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 overexhaustion — Mythoi

Motif

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 overexhaustion.

Ordaining the future. · Bargains and promises. · Bargain with devil. · view the constellation · filed as M213

Cited in the index

general Type 820.

Within the index

Filed under Bargain with devil.

Filed beside it

Man sells soul to devil. (Faust, Theophilus.) Devil agrees to help man with robberies Devil to help gambler in exchange for one task yearly With 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 off Devil bargains to help man become priest. He must not later exorcise him from people Devil bargains to help man win woman Contract with the devil destroyed Other devil contract motifs

Carried in tale types

The Devil Mows with a Magic Sickle · ATU 820A 1 recorded variant

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