The story continues as follows:—
184—
The frog, which is none other than a child of the
demon Lilith teaches Johanan the knowledge of all the
languages and before leaving, calls all the birds and
animals together. They bring jewels and herbs, the virtues
of which Johanan is taught. Thus becoming rich, he becomes
the favourite of the king. The king is urged by the Elders
to marry. Suddenly a birds drops a long golden hair on
his shoulder, and he vows not to marry anyone else but
the girl to whom that hair belongs and unless the Jews
bring her he threatens to kill them. Johanan is sent to
find her; he takes three loaves of bread and on the way
feeds a starving crow and a starving dog. He ransoms a
large fish and casts him back into the sea. He then arrives
at the palace where this princess lives, who consents to
go with him on condition that he obtains flasks filled with
the waters of Paradise and the Waters of Hell, and recovers
a ring which she had dropped into the sea. The raven
brings the two flasks and the fish, through the intermediary
of Leviathan, brings the ring. On spitting it out on land,
a boar swallows it. The dog appears, runs after the boar
and tears it to pieces and thus Johanan recovers the ring.
When both reach the king's palace, Johanan is waylaid
and killed. The queen then pours the water of Paradise
over him and brings him back to life. The King insists
upon her doing the same to him, orders a servant to kill
him. She pours the water of Hell on him and he is burned
to ashes. The queen shows the people that he was burned
to ashes because he was a wicked man whilst Johanan being
pious was brought to life again. He is proclaimed king
and marries her.
LITERARY PARALLELS.
316. The story continues as follows: —
— 184 —
The frog, which is none other than a child of the
demon Lilith teaches Johanan the knowledge of all the
languages and before leaving, calls all the birds and
animals together. They bring jewels and herbs, the virtues
of which Johanan is taught. Thus becoming rich, he becomes
the favourite of the king. The king is urged by the Elders
to marry. Suddenly a birds drops a long golden hair on
his shoulder, and he vows not to marry anyone else but
the girl to whom that hair belongs and unless the Jews
bring her he threatens to kill them. Johanan is sent to
find her; he takes three loaves of bread and on the way
feeds a starving crow and a starving dog. He ransoms a
large fish and casts him back into the sea. He then arrives
at the palace where this princess lives, who consents to
go with him on condition that he obtains flasks filled with
the waters of Paradise and the Waters of Hell, and recovers
a ring which she had dropped into the sea. The raven
brings the two flasks and the fish, through the intermediary
of Leviathan, brings the ring. On spitting it out on land,
a boar swallows it. The dog appears, runs after the boar
and tears it to pieces and thus Johanan recovers the ring.
When both reach the king's palace, Johanan is waylaid
and killed. The queen then pours the water of Paradise
over him and brings him back to life. The King insists
upon her doing the same to him, orders a servant to kill
him. She pours the water of Hell on him and he is burned
to ashes. The queen shows the people that he was burned
to ashes because he was a wicked man whilst Johanan being
pious was brought to life again. He is proclaimed king
and marries her.
LITERARY PARALLELS.
