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330: The Smith Outwits the Devil

ATU > 300-749: TALES OF MAGIC > 300-399: Supernatural Adversaries > 330: The Smith Outwits the Devil

Description

I. Contract with Devil. A smith has made a contract with the devil so that in return for becoming a master-smith he is to belong to the devil after a certain time. II. Receipt of Magic Object. (a) The Lord (St. Peter) visits the smith and teaches…

Variants

330A. The Smith and the Devil

The Savior and Peter; the three wishes; cf. Type 750. Sticking to the bench, to the apple tree, etc. The smith is admitted neither into heaven nor hell. See analysis: I; II a, b, c, d; III a; IV a, b.

330B. The Devil in the Knapsack

The smith hammers on the knapsack. The devil flees to an island, whither his adversary comes, or the latter is admitted into neither heaven nor hell. See analysis: II (a), (b), e; III a; IV a, b, (c).

330C. The winning cards

Grant of magic pack of cards. Devil defeated and heaven entered with these. See analysis: II b, f; IV d, e.

330D. Bonhomme Misère

Magic pear tree on which Death is caught. Misère must remain on earth. See analysis: II a, b, c; III a; IV a, b, f. Cf. Type 1186*.

Examples

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Text title	ATU	Language	Author	Origin	Publication Date
Smeden som de ikke torde slippe inn i helvete	330	Norwegian	Asbjørnsen & Moe	Norway	1841
Der Spielhansl	330	German	Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm	Germany	1812
Bruder Lustig	785,330	German	Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm	Germany	1812
Salta nel mio sacco!	330	Italian	Italo Calvino	Italy	1956

External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Year	Source
15. DE DRIE WENSEN	330	Netherlands	1970	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
3.2. De kwade smid	330	Netherlands	1893	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
3.8.	330	Netherlands	1893	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Blacksmith who sold himself to the Devil	330	British		Internet Archive
Brave Petrus en zijn Zak	330	Netherlands	1888	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Carpenter's Tale	330	Indian		Internet Archive
De duivel verjagen	330	Netherlands	1978	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Devil, Death, and Simon Greene	330	US West Virginia		Internet Archive
Duivelssagen: De duivel te slim	330	Netherlands	1925	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Dule upon Dun	330	British		Internet Archive
Filemon en de duvel	330	Netherlands	1971	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Gambling Hansel	330	German		Internet Archive
Jump into My Sack	330	Italian		Internet Archive
Legend of Twardowski	330	US West Virginia		Internet Archive
Legend of Twardowski	330	US West Virginia		Internet Archive
Man who wouldn't go out at Night	330	British		Internet Archive
Old Smith	330	British		Internet Archive
Pedro de Ordimalas	330	United States		Internet Archive
Pedro the Blacksmith	330	Chilean		Internet Archive
Pedro Urdimale Gest into Heaven	330	Chilean		Internet Archive
Smidje-Smee	330	Netherlands	1970	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Smith and the Devil	330	British		Internet Archive
The Lad and the Deil	330	Norse		Internet Archive
The Master-Smith	330	Norse		Internet Archive
Three Wishes	330	Irish		Internet Archive
Van de smid en de duivel	330	Netherlands	1970	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Van den smid die niet sterven wilde. A.	330	Netherlands	1893	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Van den smid die niet sterven wilde. B.	330	Netherlands	1892	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Van drie poepen uit poepenland	330	Netherlands	1919	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Van Jan de ijzersterke	330	Netherlands	1970	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Vrouwke Misère	330	Netherlands	2007	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Vrouwke Misère	330	Netherlands	2011	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Willy the Wisp	330	Irish		Internet Archive

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