take a letter to the drakaina's sister and ask for a sieve. The son knows it is a trap, so he advises Theodora to get the sieve and flee, then throw behind her a bar of soap and a comb that he gives her to deter his aunt's rampage. She follows the instructions and delivers the sieve. The fourth task is to use flour, sift and not sift it, ferment and not ferment it, to bake some bread for her. The son advises her through it. The fifth task is for Theodora to deliver a letter to the drakaina's other sister to ask for her box and flute. The drakaina's son advises her to drink from a river of pus and blood, eat bitter and rotten apples from a tree, give hay to a donkey in the barn, stand two fallen doors, get the flute and the box and escape. Theodora follows his advice to the letter and escapes, even though the drakaina's sister commands the doors, the donkey, the apple tree and the river to stop the girl. Lastly, on a Sunday, the drakaina lights up a candle on each of Theodora's fingers, which burn as the candles melt. The drakaina's son offers to release her in exchange for a kiss. Theodora kisses him and both escape to her father's kingdom, where they marry. Anna Angelopulou and Aigle Broskou listed it as Cypriot variant of type AaTh 425A in the Greek Folktale Catalogue. See also The Golden Crab Prince Crawfish (Belarusian folktale) References Greek fairy tales ATU 400-459