Folk Tale
Eileschpijjel's Smoke Pipe
| Author | Anson Sittler |
|---|---|
| Book Title | Buying the wind: regional folklore in the United States |
| Publication Date | 1964 |
| ATU | 1157 |
| Language | English |
| Origin | United States |
Eileschpijjel was out hunting with an old musket. The devil came along and seeing the musket asked, "What is that?"
Eileschpijjel answered, "A smoke pipe" and turning the end of the barrel to the devil, said, "Take a puff."
The devil took the end of the barrel into his mouth and began to suck. Thereupon Eileschpijjel pulled the trigger and the bullet and the smoke flew into the devil's mouth.
The devil, coughing and gasping for breath, spat out the bullet and said, "You — you surely use strong tobacco."
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