I think I once saw this story in an old Warner Brothers cartoon...#Germany #folktale #folklore #Devil https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Huntsman_and_the_Devil
Be careful about dancing with strangers on your wedding!#Germany #folktale #folklore #Devil https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Devil_Fetches_the_Bride
Always keep a blessed item at hand when traveling. For you never know who - or what - you might encounter.#Germany #folktale #folklore #Devil https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Silver_Crucifix_Protects_Against_The_Devil
The Devil should know by now that the souls of smiths are never worth the trouble.And yet...#Germany #folktale #folklore #Devil https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Smith_of_Bernau
When working magic suggested by the Devil, it is wise to follow the instructions _precisely_.It would be wiser still not to work such magic at all.#Germany #folktale #folklore #magic #Devil https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Freisch%C3%BCtz_(Marne)
Whenever the Devil tries to rearrange the landscape, he is inevitably thwarted by some cockerel crowing before he can finish.#Germany #folktale #folklore #Devil https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Devil_and_the_Wildenloh_Hill
Only a few particularly depraved villains get the dubious honor of being escorted on the Devil's own Black Ship of Hell.#Germany #folktale #folklore #Devilhttps://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Ship_of_Hell
Modern-day land grabs by private individuals have a long precedents.#Germany #folktale #folklore #Devil https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Devil%27s_Walls_near_Blankenburg
If you abuse your kin, their resentment may be the least of your worries.#Germany #folktale #folklore #Devilhttps://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Banished_Devil
An undertaker in Magdeburg once made a deal with the Devil in order to protect himself in battle.But this did not save him, in the end.#Germany #Magdeburg #folktale #folklore #Devil https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Undertaker_in_Magdeburg
Near the outskirts of modern-day Berlin, the Devil once tricked a community of pagans into worshiping him.#Germany #folktale #folklore #Devil #paganism https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Devil%27s_Lake
While God might sometimes punish sinners, the Devil is unsurpassed in meting out creative tortures to the worst of villains.#Germany #folktale #folklore #Devil https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Fire-Spraying_Cherries
Some seek the Devil's assistance in battle, while others merely wish to use his powers to get rich.#Germany #folktale #folklore #Devil https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Devil,_Knight,_and_Monk
Do not summon the Devil in the presence of amateurs. They will always screw it up.#Germany #folktale #folklore #Devil https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Devil_Fetches_a_Lovesick_Cleric_at_Freiberg
Once, a miner's pride in his speedy work attracted the attention of the Devil himself.#Germany #folktale #folklore #Devil https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Devil%27s_Shaft_near_Stra%C3%9Fberg
The desperate are the Devil's best customers.#Poland #folktale #folklore #Devil https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Large_Brewing_Pan_near_the_Village_of_Warthau
If the adults are unwilling to protect a dying man from the Devil, then it falls to a child to rise up to the challenge.#Germany #folktale #folklore #Devil https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Child_Drives_the_Devil_Away
Odd coins will sometimes show up on graveyards.#Germany #folktale #folklore #magic #money #Devil https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Heckethaler_(Helmstedt)
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
