Tale of wit
The Clever Child
A complete Lithuanian tale of a child’s riddling answers, two roads and a king’s impossible commands, following a version recorded in Linkuva in 1932.
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Novellistic and cleverness tales
Plans, clever answers, power and justice in everyday-world plots. The selected versions retain their own causal sequences and endings.
Tale of wit
The Nobleman, the Herd Boy and the King
A complete tale of a wealthy nobleman who has never known trouble and a herd boy who answers the king’s questions with wit.
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The Tongue
A complete Lithuanian tale in which a cook serves tongue as both the finest and the worst meat, following a version recorded in Kartena in 1961.
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The Soldier and the King
A complete Lithuanian tale about a soldier who finally meets his king and answers three questions about heaven and earth. Recorded in Ožkabaliai in 1904.
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