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Motif
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Filed under Dwarfs and human beings.

3 finer motifs beneath it
Dwarf promises mortal much money if he will guess his nameDwarf makes return of child dependent upon guessing of riddleDwarf suitor desists when unwilling maiden guesses his name. (Cf. C432.1.)
Filed beside it
Helpful dwarfsMalevolent dwarfDwarfs are ancestors of mortalsMortal goes to land of dwarfsDwarfs have human woman as midwifeDwarfs have mortal god-parent. (Cf. F420.5.3.3.)Dwarfs visit mortal's homeDwarfs associate with mortalsDwarfs and Christianity. (Cf. F420.5.3.4. and cross-references there given. Cf. also F451.9.1.6.)Business relations of dwarfs and mortalsDwarfs suffer abuses by mortalsDwarfs thwart efforts of mortals to get additional favorsDwarfs exact promise from mortalsDwarfs tease mortalsDwarfs dislike human vicesDwarfs invisibly attend wedding or christening feasts of mortals. (Cf. F451.3.3.8.)

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