can discern, particularly rhythmical—looks like a fairy-tale variant of "
The Lady of Shalott." Stana, a poor maid who has but her necklace, her spindle, and her house with three nut-trees in front, loves the " Valiant Voivodo " as he rides by. A kindly fairy turns her spindle into a lovely maid, and offers to turn her into the same, only she must go to the palace of the Sun, whore all things are surpassingly fair. And she goes, carrying the Volved° with her in his sleep. Ho is enchanted ; but after three days she grows jealous of the self that is really her,—a very happy touch. The other stories are more or less of the same pattern. The peasants from whom such legends are gathered must bo a .strange people; but such gifts of fancy do not seem to make for practical results. A curious volume this, which will be found most interesting by tho best informed students of folk-lore.
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