at she died. On another occasion
his mother, on leaving home, told him to feed the hen that was sitting
and put her back on the nest, so that the eggs should not get cold.
Giufa stuffed the hen with the food until he killed her, and then sat on
the eggs himself until his mother returned.[18]

Giufa's mother went to mass once and said to him: "Pull the door to!"
When his mother had gone out Giufa took hold of the door and began to
pull it, and pulled and pulled until it came off. Giufa put it on his
back and carried it to the church, and threw it down before his mother,
saying: "There is the door!"[19]

A number of other stories about Giufa are found in Gonzenbach (No. 37)
which we give here for completeness.

CIII. GIUFA'S EXPLOITS.

After Giufa had scalded his little sister to death, his mother drove him
from the house, and he entered the service of a priest. "What wages do
you want?" asked the priest. "One egg a day, and as much bread as I can
eat with it; and you must keep me in your service until the screech-owl
cries in the ivy." The priest was satisfied and thought he could not
find such a cheap servant again. The next morning Giufa received his egg
and a loaf of bread. He opened the egg and ate it with a pin, and every
time he licked off the pin he ate a great piece of bread. "Bring me a
little more bread," he cried; "this is not enough;" and the priest had
to get him a large basket of bread.

So it was every morning. "Alas for me!" cried the priest; "in a few
weeks he will reduce me to beggary." It was winter then and would be
several months until the screech-owl cried in the ivy. In despair the
priest said to his mother: "This evening you must hide in the ivy and
scream like an owl." The old woman did as she was told and began to cry:
"Miu, miu!" "Do you hear, Giufa?" said the priest, "the screech-owl is
crying in the ivy; we must part." So Giufa took his bundle and was going
to return to his mother.

As he was going by the place where the priest's mother was still crying
"Miu, miu," he exclaimed: "O you cursed screech-owl suffer punishment
and sorrow!" and threw stones into the ivy and killed the old woman.

Giufa's mother would not allow him to remain at home, and made him take
service as a swineherd with a farmer, who sent him into the woods to
keep the swine until they were fat and then drive them back. So Giufa
lived several months in the woods until the swine were fat. As he was
driving them hom