INDEX.

Acorn, magic growth of [Jack and the Beanstalk incident], 146, 388 Age of giants, xxix. ——, hero grows old in his travels, 107 Agricultural, xli., see "plough" Agriculture, giants' dislike of, xxviii. Ague, cure for, 403 Allegorical story, 91-95 Alligator in Serbian folk-lore, 325 American Indians, folk-tales quoted, 364 —— notions of, as to dreams, 376 Ananci folk-tales, quoted, 379, 394 Angels, allegory of, 93 Animal superstitions, lx-lxiii. Animals, grateful, assistance by, 158, 160, 249, 303-306, 323, 342, 371, 373, 374, 384, 392, 409 ——, king of the, 106-107, 108 ——, language of, 301, 421-422 ——, magic, in service of fairies, xxxiii. ——, marriage of, with human beings, 225 ——, sacrifice of, to stay the plague, 381 —— servants, 111 —— skins of, worn at Magyar weddings, 367 ——, witch's life contained in, 205 ——, &c., transformation of, into human beings, see "boy," "eagles," "falcon," "fish," "horses," "mares," "pig," "pigeons," "oranges," "snake" Anthony's (St.) fire, cure for, xlix. Apple, castle transformed into, 74, 247, 248, 353 —— smiling, 130 Apple tree, miraculous growth of, 11 Apricot, tinkling, 130 Arabian folk-tales, quoted, 381 Arabian Nights, quoted, 347, 352, 353, 355, 360, 362, 364, 368, 371, 375, 377, 389, 392, 395, 396, 400, 402, 406, 408, 415, 418 Argilus and Helen, story of, 345 Árpád, the founder of modern Hungary, viii. Arrow, shooting of, as test of strength, 120 Arthur, morte d', quoted, 351, 352 Ashes, strewed, used for finding way through forest, 145 —— (house), youngest brother sits among, 97 Asia, migration from, into Europe, viii. Assembly of the giants, xxix. Astronomy superstitions, lxiv. Attila, conquest of Hungary by, vii. ——, story of, quoted, 342 Austrian folk-tales quoted, 370 Avaricious, allegory of the, 94 Avars, ethnology of, x. Baa-lambs (the), story-title, 90-95 Bachelors' funeral at Magyar weddings, 367 Bædnag-njudne, giant beings, Lapp, 340 Bag which never gets full, 141 Baptism, allegory of unbaptised children, 94 Basket, to give the, that is to dismiss, Magyar, 366 Bath used to produce youthfulness, 110, 349 Bathing custom in Hungary, 308 Bathing in mare's milk, task set hero, 276 Bathing of fairy maidens, 101 Battlefields, silver and copper, created for fighting, 349 Battles, legends of, in Lincolnshire, 382 Beanstalk (Jack) parallel incident, 146, 388 Beating of wife, story incident, 23 Beauty, delicate skin a feature of, 354 Beauty and beast stories, 385 Bed, Madeys, devils dread, Slavonic tale, 310 Bede (St.), well of, at Jarrow, 373 Bees, assistance of, to hero, 153 ——, honey brought by, restores life, 374 Beetles, witch's life and power contained in, 205 Beggar character in story helps hero, 251 Beggar's presents, story of, 161-163 Bells, church, ringing of, a hero-task, 228-229 Bells, magic, in giant assemblies, xxix. Belt, strength-giving, 353 Berries, youth-giving qualities of, 373 Betrothal in Magyar marriage, 366 Bible quoted, 375, 411 Biblical characters, see "God," "Joseph," "Peter" Birds having power to restore youth, 251 ——, hero transforms himself into, 286 ——, iron, made alive by hero's singing, 317 ——, leading of hero by, 99; carrying of hero by, 108-109 ——, enticing of boys by, 362 ——, hero assisted by, 201, 249 ——, moral rebuke by, 20 Birth, signs of luck at, 120 Black, colour of the giants, xxx. —— cloth, town draped in, 374 Blindness, cure for, in story incident, 37; by mud from well, 152 Blood flowing from finger post sign of disaster, 257 ——, human, wine mixed with, 121 —— letting for restoration to life, 344 —— stains, indelible, 125, 382 Blood feud, incident, Arabian nights, 360 Blowing upon wound to heal, 95 Blue Beard incidents, 129, 383 Blue cross, hero changed to, on divulging secret, 314 Bohemian folk-tales, quoted, 323 Boiling skull with millet seed used as omen, 279 Bones, human, hatched by crow, 299 —— of boy collected by sister, 299 ——, skeleton, miraculous joining of scattered, 12 Boy killed for dinner by mother, 298 Boy who could not shiver nor shake, type story, 228-232 Bramble, dragon's wife takes form of, 202 Bread, operation of making, used as story incident, 79 Breathing on old things, causes change, 349 Bridal customs, Magyar, 365 Bride, false, given to prince, 214 ——, gipsy personates, 214 Bride-capture, evidence of, Magyar, 366, 368; Palócz, 413, 414 —— and pursuit, story incident, 32-35 ——, symbolic customs representing, 369 Bride purchase, evidence of, Magyar, 365 Bridges, fights between hero and dragon, on, 199-201 ——, in folk-tales, 399 —— of copper, silver, and gold, 64, 196; of gold, 74 Britain, Teutonic conquest of, xi. Britanny, were-wolves, 344 Brocklesby, Roman camp near, Lincolnshire, 382 Broom, red hot, ridden by witch to pursue hero, 273 —— seller, story character, 22 Brothers, elder, separate from hero on journey, 257 Brothers, three, story title, 152-154 Brothers and sisters, marriage of, 137 Brush, used as obstacle to pursuit of hero, 160 Building, immuration during, 376-377 Building legends, 333-334 Bulgarians, origin of, xiii. Bullet, magic, to kill a giant, xxx. Bullocks with gilt horns, roasted at Magyar weddings, 367 Bulls used for rescuing treasure, 405 Burial feasts, 370 Cake, hero shares with beggar, 252 ——, millet, used in story incident, 28-29 Cakes made with woman's milk, 379 Cannibalism, 25, 352, 388-389, 403 Cannibal-giant story character, 25 Cannibal-man in Lapp stories, 352 Castle built by magical command, 16 —— built and inhabited by fairies, xxxv.-xxxvi. —— built by giants, xxvii. —— turned into golden apple, 206, 247 —— weeping and laughing, 409 Cat, accompanies hero, 258 ——, a servant of fairies, xxxiii. Cat, the lazy, story title, 23-25, 317 ——, troll, 346 ——, witches assume the shape of xli. Cataract, cure for, xlviii. Cats, witch's carriage drawn by, 204 Caul, superstition as to being born with, 378 Caves as the haunts of fairies, xxxvii. Caves, the three, riddle solved by hero, 259 Changed bride incident in folk tales, 386 Chap-books, xx. Chapel and hermit, pursued heroine and hero turn themselves into, 33 Charitable (the) allegory of, 94 Charles XI., legend of, 381 Charming, fairy means of, xxxiii. Charms, singing, used for restoration of life, 341 Chest, magic, incident in folk-tales, 401 Child, first-born, dedication to devil, 7, 189, 384 Child-marriage incident, 80 "Child born to be a King" type stories, 307-309 Children, substitution of, xlv., 52 Children's rhymes, Cumanian, xvi. Chopping, symbolic action of, for cure of wrist disease, 332 Christ, see "God." Christianity, influence of, on folk-tales, xx., xl. Christmas customs, li. Church building legends, 333-334 Church to be built in one night task set heroine, 193 Church, heroine takes form of, 194 ——, youth-giving bird kept in, 259 Church bells, ringing of, task of hero, 228-229 Church marriage, 4, 7 Cinder Jack, story title, 149-152 Cinderella incident occurring with hero, 97, 150; with heroine, 148; in folk-tales, 207-216, 389 Cinders, burning, drop from devil's hair, 192 Clan feuds, Lincolnshire, 382 Cloak given to hero for singing, 299 ——, giving power of invisibility to its wearer, 141 ——, giving power to transport wearer to any place, 156 Cloth, magic, provides food, 161 Clothes, stealing of fairy maiden's, 101 Club, used by giant for killing, 11 ——, magic fighting, 162 Coachman, King's, hero takes service as, 270 Cock, a servant of fairies, xxxiii. ——, crowing of, good omen, 213 ——, iron, on spire, in story incident, 42 ——, lesson taught by, 301 ——, red, accompanies hero, 259 Cock-crow, devils disappear at, 37 ——, means of getting rid of ghost, 282 College, hero's attendance at, 7, 59 Constantinople, St. Sophia, blood stains at, 382 Cooking, methods alluded to, 30 Copper bridge, dragon's home near, 196, 199 —— forest, 388 —— objects used in story incidents, 2, 28, 31, 40, 61, 78, 142, 150 Corn, Finnish method of drying, 315. Cornish folk-lore, 349 —— wells, 373 Corpse assists ghost to find bride, 282 Cosmogony, tales dealing with, 375-376 Cottele on the Tamar, blood-stains at, 382 Cotton as a clew to find way out of thicket, 144 Count's daughter, the, story-title, 127-130 Country inhabited by lions and wolves, 189, 195 Cramp, cure for, xlix. Cray-fish in story incident, 84 Cripple, cure for, in story incident, 37 Cromwell, battles attributed to, 382 Crow assists hero in fight with dragon, 201 —— hatches bones of boy, 299 Crow's nest, story title, 298-301 Crutch sticks given to hero for singing, 300 Csabor Ur, story title, 123-125 Csángós, Magyar settlers in Moldavia, 380 ——, origin of the, xv. Csihan, Prince, story title, 1-6; notes to story, 303-306 Cuchulaiun, story of, quoted, 348 Cumanians, origin of the, xv.-xvi. Cumberland wells, 373 Curry-comb, used as obstacle to pursuit of hero, 160 Curse of oblivion, 321-322 Dances, wedding, 104-105 Dancing, caused by flute, 13-15 —— fairy, xxxiv. 143 Danish folk-tales quoted, 306, 324, 334, 355, 401 Daughters, king ill-using, 288 —— of witch, mares till nightfall, 159 Dawn, as story character, 42 Dawn and night, tying up of, in folk-tales, 326 Days of the week, xlix. Death cured by magic orange, 156 —— in equalled with sleep, 374 —— personification of, as story character, 82 —— sign of, to three brothers on adventure, 55; superstition, 403 —— (sudden) penalty for telling secret, 301 Death superstitions, xlix. Deception as to birth of prince during king's absence, 335-338 Deer, brother of heroine transformed into, 221 Devil and the Red Cap, story title, 226-228 —— and the Three Slovac lads, story title, 126-127 —— and the King, story title, 188-195 "Devil with three golden hairs," Finnish variant of, 310 Devil carries off corpse from gallows, 289 —— carries off girls, 288 —— construction of road by, xxxvi. —— conversations of, overheard, story incident, 37 —— dedication of first child to, 7, 189, 384 —— helps king to find game, 189 —— personates hero, 226 —— use of the word 346 —— son of, helps heroine to escape devil, 192 Devils marry sisters of hero, 288 —— used for carrying out magical commands, 27 Devonshire, Cottele on the Tamar, blood-stains at, 382 Dew, at Friday's new moon, used for cure of blindness, 37 Dew, healing powers of, 322, 416 —— St. John's Day, properties of, 392 Diamond, brought by fox to hero, 2 —— castle, the light of Hades, 68; abode of giant, 71 —— horse-shoe nails, used by hero, 68 Dissemination of folk-tales, causes of, xxi. Doctor, successful, story incident, 83, 138 Dog, faithful, in folk-tales, 402 ——, kissing of hero by, causes oblivion, 322 —— lungs and liver of, given instead of heroine's, 182 Doghead, story character, 70 Dogheaded Tartars, 118 —— people, xx., 377-378 Dragon, sacrifice of virgin to, 112, 374 —— milk of, 409; horse fed on, 252 Dragons devouring human beings, 196 ——, pursuing devils take form of, 195 ——, slain by three princes, story incident, 41, 199-201 247, 248 ——, used for carrying out magical commands, 16, 78 ——, when defeated vomiting lads they had swallowed, 197 Drawing of object on the ground, magic powers of, 370 Dream of hero raison d'être of story, 233 Dream-books, 376 Dreams obviate the curse of forgetfulness, 35; importance of in misfortune, 120 Dreams, three, story title 117-123 Dress, fairy, stealing of, to secure bride, 101; losing of, gives power of escape to fairy bride, 105 Dresses, wedding, among the Magyars, 368 Drink, enchanted, causes oblivion, 321 —— customs, lxviii. Drowning of devils when pursuing heroine, 195 Drugging hero's wine by witch, 253, 254, 255 Duck, gold, heroine transformed into, 214, 402 —— silver, devil's son takes form of, 195 Dust, figures drawn in, come to life, 103, 104 Dutch witchcraft, 343 Dwarf, assistance to heroine by, 47 —— outwits strong men, 245, 246 Eagle, pursuing-father takes the form of, 32, 33 Earthenware pot, skull boiled in, used to obtain news of lover, 279 Eating taboo, 9 Egg (black) presented to hero by fairy godmother, 197 Egyptian story quoted, 340, 341, 400 Eldest brother hero of tale, 262-277 Elk, coffin of heroine, carried about by, 174 —— with gold and silver hairs in Russian story, 304 Embroidery, an occupation of the fairies, xxxiv. Enchantment by spitting, 395 English folk-tales, quoted, 354, 356, 360, 383, 396, 404, 406 Envious sisters, story title, 49-54 Epilepsy, cures for, xlviii. Eskimo folk-tales quoted, 331, 341, 362, 363, 364, 375, 386, 387, 389, 391, 393, 400, 408, 411 Esthonian folk-tales quoted, 326 Ethnology of giants in Magyar folk-lore, xxvi., xxviii. —— of Hungary, viii. Ewe, hero suckled by, 244 Executioner, functionary at a wedding, 303 Eye in forehead, giantess with, 146 Eye, one, monster, 388 Eyes, affection of, story incident, 59 Eyes of King unlike each other, raison d'être of story, 250 Eye-sight restored by herb, 322 Fairies in Magyar folk-lore, xxxii-xl. Fairies, marriage of, with the giants, xxix. ——, descent of witches from, xli. Fairies' well, youth-giving water from, 289 Fairies' well, story title, 288 Fairy dancing, 142 Fairy Elizabeth, story title, 95-110 Fairy godmother, present from, to hero, 197 Fairy, house, origin of, 136 "Faithful John," variants of, 313-315 Falcon, shooting at, story incident, 40 Falcon, pursuing mother takes the form of, 33 False champion, story character, 43, 112 Falsehood, personification of, story character, 36 Family feuds, Lincolnshire, 382 Family life of the fairies, xxxvii. Farmer, story character, 7 Farming life in story incident, 80 Father eats flesh of his boy, 298 —— murdered by son in Finnish story, 307 —— throws knives and forks to frighten hero, 251 Father's (my) wedding, story title, 86-90 Faust type stories, 306-312 Fays, kissing by, causes oblivion, 322 Fear, hero unable to learn, 228 ——, shown by pillows dropping from the seat, 45, 114 Feather picking festival, 215 —— picking, peasant occupation, 402 Feathers, copper, gold and silver, from tail of wood grouse in Karelian story, 305 Feet, silver, child born with, 337 —— washing at weddings in Scotland, 367 Feet and hands of hero renewed by rubbing with blood and dust, 261 Feuds, clan or family, Lincolnshire, 382 Fight between hero and dragons, 199, 200, 201, 247, 248 Finger-lore, 331 Finger-post as trysting place for hero and brothers, 257 Finger songs, 330 Finn giant beings, 340 Finnish folk-tales, quoted, 307, 314-315, 318, 321, 323, 324, 326, 328, 329, 331, 332, 334, 335, 337, 342, 346, 347, 349, 350, 352, 353, 355, 356, 372, 373, 374, 379, 384, 385, 386, 389-390, 392, 393, 396, 399, 401, 402, 403, 404, 407, 409, 410, 411, 414, 416, 421 —— marriage custom, 365, 369 —— names for stars, 410 Fire, ever-burning, story incident, 41 Fire camp, in story incident, 99 —— customs, liv., lviii., see "hearth" Fire, obtained by youngest brother, 40 Firpole ridden by witch to pursue hero, 272 Fish, gold, princess turns into, when pushed into well, 135 ——, king of, assists hero in task, 252, 254 ——sung out of lake by hero, 316 ——, transformation of, into lovely girl, 16 ——, witch's daughters change to, 254 Fisher Joe, notes to, 313 —— story title, 15-22 Fishing, story incident, 16 Flame, red, dragon takes form of, 201 Flame, white, hero takes form of, 201 Flattery, applied to witches, 400 Flint, falling from falcons' rock, story incident, 40 Flint hoop, dragon takes form of, 201 Flintshire wells, 373 Flower gardens belonging to the fairies, xxxvii. Fluid, strength-giving, 353 Flute, powers of, to compel dancing, 13-15 Flying, power of, by giants, xxx. Foal, half rotten, of hero, demands for wages for performing tasks, 252 ——, magic power of, 263; helps hero, 263-277 Foals, the three, riddle solved by hero, 240 Folk-tales, origin of, xix. Food, enchanted, causes oblivion, 321 ——, magic supply of, 284 Forbidden chamber stories, 326, 384 Forest, filling of, by devils, 28; clearing of, for ploughing, 96 Forgetfulness, curse of, story incident, 34 Formulae, conjuring, of the fairies, xxxiv. Fortunatus' story, 141 Foundation sacrifice, 376-377 Foundling child becomes hero of tale, 244 Fox, a story character, 1, 316 —— in Russian Puss-in-Boots story, 304; in Finnish story, 305 French folk-tales quoted, 306, 347, 418 —— invasion appearing in folk-tales, xx., 5 Friar, ghost, in shape of, guardian of buried treasure, 231 Friday, efficacy of, in folk-medicine, 37 Frisian variants of Fisher Joe, 316 Frog, grateful, for hero's kindness, assists him, 150 ——, the wonderful, story of, 224-226 Frog prince story, Lincolnshire, 404-405 Frogs, witches assume the shape of, xli. Fruit, fairy maiden concealed in, 386 Funeral of heroine, 171, 173 Gallows, devil carries off man hanging from, 289 ——, legend of, 382 ——, resort of devils at night, 37 ——, secrets heard under, 323 Gangrene, cures for, xlviii. Garter, unloosing of, at weddings, 369 George (St.) legend of, quoted, 374 Gepidae, Ardaric King of, vii. German folk-tales quoted, 306, 312, 321, 323, 324, 339, 341, 346, 347, 349, 350, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 364, 372, 373, 374, 377, 378, 383, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389, 391, 394, 395, 397, 399, 400, 401, 402, 403, 405, 406, 407, 408, 415, 416 417, 421 —— wedding customs, 369 —— witchcraft, 343 Gesta Romanorum quoted, 375 Ghost, story character, 142 ——, wishing to marry bride, 282 Ghost lovers, story title, 278-282, 417 Ghosts, xlv; guard buried treasure, 232 Giant objects in folk-tales, 361 —— story, xxvi.-xxvii. Giants, northern, 340 ——, identified with Huns, x. ——, origin of, as sons of witch, 57 ——, story characters, 9, 25, 55, 72, 101, 147 —— in Magyar folk-lore, xxiv.-xxxi. —— and giantesses, 388 Giantess, cannibal story characters, 146 Gift to hero by fairy godmother, 197 Gifts, wonderful, 394 Gipsy tales quoted, 375 Gipsy women in folk-tale, 213 Girl with the golden hair, story-title, 262-277 —— without hands, story of, 182-188 Girls assist hero, 248 ——, captive, rescued by hero, 247, 248 —— under form of mares in daytime, 159 Glass mountains in folk-tales, 350 Glass rock, hero taken over by magic horse, 65 Gnats, assists hero in task, 252, 254 Goats, guardians of giant's treasure, xxxi. Goblet of dazzling brightness, story incident, 19 Goblins, xlv.-xlvi. God, or Christ, descent of, to earth, story incident, 20, 82 Gold bridge, dragon's home near, 196, 201 —— children, variant of story, 313 —— duck, heroine transformed into, 214 —— hair picked up by hero, 269 —— horses, fetched by hero as task, 274 —— objects used in story incidents, 2, 28, 63-64, 65, 71, 74, 130, 143, 150 Golden apple, castle contained in, 206 —— coffin of heroine carried about by elk, 173 —— forest, 258 —— haired children born to heroine, 177, 184 —— haired stud of horses, 62 —— hair, girl with, story title, 262-277 —— girl married to hero, 159 —— hair, Tátos horse with, 198 —— horned bullocks roasted at Magyar weddings, 367 —— spade used to dig up Tátos foal, 251 Goods of heroine fetched by hero in table cloth, 273 Goose's egg, copper fortress swivelling on, 78 Gorgons, parallels to, 353 Gothamite stories quoted, 356, see "noodle" Grapes, speaking, smiling apple, and tinkling apricot, story title, 130-132 Grateful beasts, story incident, 2, [150], 153, 158, 160, 249, 303-306 Grave stone and mound, story about, 381 Greek folk-tales, quoted, 338, 340, 350, 355, 386, 387, 391, 392, 394, 396, 398, 399, 400, 401, 402, 406, 407, 408 Green king, character in story, 288 Greyhound, guardian of giant's treasure, xxxi. Griffin helps hero to escape from underground world, 249 Griffins, witch's daughter changed to, 254 Guns fired at weddings, Magyar, 368 Gyllenspets, family of, legends as to ennobling, 381 Hair combing in folk-tales, 389 ——, not to be thrown away, 332 ——, cutting of, punishment, 216 ——, at wedding, 369 ——, folk-lore of, 374-375, 402 —— of heroine used as means to bewitch her, 222 ——, gold, of heroine, used by her to give light, 270 Hair-pin, poisonous, used by witch for destroying heroine, 172 Hairs, transformed into serpents, 398 Handkerchiefs, exchange of, mode of engagements, Palócz, 413 Hands, girl without, story of, 182-188 ——, gold, child born with, 337 Hands and feet of hero cut off by his brothers, 260; renewed by rubbing with blood, 261 ——, cutting off of heroine's, by eldest sisters, 50 Handsome Paul, story title, 25-35; variants of, 317 Hanging, ceremonial at, 406-407 Harvesting customs, 98 Head-dress worn by maidens, Palócz, 414 Healing-grass, restoration of life by, 58 Healing-mud, 391 Healing-plants, 374 Hearth custom, mourning behind the oven, 15, see "ashes" Heat, great, round fairies' well, 291 Heaven, journey to, story incident, 20; allegory of, 94 Helen and Argilus, story of, 345 Hell, hero marries witch in, 204 —— voyage to, 8-10, 67 Hermit character in tale, helps hero, 288; hero restores him to youth, 295 Hero maimed by elder brothers, 260 ——, limbs of, restored by using magic mud, 261 —— suckled by ewe, 244 —— swallowed by king, 317 Hero transformed by Tátos horse, 198 —— unable to learn to fear, 228 Heroine marries devil's son, 195 History in folk-tales, 380-382 Holofernes, the fire-king, story of, 345 Holly tree with gold leaves in Russian story, 304 Holyrood, blood-stains at, 382 Home, troubles arising from bringing bride to the, 370-371 Homer quoted, 376 Horace quoted, 376 Horn, magic, in story incident, 61 Horse fed on dragon's milk for strength, 252 ——, magic, story incident, 20, 62, 105, 144, 158, 160, 197, 387, 390, 392-393 ——, old, made young by hero, 260 ——, piebald, assists hero, 289 —— racing at weddings, Magyar, 368 —— (stallion) guardian of giant's treasure, xxxi. —— with five legs produced from egg, 197 Horse-shoe, gold, picked up by hero, 270 Horses, age of, tested, 119 ——, hero's task to take charge of, 253 ——, mythic, called Tátos, 345-349 ——, transformation of human beings into, 31 ——, witch's daughters in shape of, 252 ——, witches assume the shape of, xli. House, folk-lore of the threshold, 410-411 —— tidying incident in folk-tales, 386 House-fairy, origin of, 136 Human sacrifice in story incident, 112 —— to stay the plague, 381 Hundetyrk, giant beings, Swedish, 340 Hunes, a tribe who came over with Saxons to Britain, xi. Hungarian Faust story, 312 —— folk-tales, collections of, xxii.-xxiii. Hungarians, origin of, vii.-viii. Hungary, bathing customs in, 308 ——, the happy land, 126 Huns, origin of the, vii., x. Hunting princes, story title, 39-46 ——, story incident, 1, 39, 54, 186, 188 Husks in folk-tales, 385 Hussar and the servant girl, story-title, 83-85 Hydrophobia, cures for, xlviii. Iliad, quoted, 349 Illness, feigned, incident in folk-tales, 386 Images, wax, used in sorcery, 332 Immuration of human beings, 376-377, 407 ——, punishment by, 114 Incantation, witch, xliii. Indian tales quoted, 306, 307, 314, 321, 323, 338, 339, 341, 342, 344, 346, 356, 361, 362, 363, 364, 373, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387, 389, 391, 394, 395, 396, 398, 400, 402, 403, 404, 415 Invisible cap given by devil, 227 —— shepherd lad, story title, 141-144 Ishtar, legend of, quoted, 400 Italian folk-tales quoted, 356, 383, 384, 396-398, 400, 401, 408, 421 Irish folk-tales quoted, 322, 348, 353, 355, 364, 372, 394, 396, 397 Iron age, giants connected with, xxvi. —— kneader, character in story, 245, 246 —— nose, woman with, 159, 203, 243 —— pole, witch rides on, to pursue hero, 269 —— railing round witch's house, 267 —— teeth, witch possessing, 221 Irons, brothers of hero working in, for debt, 260 Jack and the Bean Stalk incident, 146, 388 Jack Dreadnought, story title, 228-232 Jack the Giant Killer, 341 James I., legend of, 382 Japan marriage customs, 368 Japanese folk-tales quoted, 306, 391 Jaundice, cures for, xlvi. Jazyges, origin of the, xvii. Jesuits in Hungary, 409 Jewel, youth-giving qualities of, 373 Jewish wedding customs, 369 Jikil, a people of Hungary, xiii. Johara, Juharia, province of, recorded in folk-tales, 371 Joseph, Biblical story of, quoted, 375 Kaffir folk-tales, 403 Kalevala, quoted, 331, 374 Karelian story quoted, 353, 359, 390 Keyne, St., well of, in Cornwall, 373 King adopts hero as his son, 234 —— and the devil, story of, 188-195 ——, child born to be, type story, 233-244 —— made young again by magic water, 295 —— marrying most beautiful woman, 163 —— with eyes that weep and laugh, 251 King's daughter, story character, 4, 15, 234, 238 —— youngest daughter, story character, 27 Kissing by fays and by dog, causes oblivion, 322 Knife, non-use of, for killing, 11 ——, wooden, stone cut by, 247 Knives stuck in a tree for life index, 374 Knot-holes in wood, folk-tale connected with, 364 Knowledge, obtaining of secret, 322-324 Koiran-Kuonalanien, giant beings, Finn, 340 Kronos, legend of, quoted, 399 Kuns, origin of the, xv.-xvi. Ladybird rhyme, xx. Lake, magic, power of restoring limbs possessed by, 185 ——, silver, heroine takes form of, 195 Lamb, possessing power to rain gold, 162 —— with golden fleece, story title, 13-15; variants of, 312 Lamb and shepherd, pursued heroine and hero become, 33 Lameness of characters in folk-tales, 372 ——, superstition about, 398 Language of animals, see "animals" Languages of Hungary, xviii., xix. Lapp folk-tales quoted, 305, 312, 321, 326, 328, 329, 343, 344, 346, 352, 358, 359, 361, 362, 364, 370, 372, 373, 379, 384, 385, 386, 388, 389, 390, 392, 393, 396, 397, 399, 400, 403, 408, 410, 415, 418, 420 Lapp giant beings, 340 —— wedding customs, 369 Laughing, cure of illness by, 15 Lazy cat, 23-25; note to, 317 Lead, boiling, ordeal of truth by jumping in, 297 —— used as punishment by fairies, 294 Letter forged by witch, 178, 185 Letter intercepted, story incident, 52, 185 Life, allegory of, 92-94 —— concealed away from the body, 400 —— restoration to, 329, 341, 342, 344; by animals, 374, 396; by snake, 55; by healing grass, 58, 113 Life or soul, witch's, contained in animals, 205 Life index incidents, 339, 340, 374, 378 Light extinguished by animal bridegroom, 226 Limber, Lincolnshire, battle legends in, 382 Lincolnshire folk-lore, 343, 350, 363, 376, 378, 382, 398 —— folk-tales quoted, 358, 392, 393, 404, 405, 417, 418-420, 421 —— Mumby Hill, treasure legend, xxxi. —— superstitions, 402 —— treasure legend, 406 —— wedding customs, 369 —— witchcraft, xliii. Lions, country inhabited by, 188, 195 Literature, mediæval, influence on folk-tales, xx., xxi. Livy quoted, 377 Loaf, baked seven times with other loaves, used as charm against dragon, 79 Local influences on folk-tales, xx. Lodging, hero's, at a cottage held by a murderer, 9 London, legend relating to, quoted, 351 Looking back, misfortune from, 101 ——, superstition against, in folk-tales, 362-363 ——, unlucky at weddings, 369 Looking-glass, magic, power of speaking possessed by, 165 Lord of the manor, story character, 17 Love of the fairies, xxxiv.-xxxv. Lover's ghost, story title, 278-282 Luck and bliss, story title, 22, 23; variants of, 317 Lungs and liver eaten by would-be murderer, 183 Mace, sent as sign of recognition, 106 —— used by devil as weapon, 194 Mace-throwing, 353 Magic pony, little, story of, 157-160 —— powers of giants, xxix. —— queen of, 78 —— woman, godmother to heroine, 144 Magpie in Swedish folk-lore, 364 Magyars, origin of, viii., xiii. Maiming of slain enemies, story incident, 43 Malagasy folk-tales quoted, 340, 394, 398, 401 —— superstition as to the threshold, 411 Man, hanged, eaten by devil, 290 Manners of Magyars, lxvii. Märchen, origin of, xix. Mare, power of talking possessed by, 263 Mares, milking, task set hero, 275 Mares, witch's daughter in story, 159 Market operations in noodle story, 81 Marriage by guessing of bride's secret marks, 141 —— by taking down objects from high pole, 151 ——, child, 80 ——, church, 4, 7 —— customs, Magyar, liv., 365; Palóczy, 412-414 —— festivals, Magyar, 389 —— in folk-tales, 328 —— of hero to queen of the fairies, 298 —— of hero with witch, 204 —— of heroine with frog, 225 —— of most beautiful girl, 163 —— of twelve brothers to twelve sisters, 159 —— to slayer of king's enemies, 44 —— by capture, see "bride-capture." Maundeville's travels quoted, 342 May-pole, used in marriage custom, Palóczy, 412 Meadow, silken, of enemies, 67 Medicine folk, xlvi.-xlix., 403, 409; in story incident, 37 Melton Ross, Lincolnshire, gallows legend at, 382 Merlin, tradition of, 341 Message stick, story incident, 106 Messenger, intercepted, story incident, 52 Mezey, knight, story character, 66 Mice, king of, assists hero in task, 252, 255 Midnight, a story character, 42 Migration of a people, probable reference to, in folk-tales, 371 Milk, adulteration of, allegory of, 94 Milk, bathing in, task set hero, 276 Milk flowing from finger-post a sign of prosperity, 257 Milk-jug, lid of, formed from remains of murdered princes, 136 Milk lake and golden duck, pursued heroine and hero become, 34 Milk, woman's, bread made with, 121 Milking mares, task set hero, 274 Miller, a story character, 1 Millet-cake, story incident, 29, 30 Millet-field, heroine takes form of, 32, 193 Millet-seed, skull boiled with, as means of divination, 279 —— to cleanse, task set heroine, 192 Millstone given to hero for singing, 300 Mirkó, Prince, story title, 59-76 Mirror, magic, 395 Mohammedanism, influence of, on folk-tales, xx., xl. Moldavia, Hungarian settlers in, xv. ——, Magyar settlers in, 380 Money given to hero by devil to aid him on his journeys, 290, 292, 293 Mongolian marriage customs, 368 Monk, devil's son takes form of, 194 Moon, on forehead of twin son, 52, 337; on hero's forehead, 387; on right breast of king's daughter, 140 ——, myth of, in folk-tales, 327 ——, new, efficacy of, in folk-medicine, 37 —— superstition, 403 Moonlight in the water, 358 Mopstick, witch riding on, 253 Moss, eyelids covered with, sign of old age, 259 Mother marrying son, in Finnish story, 308 —— of heroine, her enemy, 183 Mountain adventures, story incident, 39, 54 Mountains built by giants, xxvii. Mouse, assistance of, to hero, 153 Murder, crime of, committed and punished, 9-13 Murder of father by son in Finnish story, 307 Murders of the Blue Beard type, 129 Music, folk-, 370 Musical air to rhymes, 405 Musical myths, quoted, 347, 400 Mysterious land in folk-tales, 371-372 Myth, saints' legends develop into, x. Nail-pairing superstitions, 402 Name, taboo in story incident, 47, 330-344 Names of fairies, xxxvi. xxxviii. Negro legend of treasure, 406 Nettles, Prince Czihan, story title, 1-6 New Year's Day, liii. Niebelungen quoted, 351 Night and dawn, tying up of, in folk-tales, 326 Nimrod, giant legend of, viii. Noodle stories, 80, 83, 86, 356-359, 361; parallels between, xix. Norse tales quoted, 322, 323, 329, 342, 346, 350, 352, 353, 355, 358, 359, 360, 361, 370, 371, 372, 373, 375, 383, 385, 386, 389, 391, 392, 394, 396, 397, 398, 400, 404, 408, 410, 415, 421 Northumberland folk-lore, 343, 383 Norwegian giant beings, 340 Nose, sausage grows to man's, 219 Nothing, character in Finnish story, 315 Numbers, lix. Nutshell, fairy bride's dress placed in, 102 Oak tree with golden leaves in Russian story, 304 Oblivion curse of, 321-322 Obstacles to pursuit in folk-tale, xxxiii., 32-35, 160, 393-394 Occupations of the fairies, xxxiv. Ointment, strength-giving, 353 Operencian Sea, magic trees on shores of, 256 Orange, cure of dead by, 156 Oranges, three, story title, princesses spring from, 133-136 Orphans, the two, story of, 220-224 Oven, retirement behind, as mourning, 15 Owls' feathers, 409 ——, pillow stuffed with, 191, 255, 398 Oxen, ploughing with, in tale, 298 Palaces of the fairies, xxxviii. Palm Sunday, descent of God to earth on, 21 Palocz, origin of the, xviii. ——, folk-tales, 412 Palstave, used by Magyars, 412 Pannonia conquest of by Romans, vii. Paris, Carmelite convent, blood stains at, 382 Pear-tree, poisonous, dragon's wife takes form of, 202 Pears, stolen from tree, incident in tale, 183 Peas in open field, picked up by hero, 76 Peel borrowed by mother in tale, 298 Pelican, the, story title, 250-262 Pelicans, unknown in Hungary, 409 Pentamerone quoted, 339, 342, 374, 375, 379, 386, 387, 388, 394, 396, 398, 399, 400, 401, 403, 407, 410, 417 Perspiration, superstition about, Indian, 395 Peter (St.), appearance of, to hero, 141 ——, descent of, to the earth with God, 20 Petticoat, tale said to be in tucks of, 282 Phooka, the wild horse of Ireland, 349 Picture in folk-tales, 396 Piebald horse, magic horse, 289; assists hero, 289; enemy of devils, 291, 292, 293 Pig, prince in form of, 131, 132 Pig-driving, in story incident, 80 Pigeon, hero transforms himself into, 286 Pigeons, transformation of, into girls, 101 Pigeons help heroine in task, 208 Pillow stuffed with owls' feathers in devil's house, 191 Pin, in folk-tales, 395-396 ——, poisonous, used by witch to destroy heroine, 170 Pistols, used by hero, 63 Plaid, possessing power of making wearer invisible, 289 Plague, animal sacrifice at, 381; witch sacrifice, xliv. Plants, wound-healing, 341 ——, superstitions, lxiii-lxiv. ——, see "apples," "apricot," "bramble," "oak," "pear" Pleurisy, cures for, xlvii. Plough, six-ox, yoking of, 370 Ploughing task, story incident, 28, 96 Pluto, story character, 29 Poker changed into horse by witch, 160 Polish folk-tales quoted, 322, 379, 418 Pony, magic, story of, 157-160 Pope, hero becomes, 12 Portraits, superstition against, 333 Portuguese folk-tales quoted, 324, 334, 339, 342, 361, 365, 372, 374, 386, 389, 394, 395, 396, 397, 399, 400, 401, 402 Post (finger) oozing blood, sign of misfortune to hero, 257 —— used as trysting place, 257 Poultry yard, hero and heroine locked in, 286 Presents, the beggar's, story of, 161-163 Priest, name for Tátos, also name for mythic horse, 345 Priests and their sermons, allegory of, 94 ——, folk-tale allusion to, 205, 400 Princes, the three, story title, 110-117 Princess who never laughed, type story, 312 Princesses, the three, story title, 144-149 Property, obtaining of, by descent, 16, 34, 137; by force, 6; by marriage, 7, 46, 53, 153 Proverbial sayings, Székely, ix. Punchkin, incident in folk-tales, 205, 400 Punishment by immuration, 114 Punishment of false knight, story incident, 45 Puppies supposed to be born of heroine, 178, 185 Purse which never gets full, see "bag" Pursuit obstacles, in story incident, 32-35, 160, 393-394 Puss in Boots, type story, 1-6, 303, 306 Pygmy race, 330 Queen of the faires, 294 Quinsy, cure for, xlix. Rabbit, hero takes form of, 202 Races, stories indicating old feuds between, 380 Rats, witch's daughters changed to, 255 Raven, shooting at, story incident, 39 Red cap, devil and the, story of, 226-228 Red-haired people, unluck of meeting, 329 Red Knight, a false champion, 43, 114 Relations, quarrels of, allegory of, 94 Rhymes, children's, Cumanian, xvi. Rich men, children of two, story title, 80-83 Riddles in folk-tales, 239, 240, 334 Ring, betrothal, in Magyar marriage, 366 ——, poisonous, used by witch to kill heroine, 168 —— possessing power of waking wearer in case of need, 291 Ring, wedding, 3, 7 ——, wife's means of recognising husband, 315 Rivers, fairy origin of, xxxix. Robbers, twenty-four, story characters, 42 ——, heroine protected by, 167 Rod, growth of, put as a test, 119 ——, growth, magic, 71 Rose, gold, means of identifying heroine, 211-213 Rose, knight, story title, 54-58 Roumanian folk-tales quoted, 353, 387, 388, 391, 399, 407 Roumanian intrigues with Turkey alluded to, 124 Rug, used as obstacle in pursuit of hero, 160 Russian folk-tales quoted, 304, 306, 321, 325, 329, 338, 339, 341, 344, 347, 353, 355, 358, 359, 361, 362, 364, 373, 374, 379, 381, 389, 391, 392, 393, 394, 397, 398, 399, 400, 401, 404, 408, 411, 415, 420, 421 Russian marriage ceremony, 366 Sacrifice, human, in story incident, 112, 344 ——, to stay the plague, 381 Saddle, magic, for magic horse, 63 ——, old, used on Tátos horse, 198 Saddle and bridle demanded by hero for wages, 252 Sale at markets, used as story incident, 22 Saints' legends, place of, in mythology, x. —— quoted, 339 Saints' Days, customs, l.-lix. Sausage, magic, 219 Scab, cure for, xlix. Scabbard growing on hero's side, 233 Scandinavian Huns, xi. School, hero's attendance at, 7 Scottish folk-lore, 363, 368, 411 —— folk-tales quoted, 312, 346, 349, 398, 400 —— wedding custom, 369 Scurvy, cures for, xlvii. Sea, mythical, in Hungarian folk-tales, 375-376 Secret, hero's life depends on keeping, 233, 244 Secret-keeping little boy and his little sword, story title, 233-244, 314 Secrets, transformation of hero on divulging, 314 Selection, magic powers in, 378 Serbian folk-tales quoted, 306, 323, 325, 339, 342, 347, 353, 361, 362, 373, 374, 386, 387, 388, 391, 392, 400, 401, 407, 408, 421 Serpents, hairs from devil's beard become, 192 Servants, animals so-called, 373 Servian witchcraft, 343 Service of hero with king, 263 Seventh son superstition, xxx. Shepherd, story character, 13, 91, 141 Shepherd Paul, story title, 244-249 Shepherd's daughter given to devil instead of heroine, 191 Ship that sails over land and sea, 316 Shirt, silk, given to hero to increase strength, 248 Shoe, Cinderella's, 149 Shoes, in folk-tales, 387 Shoes thrown after the bride, 369 Shooting incidents in folk-tales, 329 Sicilian folk-tales quoted, 338 Siculus, people of Székely, ix., xiii., xiv. Sillyhood, name for the caul, 378 Silver bridge, dragon's house near, 196, 200 —— of dazzling brightness, story incident, 20 Silver horse, concealment in, 139 Silver objects mentioned in story incidents, 61, 130, 143, 150 Sindibad, book of, quoted, 360 Sins, washing away of, allegory of, 93 Sisters, twelve, marry twelve brothers, story incident, 159 Skin, delicacy of heroines, 354 Skin, assumption of snake's, 342 Skull, boiling of, used in divination to get news of absent lover, 279 Slavonic folk-tales quoted, 323, 306 Sleep, magic, falls on watchers of heroine, 183 ——, mode of, as a test of princely origin, 77 Sleeping beauty incidents in folk-tales, 396 Smell, giants sense of, 340 Smithy, hero takes refuge at, 203 Snake in Russian Puss in Boots story, 304 ——, prince in form of, 283; proposes to marry king's daughter, 284 —— teaches hero language of animals, 301 ——, three-headed, sacrifice of king's daughter to, 344 —— with girl's head, restores life to hero, 55 —— field, task of hero's to clean, 316 —— friends, 342 Snake-skin, story title 282-287, 417 Snakes-skin, assumption of, by heroine, 342 Snipe, origin of, 359 Snow-water collected in March, youth-giving qualities of, 372 Social organisation of the fairies, xxxvii. Son marrying mother in Finnish story, 308 Song, singing a, means of discovering truth, 299 Songs, mystic, for restoration of life, 341 ——, wedding and love, 370 Spade, golden, used to dig up Tátos foal, 256 Spanish belief in herb to restore eye-sight, 322 Spanish folk-tales quoted, 313, 329, 334, 347, 360, 392, 394, 402, 407, 408 Spanish wedding customs, 369 Spectator, wedding songs quoted from, 370 Spinning in folk-tales, 330 Spinning-girl (the lazy) who became queen, story-title, 46-49 Spitting, enchantment by, 395 Spittle, fairy, makes objects speak, xxxiii. ——, speaking of, to delude pursuers, 321 —— used by witch to disfigure heroine, 166 Sports at weddings, Magyar, 389 Spring of poisonous water, dragon's wife takes form of, 202 Sprites, xlv. Squirrel, shooting at, story incident, 40 Staff broken at hanging ceremony, 407 Stag, means of finding heroine, 186 Star, morning, horse similar to, 63 ——, superstitions, 410 Stars, child born with, on his face, 338 ——, marks of, on hero's forehead, 387 ——, three, on left breast of king's daughter, 140 ——, kicking of, by high-stepping horses, 130 Steel dropping from raven's back, story incident, 39 —— hoop, hero takes form of, 201 Stepsister, heroine of tale, 207 Stephen the murderer, story title, 7-13; variants of, 306-312 Stone cut with wooden knife by hero, 247 Stone, giants turned to pillars of, 316 ——, hero turned into, 71; hero's animal servants turned into, 115 Stone-boulders eaten by giants for food, 247 Stone-column, removal of, as task for hero, 18 Stone-crusher, character in story, 245, 246 Stonemasons, story characters, 18 Stones, with imprint of giant's heel, xxv; of fairies xxxiv.-xxxv. xxxix. Stones, (precious) superstitions, lxiv. Strength of giant kept apart from his body, 71 ——, secret of, revealed in order to kill hero, 326 Strength-giving substances, 353 Student who was forcibly made king, story-title, 76 Students' careers alluded to, see "college" "school" Subterfuge for gaining a wife, 4 Subterranean houses of the fairies, xxxviii. Summons by whistle and whip, 372 Sun, child born with, on top of head, 337 ——, on forehead of twin son, 52; of king's daughter, 140 ——, comparison of hero with, 342 ——, hero's beauty like the, 56 ——, myth of, in folk-tale, 328 ——, stoppage of, to admire heroine's beauty 112 Sunbeams, woman appearing on, 364 Swahili folk-tales quoted, 306, 322, 342, 364, 386, 391, 397, 400, 408 Swallow, herb known to, will restore eyesight 322 Swan-maiden incident, 101, 363-365, 315 390 Swedish folk-tales quoted, 306, 330, 333, 334, 362, 386, 388, 391, 397, 401, 405,415 Swedish giant beings, 340 Swedish wedding songs, 370 Swineherd helps hero of tale, 261 Swineherd hero-prince takes situation as, 296 Swineherd's daughter given to devil instead of heroine, 190 Sword, clanking of hero's, denoting approbation, 235, 241 Sword possessing power of slaying numbers, 293 Sword, unsheathed, placed between wife and husband's substitute, 116, 375 —— used by hero, 63, 66; growing in garden, 233; kills hero's enemies, 243 Swords, magic, in folk-tales, 350, 406 Székely folk-medicine quoted, 342 ——, origin of the, ix., xii.-xv. Table-cloth, magic, 162 —— used by hero to carry goods, 273 Tartar conquest alluded to, 118-119, 124 Tartars, dog-headed, 377 Tasks in folk-tales, 18, 27, 47, 153, 192-193, 273-275, 313, 315, 379, 390, 392, 393, 415 Tátos, giant's horse, xxv., 197, 345 Teeth, children born with, 378 Telescope, wonderful, bought by prince to win a bride, 156 Thorn-tree, cure for ague by shaking, 403 Thornton Abbey, Lincolnshire, battle legend about, 382 Three, significance of the number, 101; —— canes, riddle of, solved by hero, 239; —— foals, riddle of, solved by hero, 240; —— legs, foal with, 257 —— Princes, Three Dragons, and the Old Woman with the Iron Nose, story of, 196-206 —— sisters in tale, 224 —— sons, hero youngest of, 250 —— wishes type story, 217-219 Threshold, ceremonies at, 332, 333 ——, folk-lore of, 410-411 Tinder, shot from squirrel's tree, story incident, 40 Time, rapid passing of, in folk-tales, see "age," "year" ——, stopping of, story incident, 42, 362 Toad used as means to bewitch heroine, 222 Tools, assistance by, to youngest son, 390 —— work by themselves, Frisian, 316 Toothache of king ceasing only with granting hero's wishes, 197 Tower, hero immured in, 240 Town draped in black cloth, 374 Trance, heroine falls into, through treachery, 172, 174 Transformation of hero and heroine to avoid pursuit, 321 Transylvania, wedding customs, 369 ——, races occupying, ix. Travelling, speed of, in folk-tales, xxiv.-xxv., 26, 350 —— with magic wings, 142 Treasure, buried, ghosts as guards of, 231, 232, 405 ——, buried, legends, xxix., xxx. Treasures, offered by witch as reward refused by hero, 255 Tree, good luck coming from being under, 387 ——, grown from remains of murdered princes, 135 ——, heroine and her children take refuge in, 179 ——, heroine placed amongst branches of, 213 ——, magic growth of, 146 ——, sap of, used for cure of illness, 138 ——, witch seated in, 57, 115 Tree-comber, character in story, 244 Trees, magic, on borders of Operencian Sea, 256 ——, kissing each other means of hero crossing water, 258 ——, notched by hero to guide his path, 258 Triangle traced by witch, 256 Tribal blood feud incident, Arabian Nights, 360 Trolls, assume shape of magpies, in Sweden, 364 Truth and falsehood, travels of, story title, 36-39 Trynetyrk, giant beings, Norwegian, 340 Tumuli, called giants graves, x. Turkish sultan in folk-tales, xx. Twelve brothers marry twelve sisters, 159, 263, 267 Twins, golden-haired, born to heroine, 184 Twilight, myth of, in folk-tales, 327 Uliva (St.) legend of, quoted, 339 Underground people, in folk-tales, 408 Useless article found on road, source of wealth to finder, 354 Valuable, three things, story title, 155-157 Vargaluska (dancing), concealed name of dwarf, 48 Vasfogu, Bába, story character, 5 Vikings, probable legend of, quoted, 352 Vine-growing as task for hero, 18 Vomiting of persons eaten, incident in folk-tales, 399 Walachian folk-tales, quoted, 338, 395, 396 Watching, youngest son successful in, 390 Water, foal washed in to gain strength, 256 —— immersion, cure of maiming by, story incident, 53 —— possessing power of transforming human being into animal, 220 ——, reflection of heroine's face in, 135 ——, want of, causes death of princesses who were cut from oranges, 133 ——, youth-giving, from fairies' well, 289, 293, 295 —— of life, allegory of, 93, 250-262 Water-spring, blocking up by devils, story incident, 37 ——, magic origin of, 72 Wayland Smith, legend quoted, 351 Weaving in folk-tales, 330 ——, soldiers produced by, 68 Wedding customs, Magyar, 365 —— festivities, 104-105 —— party, greeting to, 80 Weeding operations in story incident, 81 Well, frog residing in, 224 ——, holy, flowers from, used at marriages, Palócz, 412 ——, mud from, cures blindness, 152 —— worship, xxxii. Wells, marvellous powers of water, 373 Wend, folk-tales quoted, 359 Were-wolves, 344 Whale, heroine devoured by, 222 Wheat, dirty, heroine set task of cleaning, 208, 209, 211 Whip, magical, 16, 27, 107 Whistle, magic, 392 —— given by grateful animals for summons, 153 —— commanding obedience from insects, fish, or mice, 252, 253 Whistle and whip, a method of summons, 372 Widower and his daughter, story of, 207-216 Wife, lord's power over vassals, alluded to, 18 Wife of hero desired by king, 314 Wife-beating of, story incident, 23 Wife's kindred, interposition of, 24 Wine taken by hero to renew strength, 201, 248 —— drank by foal for food, 265 Wings, magic, for travelling, 142 Winifred, St., well of, in Flintshire, 373 Wishes, the, story of, 217-219 Witches, assist youngest son, hero, 61 ——, burning of, 181 —— changes into pigeon, story incident, 160 ——, children of, born with teeth, 378 —— drugs hero, 253, 254 255 ——, fear of, for animals, 57, 115 ——, giants supposed to be, xxiv. —— guardian of castle in Hades, 68 —— in Magyar folk-lore, xli.-xliv. —— kills her own children by ruse, 159, 268 ——, magical powers of, xlii. ——, method of seeing, xli. ——, mother of giants, 57 —— with iron nose, 241, 243 —— year consists of three days, 252 Witch's daughter personates heroine, 221 —— daughters in shape of horses, 252 —— maid helps hero, 204 Witchcraft defeated by the drawing of blood, 343 Wives, dragon's, destroyed by hero, 203 Wodin, dragon sacred to, 325 Wolf, assistance of, to hero, 153 Wolf, in Finnish grateful animal story, 305 Wolves, country inhabited by, 188, 195 Woman's curiosity, story title, 301-302, 313 Woman, old, made young by hero, 260 Women, aged, direct hero in quest, 258 Wood-grouse in Karelian grateful animal story, 305 Woodpecker in folk-tales, 362, 372 ——, influence of, on hero's actions, 99, 108-109 Worcestershire folk-lore, 378 Words, story turning on similarity of, 84 World, underground, visited by hero, 247 World's beautiful woman, story of, 163 Wrestling of hero with strong men, 245 Yarborough Camp, Lincolnshire, legend concerning, 382 Year of service given by hero, 157 —— of three days duration, 98 Yellow Hammer, King, story character, 2 Yorkshire finger-lore, 330, 331 —— folk-lore, 349, 398 —— superstitions, 402 Youngest, success of, 389-391 Youngest brother, story hero, 40, 55, 60, 92, 97, 116, 153, 157, 203 —— daughter, story heroine, 27, 43, 49, 159 —— prince successful in quest, 288 —— prince and youngest princess, story title, 137-141 —— sister heroine of tale, 207, 224-226 —— son successful, 150, 196, 250 Youth, allegory of, 93 —— giving plants, 109 —— giving water, 288, 372-373 ——, power to restore, possessed by pelican, 251, 258, 262

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