When the Devil appears in court, he never works pro bono.

If his own client won't pay, the opposing side surely will.

#Germany #folktale #folklore #devil
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Devil_as_Advocate

Has a Scottish kelpie somehow made its way to Nienhagen?

#Germany #folktale #folklore #horse
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Pale_Horse_from_the_Grundlos_Lake

Pumphut is the working class trickster-mage we deserve!

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https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Pumphut

The eerie Moo-Calf haunts the town of Münstermaifeld.

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https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Moo-Calf

Beware of magical fast food, for it is rarely as nourishing as it seems!

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https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Albertus_Magnus_in_Cologne

Turning invisible is a neat trick for a criminal. But there is a countermeasure for every spell.

#Germany #folktale #folklore #magic
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Invisible_Bandits

Many mills have unwelcome supernatural guests.

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https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Nixie_as_a_Tomcat_in_the_Buschm%C3%BChle_Mill_near_L%C3%BCbbenau

Once upon a time, there was a very poor man who had many children; he could not feed them, and more than once he had thought of killing them rather than seeing them die of hunger; but each time his wife prevented him.

One night, he saw a child in a dream who said to him:

— I know that you wanted to lose your soul by killing your children; I also know that you are miserable. Tomorrow morning you will find under your pillow a mirror, a red handkerchief, and an embroidered scarf; take these three objects in secret and say nothing to anyone, then go into the mountain. There you will find a river; follow its course until you reach its source; then you will find a maiden shining like the sun; her hair falls upon her shoulders and her back; in one of her hands she holds a golden apple, and in the other, a golden comb.

— "Le cheveu merveilleux" (Serbian Folktale), French translation by Louis Léger.

#nature #gothic #dream #folktale #bookstodon #mastolivre #litterature #literature

While dragons are rightfully feared for their fiery breath, the emissions from their posteriors should not be underestimated, either.

#Germany #folktale #folklore #dragon
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Two_Lindwurms_near_Lassan_and_in_the_Peenem%C3%BCnde_Heath

There is a place where everyone's life light burns.

And, just like any other resource, this place can be misused for personal gain by those who are sufficiently ruthless.

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https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Switched_Life_Light