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Keloğlan and the Golden Nightingale

In short: Follow Keloğlan’s search for the bird beyond Mount Qaf in the telling published by folklorist Osman Saygı in 1969.

Keloğlan and the Golden Nightingale · Chasing the golden bird FAIRY TALE ATLAS · № 94 Keloğlan and the Golden Nightingale Follow Keloğlan’s search for the bird beyond Mount Qaf in the telling published by folklorist Osman Saygı in 1969. Origin Anatolia, Türkiye Atlas record 1969 First appearance Exact date unknown SIGNATURE MOTIF Chasing the golden bird Reach¹ 1/10 Suggested age² 8+ Member rating No votes yet 1 records · 1 countries or regions blackhorsestories.com

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Origin and tradition

Anatolia, Türkiye

Three brothers face three roads. The bird they seek will complete the ruler’s mosque. The youngest finds it, yet the return brings a new problem: how will the court decide who brought it home? The tale gives as much weight to recognition as it does to adventure.

Dated records and sources

  1. 1969 · Anatolia, Türkiye
    Osman Saygı · Türk Folklor Araştırmaları, 240 · Published collection

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