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Beautiful woman found in bed with man after he has plugged keyholes to keep elves out.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Fairies and elves. · Fairies and mortals. · Marriage or liaison with fairy. · view the constellation · filed as F304.3

Filed across the traditions
  • Lithuanian Balys Index No. *423.
  • general Tobler 68
Within the index

Filed under Sexual relations with fairy.

Filed beside it
Fairy king punishes ravisher of his daughter Fairy queen's beauty temporarily destroyed by intercourse with mortal Mortal violates fairy woman Mortal chooses to sleep with fairy as boon for saving her life Fée carried off by mortal
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Witches go through keyholes. (Cf. F304.3.)

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