Wednesday, April 29, 2015


(Folktale collected and published by János Erdélyi in 1855)

The Princess' Curse










  1. Maybe while traveling the princess learned independence, because it seems she was rather able to defend her own honor.

  2. Well I googled and got the ending; but, I learned about the folk tale classification system. I can't thank you enough for that knowledge. What I will do with it, I don't know.


  3. Én kérem szépen a végét :) puszi

  4. Thanks for the story, I enjoyed it.

  5. The second killing surprised me. I thought she would take him into the tomb and they would lie happily ever after. I like her thinking though. Would that be the famous Janos?

    1. János is essentially Hungarian for Jack :D Every other folktale hero is called János.

  6. i've have a version of this tale or a tale that sounds really, really similar. I cannot for the life of me remember what country it is from.

    Yay, found it! Danish Fairy Tales by Svendt Grundtvig!

    I googled my little heart out, but the cover is too unique for me to forget.

    1. Thanks for the source! I'll look it up. Apparently there is also a Cossack version somewhere. I love finding versions of folktales! :)


      This has a link to the princess in the coffin and a bunch of other awesomeness. Hope it works!

  7. oooh, gave me shivers. I thought it was going to end in a Shakespearean way with both young lovers dead. Did not predict the killing by the princess of the either prince, much less all the other people! She sounds like she turned to the "dark side."
    Maui Jungalow

  8. She really was heartbroken, I thought she might have forgiven the younger prince. Sounds like a suicide mission to guard that crypt!

  9. Yikes. Great tale though.

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  10. Wow, that is one young lady who is serious in her after life revenge.
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  11. Now that's how you tell a fairy tale. Let's see Disney mess that one up!

    1. I think someone already made the movie. It's called the Corpse Bride... XD

  12. I actually really liked this one...creepy as it is. :) Elle @ Erratic Project Junkie

  13. I'm kinda happy with how it ended, haha. I'd be pissed, too, if I was faithful, and found out the dude believed his brother. (Sorry I'm late!)