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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 68. Chapters: Wild Hunt, Saint Boniface, Poltergeist, Easter Bunny, Pied Piper of Hamelin, Baron Munchhausen, Kobold, Oktoberfest, Straw bear, Walpurgis Night, Town Musicians of Bremen, Till Eulenspiegel, Perchta, Klaus Stortebeker, Lorelei, Gotz von Berlichingen, Moss people, List of literary accounts of the Pied Piper, Iron John, Rubezahl, Pre-Christian Alpine traditions, Friar Rush, Mathias Kneissl, Hodekin, Weisse Frauen, Knecht Ruprecht, Guggenmusik, Klabautermann, King Goldemar, Drude, Nachzehrer, Philipp von Hutten, Heinzelmannchen, Mouse Tower, Das Kloster, Matthias Klostermayr, Krampus, Red Jews, Der Uberlinger Hansele, Belsnickel, The Smith of Kochel, Erdhenne, Petermannchen, Christian Friedrich Heinecken, Freischutz, Hinzelmann, Peter Klaus, Deutsche Sagen, Princess Ilse. Excerpt: The kobold is a sprite stemming from Germanic mythology and surviving into modern times in German folklore. Although usually invisible, a kobold can materialise in the form of an animal, fire, a human being, and a mundane object. The most common depictions of kobolds show them as humanlike figures the size of small children. Kobolds who live in human homes wear the clothing of peasants; those who live in mines are hunched and ugly; and kobolds who live on ships smoke pipes and wear sailor clothing. Legends tell of three major types of kobolds. Most commonly, the creatures are house spirits of ambivalent nature; while they sometimes perform domestic chores, they play malicious tricks if insulted or neglected. Famous kobolds of this type include King Goldemar, Heinzelmann, Hodekin. In some regions, kobolds are known by local names, such as the Galgenmannlein of southern Germany and the Heinzelmannchen of Cologne. Another type of kobold haunts underground places, such as mines. The name of the element cobalt comes from the creature's..
