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Series: Hideg Anna’s folk tales. Native of the village of Ördöngösfüzes/Fizeşu Gherlii, Mezőség region, Transylvania, RO - this year Hideg Anna celebrates her 90th birthday. This tale is from: Magyar Zoltan‘s book of tales and other stories from Ördöngösfüzes - Mentor Kiadó, Marosvásárhely. 2007.
There once was a young prince who set out - accompanied by his faithful servant - to look for a wife. First night on the road they slept in the forest. The servant was kept awake by 2 black ravens talking during the night about bad things that would happen when the prince brought his new bride home to the palace. The ravens said that whoever heard this information and told anyone else about it would turn into a pillar of salt. Other nights the ravens predicted more bad things - always with the same warning not to tell. The faithful servant was torn - he wanted to save the prince and his bride from harm - so he told them and then he turned into a pillar of salt. The prince then had to set out to consult a wise old man known as the ‘Luck of Lucks’ on how to reverse this and save his servant. It was a tough and adventurous journey but the prince found and consulted the Luck of Lucks. The prince returned home to his bride and a newborn son and changed the pillar of salt back into his faithful servant. The tale ends with: ….and they are still alive today, if they haven’t died yet. Whoever doesn’t believe my tale, go and find out...
There once was a young prince who set out - accompanied by his faithful servant - to look for a wife. First night on the road they slept in the forest. The servant was kept awake by 2 black ravens talking during the night about bad things that would happen when the prince brought his new bride home to the palace. The ravens said that whoever heard this information and told anyone else about it would turn into a pillar of salt. Other nights the ravens predicted more bad things - always with the same warning not to tell. The faithful servant was torn - he wanted to save the prince and his bride from harm - so he told them and then he turned into a pillar of salt. The prince then had to set out to consult a wise old man known as the ‘Luck of Lucks’ on how to reverse this and save his servant. It was a tough and adventurous journey but the prince found and consulted the Luck of Lucks. The prince returned home to his bride and a newborn son and changed the pillar of salt back into his faithful servant. The tale ends with: ….and they are still alive today, if they haven’t died yet. Whoever doesn’t believe my tale, go and find out...