ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 8
PREFACE 9
Criteria for the Selection of the Tales 9
Classification 10
The Matriarchai Paradigm 11
Analysis 13
Folklore in Galicia Today 13
A. THE BATTLE OF THE SEXES 15
1. Who Decides? (A). AT 1366A* 15
2. Who Decides? (B). AT 1366A* 16
3. Three for Me and Two for You. AT 1365D*+F* 17
4. The Woman who was Always Contrary. AT 1365A+J* . . 18
5. The Woman who Married Four Times. AT 901 19
6. Louse or Flea. AT 1365C 21
7. The Mother-in-Law, the Son-in-Law and the Tailor ... 22
8. The Sin of Adam 24
9. It’s the Woman’s Fault. AT 1416 25
10. The Ogre. Cf. 2028 26
11. Half an Ear for a Sly Fox 27
12. The Basil Plant. AT 879 29
13. The House in the Forest. AT 431 34
14. Peter-He and Peter-She. AT 720+780 37
15. Little Isabel and the Moors (A) 38
B. MATRIARCHALIDEOLOGY 39
16. St. Catherine. AT 804 39
17. The King and the Old Woman 40
18. The Judgement of Solomon. Cf. AT 926C 41
19. The Lawyer and his Mother. AT 926D 41
20. The Devil as Godfather. Cf. AT 1175 43
21. The Poor Farmer and the Devil. Cf. AT 820+1175 44
22. The Castle of Go To and Never Return. AT 551+780 . . 48
23. The Lirolal Flower. AT 551+780 52
24. The Wonderful Violet. AT 551+780 55
25. The Pot-Seller’s Daughters. Cf. AT 707 57
26. The Golden Horse 60
27. Little Isabel and the Moors (B) 61
28. The Mother’s Ghost (A) 62
29. The Mother’s Ghost (B) 63
30. The Sailor’s Ghost 64
C. THE SUPERNATURAL SEX 67
31. The Devil and the Miller’s Wife 67
32. The Mountain of the Black Rock 67
33. The Mountain of the Good Rock 68
34. The Cave of the Good Ladies 69
35. Ladies, my Good Ladies! Cf. AT 403+836A 70
36. The Devil’s Stepdaughter. AT 313 73
37. Maria Garlic. Cf. AT 700 83
38. The Serious Princess. AT 571 86
39. The Seven Ravens (A). Cf. AT 451 88
40. The Seven Ravens (B). AT 451 90
41. The Three Oranges. AT 408 94
D. THE EROTIC SEX 99
42. Never Mind What Father Says 99
43. The Maids who were Anxious to Marry. Cf. AT 1684A* 100
44. The Love of Women 102
45. Pedro and Juana 104
46. The Widow and the Ghost 104
47. The Goodwife and the Priest 105
48. The Farmer Woman who had been to Market 106
49. The Cradle Song. AT 1419H 107
50. The Cuckold 107
E. INVERTED GENDER ROLES 109
51. The Pie 109
52. Godmother Death. Cf. AT 332 109
53. The Blessed Virgin of the Mountain. AT 750B 110
54. The Blessed Virgin and the Wild Apple Tree 111
55. The Blessed Virgin and the Stonemasons 112
56. Juan and Mari-Juana. Cf. AT 1381 112
57. The Fried Eggs. Cf. AT 920A 113
58. The Grandmother 114
59. You Can’t Please Everybody. AT 1215 116
60. The Drunken Old Woman 117
61. Today it’s Me who’s Angry! AT 1366* 117
62. Let my Brother-in-Law Pay! 118
63. The Rich and the Poor Sister. Cf. AT 1535 118
64. The Countess’s Daughter and the Talking Horse. AT 532 121
65. The King’s Daughter 125
66. The Sleeping King. Cf. AT 410 128
F. TALES ABOUT MEN 132
67. The Tailor 132
68. The Lawyer. Cf. AT 920A 133
69. The Man who was Sent to Market. Cf. AT 1408 134
70. Stupid John. Cf. AT 1408 136
71. Clever John. Cf. AT 1408 137
72. Fearless John 138
73. The Cabbage Sack 139
74. Andres of Labrada 140
75. The Innocent Bridegroom 140
76. My Wife is the Devil 141
G. TALES ABOUT WITCHES 143
77. The Witch who could not Die 143
78. The Broom 143
79. The Witch’s Blessing 144
80. The Three Young Girls and the Farmer 145
81. The Witches of Witchingham 145
82. The Talking Cat 147
83. An Evil that can be Put Right 147
84. The Priest and the Neighbour Women 148
85. The Witches 149
BIBLIOGRAPHY 153