Păcală On The Moon

Păcală (

Romanian Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania **Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language ***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language **Romanian cuisine, traditional ...

, from ''a păcăli'', "to dupe"; sometimes rendered Pâcală or Pîcală) is a fictional character in

Romanian folklore The folklore of Romania is the collection of traditions of the Romanians. A feature of Romanian culture is the special relationship between folklore and the learned culture, determined by two factors. First, the rural character of the Romanian ...

, literature and

humor Humour (English in the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth English) or humor (American English) is the tendency of experiences to provoke laughter and provide amusement. The term derives from the humorism, humoral medicine of the ancient Gre ...

. An irreverent young man, seemingly a peasant, he reserves contempt and irony for the village authorities (whether priest,

boyar A boyar or bolyar was a member of the highest rank of the Feudalism, feudal nobility in many Eastern European states, including Kievan Rus', Bulgarian Empire, Bulgaria, Russian nobility, Russia, Boyars of Moldavia and Wallachia, Wallachia and ...

or judge), but often plays the fool. Several derivative works codify the various versions of ''Păcală'' anecdotes. Examples include: ''Pâcală'', by

Ion Creangă Ion Creangă (; also known as Nică al lui Ștefan a Petrei, Ion Torcălău and Ioan Ștefănescu; March 1, 1837 – December 31, 1889) was a Moldavian, later Romanian writer, raconteur and schoolteacher. A main figure in 19th-century Romania ...

; ''Păcală în satul lui'' ("Păcală in His Village") by Ioan Slavici; ''Isprăvile lui Păcală'' ("Păcală's Achievements") by

Petre Dulfu Petre Dulfu (10 March 1856 – 31 October 1953) was an Austrian Empire, Imperial Austrian-born Romanian poet, translator and playwright. Born in Tohat, Maramureș County, his parents were Nichifor Dulfu and his wife Agapia (''née'' Bran), memb ...

; and ''Întâmplările lui Păcală'' ("The Adventures of Păcală"), part of ''

Legende sau basmele românilor ''Legende sau basmele românilor'' ("Legends or Romanian Fairy-tales") is a collection, in several volumes, of Romanian folktales, first published in 1872 by Petre Ispirescu. Contents (note: these are some of the tales) *''Tinerețe fără de b� ...

''. ''Păcală'' legends also served to inspire other creations, from the eponymous satirical magazine put out by

Pantazi Ghica Pantazi Ghica (; also known under the pen names Tapazin, G. Pantazi, and Ghaki; 15 March 1831 – 17 July 1882) was a Wallachian, later Romanian politician and lawyer, also known as a dramatist, poet, short story writer, and literary critic. A pro ...

in the 1860s to Constantin S. Nicolăescu-Plopșor's 1960s sequel ''Tivisoc şi Tivismoc'' ("Tivisoc and Tivismoc"). He is the main protagonist in two Romanian films, both written and directed by

Geo Saizescu Geo Saizescu (14 November 1932 – 23 September 2013) was a Romanian actor and film director.Sandu Florea to create his first comic strip (1968). Fictional Romanian people Romanian humour Romanian mythology Literary characters Mythological tricksters Romanian folklore Humor and wit characters {{lit-char-stub