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Quest to devil for answer to riddle questions. (Cf. H1282, H1283, H1284, H1292.)

Tests. · Tests of prowess: quests. · Nature of quests. · Quests to the other world. · Quest to lower world. · view the constellation · filed as H1278

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“But leave me alone with your dreams : if you disturb me in my sleep again you will get a box on the ear." The grandmother spoke gently to him until he fell asleep again and snored. Then she took hold of the third golden hair and pulled it out. The devil jumped up, roared out, and would have treated her ill, but she quieted him once more and said, " Who can help bad dreams? " " What was the dream, then ?" asked he, and was quite curious.”

Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes, Tale 29 · served from our shelf  receiptuncorrected OCR — being verified against the scan

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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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  • GermanGrimm Nos. 29, 125.
Within the index

Filed under Quest to lower world.

Filed beside it
Quest for Cerberus in hell: to be brought to earthQuest for devils in hell; hero brings them back with himQuest to devil for objectsQuest in hell for three dragon feathers. (Cf. B11.)Quest for money (treasure) in hellQuest to lower world for lost wordsQuest to confines of hell for blood of sorceress
Travels with
Quest to morning star for answers to questionsQuest to moon for answers to questionsQuest for sun for answer to questionsAnswers found in other world to questions propounded on the way. (Cf. H1278, H1282, H1283, H1284.)
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
Tasks performed with help of old womanDevil in form of dragonTransformation: man to antMagic ship furnishes treasure. (Cf. D1123.)The devil's grandmother

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