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Bonsall at 10:42, 27 November 2025

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			\|Has Short Description=The Bandit and the Demons
	\|Has Critical Literature=Nishimura (2001); Gilleland (1981)		\|Has Critical Literature=Nishimura (2001); Gilleland (1981)
	\|Has Motif=Cannibalism; Disguise; Disposal of corpse; Deception; Magical beings (spirits, demons, djinn, witches); Magic; (Threat of) bodily mutilation; Rooster; Theft; Punishment for theft; Food and drink		\|Has Motif=Cannibalism; Disguise; Disposal of corpse; Deception; Magical beings (spirits, demons, djinn, witches); Magic; (Threat of) bodily mutilation; Rooster; Theft; Punishment for theft; Food and drink; Children; Misinterpretation; Mistaken or concealed identity
	\|Has Summary='''The Demons'''		\|Has Summary='''The Bandit and the Demons'''

	''This story is told within the frame of [[Latronis Filii]], and is told in exchange for the life of the second two of the bandit's sons.''		''This story is told within the frame of [[Latronis Filii]], and is told in exchange for the life of the second two of the bandit's sons. It follows the bandit's story [[Polyphemus]] of the blinded giant.''

	~~An old bandit continues the narrative of his adventures, following the story [[Polyphemus]].~~ After escaping from the blinded giant, the bandit runs into the wilderness. After wandering for days, he comes to a valley where he sees the bodies of three thieves hung from a gallows. Beyond this, he sees small house, where he finds a mother and child, weeping. The mother explains that they have been held captive by horrible creatures - witches or demons - who eat humans, and have ordered her to cook her baby for them to eat. The bandit goes to the gallows, cuts down the body of one of the thieves, and helps the woman cut him up and cook him; he then takes the baby and the two hide behind the house. As the sun sets, the demons appear, and gather around the cauldron, but they are not convinced that it in fact contains the baby. The bandit overhears them instruct a few of their fellows to check the nearby gallows, and he runs ahead and dangles himself from the beam in place of the death thief. When the demons appear, they cut a chunk of flesh from each other the hanging bodies, including a piece of meat from the bandit's thigh. The bandit binds the wound, and follows them back to the hut - where unfortunately, the meat cut from his body is deemed by far the most delicious. The demons decide to eat all of that body, and they hurry back to the gallows, with the bandit rushing ahead of them. They cut him down, but just as they are about to ~~eat~~ him, a crack of thunder booms (or a cock crows), and the demons flee in terror. When the sun rises, the bandit leaves the valley with the woman and baby, and leads them back to civilisation.		After escaping from the blinded giant, the bandit runs into the wilderness. After wandering for days, he comes to a valley where he sees the bodies of three thieves hung from a gallows. Beyond this, he sees small house, where he finds a mother and child, weeping. The mother explains that they have been held captive by horrible creatures - witches or demons - who eat humans, and have ordered her to cook her baby for them to eat. The bandit goes to the gallows, cuts down the body of one of the thieves, and helps the woman cut him up and cook him; he then takes the baby and the two hide behind the house. As the sun sets, the demons appear, and gather around the cauldron, but they are not convinced that it in fact contains the baby. The bandit overhears them instruct a few of their fellows to check the nearby gallows, and he runs ahead and dangles himself from the beam in place of the death thief. When the demons appear, they cut a chunk of flesh from each other the hanging bodies, including a piece of meat from the bandit's thigh. The bandit binds the wound, and follows them back to the hut - where unfortunately, the meat cut from his body is deemed by far the most delicious. The demons decide to eat all of that body, and they hurry back to the gallows, with the bandit rushing ahead of them. They cut him down, but just as they are about to chop him to pieces, a crack of thunder booms (or a cock crows), and the demons flee in terror. When the sun rises, the bandit leaves the valley with the woman and baby, and leads them back to civilisation.


			[From [[Gilleland, Dolopathos (1981)\|Gilleland, ''Dolopathos'']]. Added by Jane Bonsall.]
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	\|Has ~~Content Tag~~=Cannibalism; Disguise; Disposal of corpse; Deception; Magical beings (spirits, demons, djinn, witches); Magic; (Threat of) bodily mutilation; Rooster; Theft; Punishment for theft; Food and drink		\|Has Motif=Cannibalism; Disguise; Disposal of corpse; Deception; Magical beings (spirits, demons, djinn, witches); Magic; (Threat of) bodily mutilation; Rooster; Theft; Punishment for theft; Food and drink
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	An old bandit continues the narrative of his adventures, following the story [[Polyphemus]]. After escaping from the blinded giant, the bandit runs into the wilderness. After wandering for days, he comes to a valley where he sees the bodies of three thieves hung from a gallows. Beyond this, he sees small house, where he finds a mother and child, weeping. The mother explains that they have been held captive by horrible creatures - witches or demons - who eat humans, and have ordered her to cook her baby for them to eat. The bandit goes to the gallows, cuts down the body of one of the thieves, and helps the woman cut him up and cook him; he then takes the baby and the two hide behind the house. As the sun sets, the demons appear, and gather around the cauldron, but they are not convinced that it in fact contains the baby. The bandit overhears them instruct a few of their fellows to check the nearby gallows, and he runs ahead and dangles himself from the beam in place of the death thief. When the demons appear, they cut a chunk of flesh from each other the hanging bodies, including a piece of meat from the bandit's thigh. The bandit binds the wound, and follows them back to the hut - where unfortunately, the meat cut from his body is deemed by far the most delicious. The demons decide to eat all of that body, and they hurry back to the gallows, with the bandit rushing ahead of them. They cut him down, but just as they are about to eat him, a crack of thunder booms (or a cock crows), and the demons flee in terror. When the sun rises, the bandit leaves the valley with the woman and baby, and leads them back to civilisation.		An old bandit continues the narrative of his adventures, following the story [[Polyphemus]]. After escaping from the blinded giant, the bandit runs into the wilderness. After wandering for days, he comes to a valley where he sees the bodies of three thieves hung from a gallows. Beyond this, he sees small house, where he finds a mother and child, weeping. The mother explains that they have been held captive by horrible creatures - witches or demons - who eat humans, and have ordered her to cook her baby for them to eat. The bandit goes to the gallows, cuts down the body of one of the thieves, and helps the woman cut him up and cook him; he then takes the baby and the two hide behind the house. As the sun sets, the demons appear, and gather around the cauldron, but they are not convinced that it in fact contains the baby. The bandit overhears them instruct a few of their fellows to check the nearby gallows, and he runs ahead and dangles himself from the beam in place of the death thief. When the demons appear, they cut a chunk of flesh from each other the hanging bodies, including a piece of meat from the bandit's thigh. The bandit binds the wound, and follows them back to the hut - where unfortunately, the meat cut from his body is deemed by far the most delicious. The demons decide to eat all of that body, and they hurry back to the gallows, with the bandit rushing ahead of them. They cut him down, but just as they are about to eat him, a crack of thunder booms (or a cock crows), and the demons flee in terror. When the sun rises, the bandit leaves the valley with the woman and baby, and leads them back to civilisation.
			\|Has Note=Nishimura notes analogues and motifs related to this narrative:

			'''Motifs and Types:''' TMI G273.3 Witch powerless at cockcrow; G632 Ogre who cannot endure daylight; G636 Ogres powerless after cockcrow; K527 Escape by substituting another person in place of the intended victim; ATU 953 The Robber and his Sons.

			'''Analogue:''' KHM ‘Der Räuber und seine Söhne’ in ''Grimm’s Fairy Tales''.

			'''Reference story, etc.:''' In ‘Der Mann vom Galgen’, KHM 211 in ''Grimm’s Fairy Tales'', the liver of the hanged man is cooked and served to the guests because there is no food. Nishimura gives an extensive list of other narratives that include elements of cannibalism. For a story in which evil spirits flee at the sound of a cock crowing and the morning sun, see Shakespeare, ''Hamlet'', 1.1, and the Kurozuka legend of Fukushima Prefecture (Takeda Seicho, ''Nihon Densetsu Shu'', pp. 38-40).

			'''Bibliography:''' Chauvin VIII 247 BC.
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	\|Has Summary=''This story is told within the frame of [[Latronis Filii]], and is told in exchange for the life of the second two of the bandit's sons.''		\|Has Summary='''The Demons'''

			''This story is told within the frame of [[Latronis Filii]], and is told in exchange for the life of the second two of the bandit's sons.''

	An old bandit continues the narrative of his adventures, following the story [[Polyphemus]]. After escaping from the blinded giant, the bandit runs into the wilderness. After wandering for days, he comes to a valley where he sees the bodies of three thieves hung from a gallows. Beyond this, he sees small house, where he finds a mother and child, weeping. The mother explains that they have been held captive by horrible creatures - witches or demons - who eat humans, and have ordered her to cook her baby for them to eat. The bandit goes to the gallows, cuts down the body of one of the thieves, and helps the woman cut him up and cook him; he then takes the baby and the two hide behind the house. As the sun sets, the demons appear, and gather around the cauldron, but they are not convinced that it in fact contains the baby. The bandit overhears them instruct a few of their fellows to check the nearby gallows, and he runs ahead and dangles himself from the beam in place of the death thief. When the demons appear, they cut a chunk of flesh from each other the hanging bodies, including a piece of meat from the bandit's thigh. The bandit binds the wound, and follows them back to the hut - where unfortunately, the meat cut from his body is deemed by far the most delicious. The demons decide to eat all of that body, and they hurry back to the gallows, with the bandit rushing ahead of them. They cut him down, but just as they are about to eat him, a crack of thunder booms (or a cock crows), and the demons flee in terror. When the sun rises, the bandit leaves the valley with the woman and baby, and leads them back to civilisation.		An old bandit continues the narrative of his adventures, following the story [[Polyphemus]]. After escaping from the blinded giant, the bandit runs into the wilderness. After wandering for days, he comes to a valley where he sees the bodies of three thieves hung from a gallows. Beyond this, he sees small house, where he finds a mother and child, weeping. The mother explains that they have been held captive by horrible creatures - witches or demons - who eat humans, and have ordered her to cook her baby for them to eat. The bandit goes to the gallows, cuts down the body of one of the thieves, and helps the woman cut him up and cook him; he then takes the baby and the two hide behind the house. As the sun sets, the demons appear, and gather around the cauldron, but they are not convinced that it in fact contains the baby. The bandit overhears them instruct a few of their fellows to check the nearby gallows, and he runs ahead and dangles himself from the beam in place of the death thief. When the demons appear, they cut a chunk of flesh from each other the hanging bodies, including a piece of meat from the bandit's thigh. The bandit binds the wound, and follows them back to the hut - where unfortunately, the meat cut from his body is deemed by far the most delicious. The demons decide to eat all of that body, and they hurry back to the gallows, with the bandit rushing ahead of them. They cut him down, but just as they are about to eat him, a crack of thunder booms (or a cock crows), and the demons flee in terror. When the sun rises, the bandit leaves the valley with the woman and baby, and leads them back to civilisation.
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An old bandit continues the narrative of his adventures, following the story [[Polyphemus]]. After escaping from the blinded giant, the bandit runs into the wilderness. After wandering for days, he comes to a valley where he sees the bodies of three thieves hung from a gallows. Beyond this, he sees small house, where he finds a mother and child, weeping. The mother explains that they have been held captive by horrible creatures - witches or demons - who eat humans, and have ordered her to cook her baby for them to eat. The bandit goes to the gallows, cuts down the body of one of the thieves, and helps the woman cut him up and cook him; he then takes the baby and the two hide behind the house. As the sun sets, the demons appear, and gather around the cauldron, but they are not convinced that it in fact contains the baby. The bandit overhears them instruct a few of their fellows to check the nearby gallows, and he runs ahead and dangles himself from the beam in place of the death thief. When the demons appear, they cut a chunk of flesh from each other the hanging bodies, including a piece of meat from the bandit's thigh. The bandit binds the wound, and follows them back to the hut - where unfortunately, the meat cut from his body is deemed by far the most delicious. The demons decide to eat all of that body, and they hurry back to the gallows, with the bandit rushing ahead of them. They cut him down, but just as they are about to eat him, a crack of thunder booms (or a cock crows), and the demons flee in terror. When the sun rises, the bandit leaves the valley with the woman and baby, and leads them back to civilisation.
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