Tradition / Region: Luxembourg Mythology
Alternate Names: Berg House Gnomes, Stable Gnomes of Berg
Category: Gnome
The Myth
In an old house in Berg, little gnomes were said to appear again and again in the stable. They fed the horses and made them grow strong and well-fed, even though they gave them no hay.
The people living in the house often saw the little beings in the manger. Noticing how poorly dressed they were, they felt pity for them. Wanting to show kindness, they had new clothes made and hung them on the manger for the gnomes.
Soon afterward, one night, the inhabitants heard the little creatures crying and wailing. They lamented that the people of the house no longer needed them and that they must now leave. They took the clothes with them, and from that time on they were never seen in the house again.
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Sources
sagen.at contributors. (n.d.). Die Wichtelmännchen zu Berg. In sagen.at, from https://www.sagen.at/texte/sagen/luxemburg/Wichtlein_Berg.html
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