Marvels

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• Mortal not to tell secret of gift of inexhaustible meat. F348.5.1.1
• Mortal not to thank fairy for gifts. F348.5.2
• Gifts of the fairies must never be measured or counted. F348.6
• Tabu: telling of fairy gifts; the gifts cease. F348.7
• Abuse of fairy gifts brings about their loss. F348.7.1
• Tabu: mortal for whom fairy works must not watch him at work. F348.8
• Gift barrel of ale which never runs dry goes dry when maid looks into bunghole. F348.9
• Fairy gifts turn to paper when shown. (Cf. F342.1, F348.0.1.) F348.9.1
• Gifts from fairies – miscellaneous. F349
• Fairy aids mortal in flight. F349.1
• Fairy aids mortal in battle. F349.2
• Fairies exile devastating host. F349.3
• Fairy promises abundant crops, etc., to mortal. F349.4
• Theft from fairies. F350
• Theft of money from fairies. F351
• Theft of money from fairies by joining unperceived in their game of money-throwing. F351.1
• Theft of money from fairies by frightening them away from it. F351.2
• Theft of cup (drinking horn) from fairies. F352
• Theft of cup (drinking horn) from fairies when they offer mortal drink. F352.1
• Theft of vessel from water-deity. F352.2
• Kettle borrowed from fairies and not returned. (Cf. F343.17.) F353
• Fairy's ornament snatched. F354
• King's crown stolen from fairyland. F355
• Fairy cattle (bull, cow) stolen. F356
• Unsuccessful attempt to steal fairy necklace. F357
• Money borrowed from the fairies and not returned on time. F358
• Theft from fairies – miscellaneous. F359
• Eggs stolen from fairies. F359.1
• Theft of golden bird from fairies. F359.2
• Malevolent or destructive fairies (= pixies). F360
• Malevolent or hostile beings in otherworld. F360.0.1
• Fairies pursue unbaptized children. F360.1
• Fairy's revenge. F361
• Fairy takes revenge for being slighted. F361.1
• Fairy takes revenge for not being invited to feast. F361.1.1
• Fairy takes revenge for not being offered food (drink). F361.1.2
• Fairy takes revenge for mortal's failure to bring food and drink to fairy son's wedding. F361.1.2.1
• Fairy takes revenge for theft. F361.2
• Fairy recovers stolen cup by posing as a beggar. F361.2.1
• Fairies cause man to lose his senses after he steals flower while visiting them. F361.2.2
• Fairies bind man fast to ground after he has attempted to capture fairy prince and princess. F361.2.3
• Fairy gifts stop when man steals fairy knife. F361.2.4
• Fairies take revenge on person who spies on them. Spy uses magic salve on one eye. Fairies tear out the eye. F361.3
• Fairies leave work unfinished when overseen. (Cf. F271.2.1, F271.5.) F361.3.1
• Fairies chase person who watches them dance. F361.3.2
• Fairies take revenge on trespassers on ground they claim as theirs. F361.4
• Fairies punish girl who pours hot water into their spring. F361.5
• Fairies slay wooer (or his kin) of fairy maiden. F361.6
• Fairies take revenge on mortals who hold their king captive. F361.7
• Fairy takes revenge for slaying of his relatives. F361.8
• Fairies take revenge for being dishonored. F361.9
• Fairies take revenge for being teased. F361.10
• Fairies threaten watcher of sheep. F361.11
• Fairies take revenge on mortals who destroy their homes. F361.12
• Fairies take revenge for cheating. F361.13
• Fairy punishes servant girl who fails to leave food for him. F361.14
• Fairies punish mortals who refuse to eat fairy food given them. F361.15
• Fairies punish person who needs punishing because of his treatment of other mortals. (Cf. F311.1.) F361.16
• Other punishments by fairies. F361.17
• Fairies lame miller who throws sod into his kiln where fairies are cooking oatmeal; the oatmeal scalds them. F361.17.1
• Fairies take revenge on smith who disturbs them in the smithy when he returns after dark to get medicine. F361.17.2
• Fairies pinch plowboy who breaks their wooden oven as he plows. F361.17.3
• Fairy breaks leg of servant girl who tells lies about him. F361.17.4
• Fairies bathe children in churn when housewife forgets to leave a supply of clear water for the fairies. F361.17.5
• Fairy kills dog that refuses to let fairy sleep in stack. F361.17.6
• Fairy kills man who refuses his hospitality. Man refuses to visit fairy after being invited. (Cf. F361.15.) F361.17.7
• Fairies chase man who dares them to come chase him. He barely gets home ahead of them; they drive iron javelin through iron-covered door. (Cf. C20.) F361.17.8
• Fairy mistress strikes her disobedient human lover on the face and predicts death. F361.17.9
• Fairies cause disease. F362
• Fairies cause blindness. F362.1
• Fairies cause insanity. F362.2
• Fairies cause weakness. F362.3
• Fairy causes mutilation (injury). F362.4
• Fairies cause death. (Cf. F364.1.) F363
• Fairies, directed by druid, bring about death of king by causing fish-bone to stick in his throat. F363.1
• Brownie (Redcap, Redcomb, Bloody Cap) murders travelers, catches their blood in his cap. F363.2
• Sight of fairies fatal. F363.3
• Fairy's look burns mortal to ashes. F363.4
• Fairy calls her victim only once or twice. F363.5
• Fairies tickle mortals to death. F363.6
• War between fairies and mortals. F364
• Fairy warriors sit upon mortals and thus kill them. F364.1
• Fairies wrestle with mortals. F364.2
• War between fairies and giants. F364.3
• Fairies steal. F365
• Fairy steals on Hallowe'en. F365.0.1
• Fairies steal ass. F365.1
• Fairies steal anchor. F365.2
• Fairies occupy peasant's house. F365.3
• Fairy (bonga) steals part of crop. F365.4
• Fairies steal pieces as mortal plays draughts with fairy woman. F365.5
• Fairies steal cattle (pig). F365.6
• Fairies steal cooking. F365.7
• Fairies steal wool. F365.8
• Fairies abuse livestock. F366
• Fairies milk mortal's cows dry. F366.1
• Fairies milk mortal's mare. F366.1.1
• Fairies admit calves to cows, depriving children of milk. F366.1.2
• Fairies ride farmer's calves. F366.1.3
• Fairies ride mortal's horses at night. F366.2
• Fairies plait manes and tails of horses. F366.2.1
• Fairy rides behind man on horse. F366.2.2
• Fairies in form of devastating animals kill flocks. F366.3
• Fairies control prosperity. F366.4
• Fairy hangs on to carriage on road. (Cf. E272.1.) F366.5
• Destructive fairy drink. Upon returning to earth mortal pours out drink which had been offered by fairies. It burns up whatever it touches. F367
• Human beings as game in fairy hunt. F368
• Malevolent fairies – miscellaneous. F369
• Fairies set fire to buildings. F369.1
• Fairies defile waters. F369.2
• Fairy kills mortal's hound (horses). F369.3
• Fairy tricks mortal. F369.4
• Fairy incites mortals to war. F369.4.1
• Fairies destroy crops. F369.5
• Fairies snip corn from stalks. F369.5.1
• Fairy prevents butter coming. (Cf. D2084.2.) F369.6
• Fairies lead travelers astray. (Cf. E272.10, F401.3, F491.1.) F369.7
• Elephants become lean from listening too much to fairy music; cannot graze. F369.8
• Visit to fairyland. F370
• Human being reared in fairyland. F371
• Fairies take human nurse to attend fairy child. F372
• Fairies take human midwife to attend fairy woman. (Cf. F333.) F372.1
• Fairies seek human godparent. F372.2
• Old man as godfather to underground folk. F372.2.1
• Mortal abandons world to live in fairyland. F373
• Longing in fairyland to visit home. F374
• Mortals as captives in fairyland. F375
• Mortal as servant in fairyland. F376
• Tailor works in fairyland. F376.1
• Supernatural lapse of time in fairyland. Years seem days. F377
• Supernatural lapse of time in paradise. F377.1
• Year seems few hours in otherworld. F377.2
• Tabus connected with trip to fairyland. (Cf. F348.5, F361.3.) F378
• Mortal expelled from fairyland for breaking tabu. F378.0.1
• Tabu: touching ground on return from fairyland. F378.1
• Tabu: bathing or touching water in lake in fairyland. F378.2
• Mortal visiting in fairyland must keep his thought on the fairies. F378.3
• Tabu: drinking from certain well in fairyland. Person does, finds himself alone on hillside. (Cf. C260.) F378.4
• Tabu: plucking flowers from bed tended by fairies. F378.5
• Tabu: using fairy bath water, soap, or ointment on oneself while bathing fairy child. (Cf. F235.4.) F378.6
• Fairy visits – miscellaneous. F379
• Return from fairyland. F379.1
• No return from fairyland. F379.1.1
• Objects brought home from fairyland. F379.2
• Book (medical) brought back from otherworld. F379.2.1
• Tokens brought back by mortal returning from fairyland. F379.2.2
• Man lives with fairies seven years. F379.3
• Saint visits king of fairies on invitation of fairy king. Saint sprinkles holy water on fairy king, finds himself alone on hill. F379.4
• Defeating or ridding oneself of fairies. F380
• Getting rid of fairies. F381
• Fairy leaves when he is named. F381.1
• Fairies leaves when mortal strews peas in his path. F381.2
• Escape from pursuing fairies by strewing path with bananas. F381.2.1
• Fairy leaves when he is given clothes. F381.3
• Fairy escaped by learning and using his secrets. F381.4
• Fairy lured away from house by treasure which he claims. F381.5
• Fairy leaves when druid utters spell that drowns her voice. F381.6
• Fairies leave when people do their needs where they live. F381.7
• Spinning fairies lured away from the house by fire alarm. F381.8
• Fairies will not approach when dogs are present. F381.9
• Fairies leave when person watches them at work. (Cf. F348.10.) F381.10
• Fairy leaves when given impossible tasks to do. F381.11
• Fairies leave when ordered to fight each other. F381.12
• Fairies leave when thanked for their work. (Cf. F451.5.10.9.) F381.13
• Exorcising fairies. Fairies disappear when some name or ceremony of the Christian Church is used. F382
• Fairies fear the cross. F382.1
• Holy water breaks fairy spell. (Cf. G303.16.7.) F382.2
• Use of God's name nullifies fairies' power. (Cf. D1766.7, G303.16.8.) F382.3
• Opening Holy Bible in presence of fairies nullifies their spells. F382.4
• Chanting song of St. Nicholas drives fairy away. F382.5
• Asking grace at fairy banquet causes fairies and banquet to disappear. (Cf. G271.2.3.) F382.6
• Fairy rendered powerless. F383
• Fairy unable to pass cross-roads. F383.1
• Fairy unable to cross running stream. F383.2
• Fairy unable to cross plowed ground. F383.3
• Fairy must leave at cockcrow. F383.4
• Fairy prince becomes mortal when surprised by daylight. F383.4.1
• Fairies leave at rise of morning star. F383.4.2
• Sunlight fatal to fairies. F383.4.3
• Transformed fairy warriors disenchanted when attacked. F383.5
• Magic objects powerful against fairies. F384
• Salt powerful against fairies. F384.1
• Salt renders fairy mortal. F384.1.1
• Salt sprinkled on fairy food renders it harmless. F384.1.2
• Steel powerful against fairies. F384.2
• Iron powerful against fairies. F384.3
• Wearing flowers on one's ears protects from fairies. F384.4
• Means of averting fairy spells. F385
• Fairy spell averted by turning coat. This is supposed to reverse the spell. F385.1
• Fairy punished. F386
• Fairy imprisoned in tree. (Cf. F386.5.) F386.1
• Fairy harper enclosed in yew-tree. F386.1.1
• Fairy punished for marrying a mortal. F386.2
• Troublesome bonga (fairy) pegged to ground and placed under stone. F386.3
• Fairy transformed as punishment. F386.4
• Fairy imprisoned as punishment. (Cf. F386.1.) F386.5
• Fairy captured. F387
• Fairies depart. F388
• Fairies depart to heaven. F388.1
• Fairies depart to floating island. F388.2