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of the fairy stories in ’s collections, showing their relation to similar Slavonic ones:

The Two Waiters.—In part is the story of Boccaccio and Cymbeline. Its relation to the type of story is shewn by the king going to a hut, where he leaves his robes for seven years, seven months, and seven days. Its more modern character by the title I due camerieri.

The Shark.—In part the Virgin Godmother (Upper Lusatian); in part Halek’s modern story Under the Hollow Tree, itself derived from ancient folk-lore sources. Compare the Shepherd’s Pipe (Polish), Bracok VtacokBračok Vtáčok [sic] (Slovenian). The Tinkling Linden (Upper Lusatian), etc.

The Devil.—This is the Blue Beard story, itself related to the Virgin Godmother, the Sun-horse, and the Zlata pavaZlatá páva [sic] (golden or darling pea-hen; Slovenian).

A Holiday Dinner.—The most modern travesty of (Domaslik Bohemian).

Twelve Girls in Child.—Of the class.

Bestianelo.—This is Foolish Greta.

The Fisherman’s Wife.—This is a local legend of an unfaithful wife, exposed by a priest. It contains of Slavonic fairy stories only the triple element to connect it with the Arctic myth.

Consa Cenere.—Cinderella (BulgarianCzech [sic]: Popelka).

Ari Ari Caga Danari.—ObrechuObuchu [sic] hybejhýbej [sic] se. Beat-stick (Kasubian).

The Beast with the Seven Heads.—George and his Goat, and Perseus and Andromeda.

The Madcap.—Local.

The Parsley.—Connected by El Mezo with Hloupy Piecuch (Polish). The number seven occurs in it. In part The Miraculous Hair (Serbian); in part The Skeleton King or Prince Unexpectedly (Polish).

Good as Salt.—In part Boccaccio’s Merchant of Genova, and thus a variant of El pomo d’oro (Bernoni’s third and last collection), that is The Shepherd’s Pipe (Polish).

Cipro Candia e Morea.—This is a modernized form of the Tinkling Linden and the Virgin Mary Godmother.

The Three Old Women.—A burlesque fairy story. Compare the Three Fates.

The King of the Beans.—Distantly related to the Three Citrons.

King Bufone.—Of the El Granchio type. Related to the Golden Treasure (Upper Lusatian).