Devil's unfinished work cannot be completed by human hands. One stone missing in church, etc — Mythoi

Motif

Devil's unfinished work cannot be completed by human hands. One stone missing in church, etc.

Ogres. · Kinds of ogres. · Other ogres. · Other ogres. · view the constellation · filed as G303.14

Cited in the index

general Wünsche Teufel 37f., 47, 51–56.

Within the index

Filed under Devil. (The Devil, Satan, The Bad Man, Old Nick, etc.) Not clearly differentiated, especially in German tradition, from the stupid ogre. (See also F531 (Giant), G100–199 and G500–699.)

2 finer motifs beneath it

The devil destroys by night what is built by day Devil builds bridge except for one stone. No one dares to add the final stone

Filed beside it

The origin of the devil and his companions Names applied to the devil Forms in which the devil appears The devil's physical characteristics How the devil is dressed Circumstances of the devil's appearance How the devil travels Devil's expulsion from heaven and his present haunts Deeds of the devil Allies and possessions of the devil The relatives of the devil Marital experiences of the devil. (Cf. H1153, K216.1, K2325, T251.1.1.) The stupid devil Places haunted by the devil How the devil's power may be escaped or avoided The devil's disappearance from the world

Carried in tale types

The Priest and the Devil · ATU 810A* 2 recorded variants

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