one of his captives, drove Juan out of
his kingdom. Juan went to the mountains, and there became king of
the animals.

One night Juan dreamed of the beautiful Flocerpida, the youngest and
most beautiful of the four daughters of Diego, King of Hungary. But,
determined to do penance for the liberty he had taken in freeing
Mauleon, Juan asked his magic handkerchief for the disguise of an
old leper, which he vowed he would wear for seven years. He went to
Hungary and entered the service of King Diego as a gardener. The
princess Flocerpida was very compassionate toward the old leper,
and Juan's love grew stronger. One night, when Juan was bathing,
Flocerpida saw him without his disguise, and immediately fell in love
with him. One day King Diego summoned all the knights of his kingdom,
so that his daughters might choose husbands. The three older princesses
threw their golden granadas, which were caught by men of rank; but
Flocerpida refused to throw hers. Angry, the king next day ordered
all his subjects to be present, and required his daughter to throw
her golden apple. She threw it to the old leprous gardener, and the
two were married; but the king drove his daughter from the palace.

Soon King Diego grew sick. The doctors prescribed lion's milk, and the
three noble sons-in-law set out to get it. They forced the gardener,
their brother-in-law, to go with them, reviling him all the way;
but, as he was on foot, they soon left him behind. By means of his
magic handkerchief, Juan procured a prince's armor and mount, and,
riding fast, he anticipated his brothers-in-law at the cave of the
lioness. They soon came up and asked for milk. Juan, king of the
animals, would give it to them only on condition that they allowed
themselves to be branded on the back with an inscription saying that
they were the servants of Don Juan Tinoso. They agreed, and received
the milk. On the return Don Juan again outstripped them, resumed his
old disguise, and was reviled by the brothers when they came up. King
Diego drank the milk and recovered his health.

Later King Diego received an embassy from the Moors saying that
they were coming to fight him. He appointed his three sons-in-law
generals. While they were at the war, Juan Tinoso summoned three
giants, and told them to go fight the Moors too, to get the Moorish
flag, and to exchange it with the generals for their three golden
granadas. On the return of the Christian army, a big fiesta was
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