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 26 TABULATION OF FOLKTALES.

son, and king is out hunting. Witch step-mother takes form of chamber- maid, and with daughter's help carries sick queen to bath room and suffocates her. Then witch puts night-cap on her own daughter, gives her shape of queen, and puts her in queen's bed, bidding her lie on the side on which she has no eye. King returns, rejoices to hear of his son's birth, but old woman prevents his drawing curtains aside to see queen ; so fraud is undiscovered. — (8) At midnight, when only nurse is awake, she sees true queen enter nursery, take child from cradle and suckle it, shake up pillow and put child back ; then stroke roebuck and silently depart. Next morning on inquiring of guards nurse learns that no one had entered palace during night. Nurse sees queen many nights, but tells no one. After a time queen says, " How fares my child, how fares my roe? Twice shall I come, then never more." Nurse tells king, who watches next evening, and hears queen say that she will return once only. — (9) When on following night she says she will never more return, king springs forward, calling her his wife. Hereupon she receives her life again, and tells of the wickedness of witch and her daughter. — (10) They are judged and condemned: daughter is torn to pieces by forest beasts, and witch cast into fire. — (11) As she is burnt roebuck returns to human form, and brother and sister live happily together.

Alphabetical List of Incidents.

Brooks bewitched by step-mother (2).

One-eyed daughter envious of step-sister (6).

Queen returns at night to suckle child and stroke roebuck (8).

Queen returns to life; step-mother and daughter put to death (9) (10).

Roebuck persists in going a-hunting (3) (4).

Roebuck returns to human form (11).

Sister marries king, who protects roebuck (.5).

Stepmother drives brother and sister from home (1).

Stepmother suffocates queen, puts own daughter in queen's bed (7).

Substituted bride (7).

Transformation of brother into roebuck (2).

Where published-— Grimm's ^«9?*seAoZ^ T«Z<: 5. London, 1884. Tale No. 11. vol. i. pp. 44-50.

Nature of Collection, whether:—

1. Original or translation. Translation by Margaret Hunt. 2.1fhy word of mouth state narrator^ s name. 3. Otlier particulars.

Special Points noted by the Editor of the above- See Author's notes, vol. i. pp. 352-3.

Remarks by the Tabulator.— Cf. " The Two Orphans." Magyar Folktales, p. 220, and notes, p. 402.

For inc. 1, cf. Theal, Kaffir Folltlore, pp. 36, 118. Phryxos and Helle