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ОглавлениеORIGIN OF THE FAIRIES. (Y TYLWYTH TÊG.)
FAIRY LADIES MARRYING MORTALS.
WELSH LEGENDS OF FAIRY LADIES MARRYING MEN.
FAIRY MOTHERS AND HUMAN MIDWIVES.
NAMES OF THINGS ATTRIBUTED TO THE FAIRIES.
STORIES OF SATAN, GHOSTS, ETC.
Satan Playing Cards at a Merry Meeting.
Satan Playing Cards on Rhyd-y-Cae Bridge, Pentrevoelas.
Satan Snatching a Man up into the Air.
Satan frightening a Man for gathering Nuts on Sunday.
Satan taking possession of a man who fished on Sunday.
Satan appearing in many forms to a Man who Travelled on Sunday.
The Evil Spirit appearing to a Man who frequented Alehouses on Sunday.
Mysterious Removal of Churches.
Satan appearing to a Man who was fetching a Load of Bibles, etc.
The Devil appearing to a Dissenting Minister at Denbigh.
Satan seen Lying right across a Road.
The Devil’s Tree by Eglwys Rhos, near Llandudno.
Satan appearing as a Lovely Maiden.
A Man carried away by the Evil One.
Satan appearing to a Young Man.
Pentrevoelas.—Squire Griffith’s Ghost.
A Ghost Appearing to point out Hidden Treasures.
The Powis Castle Ghost revealing a Hidden Box to a Woman.
The Spirit of Llyn-Nâd-y-Forwyn.
Witches transforming themselves into Cats.
The Witches’ Revenge on Huw Llwyd.
A Witch transformed into a Hare injured by one whom she tormented.
A Witch shot when in the form of a Hare.
A Witch in the form of a Hare in a Churn.
A Witch in the form of a Hare hunted by a Black Greyhound.
Early reference to Witches turning themselves into Hares.
Ceridwen and Gwion (Gwiawn) Bach’s Transformation.
A Witch who turned a Blue Dye into a Red Dye.
A Witch who was refused a Goose, and her revenge.
A Witch refused Butter, and the consequence.
A Witch’s Revenge, and her Discomfiture.
How to break, or protect people from, a Witch’s Spell.
The way to find out whether a Hag is a Witch or not.
Huw Llwyd and his Magical Books.
A Conjuror’s Punishment of an Innkeeper for his exorbitant charges.
Stolen property discovered through fear of applying to the Llanbrynmair Conjuror.
Reclaiming stolen property through fear of the Conjuror.
A Conjuror’s Collusion exposed.
Swyno’r ’Ryri (Charming the Shingles) .
Rosemary Charm for Toothache .
Charm for Cocks about to fight.
Charm for removing a Stye from the eye.
Charm for removing the Ringworm.
Charm against Foot and Mouth Disease.
A Charm for Stopping Bleeding.
Charm to make a Servant reliable.
Charms performed with Snake’s Skin .
The Charms performed with Rosemary.
Charm for Clefyd y Galon, or Heart Disease.
Clefyd yr Ede Wlan or Yarn Sickness.
Coel Ede Wlan, or the Yarn Test.
Divination with the Twca or Knife.
Troi Crysau or Clothes Drying Test.
The Candle and Pin Divination.
To ascertain the condition of the Person whom you are to Marry.
The Apple Pip Trial of Lovers.
A Spirit leaving and re-entering the body.
A Spiritualistic Story from Wales.
A Doctor called from his bed by a Voice.
The Corpse Bird, or Deryn Corph.
The Corpse Candle—Canwyll Corph.
Spectral Funerals, or Drychiolaeth.
Tolaeth—Death Rapping or Knocking.
Goose or Hen Laying a Small Egg .
Hen laying Two Eggs in the same day.
Music and Bird Singing heard before Death.
Birds singing before February.
Birds flocking in early Autumn.
Fable of why the Heron frequents the banks of rivers and lakes.
The Magpie teaching a Wood Pigeon how to make a nest.
Luck comes with a Strange Swarm.
It is considered unlucky for Bees to fly away from their owner.
Informing Bees of a Death in a Family.
