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Motif

Fairy grateful to mortal for saving his life. (Cf. F304.5.)

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Fairies and elves. · Fairies and mortals. · Grateful fairies. · view the constellation · filed as F337

Filed across the traditions
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Filed under Grateful fairies.

1 finer motif beneath it
Fairy grateful to mortal for saving children's life
Filed beside it
Mortal wins fairies' gratitude by joining in their sport Fairy grateful for hospitality Fairy grateful to human midwife. (Cf. F372.1.) Fairy grateful to mortal for healing Fairy grateful for loan Fairies loyal to mortal who owns their knoll Fairies grateful to man who repairs their utensils or implements Other grateful fairies
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Mortal chooses to sleep with fairy as boon for saving her life

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