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• Dwarfish creator. A18.3
• Dwarf god. A134
• Four dwarfs support the sky. A665.2.1.2
• Origin of luchrupain (leprechauns, dwarfs, pygmies) from curses of Ham. A1614.1.1
• Why certain trees are dwarfed. (Cf. A2721.2.1.) A2775
• Dwarf punishes for breach of tabu. C905.1
• Dwarf assumes human form. D49.1
• Dwarf contracts self to enter nostrils of cannibals. D55.2.1
• Dwarfs change size at will. D631.4.1
• Magic objects possessed by witch, sorcerer or evil dwarf. (Cf. F451.7, G234, D1711.) D801.1
• Magic object received from dwarf. D812.12
• Magic sword received from dwarf in dream. D812.12.1
• Magic object received from dwarf in return for rescue of child or kindness to child. D817.1.1
• Magic armor stolen from dwarf by giant. D838.7
• Magic object summons dwarfs. (Cf. F451.) D1421.3
• Magic fiddle summons dwarfs. (Cf. D1233.) D1421.3.1
• Magic flute summons dwarfs. (Cf. D1223.1.) D1421.3.2
• Magic charm summons dwarfs. (Cf. D1273.) D1421.3.3
• Magician appears as swineherd, dwarf, and giant in order to seduce queen and scorns her later in the same shapes. D2031.4.2
• Revenant as dwarf. E424
• Dwarfs magically keep ghosts from rising. E439.2
• God reincarnated as dwarf. E651
• Dwarfs in otherworld. (Cf. F451.) F167.2
• Fairies (elves). See also F420 (Water Spirits), F451 (Dwarfs) and F460 (Mountain Spirits) for many common motifs. F200
• Man borrows money from fairy (dwarf, devil). When the man brings the money back, he learns that the fairy was killed by thunder. He keeps the money. F342.2
• Water-spirits as dwarfs. (Cf. F451.) F420.1.4.3
• Water-maiden is wooed by dwarf. (Cf. F451.5.18.) F420.6.2.3
• Dwarf. (Underground spirit.) The dwarf, especially in Northern Europe, is considered an underground spirit. He is to be distinguished from the other conception of dwarf, viz., a very small person, pigmy, or thumbling (F535). [Note: For help in the preparation of this item I am indebted to Mr. Alfred Thomas of Chicago. For full titles of references see F420.] F451
• Origin of dwarfs. F451.1
• Dwarfs originate from maggots in flesh of giant. F451.1.1
• Dwarfs originate from the blood and bones of giant. F451.1.1.1
• Murderer's children become dwarfs. F451.1.2
• Dwarfs came after giants had almost died out. F451.1.3
• Dwarfs came into the land 1000 years before mortals came. F451.1.4
• Dwarf as reincarnation. F451.1.5
• Dwarf as reincarnation of rat. F451.1.5.1
• Appearance of dwarf. F451.2
• Dwarfs are ugly. F451.2.0.1
• Dwarfs are grown over with moss. F451.2.0.2
• Dwarfs walk stooped. F451.2.0.3
• Dwarfs appear nodding and anxious to speak. F451.2.0.4
• During the day dwarfs appear in form of toads or other vermin. F451.2.0.5
• Dwarfs are pale. F451.2.0.6
• Body of dwarf. F451.2.1
• Dwarfs are small. (Cf. F239.4.3, F441.5.1.) F451.2.1.1
• Dwarf with body like tailless hen. F451.2.1.2
• Dwarf with small body and large head. F451.2.1.3
• Hunchback dwarf. (Cf. F420.1.4.4.) F451.2.1.4
• Feet of dwarf. F451.2.2
• Dwarf's feet twisted backward. F451.2.2.1
• Dwarf with bird feet. (Cf. F401.3.5. and cross-references.) F451.2.2.2
• Dwarfs with goat feet. (Cf. B24, F442.) F451.2.2.3
• The beards of dwarfs. F451.2.3
• Long-bearded dwarf. (Cf. F451.6.1.) F451.2.3.1
• Dwarfs have long beards in three strands. F451.2.3.1.1
• Dwarfs have gray beards. F451.2.3.2
• The hair of dwarfs. F451.2.4
• Dwarfs have coarse hair. F451.2.4.1
• Dwarfs have silvery white hair. F451.2.4.2
• Face of dwarf. F451.2.5
• Dwarfs have old face. F451.2.5.1
• Other bodily characteristics of dwarfs. F451.2.6
• Dress of dwarf. F451.2.7
• Dwarfs with red heads and red caps. (Cf. F236.3.2, F460.1.4.2.) F451.2.7.1
• Dwarf clad in green. (Cf. F420.1.6.6.3.) F451.2.7.2
• Dwarfs referred to as "gray", not specifying whether as to dress or hair. (Cf. F236.1.4, F420.1.6.6.2.) F451.2.7.3
• Dwarfs clad in white. F451.2.7.4
• Dwarfs wear red coats. F451.2.7.5
• Dwarfs wear peculiar caps. (Cf. F451.2.7.1.) F451.2.7.6
• Dwarf king wears costly crown. F451.2.7.7
• Dwarf clad in brown. F451.2.7.8
• Dwarf clad in black. F451.2.7.9
• Dwarfs clad in motley. F451.2.7.10
• Voice of dwarfs (echo). F451.2.8
• Characteristics of dwarfs. F451.3
• Power of dwarf in his belt. F451.3.1
• Dwarf rendered powerless. F451.3.2
• Dwarfs turn to stone at sunrise. F451.3.2.1
• Dwarf prevented from getting into his stone before sunrise till he promises to do what hero demands (especially forge weapons). (Cf. D451.3.4.2, D451.4.1.12, F451.5.2.13.) F451.3.2.1.1
• Dwarf otherwise caught and thus forced to procure what hero demands. F451.3.2.1.2
• Dwarfs must return to spirit world by 1 a.m. F451.3.2.2
• Dwarfs cannot harm mortal with circle drawn around him. F451.3.2.3
• Dwarf can be killed only with snowball. F451.3.2.4
• Dwarf as magician. F451.3.3
• Dwarf can take what shape he wants. F451.3.3.0.1
• Dwarfs turn peas into gold pieces. F451.3.3.1
• Dwarf turns gold into lead. F451.3.3.2
• Dwarfs transform people (animals). F451.3.3.3
• Dwarfs free mortals from enchantment. F451.3.3.4
• Dwarfs bewitch cows to give no milk. F451.3.3.5
• Dwarfs bewitch people. F451.3.3.5.1
• Dwarfs fly through air. F451.3.3.6
• Dwarfs predict. F451.3.3.7
• Dwarfs made invisible by magic caps. (Cf. F451.5.1.7., F455.5.3.) F451.3.3.8
• Dwarfs as workmen. F451.3.4
• Dwarf workmen heard at night. F451.3.4.0.1
• Dwarfs as artificers. F451.3.4.1
• Dwarfs build tower. F451.3.4.1.1
• Dwarfs as smiths. F451.3.4.2
• Dwarfs do farming. F451.3.4.3