LL thinks the Devil here is somewhat like a trickster figure, in that he is not pure malice. In this story, he gives them choices but also a way out of their contract. I thought of him here as being contained by other forces: besides the contract, he is connected to his grandmother. He’s a fair devil, in a way, although not without his tricks. The virtue and spirit, the faith, of the lead soldier is his strength.

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A Funny Devil in the Grimm’s “The Devil and His Grandmother” (Clip)

We both particularly like this story, which humanizes the devil by having a grandmother involved. It’s like a grandmother’s protecting the neighbors from her teenage son’s antics. “How many souls did you harvest today?” “Not such a good day today, but I’m looking forward to condemning these three new guys to eternal damnation! Not all is lost!”

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Summary of the Grimm’s “The Devil and His Grandmother” (Part 3) (Clip)

The proactive soldier escapes through the window and lets his companions in on the riddle’s answer. They meet the Evil Prince, who sneers that he’ll soon give them a meal in Hell, but the three men each answer a part of the riddle. The Devil screams and flies away and the three live blessed lives.

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