''Legende sau basmele românilor'' ("Legends or Romanian Fairy-tales") is a collection, in several volumes, of

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...

folktale A folktale or folk tale is a folklore genre that typically consists of a story passed down from generation to generation orally. Folktale may also refer to: Categories of stories * Folkloric tale from oral tradition * Fable (written form of the a ...

s, first published in

1872 Events January–March * January 12 – Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first ruler crowned in that city in over 500 years. * February 2 – The government of the United Kingdom buys a number of forts on ...

Petre Ispirescu Petre Ispirescu (; January 1830 – 21 November 1887) was a Romanian editor, folklorist, printer, and publicist. He is best known for his work as a gatherer of Romanian folk tales, recounting them with a remarkable talent. Career Petre Ispiresc ...

(note: these are some of the tales) *''Tinerețe fără de bătrânețe și viață fără de moarte'' (" Youth Without Aging and Life Without Death") *'' Ileana Sânziana'' *''Broasca țestoasă cea fermecată'' ("The Enchanted Turtle") *''Aleodor Împărat'' ("Emperor Aleodor") *''Porcul cel fermecat'' (" The Enchanted Pig") *''Înșiră-te mărgăritari'' (" Pearls, Thread Yourselves") *''Lupul cel năzdrăvan și Făt-Frumos'' ("The Egregious Wolf and

Făt-Frumos Făt-Frumos (from Romanian ''făt'': son, infant; ''frumos'': handsome) is a knight hero in Romanian folklore, usually present in fairy tales. Akin to Prince Charming, he possesses such essential attributes as courage, purity, justness, physic ...

") *''Prâslea cel voinic și merele de aur'' ("

Prâslea the Brave and the Golden Apples Prâslea the Brave and the Golden Apples (Romanian: ''Prâslea cel voinic și merele de aur'') is a Romanian fairy tale collected by Petre Ispirescu in ''Legende sau basmele românilor''. Synopsis A king had a magnificent garden with a tree tha ...

") *''Voinicul cel cu cartea în mână născut'' ("The Hale Born with A Book in His Hands") *''Făt-Frumos cu părul de aur'' (" Făt-Frumos with the Golden Hair") *''Zâna munților'' (" Zâna of the Mountains") *''Balaurul cel cu șapte capete'' ("The Seven-Headed ''

Balaur A balaur ( pl. ''balauri'') in Romanian folklore is a type of many-headed dragon or monstrous serpent, sometimes said to be equipped with wings. The number of heads is usually around three, but they can also have seven heads or even twelve hea ...

''") *''Zâna zânelor'' ("The Fairies' Fairy") *''

Greuceanu Greuceanu is a hero of the Romanian folklore. It is a brave young man who finds that the Sun and the Moon have been stolen by '' zmei''. After a long fight with the three ''zmei'' and their wives ''( zmeoaice)'', Greuceanu sets the Sun and the Moon ...

'' *''Cele douăsprezece fete de împărat și palatul cel fermecat'' ("The Twelve Daughters of the Emperor and the Enchanted Palace") *''Cei trei frați împărați'' ("The Three Emperor Brothers") *''Pasărea măiastră'' (" The Enchanted Bird") *''Hoțu împărat'' ("The Thief Emperor") *''Luceafărul de zi și Luceafărul de noapte'' ("The Morning ''Luceafăr'' and the Evening ''Luceafăr''") *''Împăratul șerpilor'' ("The Emperor of the Snakes") *''Sufletul'' ("The Soul") *''Întâmplările lui Păcală'' ("The Adventures of Păcală") *''Împăratul cel fără de lege'' ("The Lawless Emperor") *''Sarea in bucate'' ("Salt in Dishes") *''Omul de piatră'' (" The Man of Stone")

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