"Come tomorrow". The devil keeps calling daily until the gate with the inscription rots. He then claims his debtor

Motif

"Come tomorrow". The devil keeps calling daily until the gate with the inscription rots. He then claims his debtor.

Deceptions. · Deceptive bargains. · Deception in payment of debt. · Other deceptions in the payment of debt. · view the constellation · filed as K231.12.1

Filed across the traditions

Lithuanian Balys Index No. 1183*
Russian Andrejev No. 1183*.

Within the index

Filed under Debt to be paid "tomorrow". Tomorrow never comes.

Carried in tale types

Come Tomorrow · ATU 1188 1 recorded variant

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