Bulgaria · Folktales and oral traditions
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Bulgaria
- Tales
- 2
- Dated records
- 2
- Tales linked to multiple countries
- 2
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In Wratislaw’s 1889 English collection, the Bulgarian telling of the Nine Peahens opens with a watch in a garden. Later, a whistle makes the prince miss the birds at a lake. The Atlas also lists a Serbian telling. The object that brings on sleep changes between the two.
Tales in the Atlas
Cinderella
1889 · Konstantin Pavlof / A. H. Wratislaw · Pepelezhka
The Golden Apples and the Nine Peahens
1889 · A. H. Wratislaw · The Golden Apples and the Nine Peahens
Tales found across countries
| Tales | Countries and regions |
|---|---|
| Cinderella | China Italy France Germany United Kingdom Bulgaria United States Serbia |
| The Golden Apples and the Nine Peahens | Bulgaria Serbia |