Curious Myths of the Middle Ages
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They observed a httle red mouse creep from her mouth and run out of the window. One of the fellows present shook the sleeper, but could not wake her, so he moved her to another place. Presently the mouse ran back to the former place, and dashed about seeking the girl : not finding her, it vanished ; at the same moment, the girl died ''.
Akin to the story of the piper is that made familiar to us by Goethe's poem, the Erlking.
A father is riding late at night with his child wrapped in a mantle. T...he little fellow hears the erlking chanting in his ear, and promising him the glories of Elf-land, where his daughters dance and sing, awaiting him, if he will follow. The father hushes the child, and bids him not to listen, for it is only the whistling of the wind among the trees.
But the song has lured the little soul away, and when the father unfolds his mantle, the child is dead.
It is curious that a trace of this myth should re- main among the Wesleyans. From my experience of English dissenters, I am satisfied that their reli- gion is, to a greater extent than any one has sup- '' Praetorius, i.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
They observed a httle red mouse creep from her mouth and run out of the window. One of the fellows present shook the sleeper, but could not wake her, so he moved her to another place. Presently the mouse ran back to the former place, and dashed about seeking the girl : not finding her, it vanished ; at the same moment, the girl died ''.
Akin to the story of the piper is that made familiar to us by Goethe's poem, the Erlking.
A father is riding late at night with his child wrapped in a mantle. T...he little fellow hears the erlking chanting in his ear, and promising him the glories of Elf-land, where his daughters dance and sing, awaiting him, if he will follow. The father hushes the child, and bids him not to listen, for it is only the whistling of the wind among the trees.
But the song has lured the little soul away, and when the father unfolds his mantle, the child is dead.
It is curious that a trace of this myth should re- main among the Wesleyans. From my experience of English dissenters, I am satisfied that their reli- gion is, to a greater extent than any one has sup- '' Praetorius, i.
What to read after Curious Myths of the Middle Ages?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by S Sabine Baring Gould to read onlineMoreLess
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