Pranks played by the devil.
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Motif
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Filed under Deeds of the devil.
21 finer motifs beneath 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 Devil as crow misleads travelers, puts out their lights Devil moves seats in church Devil plays marbles in church Satan entangles ram's horns on the altar Satan liberates caught deer
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