And one has gone down.

And the cow N. N. shall now remain clean and sweet (strong), as she was made by God.

This charm is said three times over a pail with “virgin water”; a cross is made over with the skin of a weasel, or with the twig of hazel-nut, or with a found knife.

The cow is washed with the water, and the rest is poured into running water.

The charm must be repeated three times daily, and for three consecutive days, if the bite is a bad one and the swelling does not go down.


[1] The cows are often called by the names of the days on which they were born. Of these Monday and Thursday seem to be the lucky ones.

APPENDIX II.

THREE STORIES FROM ARKIR, THE RUMANIAN VERSION OF THE STORY OF AHIKAR.