Fairy tale

The most important profession

Tale

Note: ; Uncatalogued short story. Read More

Since when do women have power in their tongues?

Tale

Note: ; Uncatalogued legendary tale. ; See also: Folk tales / Myths explaining origin / Origin, appearance, characteristics of people Read More

The soldier with the glued-back head

Tale

Note: ; Type number: AaTh 1886 variant ; Győző Kocsis heard this tale from András Jánoska, the gypsy primate of Vágkirályfa, in his youth. Read More

The old lady

Tale

Note: ; Type formula: AaTh1383 + variant of AaTh 1791 Read More

Cat

Tale

Note: ; Fragmented version. ; See: Myth. 84: “in a spinning house the three daughters of the witch spin, they lure the village boys to the spinning mill, but as soon as they enter, they are dismembered, their entrails torn out, because they spin human intestines instead of hemp, ... Read More

The child promised to the devil

Tale

Note: ; * Rag dealer – a merchant who sells rags ; Original source: Ipolyi Arnold's Collection of Folktales. (Ed. Kálámány Lajos). Hungarian Folk Poetry Collection. XIII. Budapest, 1914. 423–424, 87. ; Type formula: MI S 221 + MI K 525.1 + AaTh 475 + AaTh 592 Read More

Brothers who served the witch

Tale

Note: ; Original title: Cute Girls, or [also]: “Expect Good Instead of Good” ; Original source: EA 2958, I, 1–2. ; Type formula: AaTh 710 + AaTh 480 Read More

The wonder boy

Tale

Note: ; Original title: The Shepherd. The Reward of Modesty ; Original source: EA 2958, I, 6–7. ; Type formula: AaTh 321 + AaTh 530A Read More

The fear seeker

Tale

Note: ; “Another story, more humble but true, tells how a house is haunted, and because of this no one can stay in the cursed place, Nefész Jancsi, the simple-minded but brave boy, undertakes to free it from the ghost, at midnight, before the watchful eyes, the legs, hands, body ... Read More

The cunning servant

Tale

Note: ; Original title: The Belt Cutter. Smart Patience, or the Inquisition of Injustice ; Original source: EA 2958, I, 7. ; Type formula: AaTh 1000 + AaTh 1562B* + AaTh 1008 Read More