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PURO MEXICANO
strange disease. She could not talk, and, once she fell asleep,
days would pass before she awoke again. The king, her father,
called the wise men of his kingdom, and it was their opinion
that the princess of Spain should be requested to come to the
bedside of their princess.
"A ship set sail and within a few weeks returned. The prin-
cess of Spain was aboard, and as soon as she reached the castle,
she was taken to see the afflicted girl.
" 'Lock us within this room tonight,' said the princess. 'I
shall sleep in the same bed with your daughter and tomorrow
she will be cured.'
"At twelve o'clock that night a dim light entered the room.
"A Turk took from beneath the bed a hidden key and with
it loosened the tongue of the girl afflicted. Then while the prin-
cess of Spain pretended to sleep, the two talked at length and
disclosed that the girl had refused to marry the Turk and that
he in turn had brought a spell upon her to the effect that she
could speak only when her tongue was loosed with a magic key.
"It was a simple cure for the princess of Spain. She made a
sign of the cross and the Turk dropped his key and fled, and
the sick princess was made well again.
"When the king offered half his kingdom in payment for the
cure, the princess of Spain refused it, saying: 'It was nothing
that I did. Thank the Virgin Mary.'
"Mamacita," concluded the parrot, "did you like the story?"
The women did not go to church that day; instead they
amused themselves talking to the parrot.
The following morning the servant called, "Up, senora, up;
it is time for mass."
"Mamacita," called the parrot, "I have another story."
"Remember the promise to your husband," said the old ser-
vant. "You must go to mass and pray for his safe return."
"Mamacita," said the parrot, "stay and hear my story or I
shall leave and never return."
"My husband won't know the difference," said the young
woman. "I will stay."
"Once upon a time," said the parrot, "a prince in a land not24
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Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964. Puro Mexicano, book, 1969; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc77209/m1/36/: accessed May 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Press.