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The Tale Of The Little Dog
The Tale of the Little Dog ( Russian: "Собачья сказка") is a fairy tale from the Sami people collected by ethnographer . It is related to the international cycle of the ''Animal as Bridegroom'' or ''The Search for the Lost Husband'', wherein a human maiden marries a man under an animal curse, loses him and has to search for him. Source According to Vladimir V. Charnolusky, the tale was collected in 1927 from a female teller named Kuropteva Varvara Ivanovna. Summary An old woman laments the fact that she does not have any sons, so prays to have a son, even if he is a little dog. So she gives birth to a dog. The little dog helps his old parents with daily chores. One day, he wants to marry, so his parents arrange for his marriage with a human girl. The bride goes to live with the dog in the barn, but, on the wedding night, she becomes so afraid the dog becomes enraged and kills her. The dog's parents arrange another bride for him, who treats him kindly and shares he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Language
Russian (russian: русский язык, russkij jazyk, link=no, ) is an East Slavic languages, East Slavic language mainly spoken in Russia. It is the First language, native language of the Russians, and belongs to the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family. It is one of four living East Slavic languages, and is also a part of the larger Balto-Slavic languages. Besides Russia itself, Russian is an official language in Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan, and is used widely as a lingua franca throughout Ukraine, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and to some extent in the Baltic states. It was the De facto#National languages, ''de facto'' language of the former Soviet Union,1977 Soviet Constitution, Constitution and Fundamental Law of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, 1977: Section II, Chapter 6, Article 36 and continues to be used in public life with varying proficiency in all of the post-Soviet states. Russian has over 258 million total speakers worldwide. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Anderson (folklorist)
Walter Arthur Alexander Anderson (russian: Вальтер Николаевич Андерсон, translit=Val'ter Nikolaevič Anderson; – 23 August 1962) was a Baltic German ethnologist (folklorist) and numismatist. Life Anderson was born from a Baltic German family in Minsk (now in Belarus), but in 1894 moved to Kazan (Russia), where his father, Nikolai Anderson (1845–1905), had been appointed as professor for Finno-Ugric languages at the University of Kazan. Anderson's younger brother was the mathematician and economist Oskar Anderson (1887–1960), and his older brother was the astrophysicist Wilhelm Anderson (1880–1940). The turmoil created by the Russian Revolution prompted Anderson and his brother Wilhelm to leave Russia and to move to Tartu in Estonia. While living in Estonia in 1939, Anderson, like the majority of Baltic Germans living there, was resettled to Germany. In 1962 he died after having been involved in a traffic accident. Career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dogs In Human Culture
The dog (''Canis familiaris'' or ''Canis lupus familiaris'') is a domesticated descendant of the wolf. Also called the domestic dog, it is derived from the extinct Pleistocene wolf, and the modern wolf is the dog's nearest living relative. Dogs were the first species to be domesticated by hunter-gatherers over 15,000 years ago before the development of agriculture. Due to their long association with humans, dogs have expanded to a large number of domestic individuals and gained the ability to thrive on a starch-rich diet that would be inadequate for other canids. The dog has been selectively bred over millennia for various behaviors, sensory capabilities, and physical attributes. Dog breeds vary widely in shape, size, and color. They perform many roles for humans, such as hunting, herding, pulling loads, protection, assisting police and the military, companionship, therapy, and aiding disabled people. Over the millennia, dogs became uniquely adapted to human behavior, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fictional Dogs
This list of fictional dogs is subsidiary to the list of fictional animals. It is restricted to notable dog characters from the world of fiction. For real/famous dogs, see List of dogs. For mythological dogs, see Mythological dogs. Literature Prose and poetry * Buck, in Jack London's ''The Call of the Wild'' * Bull's-eye, Bill Sikes' dog in '' Oliver Twist'' by Charles Dickens * Ripper, Marjorie Dursley's pet dog in J.K Rowling's ''Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'' * Jip (short for Gypsy), Dora Spenlow's spaniel in Charles Dickens' ''David Copperfield'' * Jip, resident in the household of Hugh Lofting's Dr. Dolittle * Baleia, the dog-companion that follows a poor family throughout the hardships of the 1915-drought in Brazil in Vidas secas, by Graciliano Ramos * Quincas Borba, the dog whose name is the same as his human's in Machado de Assis' '' Quincas Borba'' * Tentação, the dog in the homonymous short-story by Clarice Lispector * Pingo de Ouro, Miguilim's companio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiction About Shapeshifting
Fiction is any creative work, chiefly any narrative work, portraying individuals, events, or places that are imaginary, or in ways that are imaginary. Fictional portrayals are thus inconsistent with history, fact, or plausibility. In a traditional narrow sense, "fiction" refers to written narratives in prose often referring specifically to novels, novellas, and short stories. More broadly, however, fiction encompasses imaginary narratives expressed in any medium, including not just writings but also live theatrical performances, films, television programs, radio dramas, comics, role-playing games, and video games. Definition Typically, the fictionality of a work is publicly marketed and so the audience expects the work to deviate in some ways from the real world rather than presenting, for instance, only factually accurate portrayals or characters who are actual people. Because fiction is generally understood to not fully adhere to the real world, the themes and context of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sámi Fairy Tales
The Sámi ( ; also spelled Sami or Saami) are a Finno-Ugric languages#Speakers, Finno-Ugric-speaking people inhabiting the region of Sápmi (formerly known as Lapland), which today encompasses large northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and of the Murmansk Oblast, Russia, most of the Kola Peninsula in particular. The Sámi have historically been known in English as Lapps or Laplanders, but these terms are regarded as offensive by the Sámi, who prefer the area's name in their own languages, e.g. Northern Sámi . Their traditional languages are the Sámi languages, which are classified as a branch of the Uralic language family. Traditionally, the Sámi have pursued a variety of livelihoods, including coastal fishing, fur trapping, and Shepherd, sheep herding. Their best-known means of livelihood is semi-nomadic reindeer herding. about 10% of the Sámi were connected to reindeer herding, which provides them with meat, fur, and transportation; around 2,800 Sámi people were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The White Hound Of The Mountain (Irish Folktale)
The White Hound of the Mountain ( Irish: ''Cú Bán an tSléiḃe'') is an Irish folktale collected in the early 20th century and published in academic journal ''Béaloideas''. It is related to the international cycle of the ''Animal as Bridegroom'' or ''The Search for the Lost Husband'', wherein a human maiden marries a man under an animal curse, loses him and has to search for him. Sources The tale was originally collectd in Belmullet, County Mayo, in 1903, from an informant called Antoine Sirin (Searns). Summary A king has a magical wishing chair. His three daughters, the princesses, wish to see for themselves its mystical powers. Each girl sits on the chair and wishes for a husband: the first for the king of the Eastern World, the second for the King of the Western World and the youngest for the titular "White Hound of the Mountain". As they predicted, each of their husbands appear to claim them. The third suitor, however, is not met with the same reception as the others ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Wolf
Prince Wolf (Danish: ''Ulv Kongesøn'') is a Danish fairy tale collected by Svend Grundtvig in his book ''Danske Folkeaeventyr''. It is related to the international cycle of the ''Animal as Bridegroom'' or ''The Search for the Lost Husband''. Tales with similar motifs and elements are found across Denmark and Scandinavia (Norway, Sweden and Iceland). Summary A princess finds a louse on her hair. She shows it to her father and decides to feed it until it grows large enough. The louse dies and the king orders its leather to be cut off and extended. He decides to use it as part of a riddle to give the princess's hand in marriage to anyone who can correctly guess the type of skin. A wolf comes to the court and guesses it right, demanding the princess as wife, as promised by the king. The king consents in giving his daughter and the wolf comes to fetch her. Wolf and princess walk about a bit, then she climbs onto the wolf's back and they run until they reach a splendid castle. The wolf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigurd, The King's Son
Sigurd, the King's Son ( Icelandic: ''Sigurður kóngsson'') is an Icelandic fairy tale collected and published by author Jón Árnason. It is related to the international cycle of the ''Animal as Bridegroom'' or ''The Search for the Lost Husband'', wherein a human princess marries a prince under an animal curse, loses him and has to search for him. Source Philologist Adeline Rittershaus identified its origin as a manuscript from Pastor Jón Kristjánsson, of Yztafell. Summary A king and a queen with four daughters ruled a great empire. One day, on a hunt, the king gets lost while following a deer, and finds a seemingly abandoned house. He enters it and sees a set table and a bed prepared for someone, but no one in sight, save for a little red-brown dog. He spends some time in the house and leaves, but as soon as he walks down the road, the little red-brown dog stops him. The dog complains that he welcomed the king in his home, and he is leaving without thanking him. The dog th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nutukas
Nutukas, finnesko, or simply Sámi boots are traditional Sámi people, Sámi winter footwear made of reindeer hide. Because they are soft, the nutukas will not freeze as solidly as thick boot leather, making them relatively easy to put on after overnight exposure to subzero temperatures. From 1890, they are regularly mentioned in accounts of polar travel. Construction Nutukas are made from soft Hide (skin), hide, traditionally from a reindeer's leg or head, with the fur left on and sewn so that the fur is on the outside of the boot. On the sole, the pieces are assembled with cut in the middle so that the fur goes in different directions to improve traction in snow. The shaft of the boot is laced with a wide strap (called a ''vuoddagat'' in Northern Sámi or a ''skallebånd'' in Norwegian), often highly decorative, that is wound in several rows to keep snow out of the boot. Traditionally, a grass, (such as Carex vesicaria, sennegrass), was used inside the boot to keep the foot dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sieidi
Sieidis ( sme, sieidi, fi, seita, sv, sejte, russian: сейд) are Sami cultural items, usually a rock with unusual shape. Sieidis are found in nature in certain sacred places, for example at the sea or river beaches or on the mountain. The word sieidi has also been used for holy rocks or wooden figures that have undergone some processing. The victory was a symbol of the divine power ruling over the natural resources that humans needed for their survival. Samis sacrificed parts of their catch at sea to get a successful hunting or fishing in the future. In southern Sami Southern may refer to: Businesses * China Southern Airlines, airline based in Guangzhou, China * Southern Airways, defunct US airline * Southern Air, air cargo transportation company based in Norwalk, Connecticut, US * Southern Airways Express, M ..., the name varies between viero-gierkie (sacrifice stone), viero-moere (sacrificial wood), soul-gierkie (goose-goat) and soul-nut (goose-tree). Physical characteri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syöjätär
Syöjätär (; ), sometimes referred to as an "ogress", is a character in Finnish folklore. She is associated with the origin of some diseases, as well as unpleasant (or useless) creatures such as the snake, lizard, or wolf. In some folktales she takes the role of wicked mother. Description ''Syöjätär'' appears in some of the "Magic Songs" (spells) catalogued by in the ''Suomen kansan muinaisia loitsurunoja'' - these were later translated into English by Abercromby. Origin A possible origin story is given in a song describing the "Origin of Injuries caused by Spells", which contains some post-Christian elements: Louhiatar wife of Pohja becomes pregnant whilst sleeping with her back to the wind, impregnated by a blast of wind... After more than nine months the woman seeks to give birth but can find no good place to do so - then god (Ukko) speaks to her from a cloud indicating that a ''"three cornered shed is on the swamp, on the shore facing the sea in gloomy Pohjola ..go thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
