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Supernatural lapse of time in fairyland. Years seem days.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Fairies and elves. · Fairies and mortals. · Visit to fairyland. · view the constellation · filed as F377

Filed across the traditions
  • Lithuanian Balys Legends No. 585
  • India *Thompson-Balys
  • Japanese Anesaki 265, Ikeda
  • Koryak Jochelson JE VI 280
  • Eskimo (Greenland) Rink 157, (Cumberland Sound): Boas BAM XV 185, (Smith Sound): Kroeber JAFL XII 177.
  • general *Hartland Science 161–195
  • general Jacobs's list s. v. "Time flies"
  • general *Child I 321 n.
  • general *Burnham PMLA XXIII 394 n. 2
  • general Fb "glemme" IV 181a. – Irish myth: *Cross
  • general England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales: Baughman
Within the index

Filed under Visit to fairyland.

2 finer motifs beneath it
Supernatural lapse of time in paradise Year seems few hours in otherworld
Filed beside it
Human being reared in fairyland Fairies take human nurse to attend fairy child Mortal abandons world to live in fairyland Longing in fairyland to visit home Mortals as captives in fairyland Mortal as servant in fairyland Tabus connected with trip to fairyland. (Cf. F348.5, F361.3.) Fairy visits – miscellaneous
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Water-spirits have supernatural lapse of time: days seem like years. (Cf. F377.)

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