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| IV | *d He bathes in horse's sweat and comes out of caldron handsomer [D 1865.4]. | |
| an 1. COAR p. 23 = CST p. 42: Mt 506 I a + Mt 531 I a, II b, III a + Mt 554 I b (Ant, eagle, fish), II b *h c + Mt 531 IV *d b. nc 1. ECPE no 140: Mt 531 I a *d (Cf Mt 516 I a) + Mt 554 I b (Ant, eagle, whale), II g + Mt 531 IV *d b. Cf Mt 550. | ||
| 533. | Couquista de Ultramar, 2, c. 43 (ed. Gayangos 1858); see BP II 285. | |
| *535. | Girl's parents say they should rather see her carried off into forest than marry poor lover. She disappears. Parents promise her to lover if he can find her [T 68]. In forest he meets hermit [N 835] who gives him a helpful lion [B 443]. Second hermit gives him tiger [B 444]; and third a bear [B 447]. The helpful animals overcome giant and witch [B 524.1.1]. While the animals fight with palace guards he reaches girl's side. As soon as he touches her, guards and palace disappear [D 782]. They return and marry. as 1. CTA p. 72. | |
| 545. | Durán, Romancero general no 327 = Hofman & Wolf, Primavera no 135; see BP I 332. | |
| *C. | Father dies and leaves son only a peseta and a duro [L 115]. Cat [B 422] borrows peck measure from rich young widow next door, puts the duro in a crack in the measure and returns it, telling the widow cat's master used it to measure his money [K 1954, N 478]. Cat also praises master to the widow [B 582.1.1]. Cat borrows measure again and does same with the peseta. Boy goes personally to thank widow. She likes him and they marry. as 1. CTA p. 77. | |
| 550. | Cf Mt 301 VI, Mt 531 and Mt 780. I b, II, III, IV, V. Cf Mt 560 *A. | |
