Ghost misleads traveler on road. See similar actions of fairies, witches, Will-o-the-wisp. (Cf. F402.1.1.)

Motif

Ghost misleads traveler on road. See similar actions of fairies, witches, Will-o-the-wisp. (Cf. F402.1.1.)

The dead. · Ghosts and other revenants. · Malevolent return from the dead. · Other malevolent revenants. · view the constellation · filed as E272.5

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WalesBaughman.

Within the index

Filed under Road-ghosts. (Cf. E332ff., E582.) Ghosts which haunt roads.

Filed beside it

Ghost rides in cart. Horse can scarcely pull cart, later dies or goes mad. (Cf. D1654.9, E332, E411.0.3.)Ghost rides behind rider on horse. (Cf. E215.)Ghost frightens people off bridge into stream Ghost chases pedestrian on road

Travels with

Spirit leads person astray

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