Fairies punish mortals who refuse to eat fairy food given them

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Fairies punish mortals who refuse to eat fairy food given them.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Fairies and elves. · Fairies and mortals. · Malevolent or destructive fairies (= pixies). · view the constellation · filed as F361.15

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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

general England, Ireland: *Baughman.

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Filed under Fairy's revenge.

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Fairy takes revenge for being slighted Fairy takes revenge for theft Fairies take revenge on person who spies on them. Spy uses magic salve on one eye. Fairies tear out the eye Fairies take revenge on trespassers on ground they claim as theirs Fairies punish girl who pours hot water into their spring Fairies slay wooer (or his kin) of fairy maiden Fairies take revenge on mortals who hold their king captive Fairy takes revenge for slaying of his relatives Fairies take revenge for being dishonored Fairies take revenge for being teased Fairies threaten watcher of sheep Fairies take revenge on mortals who destroy their homes Fairies take revenge for cheating Fairy punishes servant girl who fails to leave food for him Fairies punish person who needs punishing because of his treatment of other mortals. (Cf. F311.1.)Other punishments by fairies

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Fairy kills man who refuses his hospitality. Man refuses to visit fairy after being invited. (Cf. F361.15.)

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