his success in thwarting
the evil designs of the obstinate princess--is reminiscent of various
cycles of tales, but I know of no exact analogue.

With the general outline of the story of "Cochinango" might be compared
a Tagalog tale,--"The Shepherd who became King" (H. E. Fansler, 78
ff.), though the resemblances between the two are only vague. The
Tagalog story, it might be noted in passing, is connected with
the second half of Grimm, No. 17, and with Grimm, No. 165. For the
"sack full of words" in the Tagalog tale, see Rittershaus, 419-421
(No. CXVIII, and notes).

The reference at the end to raiding Moros appears to be a remnant of
very old native tradition.

TALE 36

PEDRO AND THE WITCH.

Narrated by Santiago Dumlao of San Narciso, Zambales.

Pedro was the son of a poor man. He lived with his father and mother by
the seashore. Early one morning his parents went to look for food,
leaving him alone in the house. He staid there all day waiting
for them to return. Evening came, but his father and mother did not
appear; some misfortune had overtaken them. Pedro felt very hungry,
but he could find no food in the house. In the middle of the night he
heard some one tapping at the door. Thinking that it was his mother,
he arose and went to meet her. When he opened the door, however,
he saw that it was not his mother who had rapped, but Boroka, [90]
whom children are very much afraid of. Now, Boroka was a witch. She
had wings like a bird, four feet like a horse, but a head like that
of a woman. She devoured boys and girls, and was especially fond of
their liver. As soon as Pedro opened the door, she seized him and
carried him off to her home in the mountains.

Pedro was not afraid of the witch; he was obedient to her, and soon
she made him her housekeeper. Whenever she went out at night to look
for food, he was sure to have flesh and liver for breakfast the next
day. Whenever the witch was away, Pedro used to amuse himself riding
on the back of a horse that would often come to see him. It taught
him how to ride well, and the two became great friends.

One day when children began to get scarce, and Boroka was unable to
find any to eat, she made up her mind to kill Pedro. She left the house
and went to invite the other witches, so that they might have a great
feast. While she was gone, the horse came and told Pedro of his danger,
and advised him what to do. It gave him two handkerchiefs,--one red
and the ot