Horrified, the miller realizes that the nixie was aware of his son's birth when she offered him the deal both he and his wife are unsure of what to do. The miller returning to his home is surprised to find that his wife had unexpectedly given birth to a baby boy. The miller assumes that he was only at risk of losing a pet such as a young puppy or a kitten and therefore agrees to the deal. The nixie offers him wealth in exchange for what was born in his house that morning.
Initially intimidated, the miller eventually confides in the nixie about his financial troubles. One day while passing by the mill pond, a beautiful water spirit, known as a nixie, rises from the water and calls out to the miller by name. Synopsis Ī poor miller and his wife are at risk of losing their mill which is their livelihood. This tale type is most common in Northern Europe and some variants have been recorded in Scotland. This fairy tale type that falls under the larger category of "Supernatural Adversaries" and is characterized by a hero's parents being promised wealth or gifts in exchange for their child. It is classified as Aarne-Thompson Type 316, "The Nix of the Mill-Pond". Andrew Lang included a version in The Yellow Fairy Book, citing his source Hermann Kletke and titling it The Nixy. A note in the volume indicated that it was current in Upper Lusatia when the story was collected. The Brothers Grimm collected the tale in their Grimm's Fairy Tales (1857) as tale number 181.
" The Nixie of the Mill-Pond" ( German: Die Nixe im Teich) is a German fairy tale that tells the story of a man captured by a nix (water spirit) and his wife's efforts to save him. An illustration of the Nixie waiting in the mill pond by Otto Ubbelohde
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