Aarne-Thompson-Uther (ATU) - Types of Folktales

1170: The Evil Woman in the Glass Case as Last Commodity

ATU > 1000-1199: TALES OF THE STUPID OGRE (GIANT, DEVIL) > 1170-1199: Souls Saved from the Devil > 1170: The Evil Woman in the Glass Case as Last Commodity

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The man is to belong to the ogre as soon as he has sold his goods. If he has any goods that no one will buy, he is to be free. The man puts an evil old woman in a glass case. When the devil sees her he recognizes her: »Whoever knows her will refuse…

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