(folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous

a little elf that helps with keeping the house clean and neat

a magical creature, which slips into houses very early before anyone is awake

a small, hardworking elf-like creature that lives in houses and barns

A dwarf-type house faerie from rural Scotland. The brownie does good deeds for the house's family and helps to protect the dwelling.

A brownie, brounie/Urisk (Lowland Scots) or ùruisg/brùnaidh/gruagach (Scottish Gaelic) is a legendary kind of elf or fairy popular in folklore around Scotland and England (especially the north). It is the Scottish counterpart of the Scandinavian tomte, the Russian domovoi or the German Heinzelmännchen.