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• Malevolent dwarf. F451.5.2
• Ungrateful dwarf. F451.5.2.1
• Dwarfs steal from human beings. F451.5.2.2
• Dwarfs steal magic objects. F451.5.2.2.1
• Dwarfs steal food and drink. F451.5.2.2.2
• Dwarfs exchange children in cradle. F451.5.2.3
• Father given carved wooden image in lieu of son stolen by dwarfs. F451.5.2.3.1
• Dwarfs kidnap mortals. (Cf. F420.5.2.2. and cross-references there given.) F451.5.2.4
• Dwarfs interfere with mortal's work (destroy buildings, crops, etc.) (Cf. F420.5.2.5.) F451.5.2.5
• Dwarfs punish. F451.5.2.6
• Dwarfs play pranks. F451.5.2.7
• Dwarfs threaten mortals. F451.5.2.8
• Dwarfs scold mortals. F451.5.2.9
• Dwarfs frighten mortals. F451.5.2.10
• Dwarfs attack soldier. F451.5.2.11
• Dwarf takes back gifts he gave. F451.5.2.12
• Dwarfs curse weapons and treasures which they are forced to give (or which the receiver does not appreciate). F451.5.2.13
• Dwarfs demand gifts. F451.5.2.14
• Dwarfs are ancestors of mortals. F451.5.3
• Crippled mortals are of dwarf ancestry. F451.5.3.1
• Mortal goes to land of dwarfs. F451.5.4
• Ghost conceals herself with dwarfs. F451.5.4.1
• Dwarfs suspend large millstone on thin thread over head of mortal, to show what anguish dwarfs felt when mortal endangered their lives. F451.5.4.2
• Enchanted princess lives with dwarfs. F451.5.4.3
• Dwarfs have human woman as midwife. F451.5.5
• Dwarfs have mortal god-parent. (Cf. F420.5.3.3.) F451.5.6
• Dwarfs visit mortal's home. F451.5.7
• Dwarf wants to warm self at fire. F451.5.7.1
• Dwarfs associate with mortals. F451.5.8
• Dwarf follows countess around like a little dog. F451.5.8.1
• Dwarfs and Christianity. (Cf. F420.5.3.4. and cross-references there given. Cf. also F451.9.1.6.) F451.5.9
• Dwarfs fear the cross. F451.5.9.1
• Dwarfs dislike singing of hymns. F451.5.9.2
• Dwarfs dislike church bells. F451.5.9.3
• Dwarfs regard Day of St. John the Divine. F451.5.9.4
• Dwarf seeks to enter church. F451.5.9.5
• Murder causes dwarf to lose his soul. (Cf. E700.) F451.5.9.6
• Business relations of dwarfs and mortals. F451.5.10
• Dwarfs accept remuneration. F451.5.10.1
• Dwarfs object to rewards. (Cf. F451.5.10.9.) F451.5.10.2
• Dwarfs borrow from mortals. F451.5.10.3
• Dwarf borrows sledge. F451.5.10.3.1
• Dwarfs return what they borrow. F451.5.10.4
• Dwarfs buy peas from mortals and pay more than they are worth. F451.5.10.5
• Dwarfs pay for being ferried across water. F451.5.10.6
• Mortal confiscates property of dwarfs. F451.5.10.7
• Dwarfs make promises with mental reservations. F451.5.10.8
• Ausgelohnt. When dwarfs are paid in full for their work they cease helping mortals. F451.5.10.9
• Dwarfs suffer abuses by mortals. F451.5.11
• Dwarfs thwart efforts of mortals to get additional favors. F451.5.12
• Mortals, informed by those benefited, seek dwarf abode in vain. F451.5.12.1
• Dwarfs exact promise from mortals. F451.5.13
• Dwarfs tease mortals. F451.5.14
• Dwarfs give riddles and questions to mortals. F451.5.15
• Dwarf promises mortal much money if he will guess his name. F451.5.15.1
• Dwarf makes return of child dependent upon guessing of riddle. F451.5.15.2
• Dwarf suitor desists when unwilling maiden guesses his name. (Cf. C432.1.) F451.5.15.3
• Dwarfs dislike human vices. F451.5.16
• Dwarfs invisibly attend wedding or christening feasts of mortals. (Cf. F451.3.3.8.) F451.5.17
• Invisible dwarfs at christening feast made to speak by brewing beer in egg-shell. (Cf. F321.1.1.1, F481.4.) F451.5.17.1
• Dwarf loves mortal girl. (Cf. F420.6.1. and cross references F451.5.15.3.) F451.5.18
• Dwarf promises money and property to mortal father for hand of daughter. F451.5.18.1
• Dwarfs are bashful or timid. F451.5.19
• Dwarf stays away from house after maid tries to catch and kiss him. F451.5.19.1
• Dwarfs give orders to mortals. F451.5.20
• Six dwarfs listen to singing by confirmed children. F451.5.21
• Expelled dwarfs plan to dig underground bed for Rhine. F451.5.22
• Dwarfs seek human help in their fights and troubles. F451.5.23
• Other actions of dwarfs. F451.6
• Dwarf caught by beard in cleft of tree. (Cf. F451.2.3.1.) F451.6.1
• Dwarf rides. F451.6.2
• Dwarf rides on a hare. F451.6.2.1
• Dwarf rides through air on wooden horse. F451.6.2.2
• Dwarfs are taken for hussars because they ride little horses. (Cf. F451.7.5.) F451.6.2.3
• Dwarfs try to kill serpent. F451.6.2.4
• Dwarfs have festivities. F451.6.3
• Dwarfs feast mortals in their home. F451.6.3.1
• Dwarfs celebrate weddings and christenings of their own. (Cf. F451.6.5.) F451.6.3.2
• Dwarfs have music. F451.6.3.3
• Dwarf musician (poet). F451.6.3.3.1
• Dwarf dances. F451.6.3.4
• Dwarfs play in the moonlight. F451.6.3.5
• Dwarfs hold church services. F451.6.3.6
• Dwarfs fight with each other. F451.6.4
• Dwarfs wed. (Cf. F451.6.3.2.) F451.6.5
• Dwarfs laugh. F451.6.6
• Dwarfs weep. F451.6.7
• Dwarfs become angry. F451.6.8
• Dwarfs dig for treasures. F451.6.9
• Frau Holle lives with dwarfs. (Cf. F475.1.) F451.6.10
• Dwarfs betray. F451.6.11
• Dwarf king Hibich comes to surface every 500 years. F451.6.12
• Dwarf carries his knocked-off leg on his shoulder. F451.6.13
• Dwarfs flee to caves for protection. F451.6.14
• Possessions of dwarfs. F451.7
• Dwarfs possess treasure (gold, jewels, etc.). F451.7.1
• Dwarfs have ovens. F451.7.2
• Dwarfs have little lanterns. F451.7.3
• Dwarf king has silver miner's torch bright as the sun. F451.7.4
• Dwarfs have little horses. (Cf. F451.6.2.3.) F451.7.5
• Dwarfs have cattle, steeds and wagons. F451.7.6
• Names for dwarfs. F451.8
• Common names for dwarfs. F451.8.1
• Proper names for dwarfs. F451.8.2
• Dwarfs emigrate. F451.9
• Why dwarfs emigrate. F451.9.1
• Dwarfs emigrate because mortals put caraway seeds into bread. F451.9.1.1
• Dwarfs emigrate because mortals are false. F451.9.1.2
• The three sevens in 1777 drive dwarfs out of the land. F451.9.1.3
• Dwarfs emigrate because of industrial development. F451.9.1.4
• Dwarfs promise to emigrate if captured dwarfs are released. F451.9.1.5
• Dwarfs emigrate because Christianity offends them. (Cf. F451.5.9.) F451.9.1.6
• Dwarfs emigrate because mortals tease them. (Cf. F451.3.6.2.) F451.9.1.7
• Dwarfs emigrate because mortals object to their stealing. F451.9.1.8
• Dwarfs emigrate because they dislike peasants' dancing and loud music. F451.9.1.9
• Dwarfs emigrate because mortals curse. F451.9.1.10
• Dwarfs emigrate because mortals desecrate holy day. F451.9.1.11
• Dwarfs emigrate because of mortals' ingratitude. F451.9.1.12
• Frederick the Great drove dwarfs across Black Sea. F451.9.1.13
• Dwarfs forced to flee by deity. F451.9.1.14
• Dwarfs emigrate when their king dies. F451.9.1.15
• The destination of emigrating dwarfs. F451.9.2
• Dwarfs emigrate to unknown place. F451.9.2.1
• Dwarfs emigrate to the Orient. F451.9.2.2
• Dwarfs emigrate New Year's Eve of 1800 to return New Year's Eve of 1900. F451.9.3
• As dwarfs emigrate each deposits coin into kettle for mortals. F451.9.4
• Emigrating dwarfs are ferried across water. (Cf. F451.5.10.6.) F451.9.5
• Dwarfs emigrate unseen but heard. (Cf. F455.5.1.) F451.9.6
• Dwarfs and other supernatural beings. F451.10
• Giants and heroes created for the protection and aid of dwarfs. (Cf. F451.1.3.) F451.10.1
• Giants and dwarfs in contest. F451.10.2
• Dwarfs kill giantess by dropping millstone on her head. F451.10.2.1
• Dwarfs in love with other supernatural beings. (Cf. F531.7.2.) F451.10.3
• Dwarfs make weapons and other precious objects for the gods. (Cf. F451.3.4.2.) F451.10.4
• Trolls. Sometimes underground spirits, sometimes also thought of as mountain-spirits. In many tales trolls are ogres. (Cf. G100, G400–G599.) F455
• Home of trolls. F455.1
• Trolls live in howe (barrow, grave). F455.1.1
• Trolls live in cliffs. F455.1.2
• Appearance of trolls. (Cf. G304.1.) F455.2
• Trolls the size of ten or twelve year old child. F455.2.1
• Trolls are usually ugly, hideous, big and strong. F455.2.2
• Trolls are black (dark). F455.2.3
• Trolls dressed in skins. F455.2.4
• Troll in human form. F455.2.5
• Troll in human size. F455.2.5.1
• Trolls frightful. F455.2.6
• Troll with snout for nose. F455.2.7
• Troll in animal form (cat, dog, pig, hen). F455.2.8
• Troll as whirlwind. F455.2.9
• Great age of trolls. Often centuries old. F455.2.10
• Characteristic activities of trolls. F455.3
• Trolls skillful as smiths. F455.3.1
• Trolls dance. F455.3.2
• Trolls ride. F455.3.3
• Troll rides on dog. F455.3.3.1
• Troll rides in whirlwind. (Cf. F455.2.9.) F455.3.3.2
• Trolls ride on men and cattle. F455.3.3.3
• Trolls spin and weave fine cloth. F455.3.4
• Trolls bake. F455.3.5
• Trolls go about at night. F455.3.6
• Possessions of trolls. F455.4
• Trolls' riches. F455.4.1
• Trolls' riches inside mountain. F455.4.1.1
• Trolls' food. F455.4.2
• Trolls' food gives man supernatural strength. F455.4.2.1
• Trolls eat from golden dishes, but food is frogs and snakes. F455.4.2.2
• Trolls live on food humans have failed to bless. F455.4.2.3
• Visibility of trolls. (Cf. F235.) F455.5
• Trolls invisible but heard. (Cf. F412, F451.9.6.) F455.5.1
• Invisible troll attends wedding and eats food. F455.5.2
• Trolls have cap of invisibility. (Cf. F451.3.3.8.) F455.5.3
• Certain persons can see trolls. (Cf. F235.3.) F455.5.4
• Animals can see trolls. (Cf. B733.) F455.5.4.1
• Trolls visible to unconfirmed children. F455.5.4.2
• Trolls seen through another's arm (or the like). (Cf. D1821.3.1, F235.6.) F455.5.4.3
• Trolls and men. F455.6
• Trolls' friendship with men. F455.6.1
• Trolls' lending and borrowing. F455.6.2
• Troll repays loan with costly or magic object. F455.6.2.1
• Trolls steal from humans. F455.6.3
• Trolls steal fish at Christmas. F455.6.3.1
• Theft from troll. F455.6.4
• Troll's costly cup stolen. F455.6.4.1
• Troll's treasure obtained by casting steel on it. F455.6.4.2
• Trolls visit men. F455.6.5
• Trolls visit people Christmas Eve. F455.6.5.1
• Trolls carry off people. (Cf. F320, F322.) F455.6.6
• Stolen woman saved from trolls' dance. (Cf. F322.2.) F455.6.6.1
• Trolls as changelings. (Cf. F321.1.) F455.6.7
• Trolls help men. F455.6.8
• Trolls help with grain harvest. F455.6.8.1
• Trolls as the constant enemies of humans. F455.6.9
• People possessed by trolls. F455.6.10
• Trolls and Christianity. (Cf. G304.2.4.1.) F455.7
• Trolls flee before Christianity. (Cf. F382) F455.7.1
• Troll helpless before sign of Cross. (Cf. D1766.1.) F455.7.2
• Trolls may not utter holy names. F455.7.3
• Troll killed. F455.8
• Trolls turn to stone at sunrise. (Cf. F531.6.12.2.) F455.8.1
• Trolls killed by lightning. F455.8.2