pared to honor the successful princes. King Artos and Queen Blanca
of Valencia were invited. On the first day some of the guests asked
about Flocerpida, and the king gave orders that she should appear
on the morrow in an old beggar's gown that he was sending her;
but Juan Tinoso supplied her with beautiful clothes and a coach,
and he himself was dressed as a prince. They went to the fiesta,
where, in the presence of the king, he demanded his three servants,
pointing to his three brothers-in-law. They were made to undress,
and the brands on their backs became clear. Then Juan Tinoso told his
story: he said that it was he who obtained the lion's milk, who won
against the Moors, (and showed the golden granadas exchanged for the
enemy's standard.) King Diego and King Artos were then reconciled to
him and Flocerpida, and the other three princes and their wives were
driven out of Hungary.

Next to "Doce Pares" and "Bernardo Carpio," this romance is the most
popular of the metrical romances circulating in the Philippines. It
is read, told as a folk-tale, and acted as a moro-moro (see JAFL 29 :
205 [note], 206). It belongs to the same cycle of stories as Grimm,
No. 136, "Iron John," which has many members. (For bibliography,
see Koehler-Bolte, 330-334; Cosquin, I : 138-154.) These members
vary greatly, and some of them (e.g., Cosquin, No. XII) establish
definitely the connection between the "Pugut-Negru" type--kidnapping
of hero, friendly horse, transformation-flight, disguise of hero,
etc.--and the "Juan Tinoso" type, although it will be seen that our
second romance lacks the first three incidents mentioned.

This whole family of stories is one well worth studying in
detail. Unfortunately the war has held up the appearance of
Bolte-Polivka's "Anmerkungen," Volume III, which is to contain
the notes to the Grimm story; but, with the references furnished by
Koehler-Bolte and Cosquin, a good beginning towards such a study might
be made. Compare also Rittershaus, No. XXlV and notes; Von Hahn,
No. 6 and notes; Macculloch, 173.

It might be added as an item of some interest that "Juan Tinoso"
is written as a sequel to another story of widespread popularity,
"The Story of Prince Oliveros and Princess Armenia in the Kingdom of
England, and that of Prince Artos and Princess Blanca, who were the
Father and Mother of Don Juan Tinoso in the Kingdom of Valencia." This
tale of Oliveros and Artos is directly derived from a Spanish romanc