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87. Prince Robert

P. 284. A mother prepares wholesome drink for her son, poison for his wife; both son and wife are poisoned. They are buried separately, one in the church, one in the graveyard. Trees from their graves join their tops. White Russian, šejn, I, I, 444, No 544, 447-51, Nos 546-9; Hiltebrandt, p. 64, No 65; Kupcanko, 'Vdova otravljaet nevĕstu,' p. 255, No 300. Ruthenian, Kolberg, Pokucie, II, 41, No 48.

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