A rather understandable #FolktaleMoment:
> He would speak to the girl, pleading the troll’s case, he said. And thus he did, too.
> The girl stared at her father when he came to her on his errand.
Written by a woman. This is the kind of perspective we need to read.
A very wealthy and vain man said to the Hodja: "You can't even guess how much I am worth, can you?"
The Hodja gave him a look and said: "Sixty gold pieces."
"HA! My outfit alone is worth sixty gold pieces!"
The Hodja gave him another glance: "I know."
Just when you think you have seen everything in folklore, you come across something you'd never expected.
Like a folktale about the Virgin Mary divorcing God because he drinks too much.
Hungarian #FolktaleMoment of the day:
You know the folktales where fairy maidens are taking a bath, and the "hero" steals the dress of one of them to force her to be his wife?
(Also in Selkie stories)
Well I just read a Hungarian folktale where the guy steals the dress - at which point the fairy walks up to him, slaps him across the face, and takes the dress back.
Pop off, queen.
Hungarian #FolktaleMoment
I just found a folktale that explains why dogs like to eat plums, and cats like to eat mushrooms.
Dog and cat owners, is this a thing?...
#dogs #cats #CatsOfMastodon #DogsOfMastodon #pets #folklore #folktales
Hungarian #FolktaleMoment:
Three princes set out to seek their fortune. One is seeking the Gold Forest, one is seeking gemstones, and the youngest is seeking... knowledge.
The fun part is, the literal word used for the third is "ancient stories", but it is also the term we use for prehistory.
So basically, Prince No. 3 is a storyteller and an archaeologist.
I love this.
Folktale motif of the day:
"B292.6.1. Thief lives alone with 20 cats that help him keep intruders away"
Hungarian #FolktaleMoment of the day:
Our hero has to wrestle a fairy prince to get back the moonlight which is hidden under the prince's tongue.
I can see the fanfiction from a mile away...
#FolktaleMoment from a Hungarian folktale:
A fairy princess is described as "peacock haired"
I am thinking of multiple ways this could be visualized... 🤔 🦚
#FolktaleMoment of the day:
I am reading a Sephardic version of Cinderella, titled Zipporah and the Seven Walnuts. She has a djinn instead of a fairy godmother. When the djinn warns her to leave the ball in time, she asks:
"How am I going to know when it's time?"
"Because I'll be standing at the door yelling NOW!"
Everyone needs a Djinn of Motivation.
🧞
Simon Roy Hughes 🧌 ⬋⬋⬋
Dr. Zalka Csenge Virág