μῦθοι Mythoi
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  • LithuanianBalys Legends Nos. 653–658.
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Filed under Pranks played by the devil.

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Devil prevents moving of little stone by sitting on itDevil interrupts mass by pretended battleDevil steals knight's cloakDevil takes an unbaptized child out of the cradle and lays a wooden log in its placeDevil piles sand in ocean so that vessels may run agroundDevil leads and misguides peopleTrying all night to catch an animal (really devil)Taking snuff with the devilExchanging things with the devil. The cheat appears laterThe 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 nakedDevil engages in horse race with manDevil flies away with sentry boxDevil drinks church well dry at one draughtDevil stampedes horses of generalDevil takes place of girl man is embracing in private place. The man goes madDevil as crow misleads travelers, puts out their lights
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Magic olive tree

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