Cf. Some Italian Folk-Lore, "Lion Bruno," Folk-Lore Record, 1878, p. 209. Portuguese Stories, "The Story of a Turner," Folk-Lore Record, 1881, p. 152. Irish Stories, Folk-Lore Journal, 1884, p. 39. Grimm, vol. ii. "The King of the Golden Mountain," and "The Nix of the Mill Pond." Thorpe, Yule-Tide Stories, "The Gold Ring and the Frog," "The King's Son and Messeria," and "Goldmaria and Goldfeather." Vernaleken, In the Land of Marvels, "The Fisher's Son," and "The Stolen Princess."
S. ja T. i. "Awaimetoin Wakka," and S. ja T. ii. p. 146, "Jykeä Lipas" (the Heavy Chest). Friis, "Gutten, Havfruen og Ridder Rød," and "Fattiggutten, Fanden og Guldbyen." Ralston, Russian Folk-Tales p. 362-366, 124, 133.
Steere, Swahili Tales, "The Spirit who was cheated by the Sultan's Son." Gubernatis, ii. p. 382. One may also compare the Viennese Legends of the "Stock-im-Eisen," and of the "Baren-Häuter," for which vide Pictures of Hungarian Life, pp. 172 and 387. Cf. also the Swedish Legend, "Friskytten," in Hofberg's Svenska Folksägner, and the well-known stories of Faust and Der Freischütz. See also p. 130 ante.
Page [191]. The attempts to deceive the devil are found in numerous tales, e.g. Friis, "Stallobruden." Grimm ii., "The Iron Stone," p. 158. Lindholm, Lappbönder, "De bedragne jätten and; Quigstad og," Sandberg Lappiske eventyr og folkesagn, "Stallo og lappepigen."
Page [191]. "Owl's Feathers." Pillows of the same sort appear in "The Pelican," p. [255], and remind us of the superstitions connected with wild birds' feathers. In many parts of Lincolnshire, it is said, that it is impossible to die on a bed that contains them. I know of one old lady in Yorkshire, who when in extremis begged to be moved off her bed, as she was sure she could not die on it, as it had some bad feathers in it. In some places it is pigeon's feathers that the people particularly dislike. See also Henderson's Folk-Lore of the Northern Counties, p. 60.
Page [192]. For different tasks, such as the millet cleaning, see also: S. ja T. i. "Ihmeellinen Koiwu" (The wonderful Birch). Stokes, Indian Fairy Tales, "The Rájá's Son," p. 163, and p. 180. Temple, Legends of the Punjáb, "Râjâ Rasâlû," p. 43. Thorpe, Yule-Tide Stories. "Svend's Exploits," p. 353. Geldart, Folk-Lore of Modern Greece, "The Snake, the Dog, and the Cat," p. 44. Pentamerone, "The Dove." Folk-Lore Journal, 1884, "Prince Unexpected," p. 13. Gubernatis, Vol. i. p. 38. Ralston, Russian Folk Tales, "The Water King," p. 126; also pp. [18], [153], [208] in this work.
The hairs that became serpents remind us of Medusa.
Page [193]. The changes of the pursued, in order to avoid capture, occur in numerous tales, e.g. "[Handsome Paul]," and note [320] ante. Also S. ja T. i. "Oriiksi muutettu poika," and "Awaimetoin Wakka." Friis, "Jætten og Veslegutten," and "Jætten og Drengen hans." Household Stories from the Land of Hofer, "The Dove Maiden," p. 384. Vernaleken, In the Land of Marvels, "How Hans finds his Wife," p. 284, and "The Drummer," p. 292. Folk-Lore Journal, 1884, "Prince Unexpected," p. 15, and Malagasy Folk-Tales, "Isìlakòlona," p. 131. Campbell, Popular Tales of the Western Highlands, "The Battle of the Birds."
Page [194]. The devil's limping and the woodpeckers and hares in other stories,[73] reminds us of an old Yorkshire saw, "Beware of those whom God has marked," and I know cases of people who regard any external deformity as the expression of internal malformation.
Page [195]. In the Lapp stories, the giants swallow so much water that they burst.