Fairy transforms self to fly, allows self to be swallowed by woman and reborn as fairy

Motif

Fairy transforms self to fly, allows self to be swallowed by woman and reborn as fairy.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Fairies and elves. · Fairies and mortals. · Fairies – miscellaneous motifs. · view the constellation · filed as F392

Cited in the index

general Malone PMLA XLIII 417.

Within the index

Filed under Fairies – miscellaneous motifs.

Filed beside it

Fairies borrow from mortals Fairy visits among mortals Mortals help fairies Fairy has power to prevent mortal's approach Mortals place selves under protection of fairies Fairy woman exhibits her figure to warriors. Is most beautiful of women Hair burned to summon fairies Other fairy motifs

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