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Laughing Eye And Weeping Eye
Laughing Eye and Weeping Eye or The Lame Fox is a Serbian fairy tale collected by Albert H. Wratislaw in his ''Sixty Folk-Tales from Exclusively Slavonic Sources'', number 40. Andrew Lang included it in ''The Grey Fairy Book''. Parker Fillmore included the tale as ''The Little Lame Fox'' in his book ''Jugoslav Fairy Tales''. Synopsis A man once always had one eye weeping and the other smiling. He had three sons, of whom the youngest was rather foolish. One day, out of curiosity, the sons each asked why one eye was weeping and the other smiling. The father went into a rage, which frightened off the older two but not the youngest. So the father told the youngest that his right eye smiled because he was glad to have a son like him, but his left eye wept because he once had a marvelous vine in his garden, and it had been stolen. All three sons set out to find it, but the youngest parted with his older brothers at a crossroads. A lame fox came up to the older brothers to beg bre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fairy Tale
A fairy tale (alternative names include fairytale, fairy story, magic tale, or wonder tale) is a short story that belongs to the folklore genre. Such stories typically feature magic (paranormal), magic, incantation, enchantments, and mythical or fanciful beings. In most cultures, there is no clear line separating myth from folk or fairy tale; all these together form the literature of preliterate societies. Fairy tales may be distinguished from other folk narratives such as legends (which generally involve belief in the veracity of the events described) and explicit moral tales, including beast fables. In less technical contexts, the term is also used to describe something blessed with unusual happiness, as in "fairy-tale ending" (a happy ending) or "fairy-tale romance (love), romance". Colloquially, the term "fairy tale" or "fairy story" can also mean any far-fetched story or tall tale; it is used especially of any story that not only is not true, but could not possibly be true ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Golden Bird
''The Golden Bird'' (German: ''Der goldene Vogel'') is a fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm (KHM 57) about the pursuit of a golden bird by a gardener's three sons. It is classified in the Aarne–Thompson–Uther Index as type ATU 550, "Bird, Horse and Princess", a folktale type that involves Supernatural Helper (Animal as Helper). Other tales of this type include ''The Bird 'Grip''', '' The Greek Princess and the Young Gardener'', '' Tsarevitch Ivan, the Firebird and the Gray Wolf'', ''How Ian Direach got the Blue Falcon'', and ''The Nunda, Eater of People''. Origin A similar version of the story was previously collected in 1808 and published as ''Die weisse Taube'' ("The White Dove"), provided by Ms. Gretchen Wild and published along ''The Golden Bird'' in the first edition of the Brothers Grimm compilation. In the original tale, the youngest son of the king is known as ''Dummling'', a typical name for naïve or foolish characters in German fairy tales. In newer edit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsarevitch Ivan, The Fire Bird And The Gray Wolf
"Tsarevich Ivan, the Firebird and the Gray Wolf" (russian: Сказка об Иване-царевиче, жар-птице и о сером волке) is a Russian fairy tale collected by Alexander Afanasyev in ''Russian Fairy Tales''. It is Aarne-Thompson type 550, the quest for the golden bird/firebird. Others of this type include "The Golden Bird", " The Greek Princess and the Young Gardener", "The Bird 'Grip, "How Ian Direach got the Blue Falcon", and "The Nunda, Eater of People". Synopsis A king's apple tree bore golden apples, but every night, one was stolen. Guards reported that the Firebird stole them. The king told his two oldest sons that the one who caught the bird would receive half his kingdom and be his heir. They drew lots to see who would be first, but both fell asleep; they tried to claim it had not come, but it had stolen an apple. Finally Ivan Tsarevich, the youngest son, asked to try; his father was reluctant because of his youth but consented. Iva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Little Green Frog
The Little Green Frog ( French: ''La Petite Grenouille Verte'') is a French literary fairy tale, from the ''Cabinet des Fées''. Andrew Lang included it in ''The Yellow Fairy Book''. Synopsis Two kings, Peridor and Diamantino, were cousins and neighbors, and the fairies protected them, until Diamantino behave so badly to his wife Aglantino that they would not let him live. His daughter Serpentine was his heiress, but as she was a baby, Aglantino became regent. Peridor loved his wife, but was so thoughtless that for punishment, the fairies let his wife die; his only comfort was his son, Saphir. The fairies put a mirror into Saphir's bedroom, and it showed not his own face, but a beautiful girl. He fell in love. After a year, he saw she had a like mirror, and though he could not see the man reflected in it, he became jealous. His father had grown more grief-stricken with time, until it was feared he would die. A gorgeous bird appeared at his window one day, and he felt well ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fairy Aurora
"The Fairy Aurora" (in , tr. 'Fairy of Dawn') is a fairy tale written by Ioan Slavici and published in June 1872.Constantin Mohanu, „Preface” in Ioan Slavici, ''Limir-împărat'', Editura Ion Creangă, Biblioteca școlarului, Bucharest, 1986, pp. 6 Mihai Eminescu urged him to write his first story, which was read at Junimea in two sessions and was published in the magazine ''Convorbiri Literare''. Șerban Cioculescu, ''Istoria literaturii române III - Epoca marilor clasici'', Editura Academiei R. S. România, Bucharest, 1973, pp. 376 It appeared in English as "The Fairy Aurora" in the ''Roumanian Fairy Tales'' with 18 Romanian stories published in 1885 by Henry Holt and Company in New York City. Summary The ruler of a vast empire has one eye that laughs and one eye that cries, and the reason is only known to him. His three sons, Florea, Costan, and Petru each ask him about it on different occasions. Only the youngest, Petru, obtains the answer: the emperor cries because ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bird 'Grip'
The Bird 'Grip' is a Swedish fairy tale.Andrew Lang, ''The Pink Fairy Book'',The Bird 'Grip' Andrew Lang included it in ''The Pink Fairy Book''. It is Aarne-Thompson type 550, the quest for the golden bird/firebird; other tales of this type include ''The Golden Bird'', ''The Greek Princess and the Young Gardener'', '' How Ian Direach got the Blue Falcon'', '' The Nunda, Eater of People'', and ''Tsarevitch Ivan, the Fire Bird and the Gray Wolf''.Heidi Anne Heiner,Tales Similar to the Firebird Summary A king lost his sight. An old woman said that the song of the bird, 'Grip', would restore it. The king's eldest son offered to fetch the bird, from where it was kept in a cage by another king; but on his way to fetch the bird, he stayed at a merry inn, where he enjoyed himself so much that he forgot about his journey. His two brothers followed; the second also stayed at the inn, but the youngest said that he had to fetch the bird 'Grip', and continued on instead of remaining at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
How Ian Direach Got The Blue Falcon
How Ian Direach got the Blue Falcon (Scottish Gaelic: ''Sgeulachd Mic Iain Dirich'') is a Scottish fairy tale, collected by John Francis Campbell in ''Popular Tales of the West Highlands''. He recorded it from a quarryman in Knockderry, Roseneath, named Angus Campbell. Andrew Lang included it in ''The Orange Fairy Book''. Publication The tale was republished as ''The Adventures of Iain Direach'', ''Prince Ian Direach and His Quest'', and ''Prince Iain''. Synopsis A king and a queen had a son, Ian. When Ian was almost grown to a man, his mother died, and his father remarried. One day Ian went hunting and shot at a blue falcon, knocking off a feather. His stepmother cursed him until he found her the falcon. He cursed her to stand with one foot on the great hall and the other on the castle, and always face the wind, until he returned, and left. He met with Gille Mairtean the fox, who tells him that the blue falcon is kept by the Giant of the Five Heads, and the Five Necks, and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and Slovenia to the southwest, and Austria to the west. Hungary has a population of nearly 9 million, mostly ethnic Hungarians and a significant Romani minority. Hungarian, the official language, is the world's most widely spoken Uralic language and among the few non-Indo-European languages widely spoken in Europe. Budapest is the country's capital and largest city; other major urban areas include Debrecen, Szeged, Miskolc, Pécs, and Győr. The territory of present-day Hungary has for centuries been a crossroads for various peoples, including Celts, Romans, Germanic tribes, Huns, West Slavs and the Avars. The foundation of the Hungarian state was established in the late 9th century AD with the conquest of the Carpathian Basin by Hungar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Wratislaw
Albert Henry Wratislaw (5 November 1822 – 3 November 1892) was an English clergyman and Slavonic scholar of Czech descent. Early life Albert Henry Wratislaw was born 5 November 1822 in Rugby, the eldest son of William Ferdinand Wratislaw (1788–1853), a solicitor of Rugby by his wife, Charlotte Anne (d. 1863), and grandson of Marc (Maximillian, 1735–1796), styled "Count" Wratislaw von Mitrovitz, who emigrated to Rugby ca. 1770. Albert Henry entered Rugby School, aged seven, on 5 November 1829 (Register, i. 161), and matriculated at Cambridge from Trinity College in 1840, but migrated to Christ's, where he was admitted 28 April 1842; he graduated B.A. as third classic and twenty-fifth senior optime in 1844. He was appointed fellow of Christ's College (1844–1852) and became a tutor, ordained as a priest of the Church of England in 1846, and commenced M.A. in 1847. As a result, in collaboration with Dr Charles Anthony Swainson of the college, he published ''Loci Communes: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nada Ćurčija Prodanović
Nada Ćurčija Prodanović (1923–1992) was a Serbian translator, children's author and piano teacher.Celia Hawkesworth ''The Independent'', 15 December 1992 Life Nada Ćurčija Prodanović was born in Banja Luka in 1923. After the Second World War she lived in Belgrade. She taught piano at the Belgrade Ballet School. She translated Serbian folk fales and ballads into English, and wrote a children's novel in English. She also translated in the other direction, translating writing by Carlos Castaneda, Sinclair Lewis, Lord Byron, and Joseph Conrad into Serbian. The main focus of her work was drama, and she translated plays by John Osborne, George Bernard Shaw, Oscar Wilde, Robert Bolt, Sean O'Casey, William Congreve and Harold Pinter. Works * ''Serbian folk-tales''. London: Oxford University Press, 1957. Oxford myths and legends. Illustrated by Joan Kiddell-Monroe. * ''Ballerina''. London: Oxford University Press, 1961. Illustrated by Dušan Ristić. Republished 1970, as part o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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