw to lions who guard palace [B 325.1]. She gains entrance; waits for months; invisible hand feeds her [F 585]. She buys a slave girl [K 2250] for company. On eve of St. John's Day slave sends her to balcony to listen to music. Meanwhile slave sits by king's bed; he clasps her hand when he awakes and proclaims her his wife. Slave tells him princess is her servant [K 1911]. He buys wedding presents. Princess asks for hard stone and branch of bitternes. Druggist warns king that only those tired of life ask for | |
