μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Fairy gift disappears or is turned to something worthless when tabu is broken.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Fairies and elves. · Fairies and mortals. · Gifts from fairies. · view the constellation · filed as F348.0.1

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“The old man made a sign that they should enter, and the little folks willingly opened their circle. The goldsmith, who liad a hump, and like all hunchbacks was brave enough, stepped in ; the tailor felt a little afraid at first, and h'eld back, but when he saw how merrily all was going, he plucked up his courage, and followed. The circle closed again directly, and the little folks went on singing and dancing with the wildest leaps.”

Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes, Tale 182 · served from our shelf uncorrected OCR — being verified against the scan

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Scholars’ trail — 2references

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Filed under Tabus connected with fairy gifts.

Filed beside it
Fairy gift not to be taken to earthCup given by fairy not to be broken. Bad luck will follow (Luck of Edenhall)Fairy gift not to leave possession of mortal's family. Bad luck will followGifts of gold and silver not to be accepted from fairiesMortal not to recognize fairy who gives him giftGifts of the fairies must never be measured or countedTabu: telling of fairy gifts; the gifts ceaseTabu: mortal for whom fairy works must not watch him at workGift barrel of ale which never runs dry goes dry when maid looks into bunghole
Travels with
Fairy gifts turn to paper when shown. (Cf. F342.1, F348.0.1.)
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
Gray-bearded fairyPrincess on the pea. Princess recognized by her inability to sleep on bed which has a pea under its dozen mattresses

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