FFC 90
300—749 Magic tale.
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[H 984]. She blows whistle and fish [B 548.2.1] bring her ring king lost in sea. From isolated castle or robbers she brings mute girl who sighs or cries on the way. Three fanegas of wheat, barley and rye are separated. She asks mute why she sighed or cried. Mute reveals queen's guilt and heroine's sex [H 13]. King banishes queen or orders her killed and marries heroine. an 1. BTPE V 103. ex 1. ECPE no 146. | ||
516—518 Prince on his wedding journey.
| 516. | I a Cf Mt 531 I *d. | |
| II | *e From conversation of invisible beings they learn how to get the girl. *f They cross bridge, pass lions and steal her from giant. | |
| III | a*⁶ Magic horse carries off prince. b*⁴ Giant. | |
| V | *d Prince refuses to decapitate his children. They grow up and plan to assassinate their father, but are discovered and hanged. When blood drips from their heads on scaffold, stone servant revives. | |
| ex 1. BTPE X 225 = ETE p. 143: I b a (Has picture painted of her according to description of her in dream), II *e *f, III a⁵ (Wolves) b*⁴, IV a b (Learns that wolves may be kept off by army and wife revived by application of child's blood), V a (Wife), c (Wife). x 1. FRT p. 140: I a, II a, IV a b, III a*⁶, a² (Burning clothing), IV c (Sucks blood from fainted
princess) d, V a *d. Cf Mt 889. | ||
530—559 Animal as helper.
| 531. | I | *d He finds golden apple, horseshoe and picture of Beauty. |
