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day she is told to take prince his golden slippers ; he throws one at her because she is ugly. (5) Heroine has permission to go and wash her face in a pond ; she runs to the hag, dons star-dress and calls on a lord whom prince is visiting. All marvel at her beauty. Asked whence she comes, she says : " From Slipper- throwing Country," jumps into her coach and at home changes dress. . . . (Similar incidents and replies in connection with golden comb, water-basin.) Hurrying away heroine loses a shoe. (6) All the girls assembled ; the one whom shoe fits to be queen. Some cut toe, others chop heel, but bird betrays them, adding : " In the lamb- house is sitting the girl whom the shoe fits." There she is found in the crowskin-cloak ; becomes queen.

Ibid. Sagor No. 15.

A " Styfdotteren och den ratta dotteren " (The step- daughter and the right daughter).

(i) Woman has daughter of her own and a step-daughter. The latter, fair as the day, is an ill-used servant, obliged to fetch water from the well while others go to church. (2) An old man at the well asks heroine why she is sad, and gives her small box containing star dress in which she goes to church, and sits, unrecognised, beside stepmother. Heroine leaves first. Returned home, where meanwhile old man has done every- thing, stepmother speaks of beautiful lady, at whom everyone, including prince, has been looking. All happens as before a second time when heroine wears a moon dress, and a third time when she wears sun dress and golden shoes, one of which is left behind, stuck to the tar on the threshold. (3) Prince wants for his queen the girl whom shoe fits. Step- sister, with heel and toe cut, starts to church as prince's bride, but on the way little bird sings: "Chopped heel and cut toe, at home sits the fair lady whom the shoe fits." Blood from foot is seen in the coach. {4) Prince returns and discovers true bride.

Ibid. Sagor No. 36. B " TusEN-PELSEN " (Thousand-cloak).

(l) Queen dies ; king having promised to marry girl whom all her dresses fit, wants to marry his own daughter. (2) Heroine demands a dress made of patches collected from all over the world ; afterwards a star dress, a moon dress, a sun dress ; lastly, a ship sailing through land and water. (3) Heroine dons thousand-patch cloak, and goes aboard. " Light before, darkness behind ! nobody shall see where I am going ! " Far away she gets employed as servant in castle. (4) King is dressing to go awooing ; heroine takes his shaving-water. "Get out you ugly thousand-cloak !" says king ; but heroine tells cook he said nothing. Having permission to go and wash, heroine boards the ship ; says same spell, and in moon dress