Brownies clean your house at night and fix anything that is broken in exchange for food, ususally a bowl of porridge. Brownies are ecstatic when you make clothes for them.
I'm guessing that since this is mythology and we are perhaps dealing with a magical creature of sorts, if the clothes were too big or too small, they would "magically" fit anyway. Some brownies did not appreciate new clothes. Good story - http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/tfm/tfm130.htmI wonder what sized clothes you'd have to make for a Brownie. Would they be offended to receive clothes that are too big or small? Maybe before bed you could leave a note asking for measurements
ThanksI'm guessing that since this is mythology and we are perhaps dealing with a magical creature of sorts, if the clothes were too big or too small, they would "magically" fit anyway. Some brownies did not appreciate new clothes. Good story - http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/tfm/tfm130.htm
The terms fairies and elves can be vague at times.Is a brownie the same as a gnome or elf? I never knew they were mythical. I always wondered where they came up with the name brownie for girlscouts when I was a kid. I thought they were girls who specialized in making brownies or something.
So would you say that the hobgoblin is the Germanic equivalent?Brownies clean your house at night and fix anything that is broken in exchange for food, ususally a bowl of porridge. Brownies are ecstatic when you make clothes for them.
Maybe they're cousins.So would you say that the hobgoblin is the Germanic equivalent?
Also, do you have a source for brownies loving clothes made for them? Seems similar to the shoemaking-variety elf.
I'm not greatly familiar with little people*, but from what I do know, your proposition seems very likely, and what I have wondered about also.Maybe they're cousins.
...or maybe a different spin on the same myth like the differences between Roman and Greek.
Just like Rumpelstilksin says... in Once Upon A Time anyway.I wouldn't mind having one to clean my house but all magic comes with a price.