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Business relations of dwarfs and mortals.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Spirits and demons. · Underground spirits. · view the constellation · filed as F451.5.10

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Filed under Dwarfs and human beings.

9 finer motifs beneath it
Dwarfs accept remuneration Dwarfs object to rewards. (Cf. F451.5.10.9.) Dwarfs borrow from mortals Dwarfs return what they borrow 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
Filed beside it
Helpful dwarfs Malevolent dwarf Dwarfs are ancestors of mortals Mortal goes to land of dwarfs Dwarfs have human woman as midwife Dwarfs have mortal god-parent. (Cf. F420.5.3.3.) Dwarfs visit mortal's home Dwarfs associate with mortals Dwarfs and Christianity. (Cf. F420.5.3.4. and cross-references there given. Cf. also F451.9.1.6.) Dwarfs suffer abuses by mortals Dwarfs thwart efforts of mortals to get additional favors Dwarfs exact promise from mortals Dwarfs tease mortals Dwarfs give riddles and questions to mortals Dwarfs dislike human vices Dwarfs invisibly attend wedding or christening feasts of mortals. (Cf. F451.3.3.8.)

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