Udvarnok (Kisudvarnok)

The driver has a good job, he doesn't have to worry about anything.

Song

The coachman has a good job, no, he doesn't worry about anything. ; Every morning he cleans his two horses nicely, ; A new harness in his hand, on top of the cart, ; From there he watches where his black-eyed lover is going. ; ; The hired man has a good job, no, he doesn't worry ... Read More

The Cursed Snake Boy

Tale

Note: ; Original title: The Cursed Snake: An Example of Loyalty ; Original source: EA 2958, I, 2–3. ; Further information: Rosemary Wreath. Folk poetry of Hungarian regions of Slovakia. (Ed. László Kósa.) 1979. 324-325. ; Type number: AaTh 425A 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

A clergyman returning for the peace of his soul

Say

Note: ; Original title: Bloody altars ; Original source: Ipolyi Arnold's Collection of Folktales. (Editor: Lajos Kálmány). Hungarian Folk Poetry Collection. XIII. Budapest, 1914. 421–422, 85. Read More

The freed ghost

Tale

Note: ; Original title: The Slap: Punishment for Disrespect to a Parent ; Original source: EA 2958, I, 5. ; Type number: AaTh 326A* Read More