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May 21, 2018
God and taxes (Following folktales around the world 66. - Macedonia)
Today I continue the blog series titled Following folktales around the world! If you would like to know what the series is all about, you can find the introduction post here. You can find all posts under the Following Folktales label, or you can follow the series on Facebook!
19th century Macedonian Folktales
Marko Cepenkov
Macquarie University, 1991.
This book (which you can find online
19th century Macedonian Folktales
Marko Cepenkov
Macquarie University, 1991.
This book (which you can find online
May 17, 2018
Are millennials killing the fairy tale?
Alright people, gather up, because I'm only willing to do this once.
Millennials have a reputation in the news for being notoriously murderous, but to be honest, I don't usually pay much attention to the kill list du jour. This week, however, several iterations of an article popped up on my feed that all talked about my generation's latest victim: The fairy tale.
Things just got personal.
Millennials have a reputation in the news for being notoriously murderous, but to be honest, I don't usually pay much attention to the kill list du jour. This week, however, several iterations of an article popped up on my feed that all talked about my generation's latest victim: The fairy tale.
Things just got personal.
May 13, 2018
Sun, Moon, and Nasruddin (Following folktales around the world 65. - Albania)
Today I continue the blog series titled Following folktales around the world! If you would like to know what the series is all about, you can find the introduction post here. You can find all posts under the Following Folktales label, or you can follow the series on Facebook!
A Föld Szépe - Albán népmesék
Európa Kiadó, 1957.
This book is among the earliest in our Tales of Nations series.
A Föld Szépe - Albán népmesék
Európa Kiadó, 1957.
This book is among the earliest in our Tales of Nations series.
May 6, 2018
We are all a little weird (A to Z Reflections)
Once again, the Challenge came and went in the blink of an eye (along with the month of April. Has anyone seen where it's gone?...). My theme this year was WTF - Weird Things in Hungarian Folktales. You can find all the posts here. I really enjoyed the research for this one, as well as the hilarious reactions some of the posts got from the visitors. You all are the best! Your comments really
The land of talking winds (Following folktales around the world 64. - Malta)
Today I continue the blog series titled Following folktales around the world! If you would like to know what the series is all about, you can find the introduction post here. You can find all posts under the Following Folktales label, or you can follow the series on Facebook!
Máltai népmesék
Boda Magdolna
Szeged, 2016.
The book contains forty-two folktales, divided into chapters by their
Máltai népmesék
Boda Magdolna
Szeged, 2016.
The book contains forty-two folktales, divided into chapters by their
April 29, 2018
Z is for a Zoo (WTF Hungary - Weird Things in Hungarian Folktales)
Welcome to this year's A to Z Challenge titled WTF Hungary - Weird Things in Hungarian Folktales! You can find all other participating blogs on the A to Z Challenge main blog.
If they ask you if you know a folktale that features a zoo, now you can say yes.
The tale is titled the Frog Brother-in-Law, and it starts out very much like a Frog Prince story. A princess encounters the frog who tells
If they ask you if you know a folktale that features a zoo, now you can say yes.
The tale is titled the Frog Brother-in-Law, and it starts out very much like a Frog Prince story. A princess encounters the frog who tells
April 27, 2018
Y is for the Yellow Death (WTF Hungary - Weird Things in Hungarian Folktales)
Welcome to this year's A to Z Challenge titled WTF Hungary - Weird Things in Hungarian Folktales! You can find all other participating blogs on the A to Z Challenge main blog.
Yet another cheerful little folktale for the end of this series...
A man has three daughters, one spinning, one sewing, and one plucking feathers. He asks them to warm water and wash his feet. The first two refuse, but
Yet another cheerful little folktale for the end of this series...
A man has three daughters, one spinning, one sewing, and one plucking feathers. He asks them to warm water and wash his feet. The first two refuse, but
April 26, 2018
X is for Xtreme Pig Herding (WTF Hungary - Weird Things in Hungarian Folktales)
Welcome to this year's A to Z Challenge titled WTF Hungary - Weird Things in Hungarian Folktales! You can find all other participating blogs on the A to Z Challenge main blog.
All the 30 folktales that I translated for Dancing on Blades are stories that I love, and tell a lot. But even among them, The Little Swineherd is one of my ever favorites. When I tour abroad, I tell it often, and it works
All the 30 folktales that I translated for Dancing on Blades are stories that I love, and tell a lot. But even among them, The Little Swineherd is one of my ever favorites. When I tour abroad, I tell it often, and it works
April 25, 2018
W is for Watermelon Divination (WTF Hungary - Weird Things in Hungarian Folktales)
Welcome to this year's A to Z Challenge titled WTF Hungary - Weird Things in Hungarian Folktales! You can find all other participating blogs on the A to Z Challenge main blog.
This fun moment is a part of a longer folktale, titled The Tale of Peter, collected from Sâncraiu de Mureș (Marosszentkirály), Romania.
This tale begins with the son of a shoemaker (Péter), and the youngest daughter of
This fun moment is a part of a longer folktale, titled The Tale of Peter, collected from Sâncraiu de Mureș (Marosszentkirály), Romania.
This tale begins with the son of a shoemaker (Péter), and the youngest daughter of
April 24, 2018
V is for Villain turned into a puli dog (WTF Hungary - Weird Things in Hungarian Folktales)
Welcome to this year's A to Z Challenge titled WTF Hungary - Weird Things in Hungarian Folktales! You can find all other participating blogs on the A to Z Challenge main blog.
This tale, titled The Puli Dog, was collected in 1956 from Kis Miklós in Tyukod.
Our Lord Jesus and Saint Peter are traveling the world, and they are welcomed into a rich man's house for the night. In exchange for the
This tale, titled The Puli Dog, was collected in 1956 from Kis Miklós in Tyukod.
Our Lord Jesus and Saint Peter are traveling the world, and they are welcomed into a rich man's house for the night. In exchange for the
