μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Man borrows money from fairy (dwarf, devil). When the man brings the money back, he learns that the fairy was killed by thunder. He keeps the money.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Fairies and elves. · Fairies and mortals. · Gifts from fairies. · view the constellation · filed as F342.2

Cited in the index
  • general German, Swedish, Finnish-Swedish, Estonian, Livonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Ukrainian, Kashubish, and Wendish: Balys Tautosakos Darbai VI 163–195.
Within the index

Filed under Fairies give mortal money.

Filed beside it
Fairy gold. Fairies give coals (wood, earth) that turns to gold

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