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Man goes to fairyland and rescues stolen child. (Cf. F322.2.)

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Fairies and elves. · Fairies and mortals. · Fairies carry people away to fairyland. · view the constellation · filed as F321.3

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  • general Hartland Science 127.
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Filed under Fairy steals child from cradle.

1 finer motif beneath it
Unbaptized child stolen by fairies found in barn and rescued
Filed beside it
Child sold to fairies Changeling. Fairy steals child from cradle and leaves fairy substitute. Changeling is usually mature and only seems to be a child Charms against theft of children by fairies Beggar returns to his mother child stolen by fairies Fairies appear in house and offer to dance with child
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Man rescues his wife from fairyland. (Cf. F321.3.)

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