Fairy child found and cared for, but it pines away

Motif

Fairy child found and cared for, but it pines away.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Fairies and elves. · Fairies and mortals. · Fairies carry people away to fairyland. · view the constellation · filed as F329.4.2

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Norse The Poetic Edda , GRIMNISMOL GRIMNISMOL

Filed across the traditions

England Baughman.

Within the index

Filed under Fairies who stay with mortals.

Filed beside it

Lost fairy child found by mortals. Mortals feed, warm it, keep it until one day it hears voice calling: "Coleman Grey!" It leaves with the remark "Ho! ho! ho! My Daddy's come!" Fairy captured by mortal escapes

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