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Motif

Fairies give mortal money.

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

Filed across the traditions
  • Irish myth Cross
  • English Wells (Sir Launfal)
  • Breton Sébillot Incidents s. v. "bourse"
  • Lithuanian Balys Index No. 3594.
  • general Hartland Science 39, 53, 56
Within the index

Filed under Gifts from fairies.

2 finer motifs beneath it
Fairy gold. Fairies give coals (wood, earth) that turns to gold 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
Filed beside it
Parting fairies leave gifts for newborn princess Fairies give fulfillment of wishes Other presents from fairies Fairies heal mortals Fairies instructs mortals Fairy helps mortal with labor Fairy adviser Tabus connected with fairy gifts Gifts from fairies – miscellaneous
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Water-spirits give gifts to mortals. (Cf. F342, F451.5.1.5.)

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