Rozsnyó (Sajóháza)

King Matthias punishes his wife

Note: ; We have recorded this story from him in two other textual variants. Variant: he shoots his wife. For the central part of the narrative type, see: AaTh 875 (The Clever Peasant Girl). Actually, the historical-legendary variant of this type is the story of Darmo. Read More

How long have sheep been huddling together?

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The devils in the tobacco pouch

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Note: ; Type number: Bihari 1980. J. VIII. 1. The helping spirit called piritusz, presented as a tiny baby, lives in the sheepskin bag of a scholarly shepherd in a narrative from Geszte (manuscript collection by Csaba Magyar). In a legend from Karcsa, the tobacco pouch also appea... Read More

Small pot, big spoon

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Note: ; Type number: Bihari 1980. G. II. 3/A. This type is also included in the fairy tale catalogue of János Berze Nagy (BN 367*). Other variants: Salgótarján (Mátrainé Róza Varga, 1910. 116.), Gömörsíd: “Kis bögre, nagy kanál” (our own manuscript collection), Varbóc: “Kit tupor... Read More

Klamarcsik, the witch of Krasznahorka

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Note: ; The type number of the belief in the first part of the story is: Bihari 1980. L/1. III. *1/C. The appearance in the form of a frog is one of the popular transformations of the witch, most often associated with the figure of the witch suckling a cow. A narrative from Barac... Read More

Learning at the crossroads

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Note: ; Type number: Bihari 1980. L/1. I. *1/A. István Darmo added another addition to the above story in November 2004: “Four years after this happened, I took him to the bishop of Rozsnyó. He was already walking on two crutches. Well, the bishop invited him into the church, but... Read More

The witch as a night demon

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Note: ; Type number: Bihari 1980. L/1. IV. *3. A learned shepherd helps in exposing the corrupting witch. In the procedure he recommends – contrary to popular belief – the witch must be caught not with a trouser string, but with a rope woven from elm bark. Read More

The rat-fighting scholar shepherd

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Note: ; Type number: Bihari 1980. L/10. II. 2. The most frequently mentioned function of the scholarly miller is also borrowed with great pleasure by other scholars. In this case, the scholarly shepherd is assigned this role. Read More

The learned coachman and the carpenters

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Note: ; Type number: Bihari 1980. L/3. III. 2. The most popular type of the scholar-coach legend circle, usually performed as a fable. Other occurrences of the learned coachman in the area: Gömörmihályfalva (É. Judit Kovács, 1992. 106.), Palócföld (Gábor Barna, 1989. 638-639., Gy... Read More