Old woman gives chickens to devils. They do not accept them. She gives them to priests and they eat them — Mythoi

Motif

Old woman gives chickens to devils. They do not accept them. She gives them to priests and they eat them.

Ogres. · Kinds of ogres. · Other ogres. · Other ogres. · view the constellation · filed as G303.25.6

Cited in the index

general Scala Celi 161b No. 916.

Within the index

Filed under Miscellaneous devil motifs.

Filed beside it

Wolf is the devil's craftiest enemy Devils fear St. Isaac Devil likes negligence in men more than anything else Devil cooks folk in kettle Devil's chair in hell made from thrown-away nail parings Man shoots the devil with a silver gun Devil follows corpse when a lawyer is buried Ship with devil aboard sinks Devil is blamed by monk for taking what does not belong to him. Devil denies accusation Devil takes place of woman who went to spend night with a priest A farmer who trades horses with the devil is cheated Devil buys a woman's hair; the silver coin which he gives in payment is changed to a piece of wood and she dies The food and drink of the devils The devil's animals Possessions of the devil The devils' dances and feasts

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