Muggle: The Story Of Bavarian Erkling

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I do not believe this is a case of a Muggle knowing about an Erkling. Because this is a German poem, I would assume that if the father was aware of an Erkling it would be the German variety. These creatures cackle to draw their victims away, then eat them once they are drawn away in contrast to the Bavarian Erkling that will eat the child in public. In this way, this could be a story of a Muggle knowing of an Erkling because he did not see an Erkling eat his child (or at least the poem did not state he did). The creature in this story that killed the child is luring him with gold garments, pretty games, beautiful daughters and the like. The creature is also called the elf-king, which a Muggle could easily mistake an Erkling for if they say