Ghost drives away his relatives who are trying to get estate from his wife

Motif

Ghost drives away his relatives who are trying to get estate from his wife.

The dead. · Ghosts and other revenants. · Malevolent return from the dead. · Return from dead to inflict punishment. · view the constellation · filed as E236.6

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general England, U.S.: Baughman.

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Filed under Return from dead to demand stolen property.

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Return from dead to demand clothing stolen from grave Return from dead to demand stolen children 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 Ghostly noises disturb village until stolen church plate is returned. (Cf. E402.)Ghost seeks repayment of stolen money

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