FFC 90
850—999 Novella.
115
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Voice from within asks if it is time. She answers that it will be soon and goes for police who capture robber, blow his whistle and capture the rest as they come. as 1. CTA p. 203. | |
| 956. | Cf Mt 302 *A. |
| B. | nc 1. ECPE no 40 (Girl chops off thief's fingers. He marries her, and threatens to throw her into well, but she throws him in). oc 1. ECPE no 39 (Girl chops off thief's hand. He marries her, reveals himself and locks her in room. She escapes). |
| *959. | King gives princess in marriage to man who guesses that skin displayed by king is that of a flea. Man takes princess to house in woods which she discovers is thieves' den. She sends little dog to warn king; shuts herself in room and sends second dog to tower as lookout. Finally king and soldiers come to her rescue and thief is put into boiling oil. as 1. CTA p. 15. Cf Mt 425 B and Mt 621. |
| 960. | Enxemplos, no 96 (Gayangos, Escritores ant al s. 15, p. 470). Knust, Mitteilungen aus dem Eskurial, 1879 p. 2. 679. Jahrbuch f. roman. Lit., 10, 318; see BP II 533. as 1. LRAC no 116 (Man is murdered but before dying he points to thistleflower and says it will reveal murderer's guilt. It sticks to murderer's clothes. His wife notices it and asks why he is sad. He confesses murder to her. He frequently comes home drunk and beats wife who threatens to reveal crime. Finally she grows tired of beatings and reports crime. Man is hanged). 2. LRAC no 121 (Poor brother discovers gold in bottom of well. He tells rich brother about his find and they go together. Rich brother hoists up gold but leaves poor brother in well [K 978]. Poor brother requests that his next child be named Nothing-is-hidden-from-God |
