Return from dead to demand stolen children

Motif

Return from dead to demand stolen children.

The dead. · Ghosts and other revenants. · Malevolent return from the dead. · Return from dead to inflict punishment. · view the constellation · filed as E236.2

Cited in the index

general Tobler 84.

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Return from dead to demand clothing stolen from grave Return from the dead to warn thief that he will be punished Return from the dead because last will was not fulfilled Return from dead to demand money stolen from corpse Ghost drives away his relatives who are trying to get estate from his wife Ghostly noises disturb village until stolen church plate is returned. (Cf. E402.) Ghost seeks repayment of stolen money

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