Today's Small Town Legend is special: it comes from my late grandfather, Zalka Ottó, who was an amazing storyteller. He especially delighted in trickster tales and local anecdotes.
This was one of his favorite stories to tell.

Read here:
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2026/04/sokoropatka-how-to-eat-pig-small-town.html

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The #AtoZChallenge is still ongoing, so here is a Small Town Legend about someone accidentally slapping Empress Maria Theresa on the butt:

https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2026/04/the-queens-buttocks-small-town-legends.html

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If you like dragon-slaying legends and a coat-of-arms featuring a cute dog, this blog post is for you!

It is about a brave woman who slays a ferocious dragon. With chemistry!

Read here:
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2026/04/nagylengyel-exploding-dragon-small-town.html

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Meanwhile, the A to Z of Small Town Legends continues on my blog.

Hévíz: A king asks to be hosted in the house of a power greater than him
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2026/04/heviz-greatest-power-in-house-small.html

Istvánkirályfalva: The love of a Christian king and a Pagan woman
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2026/04/istvankiralyfalva-love-across-religions.html

Ják: The Devil goes to Rome
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2026/04/jak-devil-goes-to-rome-small-town.html

Kisbács: An encounter with the Card Demon
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2026/04/kisbacs-card-demon-small-town-legends.html

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Today's Small Town Legend is about a place where people decided sowing their fields with salt would yield the most valuable crop possible.

But wait! There is more!

Read here:
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2026/04/galagonyas-sowing-salt-small-town.html

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I am a bit behind on sharing my #AtoZChallenge posts so here are two of them - both featuring incredible women!

This one is about an incredibly buff woman fighting off a nobleman who wants to take her land:
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2026/04/ecsed-very-strong-woman-small-town.html

And this one is about a heavily pregnant woman fighting off Tatar invaders:
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2026/04/fenyeslitke-women-vs-invaders-small.html

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