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Tales from the Lands of Nuts and Grapes
Tales from the Lands of Nuts and Grapes
Spanish and Portuguese Folklore
The Ingenious Student The Ugly Princess The Wolf-Child The Magic Mirror The Black Slave A Legend of St. Bartholomew The White Cat of Ecija The Church Auctioneer And Clown of Villar The Wise King of Leon The Cobbler of Burgos Barbara, the Grazier's Wife The Watchful Servant Silver Bells King Robin The Wicked King The Palace of the Enchanted Moors The Seven Pigeons Lady Clare Good St. James, and the Merry Barber of Compostella Elvira, the Sainted Princess The Enchanted Mule
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The barber at this harangue became so infuriated that he rushed blindly at the cobbler, and with his razor would have severed his head from the rest of his body, but that he was prevented by the guard, who held him down.
"Executioner, do your work!" cried the baffled king; and at one blow the head of the unfortunate barber rolled on the ground.
Prince Alanbam seeing this, and fearing that more mischief might ensue, proposed to the king that one hundred knights should be chosen, and that these should fight for the hand of the lovely Princess Altamira. "I myself will enter the lists," said the prince; "and the survivor will be rewarded by marrying your daughter."
"That is a good idea," said the king; and calling together ninety-nine of his best knights, he bade them fight valiantly, for their reward was very precious.
Fifty knights, mounted on beautiful chargers, placed themselves on one side, and were opposed by forty-nine equally well-mounted knights and Prince Alanb
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