The constellation
F321 Fairy steals child from cradle
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- Child sold to fairies · F321.0.1 entry
- Changeling. Fairy steals child from cradle and leaves fairy substitute. Changeling is usually mature and only seems to be a child · F321.1 entry
- Charms against theft of children by fairies · F321.2 entry
- Man goes to fairyland and rescues stolen child. (Cf. F322.2.) · F321.3 entry
- Beggar returns to his mother child stolen by fairies · F321.4 entry
- Fairies appear in house and offer to dance with child · F321.5 entry