Hungarian #FolktaleMoment of the day:

You know the folktales where fairy maidens are taking a bath, and the "hero" steals the dress of one of them to force her to be his wife?
(Also in Selkie stories)

Well I just read a Hungarian folktale where the guy steals the dress - at which point the fairy walks up to him, slaps him across the face, and takes the dress back.

Pop off, queen.

#folklore #folktales #storytelling

Hungarian #FolktaleMoment of the day:

You know the folktales where fairy maidens are taking a bath, and the "hero" steals the dress of one of them to force her to be his wife?
(Also in Selkie stories)

Well I just read a Hungarian folktale where the guy steals the dress - at which point the fairy walks up to him, slaps him across the face, and takes the dress back.

Pop off, queen.

#folklore #folktales #storytelling

Hungarian folktale opening formula:

"There was a tall poplar tree with 77 branches, on each branch it had 77 crow nests, in each nest 77 crows.
Whoever doesn't listen to my tale, may the crows blind them. Whoever does listen, may they never see Heaven.
I'm going to start the story now, and you can all consider which one you'd choose."

... Hungarian folk tellers had no chill. 😆

#folklore #folktales #storytelling#Hungary