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R. S. Boggs, Index of Spanish Folktales.
FFC 90
822. as 1. CFAC p. 189.(Christ explains to St. Peter why He grants bad woman a good husband and good woman a bad husband: in each case the good one will reform the bad one).
831 *A. Man wishes to have illicit intercourse with innocent girl but God protects her by causing crucified body to appear to the man on her door, or her body to appear as black goat to him; or girl, having yielded, repents and burns herself to death in oven and is saved. The man repents or dies of fright. an 1. ECPE no 85. as 1. BTPE VIII 117. 2. ECPE no 84.
*B. Woman finds goat, takes it in by fire and feeds it hot broth. It watches her undress, makes fun of her and goes out chimney. Or she promises one to St. Anthony if her goat gives birth to two, but she regrets this gift and finds a young goat which disappears when she says, "God keep you!" as 1. LRAF p. 64. 2. LRAL p. 168 *A and *B. Cf Mt 510 II *g.
*C. To avoid paying toll corn, woman comes to mill at night to grind her corn. A black dog tries to prevent her from taking the ground corn and follows her. Another dog protects her from the first and she keeps feeding it corn until her basket is empty. Dog laughs and tells her now she has paid the toll [Q 205]. as 1. LRAF p. 62. Cf Mt 510 B (LRAC no 32).
*D. Three girls grind corn at night. They sleep in mill. On waking they find a new baby. Each accuses the other of being its mother. One takes it home and leaves it by fire while she prepares milk. It perches over fire and mocks her. as 1. LRAF p. 62. Cf Mt 510 B (LRAC no 32).