Devil agrees to help man with robberies.
Ordaining the future. · Bargains and promises. · Bargain with devil. · view the constellation · filed as M212
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2 finer motifs beneath it
Devil as helper of robber refuses to let women's ornaments be stolen. They are his own weaponsDevil at gallows repudiates his bargain with robber. Ring turns to rope. The judge cannot find a rope and is about to release the thief because of the miracle. But the ring in the box presented by the devil as a bribe turns out to be a rope. The man is hanged
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Man sells soul to devil. (Faust, Theophilus.)Devil as substitute for day laborer at mowing. He mows with a magic sickle. The evil overseer tries to keep up with him and dies of overexhaustionDevil to help gambler in exchange for one task yearlyWith his whole heart: devil carries off judge. The devil refuses to take anything not offered him with the whole heart. He hears the judge (advocate) cursed for fraud with such sincerity that he carries him offDevil bargains to help man become priest. He must not later exorcise him from peopleDevil bargains to help man win womanContract with the devil destroyedOther devil contract motifs