The devil takes service with a farmer in return for the bread he stole. Punishes the evil landowner and makes his master prosperous.
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Motif
Filed across the traditions
- Lithuanian Balys Index No. 3290, Legends Nos. 505–511.
Within the index
Filed under Devil hires out to a farmer.
Carried in tale types
- The Devil Does Penance · ATU 810A 1 recorded variant
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