Do good work for the forest people, and they will pay you fair wages.
#Germany #folktale #folklore
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Wood_People_in_the_Schlee_Forest
When you fight a disaster and all other efforts fail, then all you can do is pray for a miracle.
#Germany #folktale #folklore
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/How_the_Mayor_Speaks_Against_the_Flames_So_That_No_More_Than_One_House_Burns_Down
The world must be told about the Venetian menace!
#Germany #folktale #folklore #Venice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDGmrc9fccs
The Venetians of old knew magics that greatly decreased their workload.
#Germany #folktale #folklore #Venice
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Miner%27s_Stone
In Thuringia, the Wild Hunt is led by Frau Holla.
#Germany #folktale #folklore #WildHunt
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Frau_Holla_and_Faithful_Eckart
You don't need a Pokéball to catch a kobold. Any old cap will do!
#Germany #folktale #folklore #kobold
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Kobold_at_the_Wedding
Frau Holla always rewards those who help her, even if they don't appreciate her reward.
#Germany #folktale #folklore
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Frau_Holla_and_the_Farmer
Leaving the dog behind in the room with the murderous corpse was cowardly, though perhaps understandable under these circumstances.
#Germany #folktale #folklore #vampire
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Corpse_Tears_a_Dog_Apart
Long before the Nazis took an interest in the Externsteine rock formation, they were the Devil's playground.
#Germany #Externsteine #folktale #folklore #Devil
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Legends_of_the_Externsteine
Is suddenly falling asleep a simple case of narcolepsy - or something more sinister?
#Germany #folktale #folklore
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Unfortunate_Walrider
Many ghosts in turmoil can only move on with the aid of the living.
...sometimes, the required assistance is rather easy to fulfill.
#Germany #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Farmer_Who_Had_Moved_The_Boundary_Stones
In life, a tone-deaf nun.
In death, an avian companion to the Wild Huntsman!
#Germany #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory #bird #owl #WildHunt
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Hooting_Ursel
The Wild Huntsman hates the village of Kröstau and all who live there.
#Germany #folktale #folklore #WildHunt
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Wild_Huntsman_Hates_Kr%C3%B6stau
A strange dog haunts the village of Lüttgenrode.
#Germany #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Welthund_near_St%C3%B6tterlingenburg_and_L%C3%BCttgenrode
The "emergency hook" is a powerful tool for magical transportation - but nothing comes without a price.
#Germany #folktale #folklore #magic
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Forging_of_the_Emergency_Hook
The Devil loves to play cards, and will sometimes join mortals for a high-stakes game.
#Germany #folktale #folklore #Devil
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Card_Player_of_Sonnborn
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Many myths have a hero gaining allies with weird powers. In the German fairy tale "Six Servants," the powers of the hero's servants are respectively super-hearing, extreme height, super-vision, a huge appetite, immunity to heat and cold, and a stretchable neck.
🎨 Věnceslava Černého
#FairyTaleTuesday #Mythology #Folklore #FairyTale #Germany #Grimm #BrothersGrimm
Saints have a long history of being a downer at pagan parties.
#Germany #folktale #folklore #saint
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Holy_Suederus