The Puke and the Priest's Theft at Dalby
Värmland · Sweden · Site of legend
The puke refused to release the old woman and mocked the priest for a stolen needle and thread – yet was forced to crawl like a worm through a needle-hole.
At Dalby the old puke came to take an old woman and would not let her go, so the priest was fetched. The puke taunted the priest for stealing a needle and thread, which the priest admitted he had done out of need. The priest made a hole in the window with a needle and forced the puke to crawl out like a worm. On the way home the priest saw a black hound – it was the puke himself.
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Where is The Puke and the Priest's Theft at Dalby located?
The Puke and the Priest's Theft at Dalby is in Värmland, Sweden.
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