Fate sakme
The Laimės’ Foretelling
A sakme about voices that allot a newborn wealth, early death, and death by Perkūnas, while the father’s efforts and the child’s hiding place change the expected ending.
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Tales about Perkūnas
Thunder, pursuit of the devil and human encounters with Perkūnas. Compare accounts: one recorded version cannot stand for the entire belief tradition.
Mythological sakme
Perkūnas’ Gift
A sakme about a hunter who helps Perkūnas shoot Velnias and receives a magically loaded gun whose power disappears when he boasts.
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Velnias Under the Turf
A sakme about Velnias asking Perkūnas where he might hide, and finally finding the one place under a strip of turf turned back on itself.
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He Will Strike Me, but Kill You
A short sakme about a man who finds Velnias hiding under an eave during a storm, and a strike from Perkūnas kills the man rather than the one who was hiding.
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The Rescued Velnias
A sakme about Velnias arriving at an old couple’s home during a thunderstorm, asking to be hidden in a bottle with a rowan stopper, and rewarding the people who helped him.
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An Exchange with Perkūnas
A hunter trades his gun for Perkūnas’s small weapon, subject to one prohibition. Three prosperous years end when curiosity brings extraordinary destruction.
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Baubut, Come to the Wedding
A mysterious gentleman pays for a poor young man’s wedding in return for an invitation. An unexpected musician’s name keeps the unwanted guest away.
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Perkūnas and the Devil Disguised as a Cat
Two harvest workers hurry home through a storm. A black cat jumps into a folded skirt, and an overseer notices their dangerous passenger.
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Perkūnas and the Sleeping Devil
On a warm day a ploughman meets a stranger in a white fur coat. Asked to wake him before a storm, he later finds a very different creature asleep.
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Why Perkūnas and the Devil Quarrel
One stolen stone starts the endless quarrel between Perkūnas and the devil. This short legend explains why the devil keeps looking for new hiding places.
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