Myths and Tales form Greece and Romania May 2012 | Page 118

He goes first and manages to pop out one of Dănilă Prepeleac's. The peasant
then tells his adversary that, in order to fulfill his part of the challenge, he
must be taken back to his house, where he has left curses and spells inherited
from his forefathers. The devil solves his problems by carrying him and his
treasure on his back, and, upon reaching his home, Prepeleac calls on his wife
and children to come out with the curses, specifying that he means a dogcollar with spikes and the iron combs.His many young boys then pounce on
the devil and start scraping with the combs. The wounded and terrified
creature vanishes, while Dănilă is left to enjoy his treasure "well into his old
age".