Italian Popular Tales/Index
INDEX.
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Admonitions, the Three, story of, 157.
Andromeda, or Princess freed from Dragon, 335.
Angiola, the Fair, story of, 26.
Animal brothers-in-law, 60; animal children, 324; animals, dispute of, settled by hero, 31.
Ant and the Mouse, story of the, 376.
Apple, unequally divided, indicates true friend, 204.
Ass, story of the, 190.
Ass that lays Money, story of the, 123.
Baker's Apprentice, story of the, 212.
Barber, story of the, 241.
Basile, Giambattista, xi.
Bastanielo, story of, 279.
Beauty and the Beast, 7.
Beppo Pipetta, story of, 222.
Bierde, story of, 68.
Bird, magic, bestowing gifts, 43; bird, transformation into, 2, 13.
Blood of children restores uncle to life, 87.
Bluebeard, 77.
Bone of hero as musical instrument discovering murderers, 41; human bone to be eaten, 81.
Bonhomme Misère, 215, 222, 367.
Boots, magic, faster than wind, 143.
Bottles, seven, filled with tears, 322.
Bride, the Forgotten, 58, 71
Bride, the True, 57, 71, 102.
Brother Giovannone, story of, 217.
Brothers, three, born from mother eating magic fish, 30.
Buchettino, story of, 265.
Bucket, story of the, 100.
Buddha, parable of, 294.
Buttadeu, story of, 197.
Capon divided in peculiar manner, 311.
Cat and the Mouse, story of the, 257.
Catherine and her Fate, story of, 105.
Cento Novelle Antiche, 154, 188.
Chess, winning at, disposes of princess's hand, 123.
Chick-Pea, Little, story of, 242.
Children born from chick-peas, 243; from fish, 30, 335; apple-peel, 344; Children promised to witches, 25; to Devil, 136.
Christmas, story of, 283.
Cinderella, story of, 42.
Cistern, story of the, 36.
Clever Girl, story of the, 311.
Clever Peasant, story of the, 309.
Cloak that renders invisible, 123, 1
Cloud, story of the, 30.
Cobbler, the, story of, 94.
Cock, story of the, 270.
Cock and the Mouse, story of the, 252.
Cock that wished to become Pope, story of the, 272.
Constantine's leprosy healed by St. Silvester, 202.
Cook, story of the, 275.
Crab, story of, 314.
Crivòliu, story of, 198.
Cross protects child against Devil, 137.
Crumb in the Beard, story of the, 110.
Crystal Casket, story of the, 326.
Çukasaptati, Oriental collection of tales, 167, 359.
Cupid and Psyche, 1, 77.
Cure by laughing, 119, 347.
Curse of the Seven Children, story of the, 54.
Cymbal, prince concealed in, 64.
Danaë, 336.
Dante, 309, 381.
Daughters, two, good and bad, 100.
Der Kaiser und der Abt, Burger's poem of, 275.
Devil, how the, married Three Sisters, story of, 78.
Disciplina Clericalis of Petrus Alphonsi, 154, 157. 352, 355.
Doctor's Apprentice, story of the, 287.
Dog's face, by witch's imprecation, 29; dogs substituted for queen's children, 19.
Doll which moves, sees, and dresses itself, 114; king's son in love with, 117, 180.
Don Firiulieddu, story of, 241.
Don Joseph Pear, story of, 127.
Don Juan, 235.
Don Quixote, 155.
Doves recall forgotten bride, 75; indicate future Pope, 200.
Eagle carries hero up from cave, 40.
Eat, My Clothes! story of, 296.
Egg which kills fairy, 32.
Eyes, diseased, cured by feather of griffin, 40.
Fables of Oriental origin, 150, 353.
Fabliaux, French, 149, 352.
Fair Brow, story of, 131.
Fairies' gifts, 19, 99, 100, 102.
Fate personified, 105.
Feast Day, a, story of, 261.
Figs producing horns, 121.
Fiorita, the Fair, story of, 61.
Firrazzanu, stories of, 289, 290; Firrazzami's Wife and the Queen, 288.
Flesh of hero given to eagle, 40.
Flight of lovers and pursuit by witch, 28, 74, 335.
Fool, story of the, 302.
Forbidden chamber, 77, 79.
Fountain of wine and oil, 72.
Fox as Puss in Boots, 127.
Gentleman who kicked a Skull, story of the, 236.
Gesta Romanorum, 183.
Giant with no heart in his body, 32, 335, 355; giant outwitted by men, 89, 94, 95.
Giufà's Exploits, story of, 297.
Giufà and the Judge, story of, 293.
Giufà and the Plaster Statue, story of, 291.
Goat and the Fox, story of the, 375.
Goat, the Iron, 256.
Godfather and Godmother of St. John who made love, story of, 228.
Godfather Misery, story of, 221.
Godmother Fox, 254.
Gold, magician's body turned to, 333.
Gossips of St. John, story of the, 369.
Gregory on the Stone, 198, 363.
Griffin, story of the, 40.
Grimm's Tales cited in text: Allerleirauh, 42; Brother Lustig, 215; Clever Alice, 279; Clever People, 279; Doctor Knowall, 314; Faithful John, 85; Feather Bird [Fitcher's Bird], 77; Golden Goose, 261; Goose-Girl, 57; Handless Maiden, 25; King Thrushbeard, 109; Little Mouse, Little Bird, and the Sausage, 260; Master Thief, 215; Robber Bridegroom, 77; Spider and the Flea, 256; White and the Black Bride, 58; Woodcutter's Child [Our Lady's Child], 77.
Groomsman, story of the, 231.
Hair, tresses used as ladder, 3, 27, 72, 83, 335.
Hands, clasped, prevent child's birth, 6.
Heart of saint eaten by maiden produces child, 208.
Hermit as adviser, 7, 14, 20.
Horn that blows out soldiers, 123.
House that Jack built, 247.
Humpbacks, the Two, story of, 103.
Hump removed by fairies, 103; added to humpback, 104.
In this World one weeps and another laughs, story of, 190.
Ingrates, story of the, 150.
Joseph and his Brethren, 211.
Journey of our Saviour on Earth, 189.
Judas, story of, 195.
Just Man, story of the, 226.
King Bean, story of, 12.
King, Crystal, story of the, 6.
King John and the Abbot of Canterbury, Percy's poem of, 275.
King Lear, 333.
King of Love, story of the, 1.
King who wanted a Beautiful Wife, story of the, 97.
Kiss of mother makes hero forget bride, 71, 74, 343.
La Fontaine, fables of, cited, 149, 294.
Language of Animals, story of the, 161.
Leprosy healed by human blood, 207.
Life-giving ointment or leaves, 326.
Lionbruno, story of, 136.
Long May, 284.
Lord, St. Peter, and the Apostles, story of the, 186.
Lord, St. Peter, and the Blacksmith, story of the, 188.
Lord's Will, 192.
Love of the Three Oranges, story of the, 338.
Malchus at the Column, story of, 197.
Malchus, Desperate, story of, 196.
Man, the Serpent, and the Fox, story of the, 354.
Maria Wood, Fair, story of, 48.
Mason and his Son, story of the, 163.
Massariol, domestic spirit of the Venetians, 237.
Medusa, 336.
Melusina, 1.
Mother-in-law ill-treats son's wife, 56; killed by boiling oil, 57.
Mr. Attentive, story of, 240.
Nala, story of, in Italian popular tale, 360.
Nero, 308.
Occasion, story of, 215.
Old Deccan Days, stories from, cited, 85.
Omelet, Little, story of the, 294.
Oraggio and Bianchinetta, story of, 58.
Oriental elements in Italian popular tales, 149, 352.
Orlanda, the Fairy, story of, 114.
Pandora's box, 5.
Pantschatantra, Italian versions of, 351.
Parish Priest of San Marcuola, story of, 234.
Parnell's Hermit, 210, 365.
Parrot, story of the, first version, 168; second version, 169; third version, 173.
Peasant and the Master, story of the, 150.
Penance, Knight's, 227.
Pentamerone, xi.
Pepper-Corn, story of, 375.
Perrault, Charles, xii.
Persecution of innocent wife, 326.
Peter Fullone and the Egg, story of, 381.
Physician, wife disguised as, 15; princess disguised as, 170.
Pier delle Vigne, 159.
Pig, little, that would not go over the stile, 247.
Pilate, story of, 194.
Pitidda, story of, 248.
Polyphemus, myth of, 89.
Pot that cooks without any fire, 305.
Proverbial sayings, 308, 309.
Purse always full of money, 19, 120, 143.
Puss in Boots, story of, 348;
Rabbit that carries things, 304.
Rain of figs and raisins, 380.
Rampsinitus, treasure house of, 163.
Riddle, bride won by solving, 66; proposed by suitor, 68; in general, 343.
Ring, as means of recognition, 51; turns red and stops steamer at owner's forgetfulness, 114; ring which causes sneezing, 119.
Rose discovers concealed princess, 65.
Ruby, magic, does all that owner asks, 138.
Saddaedda, story of, 238.
St. James of Galicia, story of, 202.
St. Onirià or Nerià, 208.
St. Peter and the Robbers, 185.
St. Peter's Mamma, 192.
St. Peter and his Sisters, story of, 193.
Sanctuary, privilege of, 38.
Sarnelli, Pompeo, Bishop of Bisceglie, xii.
Scissors they were, story of, 285.
Sepher Haggadah, Jewish hymn in, 375.
Seven Wise Masters, the 159, 160, 161, 167, 168; Italian versions of, 351; in general, 358; Magyar version, 359.
Sexton's Nose, story of the, 250.
Shepherd, story of the, 156.
Shepherd who made the King's Daughter laugh, story of the, 119.
Shoes, iron, worn out in search of husband, 7, 322; in search of wife, 142.
Sick prince and secret remedy, 325.
Silence of princess disenchants brothers, 55.
Sir Fiorante, Magician, story of, 322.
Sisters' envy, 7, 17.
Sisters, Two, 58, 338.
Skein of silk outweighs king's treasures, 108.
Sleep, magic, 82.
Slipper, lost by Cinderella, 46.
Snake, youngest daughter marries, 322.
Snow-White-Fire-Red, story of, 72.
Star on daughter's brow, 18, 101.
Statue, in love with, story of, 85.
Statue, transformation into, 22, 34, 86.
Stepmother, story of the, 331.
Stepmother persecutes daughter-in-law, 326, 331.
Stick, magic, beats thief, 125.
Straparola, Giovan Francesco, x.
Sultan's daughter, 132.
Swan-maidens, 76.
Sympathetic objects; ring, 11, 19; fishbone, 30; in general, 326.
Tablecloth, magic, producing food, 120, 125.
Tasks, 5, 7, 30; set suitor by father-in law, 65.
Thankful Dead, episode of, 131, 350, 364.
Thirteenth, story of, 90.
Thoughtless Abbot, story of the, 276.
Thousand and One Nights, stones from in Italian popular tales, 151; Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp, 152; Forty Thieves, 152, Third Calendar, 153; Two Envious Sisters, 153; The Hunchback, 153; The Ass, the Ox, and the Peasant, 153; Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Peribanu, 153; Sinbad's Fourth Voyage, 153; The Second Royal Mendicant, 153.
Three Brothers, story of the, 263.
Three Goslings, story of the, 267.
Tobit, 211.
Tokens, magic: apple, pomegranate, crown, 36.
Tom Thumb, 242, 372.
Torches, nuptial, 6.
Transformation of hero into bird, 2, 13; eagle, 32; ant, 32; lion, 33. See Statue.
Treasure, story of the, 156.
Treasure stories, 238.
True and untrue, 325.
Truthful Joseph, story of, 184.
Turk, in Sicilian tales, 1, 2, 178.
Turkish corsairs, 132.
Tûtî-Nâmeh, 167, 359.
Uncle Capriano, story of, 303.
Vineyard I was and Vineyard I am, story of, 159.
Wager, story of the, 284.
Wandering Jew, 197, 363.
Water and Salt, story of, 332.
Water, Dancing, the Singing Apple, and the Speaking Bird, story of the, 17.
Water of life, 53.
Whistle that brings dead to life, 306; whistle which makes people dance, 120.
Whittington and his Cat, 365.
Witches' council under tree, 14; imprecation, 338.
Wooden dress, disguise of heroine, 48.
Zelinda and the Monster, story of, 7.