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Motif

The devil takes the hindmost. (Cf. F1038.2.)

Ogres. · Kinds of ogres. · Other ogres. · Other ogres. · view the constellation · filed as G303.19

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  • England Baughman.
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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 last belongs to the devil Farmer has devil aid in reaping contest, loses his shadow when devil attempts to take hindmost. (Cf. K42.)
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 Devil's unfinished work cannot be completed by human hands. One stone missing in church, etc Places haunted by the devil How the devil's power may be escaped or avoided
Travels with
Man has witch aid him in reaping contest, the devil to get the hindmost. The devil tries to take the man but gets shadow instead. (Cf. G303.19, K210.)

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