Fairies bestow supernatural gifts at birth of a child

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Fairies bestow supernatural gifts at birth of a child.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Fairies and elves. · Fairies and mortals. · Fairies and human children. · view the constellation · filed as F312.1

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Scholars’ trail — 2references

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Italian NovellaRotunda.
general Hartland Science 204

Within the index

Filed under Fairy presides at child's birth. Sometimes the Norns, the Fates, etc.

1 finer motif beneath it

Fairies make good wishes for newborn child. (Cf. F316.)

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Fairies control destinies of a mortal Three fairies sent to queen about to give birth to child

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