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FFC 90
300—749 Magic tale.
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ex 1. BTPE X 145 = ETE p. 69: I a (Two brothers) *d, III b, IV a b, (The babies are born dead), V a. oc 1. ECPE no 148: I a, II a, III *c, V *b. x 1. HCWT p. 113: I a c, II *d, III b (and make lace for altar cloth), IV a *c, V a.

*453. Stepmother [S 31] turns three brothers into crows. After seven years in woods they become men [D 791.1.1] and live by hunting. Stepmother dies and her own daughter goes to fountain to bathe; a crow takes her clothes to her stepbrothers' house. They recognize ring she leaves in glass of one of them [H 94.4]. She keeps house for them. They warn her always to give a sample of their food to dog before eating [C 685]. But once she eats a chestnut without first giving bite to dog; he wets fire and puts it out. She goes to witch for fire. Witch's daughter warns her of danger and changes beds with her. Witch puts her own daughter in pot of boiling water and girl escapes with her fire. Witch sells girl apples, but gets them mixed and leaves poisoned one at home. Sells her corset and laces it on so tightly girl faints [K 935]. Brothers carry her to grave, stumble, corsetlace breaks and girl revives [E 21]. Brothers eat cicuta sown by witch [D 551.2.2] and become oxen [D 133.3]. Girl cares for them. Cf Mt 327 *D and Mt 709. as 1. LRAC no 188.
*455. Queen jealous [K 2241] of kings' twelve nieces' beautiful eyes, so king has them blinded [S 165]. But people still talk about their beauty, so they are imprisoned. Their brother steals apples for them from queen's garden and is caught. Queen sends him for panther milk [H 1361] to cure her [H 1212]. He meets a little man who rings bells while he milks panther. They divide the milk. He is sent after and obtains lion milk in same way. Queen drinks