Fairy comes into man's power when he steals her wings (clothes). She leaves when she finds them

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Fairy comes into man's power when he steals her wings (clothes). She leaves when she finds them.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Fairies and elves. · Fairies and mortals. · Marriage or liaison with fairy. · view the constellation · filed as F302.4.2

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Scholars’ trail — 4references

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.

SlavicMáchal 258
LithuanianBalys Index No. *404
India*Thompson-Balys
ChineseEberhard FFC CXX 55.

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Filed under Man obtains power over fairy mistress.

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Fairy comes into man's power when he steals her clothes. She leaves when she finds them

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Man shoots into wreath of mist and brings down fairy. She becomes his wife Hero fights with fairy person, takes his wife and keeps her (for a year)Man binds fairy and forces her to marry him

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