Rozsnyó (Sajóháza)

Note: ; Type number: Bihari 1980. L/9. II. 1/A. + 3/A. + III. 2/A. Known among Slovaks as “černokňažník”, according to their tradition, they only accept milk from black cows or eggs from black hens. Other local occurrences of the garabonciás: Rudna (MOA 8386 – collected by Jenő B... Read More

The fortune teller of Gömörhorka

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Note: ; We can find mention of the fortune teller of Gömörhorka in several places: Fülek region (Fülek, Sőreg, Nagydaróc, Ipolybolyk – our own manuscript collection), Felsőrás (Norbert Varga’s manuscript collection), Szilice (Zoltán Magyar, 2001. 526.), Mikolcsány (Sándor Mogyoró... Read More

The beggar scientist who tamed dogs

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Note: ; Type number: Bihari 1980. L/10. VIII. Read More

The dragon snake of the Pelsőc dungeon

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Note: ; Bihari's catalogue does not mention the snake in the story, which has both dragon and snake features. We can also read about a man-eating snake among the legends of the Dobsina buléners (Nagy Dezső, 1957. 319.). Read More

Whistling crested snake

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Note: ; Other variants: Bodrogkeresztúr (Ilona Dobos, 1988. 347., 349.), Karcsa (Iván Balassa, 1963. 171., 259-261., 358-359., 375., 455.), Torna county (Zoltán Magyar, 2001. 552-553.), Zabar (Péter Villányi, 1992. 158-159.). The crested snake is common in the northern parts of t... Read More

Treasure-guarding white snake

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Note: ; Type number: Bihari 1980. N. IV. 1/H. On the role of the snake as a treasure keeper, see also: Rudabánya (Nagy Dezső, 1957. 319.), Torna county (Magyar Zoltán, 2001. 362.). Read More

Snakes blow diamonds

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Note: ; Type number: Bihari 1980. M. I. 3. Other variants: Karcsa (Iván Balassa, 1963. 172-173.), Gömörmihályfala (É. Judit Kovács, 1992. 108.), Lévárt, Visnyó (Zoltán Ujváry, 2000. 175., 183., 199-200.), Dobsina-Rudabánya (Dezső Nagy, 1957. 320.), Torna county (Magyar Zotán, 200... Read More

Nightshade

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Note: ; Among the pastures in the area, Nagy-hegy was known to be a pasture with little water, and people used to drink from the wells at the bottom of the mountain. In Nógrád county, it is also known that “if you dig up the root of the nightshade at midnight, dry it, break it an... Read More