Motif
Demonic origin of corn-brandy
demonic_origin_of_corn_brandy
A motif of the Sacred Substance and Divine Intoxication family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore GHOST STORIES. / FOOTNOTES: / CHAPTER VI. / LEGENDS.; lines 15591-15701 confidence: high
The devil orders the little demon to hire itself to the moujik for three years; the imp later teaches Isidore to make corn-brandy and serves faithfully until the drunken Isidore says 'Go to the Devil,' after which the demon disappears.
The story is introduced as concerning the origin of brandy, and the imp teaches Isidore to make corn-brandy.
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