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Motif

Devil has shining teeth. Girl wishes to marry man whose teeth shine. Such a man appears and they marry. When he removes his hat she finds he is the devil.

Ogres. · Kinds of ogres. · Other ogres. · Other ogres. · view the constellation · filed as G303.4.1.5.1

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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • SpanishBoggs FFC XC 52 No. 340a, Espinosa Jr. No. 93.
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One of devil's teeth grows down to the earth; another to sky

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