μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Devil moves seats in church.

Ogres. · Kinds of ogres. · Other ogres. · Other ogres. · view the constellation · filed as G303.9.9.18

Filed across the traditions
  • Scotland Baughman.
Within the index

Filed under Pranks played by the devil.

Filed beside it
Devil prevents moving of little stone by sitting on it Devil interrupts mass by pretended battle Devil steals knight's cloak Devil takes an unbaptized child out of the cradle and lays a wooden log in its place Devil piles sand in ocean so that vessels may run aground Devil leads and misguides people Trying all night to catch an animal (really devil) Taking snuff with the devil Devil challenges boys to play a disc-game. Can be defeated only with rowan-sticks. (Cf. D950.9.) Exchanging things with the devil. The cheat appears later The devil as tailor to a dandy. The dandy demands clothes sewed without thread. The devil disguised as a tailor makes them. In church the dandy's clothes fall to pieces, leaving him naked Devil engages in horse race with man Devil flies away with sentry box Devil drinks church well dry at one draught Devil stampedes horses of general Devil takes place of girl man is embracing in private place. The man goes mad

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