Dwarfs return what they borrow

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Dwarfs return what they borrow.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Spirits and demons. · Underground spirits. · view the constellation · filed as F451.5.10.4

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Scholars’ trail — 4references

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.

DanishKristensen Danske Sagn I (1892) 116ff., (1928) 90ff.
GermanSchöppner I 186 No. 184
general Boberg DF XLVI 38ff.
general Eckart 78.

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Filed under Business relations of dwarfs and mortals.

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Dwarfs accept remuneration Dwarfs object to rewards. (Cf. F451.5.10.9.)Dwarfs borrow from mortals Dwarfs buy peas from mortals and pay more than they are worth Dwarfs pay for being ferried across water Mortal confiscates property of dwarfs Dwarfs make promises with mental reservations Ausgelohnt. When dwarfs are paid in full for their work they cease helping mortals

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