Money received from ghosts as reward for bravery. A voice says: "I am letting it fall." The man: "Let it." Money falls to the ground

Motif

Money received from ghosts as reward for bravery. A voice says: "I am letting it fall." The man: "Let it." Money falls to the ground.

The dead. · Ghosts and other revenants. · Friendly return from the dead. · Other reasons for friendly return from the dead. · view the constellation · filed as E373.1

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Scholars’ trail — 5references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

EstonianAarne FFC XXV 123 No. 46
LithuanianBalys Index No. 3626
IndiaThompson-Balys.
general *Chauvin V 78 No. 22 n. 1
general cf. Finnish-Swedish: Wessman 24 No. 216

Within the index

Filed under Ghosts bestow gifts on living.

Filed beside it

Sword received from summoned dead father Woman's hand rises from grave and gives man performing vigil letter of salvation Dead returns to supply tribe with money demanded by landlord

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