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MEXICAN TALES
the large house and asked that the devil come down to the lot
and see how well the horse was broken.
"My master is sick in bed with fatigue and a battered head,"
said a servant. "He says to tell you that he will see you later."
"That must never be," said Blanca Flor. "We must leave
tonight."
At twelve o'clock that night, in some manner known only
to the devil's prettiest daughter, Blanca Flor picked the lock of
seven keys after having spat four times in her room. Then she
and Juan, on the poorest horse in the remuda, escaped from
the Hacienda of Qui-quiri-qui.
The diabla, suspicious of Blanca Flor, came to her door and
called, "Blanca Flor!"
"Mande!"O answered the first spittle.
Later the diabla called again. "Mande!" answered the second
spittle but rather faint, for it was nearly dry.
Later, along toward dawn, the diabla called again, "Blanca
Flor!"
"Mande!" said the third spittle, but scarcely above a whisper.
Just as day was breaking over the Llanos of Berlin the diabla
called again, "Blanca Flor!"
There was no answer. The seven keys, used one after the
other, opened the door. Blanca Flor was gone.
The devil gave chase and soon overtook the runaways.
Among the many things that Blanca Flor took with her were
a brush and a looking-glass. When it had begun to look as if
the devil was sure to catch them, she threw the brush over her
shoulder, and when it struck the earth there sprang from the
soil a thicket of thorns. After much delay the devil found his
way through the brush and had all but caught Juan and
Blanca Flor when the latter threw to the earth a looking-glass.
Immediately it formed a large lake. The devil quit the chase,
but the diabla continued to follow until she came to a little
hut.
"Have you seen a man and a girl pass this way?" she asked
the owner of the place.
1oMande! Literally, command. What is it?65
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Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964. Puro Mexicano, book, 1969; Dallas, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc77209/m1/77/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Press.