The Everything Celtic Wisdom Book by Jennifer Emick

Author:Jennifer Emick [Emick, Jennifer]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-60550-758-3
Publisher: F+W Media
Published: 2009-06-06T16:00:00+00:00

The Brownie

The brownie was a creature particular to Scotland, a tiny, wizened brown goblin with large eyes and oversized, pointed ears. A usually benevolent household elf, the brownie was a nocturnal spirit who would venture out at night to tidy up and do household chores. The brownies did, however, expect payment for their services, usually in the form of milk or food left for them. If they weren’t rewarded, they would retaliate by souring milk, breaking things, or letting the livestock loose to roam. A particularly unhappy brownie might desert the household altogether. A gift of clothes would rid a house of a brownie forever, being perceived as a great insult.

A version of this legend may be seen in the Brothers Grimm fairy tale about the elves and the shoemaker. An impoverished shoemaker gains himself a pair of tiny helpers, who spend their nights laboring without compensation. When the shoemaker attempts to reward his small benefactors by creating shoes and clothes for them, they promptly vanish.

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