With the moral tacked on to this tale, cf. Vernaleken, "The Nine Birds."
[THE THREE PRINCES, THE THREE DRAGONS, AND THE OLD WOMAN WITH THE IRON NOSE. Erdélyi, iii. 4.]
Page [197]. Tátos. Cf. notes, p. [345], also Roumanian Fairy-Tales, "The Hermit's Foundling" and "Vasilica the Brave." Pentamerone, "Corvetto" and Geldart, Folk-Lore of Modern Greece, "The Golden Steed," and "The Scab Pate."
The dragon vomiting out those it has eaten. Cf. The queen swallowed by the whale, in the story of the "[Two Orphans]," p. [223]. Also Red Riding Hood. Grimm, i. "The Wolf and the Seven little Kids." Cf. old Greek legend of Kronos devouring his children.
Page [199]. The bridge seems to suggest the bridge in the Koran. See also the bridge in Pentamerone, "The golden root."
This part of the story somewhat resembles that of "the Accursed Garden," in Vernaleken.
Page [201]. The transformation of Ambrose and the Dragon. Cf. Roumanian Fairy Tales, "Vasilica the Brave," p. 73.
In the Lapp stories the hero calls for help to his gods. See Friis. "Stallo og Patto Poadnje," and "Stallo og Fiskerlappen."
Page [202]. In the Finnish story, Alderblock turns himself into an ermine. See S. ja T. 2, "Leppäpölkky," a story which is very much like the Magyar in this part. Ralston, Russian Folk-Tales, "Ivan Popyalof," p. 69. Also ib. pp. 71 and 72. In the Finnish tale (S. ja T. i.) "Weljiänsä-etsijät Tyttö"—a little dog prevents the girl from bathing in water which would transform her. Cf. Pedroso, Portuguese Folk-Tales, "Pedro and the Prince," p. 26. Gubernatis, i. p. 191.