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...mythology, a '''dwarf''' is a fairy being that dwells in mountains and in the earth, and is associated with wisdom, smithing, mining, and crafting. ...m'' 'dream' and ''trug'' 'deception'), and comparisons have been made with the Old Indian ''dhvaras'' (a type of demonic being).

...), a race of creatures. The word "jinn" literally means anything which has the connotation of concealment, invisibility, seclusion and remoteness. ...Arabic word both in sound and in meaning; this meaning was also picked up in English and has since become dominant.

[[Image:Puss in Boots.jpg|thumb|155px|right|Puss in Boots by French master Gustave Doré.]] ...uses trickery and deceit to gain power, wealth, and the hand of a princess in marriage for his penniless and low-born master.