Читать книгу The Element Encyclopedia of Magical Creatures: The Ultimate A–Z of Fantastic Beings from Myth and Magic - John Matthews - Страница 297

The Bwbachod (plural) are the Welsh equivalent of the brownie. The Bwbach shares the same friendly temperament in keeping house and good order. They clearly have a vested interest in preserving the old pagan ways, for they have a particular hatred of teetotallers and dissenting ministers. A story tells how a Bwbach pulled away the stool against which a Baptist minister was praying so that he sprawled to the ground. When he returned to his prayers, the Bwbach began clattering the fire irons and gurning through the window. The minister persisted at his prayers, whereat the Bwbach shapeshifted into the minister’s double – a fearful sign of impending death, whereat the minister took himself speedily elsewhere from that parish.