The Man Who Overheard Demons Plotting in the Night

Exempla of the Rabbis, No. 447

Curated by Arthur·Told by Maggid·March 24, 2026

447. Demons Overheard.

Bolte & Polivka, II, p. 394ft.

Grimm, No. 97.

Cod. G. 1380, f. 14a. (Variant of No. 29.)

Themes

Demons Healing Nations Adam Eve Rome

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