Invisible dwarfs at christening feast made to speak by brewing beer in egg-shell. (Cf. F321.1.1.1, F481.4.)

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Invisible dwarfs at christening feast made to speak by brewing beer in egg-shell. (Cf. F321.1.1.1, F481.4.)

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Spirits and demons. · Underground spirits. · view the constellation · filed as F451.5.17.1

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GermanPröhle Harz. No. 229.

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Filed under Dwarfs invisibly attend wedding or christening feasts of mortals. (Cf. F451.3.3.8.)

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Changeling betrays his age when his wonder is excited. Usually pottage is boiled in an eggshell. The changeling: "I shall soon be a hundred years old but I never saw this done before!"Brewing in eggshell to drive away cobold. (Cf. F321.1.1.1, F451.5.17.1.)

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